On the opposite end of the spectrum, Pearl City, Hawaii (about 25 miles from Honolulu) ranked last on the entire list, with high cost groceries, few restaurants per capita, few coffee shops per capita and few gourmet specialty food stores per capita. Here we present a data-driven index of the world’s best cities for food lovers, based on. Miami had high scores for diversity, accessibility and quality, as well as most restaurants per capita, most ice cream and frozen yogurt shops per capita and most gourmet specialty food stores per capita. It seems only juste the city has a dish named after it: famed Lyonnaise potatoes. also created a bottom 10 list for the worst foodie cities in America. Lyon, France In a country whose cuisine is arguably the world’s finest, Lyon is considered its foodie epicenter.
San Francisco ranked second in diversity, accessibility and quality and did particularly well in most restaurants per capita, most coffee shops per capita and most gourmet specialty food stores per capita. Rounding out the top 11 cities on the best list were Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Houston, Seattle and Portland, Ore. They love talking about it, they love cooking it and most importantly, they love eating it. (Photo by bluejayphoto/iStock) If one thing’s for certain, it’s that the people of San Francisco love food. It was part of a five-way tie for first for the most craft breweries and wineries per capita, and also ranked third for the highest ratio of full-service restaurants to fast-food establishments. San Francisco San Francisco’s reputation as one of the biggest and best foodie cities in the US is well-deserved. Chengdu is a city where you can smell food all day. Chengdu, China Home of the Sichuan pepper, Chengdu is the root of many of your favorite dishes. 1 Portland had a fifth place ranking in the diversity, accessibility and quality dimensions and a 17th ranking in the affordability dimension. From Palermo Soho to San Telmo and Recoleta the only challenge to good food, is a reservation. San Francisco New Orleans Chicago New York City Los Angeles Napa Valley Charleston, SC Seattle Portland, OR Houston Nashville San Diego Austin Sonoma Savannah View 43.