Top cities for food travel
Food‑first travel lists are naming London, Dubai, Rome, Bangkok and Paris as top 2026 picks — great for planning a multi‑city culinary tour. ( )
Tripadvisor published its 2026 Travelers’ Choice “Best of the Best” destinations on Jan. 13, 2026, releasing category winners across Top, Trending, Culture, Food, Honeymoon and Solo travel. (prnewswire.com) Tripadvisor says the food‑category winners were calculated from traveler reviews submitted between Oct. 1, 2024 and Sept. 30, 2025 and notes that fewer than 1% of its roughly 8 million listings earn a “Best of the Best” designation. (tripadvisor.mediaroom.com) The site’s food ranking is presented as a top‑10 list that mixes island and regional entries with global cities, and its published top‑10 includes places such as Majorca and Crete alongside other destinations. (tripadvisor.com) The Michelin Guide issued a complementary feature, “The Best Places to Travel in 2026 for Food Lovers,” on Dec. 29, 2025, naming 16 inspectors‑curated destinations and citing local Michelin‑Guide restaurant totals (Venice is listed with 62 Guide restaurants in that piece). (guide.michelin.com) Condé Nast Traveller’s year‑ahead food roundup, summarized by Time Out on Dec. 19, 2025, emphasised emerging scenes and explicitly noted that some traditional European capitals were not included in that magazine’s selection. (timeout.com) Major travel outlets ran follow‑up coverage in mid‑January 2026 that amplified the lists to consumers and operators alike, with Time Out publishing on Jan. 18, 2026 and The Standard running its piece on Jan. 15, 2026. (timeout.com) (standard.co.uk)
