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The Street Food City Index: Hong Kong crowned best street food city for 2019

Hong Kong was followed by Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, Singapore, Mumbai, Rome, Tel Aviv, Sydney, Mexico City, with Portland rounding out the top 10.

 

In the first index of its kind, My Late Deals has ranked 30 cities from around the world to reveal the best cities for street food obsessed travellers.

The Street Food City Index 2019 ranks the cities on 4 parameters: number of street food vendors, affordability, number of street food experiences/tours and sanitation.

Hong Kong topped the list, beating competition from Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh. Hong Kong was followed by Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, Singapore, Mumbai, Rome, Tel Aviv, Sydney, Mexico City, with Portland rounding out the top 10.

Hong Kong topped the 2019 ranking thanks to 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 (with an average cost 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. Some of the food you can try in Ho Chi Minh include: pho, banh mi and goi cuon.

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. Some of the food you can try in Singapore 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 include: vada pav, bhelpuri and pav bhaji. 

  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
  12. Beijing 
    Score: 68
  13. Berlin 
    Score: 67
  14. Paris 
    Score: 66
  15. Istanbul
    Score: 65
  16. Palermo 
    Score: 65
  17. Penang 
    Score: 63
  18. Tokyo
    Score: 61
  19. New Orleans
    Score: 60
  20. Kuala Lumpur 
    Score: 60
  21. Cartagena 
    Score: 59
  22. Port Louis
    Score: 58
  23. Honolulu
    Score: 58
  24. Taipei
    Score: 49
  25. Marrakech 
    Score: 48
  26. Rio 
    Score: 45
  27. New York
    Score: 43
  28. Durban
    Score: 43
  29. Kingston 
    Score: 39
  30. Dakar
    Score: 27
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