The Best Food Cities in the World

Douglas Friedman

You asked for it, people! To land on our list of the most dynamic food scenes in the world, we polled more than 50 of our trusted travel oracles, from top chefs to hungry critics, as well as F&W's intrepid writers, photographers and contributors. The result: Our relentlessly researched, highly opinionated and oh-so-delicious guide to eating your way around the globe.

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Los Angeles

Dylan + Jeni

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Find out how geography, economics, agriculture and multiculturalism have made L.A. a top dining destination.

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Florence

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Because Rome doesn’t need another hero, America’s biggest ambassador for Italian flavors, Mario Batali, goes to bat for Florence.

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London

Carol Sachs

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The London Cookbook

author Aleksandra Crapanzano reports on delicious diversity as the city mulls its post-Brexit future.

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Toronto

AJ Fernando

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An influx of out-of-town talent sparked a homegrown food movement in Canada’s most diverse city. Matty Matheson, local chef and host of Viceland’s Dead Set On Life, beats his chest for Toronto’s free-wheeling restaurants.

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New York City

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If the Big Apple ever had an iconic restaurant, it was the Four Seasons, first opened in 1959 and reinvented this year as The Grill and The Pool. Together, these restaurants encapsulate everything we’ve always loved about dining out in this town: extravagance, ingenuity, that see-and-be-seen energy. Legendary food writer Mimi Sheraton—who consulted on both the original and current projects—looks back and ahead.

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Tokyo

Opening Ceremony

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With an influential fashion empire, including stores in the US and Japan, Opening Ceremony's founders are Tokyo-obsessed. Here's where Humberto Leon and Carol Lim eat when they're in town.

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Paris

Charissa Fay

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We all dream of living the expat life in the City of Lights. Lindsey Tramuta, author of The New Paris and the popular blog Lost in Cheeseland, is doing just that. Here are her recommendations.

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Charleston

Andrew Cebulka

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Over the past decade, Southern farmers and chefs have taken huge strides in patching up the South Carolina pantry. So what happens next? Low-country kingpin Sean Brock takes stock.

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Hong Kong

Courtesy of Duddell’s

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Yenn Wong, the restaurateur behind nine of the city’s most popular restaurants, tells us where to eat right now in Asia's World City.

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New Orleans

Douglas Friedman

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In a city that treasures its historic restaurants, restaurant editor Jordana Rothman finds a few upstarts gunning for progress.

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