Food Variety Comparison: Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Washington D.C.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

Houston ranking 20th on a list of most diverse dining destinations? That smells a bit fishy.

Of those cities on the list, Houston is 2nd only to DC. Its above Dallas and Atlanta on ethnic variety.

[Texyn]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

Houston ranking 20th on a list of most diverse dining destinations? That smells a bit fishy.

Originally Posted by Cowboys fan in Houston

Of those on the list, Houston is 2nd only to DC. Its above Dallas and Atlanta on ethnic variety.

To find our foodie meccas, we looked beyond the sheer number of restaurants and types when creating our foodie index. We downgraded where cuisine was represented disproportionately – say a city with mostly burger joints – in favor of places with a more balanced selection of restaurants. Additionally, it’s not enough to have a wide variety of food. A culinary hotspot needs to have people wanting to eat out. So, we considered how often people eat out as compared to eating in by comparing dollars spent at restaurants versus groceries.

Finally, we took into account geography. We sought out restaurant diversity at the zip code level, to measure whether eating global meant a walk or short drive versus a day trip across town.

https://www.trulia.com/blog/trends/diverse-dining/

If anything, it may just be a penalty from Houston's large land area + population. The methodology is also inconsistent when it comes to specificity vs integration on various aspects.

[Gaylord_Focker]

Really hard to beat the Texas cities if we're talking food.