The World’s Best Cities For Foodies To Visit This Christmas

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On The Table Read Magazine, “the best entertainment magazine in the UK“, if you’re searching for the perfect festive escape, these are the world’s best cities for foodies looking for festive feasts with all the trimmings. After all, it is what Christmas is all about! 

The World’s Best Cities For Foodies

The festive season of Christmas is a time for merriment, family gatherings, and indulging in delectable treats. For those with a passion for food, Christmas presents an opportunity to travel to cities renowned for their culinary excellence and experience the unique flavors that each destination has to offer.

The experts at Titan Travel have analysed restaurant variety, Tripadvisor cuisine data and Michelin-star ratings to determine the ideal food lovers’ destinations, perfect for a festive escape.

The 10 BEST cities for foodies this Christmas:

Best Cities For Foodies

Paris

Paris is crowned the best foodie hotspot in the world, with a foodie score of 9.93 out of 10. The city of Paris outshone other cities for its fine dining eateries (6.75 per km2) and Michelin-star establishments (4.65 per km2).

During Christmas, Paris transforms into a winter wonderland, adorned with twinkling lights and festive markets. Savor the flavors of foie gras, escargots, and the traditional French Christmas dish, Buche de Noel, a rich chocolate cake shaped like a Yule log. This culinary capital is the perfect escape for a winter break, with ​​Saint-Germain-des-Prés famous Christmas Markets displaying an array of artisanal macarons and marrons glacés that will really get you into the festive spirit.

The city also caters to vegetarianism with an array of restaurants in the city, more than any other city in our study (37.47 per km2). 

Barcelona

The Spanish city of Barcelona ranks second, scoring 9.64 out of 10. A visit to a Barcelona Christmas Market is the best way to sample the city’s Christmas Spirit this year.

Barcelona’s vibrant Christmas markets and tapas bars provide a festive feast for the senses. Sample the traditional Catalan Christmas dish, escudella, a hearty stew with meats and vegetables, and indulge in the sweet temptations of turrón, a nougat candy, and polvorones, almond-based cookies.

The cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, scores highly for its array of restaurants catering to children (37.40 per km2). The city is also home to the most vegan restaurants (16.11 per km2), perhaps a surprise given the widespread use of meats and cheese in traditional Catalan dishes. 

Miami

Miami rounds off the top three with a foodie score of 9.00 out of 10. The sunny seaside city of Miami ranks third for foodies, ranking consistently across all categories.

It performed particularly well for the number of available child-friendly restaurants (13.46 per km2) and vegetarian restaurants (9.14 per km2). Stroll, drive or boat your way around the dazzling backdrop of eccentric Christmas lights located around Miami for a festive feel this Christmas! 

Further insights:

  • The United States is home to three of the world’s best foodie cities; Miami, New York and Las Vagas. 
  • Tokyo is crowned the city that offers the world’s most diverse variety of cuisines!

Find more here:

https://www.titantravel.co.uk/blogs/food-lovers-index

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