30 Sep Did Salt Lake City Make the List?

With October 16 being World Food Day and restaurant prices rising 3.9% between August 2024 and August 2025, WalletHub released its report on 2025’s Best Foodie Cities in America. To determine the best and cheapest local foodie scenes, WalletHub compared more than 180 of the largest U.S. cities across 28 key metrics.

Top 20 Foodie Cities in America

1. Miami, FL
2. Portland, OR
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Seattle, WA
5. Orlando, FL
6. Austin, TX
7. Tampa, FL
8. Las Vegas, NV
9. Sacramento, CA
10. San Diego, CA
11. Atlanta, GA
12. Denver, CO
13. Pittsburgh, PA
14. St. Louis, MO
15. Houston, TX
16. Los Angeles, CA
17. Milwaukee, WI
18. Richmond, VA
19. Cincinnati, OH
20. Washington, DC

Best vs. Worst

• St. Louis has the most gourmet specialty-food stores (per square root of population), which is 11.8 times more than in Pearl City, Hawaii, the city with the fewest.
• Las Vegas has the most restaurants (per square root of population), which is 21.1 times more than in Pearl City, Hawaii, the city with the fewest.
• Cape Coral, Florida, has the highest ratio of full-service restaurants to fast-food establishments, which is three times higher than in Jackson, Mississippi, the city with the lowest.
• Orlando, Florida, has the most ice cream and frozen yogurt shops (per square root of population), which is 61.5 times more than in South Burlington, Vermont, the city with the fewest.