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You have a better choice for a city where you can find decent Senegalese, Burmese, Scandnavian, Peruvian, Ethiopian, Pakistani eats along with the standard cuisines?
I wouldn't go there for pizza, but I would for diversity I can't find elsewhere except possibly NYC.
You can't find that diversity of food outside of NYC and DC?! Lol, you don't get out very much. Apparently you haven't been to Chicaho, SF, Houston LA etc.
DC is top 10 but by far is not top 5 in this country when it comes to diverse food offerings.
You can't find that diversity of food outside of NYC and DC?! Lol, you don't get out very much. Apparently you haven't been to Chicaho, SF, Houston LA etc.
DC is top 10 but by far is not top 5 in this country when it comes to diverse food offerings.
Nice try. Been to all of the above many times. Less Houston than the others though.
Provincial much? The thing with DC is not just that all those foods are there, it's also that you can also get to those places quickly and easily w/o a car.
Please do point out the Senegalese and Burmese opportunities in Chicago for me, along with which dishes you recommend so I can stop by next time I'm in town.
Nice try. Been to all of the above many times. Less Houston than the others though.
Provincial much? The thing with DC is not just that all those foods are there, it's also that you can also get to those places quickly and easily w/o a car.
Please do point out the Senegalese and Burmese opportunities in Chicago for me, along with which dishes you recommend so I can stop by next time I'm in town.
I am sure a Chicago poster will chime in, but I would be willing to bet you can easily find a Senegalese and Burmese option that is accessible by public transportation. I can easily find both here in Boston, both "T" accessible and I consider Chicago a superior food city to Boston. Basically every big city these days is diverse enough to cover the full gambit of ethnic food offerings.
And if you are curious, these are my Senegalese and Burmese go to places here in Boston.
I am sure a Chicago poster will chime in, but I would be willing to bet you can easily find a Senegalese and Burmese option that is accessible by public transportation. I can easily find both here in Boston, both "T" accessible and I consider Chicago a superior food city to Boston. Basically every big city these days is diverse enough to cover the full gambit of ethnic food offerings.
And if you are curious, these are my Senegalese and Burmese go to places here in Boston.
Thanks for those. Would've loved to have those places around when I lived in Quincy 10 years ago. With few exceptions, in most cities those kinds of places are usually off the beaten path, at least as far as a T or an El go. I was fortunate to live in DC (Alexandria) for a little more than a year and took advantage of trying places from just about every country - and almost every country is represented. All those embassy folks ate out somewhere that reminded them of home.
You have a better choice for a city where you can find decent Senegalese, Burmese, Scandnavian, Peruvian, Ethiopian, Pakistani eats along with the standard cuisines?
I wouldn't go there for pizza, but I would for diversity I can't find elsewhere except possibly NYC.
There's a pretty good selection of Salvadorian, too.
I'm just saying I'm surprised because I've heard a lot of people on here critical of DC food.
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New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New Orleans -- not necessarily ranked, these are my choices for America's great food cities. They separate themselves from the rest across ethnic, casual, fine dining and regional categories. Chefs are innovative in these places. They influence the rest of the country. People travel just to eat in these cities' restaurants.
These are the top tier. There are many other good food cities, but they are not on the level of these across diverse categories.
Houston most definitely can go up head to head against any foodie city. Really, IMO, when it comes to food diversity, only NYC surpasses it. Houston is so tremendously underrated for food. It may not win in terms of fancy restaurants to some of those cities, but the types of food, and food itself it's most certainly up there.
It looks like all the cities mentioned so far just have a lot of restaurants that serve the cuisines of other parts of the world, and probably do it no better than anybody else does. They just charge higher prices and pile on some fake atmosphere of the originating cultures.
Well said, I agree. This is why I would place Philadelphia in my Top 5 for Food cities. There is just so much food unique or original to this area. And for some reason it is next to impossible to find good replicate food outside the area. This along with Philly's deli/corner store culture, food markets and trucks, thriving restaurant/byob scene, ethnic foods definitely cement it in the top 5 for me.
NY, Chicago, SF, LA, Seattle, New Orleans, Atlanta, Austin, Portland, Philadelphia, Houston, Boston, Las Vegas ... a bakers dozen. I find it harder doing a top 10 than say, a top 4 (nyc, chi, sf, la)
NYs Hudson River Valley is the absolute best REGION for food because of the Culinary Institute. Even the local mom and pops are top notch.
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