Top 30 cities in the world with the best street food
Hong Kong is the best city for street food, according to food-obsessed travellers.
The city topped the Street Food Index, beating competition from Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh.
The Index ranks cities across the world based on the number of street food vendors, affordability, experiences and sanitation.
Singapore, Mumbai, Rome, Tel Aviv, Sydney, Mexico City and Portland also made the top 10.
Hong Kong topped the 2019 ranking given its high number of street food stalls and street food experiences and high levels of sanitation. Street food is also reasonably cheap in Hong Kong costing around £5.
Some of the food you can try in Hong Kong include: dim sum, curry fishballs and cheung fun.
Bangkok came second on the list as its home to the cheapest street food. A taste of Thailand here costs an average of just £1.61 and the second highest number of street food experiences available in the list. It also scored high marks in number of street food vendors but drops points on sanitation.
Some of the food you can try in Bangkok include: pad thai, khao niao mamuang and tom yum goong.
Sitting in third place is Ho Chi Minh which gets top marks for number of street food experiences and high marks for affordability (with an average cost of just £1.77) and number of vendors but like Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh lost marks for sanitation.
Pho, banh mi and goi cuon are just some of the dishes that can be tried in Ho Chi Minh.
Singapore takes fourth spot thanks to its high levels of sanitation and number of street food experiences. It also scores highly on number of vendors but loses points on affordability with an average cost of £7.10.
Singapore dishes include: char kway teow, kaya toast and laksa.
In fifth place is Mumbai. The city scored top marks in street food vendors with the highest number on the list. It also scored well on affordability (with an average price of just £3.43) and street food experiences. It scored lower on the sanitation aspect.
Some of the food you can try in Mumbai are: vada pav, bhelpuri and pav bhaji.
The Street Food City Index was compiled by booking agent My Late Deals.
The current top 30 street food cities:
1 – Hong Kong
Score: 93
2 – Bangkok
Score: 90
3- Ho Chi Minh
Score: 89
4 – Singapore
Score: 86
5 – Mumbai
Score: 78
6 – Rome
Score: 76
7 – Tel Aviv
Score: 73
8 – Sydney
Score: 72
9 – Mexico City
Score: 70
10 – Portland
Score: 69
11 – Seoul
Score: 68
11 – Beijing
Score: 68
13 – Berlin
Score: 67
14 – Paris
Score: 66
15 – Istanbul
Score: 65
16 – Palermo
Score: 65
16 – Penang
Score: 63
18 – Tokyo
Score: 61
19 – New Orleans
Score: 60
19 – Kuala Lumpur
Score: 60
21 – Cartagena
Score: 59
22 – Port Louis
Score: 58
22: Honolulu
Score: 58
24 – Taipei
Score: 49
25 – Marrakech
Score: 48
26 – Rio
Score: 45
27 – New York
Score: 43
27 – Durban
Score: 43
29 – Kingston
Score: 39
30 – Dakar
Score: 27