We're suckers for top 10 lists and Forbes Traveler has been kind enough to put together their thoughts on which ten cities in America have the best grub. Their ranking are based on several criteria: # of restaurants, # of fine dining restaurants, representation of regional cuisine, # of second-tier restaurants, # and depth of ethnic restaurants (extra points for a Chinatown), # of neighborhood restaurants frequented by locals, and the number of travelers who think eating out in the city is one of its highlights. And here is the definitive list of America's best restaurant cities-
- New York - Chinatown, Little Italy, SoHo, TriBeCa, NoLita, the Lower East Side and many many more
- Chicago - counter service at Avec to a 22-course experience at Alinea
- San Francisco - a great city to Asian in from Bong Su in Market to Green's at Fort Mason
- Los Angeles - lots of celebs, great sushi and the best new steakhouse in the US (Wolfgang Puck's CUT)
- New Orleans - still recovering from Katrina but most restaurants have made a strong rebound
- Houston - here you'll find New Texas cuisine and Nuevo Latino food, head to San Antonio for more traditional TexMex
- Washington, D.C. - great international cuisine and the country's finest classic Spanish restaurant Taberna Alabardera
- Atlanta - Hotlanta's Midtown and Buckhead neighborhoods are full of great southern flare
- Boston - from French to ethnic, there's just about everything somewhere in Beantown
- Las Vegas - those free lunch buffets at the casino just keep getting better and better
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