Trying new cuisines is one of the best things about traveling to foreign places. But depending on where you live, you may not even have to leave your neighborhood to indulge.
In a new report from online real estate database Trulia ranking the 20 most diverse dining destinations in America, we discover that some US cities have enough culinary culture to last a lifetime.
To compile its ranking, Trulia gathered data from Yelp on the total number of restaurants and types of cuisine (Thai, Caribbean, Chinese, Polish, Italian, etc.) in the 100 largest US metro areas. Additionally, as an indication of a booming culinary scene, Trulia took into consideration the amount of money people spent eating out at restaurants versus the amount spent at grocery stores. After combining all metrics, each metro area was given a final score out of 100 (read the full methodology here).
Perhaps unsurprisingly, large metro areas in California — the second-most ethnically diverse state in the country with more Latinos, Asians, and American Indians than any other state — took five spots on the list, including the top three.
Read on to check out America's 20 most diverse dining destinations.
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20. Houston, Texas
Final score: 61.9
Restaurants per square mile: 1.24
Types of cuisine: 83
19. Raleigh, North Carolina
Final score: 62.0
Restaurants per square mile: 0.87
Types of cuisine: 64
18. Miami, Florida
Final score: 64.0
Restaurants per square mile: 2.41
Types of cuisine: 74
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