World’s best cities for layover food trips
My Baggage’s latest study revealed the top cities in the world for layover food trips, based on restaurant quality, variety and popularity.
Pick the kind of food trip you want
Choose your priority for your next food trip during your layover and see the cities that can offer you the best dining experience.
What matters most to you?
Each button ranks cities by a different metric from the study.
Try a few foodie styles, save your winner, then compare it with the overall Top 3.
Find your food trip spot for your next layover
Choose a region to see the strongest nearby food trip options. Select any city to see its best-performing metrics and why it is useful for a layover.
The cities with the strongest all-round food scenes
The ranking balances city dining density with airport restaurant variety and social food interest, making it useful for travelers planning food-led trips and long layovers.
Where each city stands out
Some cities win on overall depth, while others stand out for specific traveler needs, from vegan restaurants to airport food options.
Paris leads, but the top five are tightly packed
Zurich, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Osaka all score above 70, showing that the best foodie cities balance different strengths rather than winning every metric.
Compare every city in the index
Search by city or airport, sort metric columns, and compare the metrics behind each city's score.
Foodie score: a composite score out of 100 based on eight normalized metrics.
How the ranking was created
The study ranks cities with major global airports based on the strength and breadth of their food scenes, using city-level restaurant data, airport dining data, and Instagram food interest.
Metrics used
Each city was evaluated across eight metrics: Tripadvisor 5-star restaurants, vegan-friendly restaurants or restaurants with vegan options, gluten-free restaurants, street food establishments, fine dining restaurants, Michelin-recognized restaurants, unique restaurants at the top airport per 1M passengers, and city food hashtag posts.
City restaurant counts were normalized by land area per 10 square miles. Airport restaurant variety was normalized per 1M passengers.
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