World's Best Food City Is in the US

New Orleans comes out on top in Time Out's ranking
Posted Mar 17, 2025 12:38 PM CDT
World's Best Food City Is in the US
A fried shrimp po'boy, served up in New Orleans.   (Getty Images/Rebecca Todd)

Influences from France, Spain, Vietnam, and Africa come together in the world's best city for food—right in the US, according to Time Out. Thousands of people from around the world were asked to rate their local food scene based on 18 criteria, including quality and affordability. These rankings were combined with a score from Time Out's own food experts to come up with the world's 20 best cities for food, featuring only the highest-scoring city from any one country. The top 10:

  1. New Orleans, USA
  2. Bangkok, Thailand
  3. Medellín, Colombia
  4. Cape Town, South Africa
  5. Madrid, Spain
  6. Mexico City, Mexico
  7. Lagos, Nigeria
  8. Shanghai, China
  9. Paris, France
  10. Jakarta, Indonesia
See the full list here. (More food stories.)

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