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Best US Food Cities Tier List

Where the food scene actually lives up to the reputation.

Ranked by 74 people. Sign in to add your own ranking.

The crowd's ranking

S: Los Angeles, New Orleans

A: New York City, Houston, San Francisco, Chicago

B: Portland, Oregon, Charleston, South Carolina

C: Austin, Texas

D: Nashville, Tennessee

Discussion

throwaway76162: Vegas slips under the radar. Every big name chef has a place there.
NotTaco420: If you want variety and not one specialty, it's just the big rich cities. NY, LA, SF, Chicago.
JessEats: Philly not here?
ChunkyWizard7501: Nashville is hot chicken and bachelorette parties
tired_penguin: Houston is the most underrated food city in the country. Viet-Cajun crawfish alone.

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