https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...ds-best-food-cities/#/paratha-delhi-india.jpg According to NatGeo, the 21 best food cities are as follows: 1) London 2) Tokyo 3) Seoul 4) Paris 5) Nyc 6) Rome 7) Bangkok 8) San Paulo 9) Barcelona 10) Dubai 11) Istanbul 12) Singapore 13) Madrid 14) Shanghai 15) Osaka 16) Las Vegas 17) Hong Kong 18) Berlin 19) Beijing 20) Rio de Janiero 21) New Delhi as for me, i'd replace London, Bangkok, Dubai, San Paulo. Berlin and Rio de Janiero, with Lima, Peru, Marrakech, Morocco, Houston, LA, SF and either Vancouver BC or Toronto
taipei & lyon not being in the top 10, and lima & cape town not even appearing... makes this list a fuking joke
London is no joke. Best Indian and Chinese you'll ever have. San Fran, New Orleans, Houston, Mexico City, New York, Charleston, Chicago, LA, Paris/South of France, Rome/Naples/Milan/Italy in general, Kyoto and a million places in Asia I can't even name. The Brazil cities are what make me go "hmmm?"
I have been to most of those cities. The variety and quality in Houston is better than a lot of them. 1) London - Good for Indian Food. Went to 2 star Michelin restraunt in England spent like a grand didn't feel full. 2) Tokyo- Currys are good but not much variety. I would put below houston 3) Seoul 4) Paris-Overrated and expensive. 5) Nyc- good restaurants and variety 6) Rome - Service sucks. I would say for Italian food its very good. 7) Bangkok - Just go to thai gourmet. Its ok, but overrated 8) San Paulo 9) Barcelona 10) Dubai - Overpriced not particularly that good. 11) Istanbul - Its ok def not better than houston 12) Singapore - Pretty mediocre unless you want Indian food. 13) Madrid - This should not be on top of Houston 14) Shanghai 15) Osaka 16) Las Vegas - overpriced. Not that good. 17) Hong Kong 18) Berlin - I think Munich has better food in either case its not that good 19) Beijing - Def not better than Houston. I supposedly went a 5 star restaurant and the food was so bland. 20) Rio de Janiero 21) New Delhi - Some places are good, but not enough variety.
I honestly think Berlin is a strange inclusion, and I like Berlin. This feels like something an intern cooked up, with a cigar-chomping white boss saying "yeah, yeah kid, and put some... I don't know... Latin American stuff in there, or people'll complain! We'll catch hell!"
When your national dish is curry, in which is not native to you, I consider you a joke. In addition: if you have VINEGAR as a condiment, you are a joke.
there are some very good chinese restaurants in london. but sichuan for instance, it is not even close (2 levels away from being 2 levels away) to the flavor profile, depth and complexity you'll get in chengdu. dumplings cannot compare w/ HK or taipei. peking duck not as crispy or luscious as beijing, etc
Fair points. Street food, local food, is always the best. I just have no desire to hit up China, that's me though. Still working on my Vietnam trip for the next soonish year.
for me, the best food in London is Asian Indian Food, the second best is Chinese food, third best is Japanese food, fourth best is McDonalds. what makes a great food city, such as NYC, LA, SF, Hou, HK, Istanbul, Singa, etc. is the variety / blending of local flavor and those brought in by immigrants. London's local flavor is the essence of bland
I don't know if it's because I'm from Houston or what, but I can destroy a whole spread of Viet/Thai food all by myself. TexMex is great and all, but that is my go-to feast.
viet is actually not one of my fav foods overall, probably somewhere in the middle. but the passion they have for their food, the balance achieved between the sour/sweet/spicy/freshness/etc, and the wide variety all make me really respect their cuisine
Yep. The French influence has to have something to do with it. So...you said...what are your favorite Chinese cuisines? I know there's about 14 of them.
