Best Food Cities in America

Posted by Indian Eagle on May 28th, 2019

5 Best Food Cities in America Every Foodie Must Visit

Travel brings the greatest of experiences in one’s life and one of them is exploring the food scenes of new destinations. If you are a foodie who loves traveling, you must have unraveled most cuisines spread across the world. Have you ever been to America? How well do you know about the food cities in the country? There’s nothing to be disappointed if you are not familiar to it yet. Here is everything about the best food cities in America you must visit. The American food tells the stories of the history, its peoples and amazing ingredients.

Houston in Texas

Houston is the fourth largest city of America – larger the city, larger is the diversity and so is there a larger range of choice for eaters! Undoubtedly you will be introduced to Barbeque (you are I Texas!), the Tex-Mex and big beef slabs. Being one of the best food cities in the USA, Houston is not just limited to the traditional cuisine but also welcomes the food influences from Caribbean and New Orleans. You will also find diverse cuisines coming from the thousands of immigrants from India, Vietnam, Nigeria, Korea and several others. The restaurants in Houston believe in blending cuisines to invent something completely new. In some places like Oh My Gogi!, Mexican meets Korean while at a restaurant like crawfish & Noodles, the flavors of Vietnamese food and Cajun Cuisine are combined together creating an exceptional taste.  

Cincinnati in Ohio

On navigating the extremely-affordable food scene of Cincinnati in Ohio, you will require to learn some new lingo. Considering Cincinnati Chili – It is served over noodles and is kind of a meat sauce spiked with cinnamon. You also have to know how you want it. Whether you want a 3-way style as in Noodles, chili and cheese, 4-way style with added beans or onions or 5-way style added with almost everything. Also earn if you want it with crushed oyster crackers on the top. Try out the food at Over the Rhine neighborhood the name itself hints at the history of German immigrants in Cincinnati. Do not miss out Goetta for breakfast; it is a local specialty – a sausage inspired by Germans and grain patty. It is so famous that there’s an annual festival of Goetta each summer.

Portland in Oregon

Never been to Portland? But you must be aware of the good things about the food scene in the city, aren’t you? Portland is home to the original crazy and wild doughnut maker Voodoo Doughnut and has always been buzzed with food carts all around. Above all, the ultimate innovation for enthusiastic foodies traveling in the city is the happy hour in Portland. Most bars, pubs and restaurants promote happy hours to attract customers during less busy hours of the day and on slower nights. You will find happy hours on food and drinks every day in Portland restaurants and bars. Amid all this competition of more customers, you are the one being benefitted by good food at good cost! Some of the popular restaurants like Bamboo Sushi, bars such as Imperial, Ash Bar at NomadPDX offer better deals on early dinners. This makes Portland one of the best cities for foodies in the world.

Orlando in Florida

In the year 2017, around 72 million people traveled to Orlando and it’s pretty sure what made them visit the city in such large numbers – the theme parks! But be very clear that cheap food is something hard to find in the areas of theme parks. Have a butter beer here but do not miss exploring the food scene in the main city of Orlando. Going back to history, around thousands of refugees settled up in Orlando region from the Vietnam War of 1970s. This in turn gave way to several affordable range of Vietnamese groceries and restaurants in the Mills 50 District. The Pho 88 is known for its delicious and cheap noodle soup. You had nothing if you didn’t taste Cuban cuisine in Florida. Reach Black Bean Deli, a casual eatery serving ropa vieja – stewed beef mixed in vegetables, strong coffee and Cuban Sandwiches.

Detroit in Michigan

Here’s some good news for budget foodies – Detroit doesn’t flaunt is food scene. Try the all-time favorites of Detroit, the Coney. It is a hot dog smeared with onions and chilli. If Lafayette Coney Island’s Coney meal doesn’t suffice your hunger, move to the second favorite, the chilli fries! Places like Parks & Rec bring around the love of Detroit’s all-American diners. It is about the early 1900s, there was a wave of Greek immigrants that changed the food scene of Detroit completely. This is why you will come across Greek food all around the city of Detroit. No doubt it’s delicious, from the flakiest baklava to the best gyro! The best part is you won’t make holes into your pocket while finding these in the city.

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