Most Diverse Dining Scenes in a Mid Sized City? (real estate, casinos)

[IowanFarmer]

Originally Posted by Mighty Joe Young

Omaha. A fabulous foodie city for a 1 million population metro. Excellent Chinese, Japanese. Korean, Vietnamese, African, Greek, Italian, Mexican, South American, Mediterranean, French, German, Czech etc restaurants.. With some of the best Omaha original Italian Steakhouses in the nation. So many options which will satisfy the most complex palate.

Omaha does well on this front. In that same tier of city, Des Moines is excellent as well.

[nadnerb]

I think Louisville really excels here. Their culinary scene is off the hook for a 1 million population metro. In the summer that I lived there, I ate so much good food of nearly all cuisine types.

[eddie gein]

I think this depends on whether you are talking about "dining /cuisine" or "eatin' places".

[Citykid3785]

Originally Posted by Ben Around

I can't think of any Scandinavian restaurants in the Twin Cities (except for that little hole in the wall Finn place on Glenwood Ave.), but I can think of Columbian, Bahaman, Ethiopian, Venezuelan, Indian, Japanese, German, Mediterranean, French, Soul, Lebanese, BBQ, Argentinian, Cambodian, Greek, Afghan...

"Discover the Twin Cities Nordic Eateries - Eater Twin Cities" https://twincities.eater.com/platfor...apolis-st-paul

Also Urbana craeft kitchen by MOA.

But moreso, there is scandinavian influence thoughout many of the local restaurants. Be it the decor, swedish pancakes, or relatively mild food in general.

[Vincent_Adultman]

If Portland is considered mid-sized it's gotta be at or near the top.

[Kbank007]

Richmond VA excels with it's dining scene as a midsized city.

[PerseusVeil]

St. Louis has long since moved beyond its Budweiser, BBQ, and toasted ravioli reputation and has turned into an amazing food city. The other perk is that so much of it is extraordinarily affordable vs when I lived in Chicago.

[dcb175]

The other Portland (Maine), was Food & Wine magazine's restaurant city of the year in 2018. It has a remarkable dining scene for a city of it's size.

Elsewhere in the Northeast, Providence (as already mentioned) has a great one too.

All of that said, if you assume Portland, OR is a mid-sized city, which it probably is, that would be hard to top.

[masssachoicetts]

Portland ME is an obvious one.

Also for New England cities, Worcester and Providence come to mind.

[Mutiny77]

I'd imagine that Sacramento, Oakland, and Jersey City are up there based on demographics alone.

And shout out to Newark. The Ironbound is fantastic.