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I suppose we can compare these three cities on food/culinary scene.
Let's focus on variety, specializations, price ranges, atmosphere, location, success (health ratings), flavors, what foods come in abundance versus which ones are lacking, so on.
You're free to compare foods as you see fit, ethnic foods, seafoods, civic cuisine, so on.
In my four years in D.C. I wasn't that impressed. It isn't bad, don't get me wrong but for being such an important international city it just seemed like it was missing something. Maybe it was just locations I'm not sure. There are plenty of good places to eat though its still one of the better places in the U.S.
I've only been inside the city of Atlanta not the airport twice. It will have better southern food and BBQ than the other two but that's it. I will say if any is in ATL airport and has time a meal and one flew south is a must. Best airport meal I ever had.
Miami has a pretty good food scene a young one but a very quickly growing one. Of course tons of Latin American and Caribbean food here that isn't seen in many other places. What Miami is missing on is better African food. But I think it makes up for that with the locations of restaurants, the atmosphere and the new innovations coming down here.
My limited experience in DC was that the restaurants (setting/vibe) were nice but the food wasn't that great. Also had a big swing and wiff for Chinese there in Chinatown area.
All hyperbole aside, Atlanta really does have one of the most remarkable fine-dining scenes in the nation. I know both DC and Miami have bright spots, but on sheer variety, quality, QUANTITY and headline-making innovation .... ATL is tops.
ALSO: Atlanta has nationally known celebrity chefs ... do the other two?
Of course Miami has celebrity chefs and also has the South Beach Food & Wine festival which is covered by the Food Network every year. You cite some blogger for Atlanta? Really?
All hyperbole aside, Atlanta really does have one of the most remarkable fine-dining scenes in the nation. I know both DC and Miami have bright spots, but on sheer variety, quality, QUANTITY and headline-making innovation .... ATL is tops.
ALSO: Atlanta has nationally known celebrity chefs ... do the other two?
The amount of new restaurants opening in D.C. every other week can actually go pound for pound with the amount of new apartment/condo towers being built in the city.
Just to name a few famous chefs with restaurants in D.C. off the top of my head:
In my four years in D.C. I wasn't that impressed. It isn't bad, don't get me wrong but for being such an important international city it just seemed like it was missing something. Maybe it was just locations I'm not sure. There are plenty of good places to eat though its still one of the better places in the U.S.
I've only been inside the city of Atlanta not the airport twice. It will have better southern food and BBQ than the other two but that's it. I will say if any is in ATL airport and has time a meal and one flew south is a must. Best airport meal I ever had.
Miami has a pretty good food scene a young one but a very quickly growing one. Of course tons of Latin American and Caribbean food here that isn't seen in many other places. What Miami is missing on is better African food. But I think it makes up for that with the locations of restaurants, the atmosphere and the new innovations coming down here.
D.C. is just not what many of you remember anymore on so many levels. I live here and can't keep up.
My limited experience in DC was that the restaurants (setting/vibe) were nice but the food wasn't that great. Also had a big swing and wiff for Chinese there in Chinatown area.
For Chinese, you have to go to Fairfax and Montgomery County. They have great Chinese. The city is moving at light speed in that department too though as tons of new asian restaurants are opening in the city right now. I know you left D.C. a while ago, have you been back?
I still don't consider Atlanta a great foodie city in comparison to metros of it's size or larger.
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