Do you want a good meal for a great price in a wonderful setting? Portland, Oregon is a real foodie’s destination of choice! According to an expansive set of criteria, the combination of food and drink characteristics of the city of Portland ranked it first overall for foodies.
Affordability was one of the real advantages Portland has over bigger cities, like New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, none of which appeared in the top 10. The average cost of meals, groceries, beer, and wine paired with food of exceptional quality made Portland the No. 1 choice.
It’s not just sit-down restaurants either. Food trucks and carts, many of which cater to tastes from all of the world, dot the landscape.
One can take a wine or beer-tasting tour almost every day of the week. So folks can try a cuisine they’ve never tried before and then head out to sample craft beers and small vintages at family-owned wineries.
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Another reason Portland scored so high is that its ratio of full-service restaurants to fast-food restaurants is in the top five. Full service and food trucks go together like Riesling and roast pork.
Of course, there are some things that even Portland can’t beat: New York pizza and deli sandwiches, Chicago steaks, or San Diego sushi, for example. San Francisco’s Asian cuisine comes to mind too.
Fortunately, for the vast majority of American foodies, traveling to Portland takes you past many of the other great cities on the list!