Overview

• WalletHub’s top five are Miami, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle and Orlando.
• Miami led on affordable, highly rated dining, counts 13 Michelin-starred restaurants and ranks high for farmers’ markets, butcher shops, gourmet stores and kitchen-supply outlets per capita.
• The study compared 182 cities across 28 metrics, weighting affordability at 30% and diversity, accessibility and quality at 70%, using data current to Sept. 1, 2025 from sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, TripAdvisor, Yelp and the Tax Foundation.
• New York City placed 26th overall, with high costs lowering its affordability score despite strong diversity and quality indicators.
• Metric breakouts showed San Francisco first when assessing diversity, accessibility and quality alone, and a five-way tie for most restaurants per capita among Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando, San Francisco and Houston.