The food scene in America hasn't bounced back to pre-pandemic times . . . but most people have moved on after a year of eating a lot of canned soup and frozen dinners.
WalletHub.com conducted a study to find the best cities in America for FOODIES. They compared more than 180 cities across 29 factors.
They did consider fancy restaurants, but a lot more that went into it, like the cost of groceries, and the diversity of options, including craft breweries, coffee shops, stores that sell herbs and spices, farmers markets, and food trucks.
Just below you'll see where Minneapolis ranks......St. Paul ranked much lower. They've obviously never eaten at Cossetta :)
Best Food Cities in America
Overall Rank
City
Total Score
Affordability
Diversity, Accessibility & Quality
1
Portland, OR
70.77
56
3
2
Orlando, FL
70.67
26
5
3
Miami, FL
68.85
153
2
4
San Francisco, CA
67.89
173
1
5
Austin, TX
64.91
14
11
6
Sacramento, CA
63.59
85
8
7
Denver, CO
62.98
45
14
8
Las Vegas, NV
62.93
100
9
9
Seattle, WA
62.91
178
4
10
Tampa, FL
62.17
73
12
11
Los Angeles, CA
60.17
149
10
12
San Diego, CA
60.01
134
13
13
Portland, ME
58.81
57
20
14
Oakland, CA
58.46
172
7
15
Washington, DC
57.96
155
15
16
St. Louis, MO
57.88
127
18
17
Grand Rapids, MI
57.69
1
39
18
Chicago, IL
57.68
143
16
19
Atlanta, GA
57.68
140
17
20
Houston, TX
57.32
15
32
21
Cincinnati, OH
57.04
23
31
22
Pittsburgh, PA
56.97
91
22
23
New York, NY
56.87
181
6
24
Charleston, SC
56.64
96
23
25
Rochester, NY
56.63
62
25
26
Buffalo, NY
56.22
43
30
27
Salt Lake City, UT
55.97
87
24
28
Milwaukee, WI
55.58
22
38
29
Louisville, KY
55.56
18
37
30
Albuquerque, NM
55.18
8
43
31
Minneapolis, MN
54.84
66
33