Restaurants: Bright Lights, Big Cities

Our poll asked participants to rate the overall quality of restaurants in 20 American cities. In general, the same four cities vied for the top ranking throughout.

best food city	best city for four-star restaurants	best city for neighborhood restaurants	best city for value restaurants
26% New York 22% New Orleans 11% Chicago 9% San Francisco	43% New York 10% Chicago 10% San Francisco 9% New Orleans	22%New York 17%Chicago 11%New Orleans 8%San Francisco	15% Las Vegas 14% New York 9% New Orleans 9% Chicago

Published August 2002