An Indian city has made it to a global publication's special list of the best food destinations around the world for 2025. Time Out recently released its rankings for the world's 20 best cities for food for this year. Mumbai occupies the 14th position. Last year, it was ranked 8th globally. Time Out has especially highlighted the rich and diverse street food scene in the city. It notes, "The go-to places for a quick fix when hungry are the khau gallis (food streets) dotting neighbourhoods from southern Zaveri Bazaar to northern Ghatkopar. Between savoury chaat, jumbo-sandwiches, veggie-laden 'pizzas', Beirut-inspired Frankie-wraps, and dry-fruit topped falooda, every bite is far from demure - never subtle and never shy."
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The global list was topped by New Orleans (USA), Bangkok (Thailand) and Medellin (Colombia). Read more below:
Here Are The 20 Best Food Cities In The World For 2025, As Per Time Out
- New Orleans, USA
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Medellin, Colombia
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Madrid, Spain
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Shanghai, China
- Paris, France
- Tokyo, Japan
- Marrakech, Morocco
- Lima, Peru
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Mumbai, India
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Cairo, Egypt
- Porto, Portugal
- Montreal, Canada
- Naples, Italy
- San Jose, Costa Rica
How Was The List Compiled?
Time Out said that it surveyed thousands of people around the globe to curate this list. Locals were asked to rate their city's food scene on 18 different criteria, "including quality, affordability and attributes from 'family-friendly' to 'experimental'." A ranking was created on the basis of these ratings as well as scores from the publication's in-house food experts and critics.
Global Recognition For Mumbai's Food Scene
Mumbai has been ranked among the best food cities by other publications too. Photo Credit: iStock
Before this, Mumbai was named the 5th best food city in the world by popular food and travel guide, Taste Atlas. As part of the year-end Taste Atlas Awards 2024-25, rankings across different food-related categories were unveiled. Other Indian cities were also featured among the 100 Best Food Cities, and three of them made it to the top 50 along with Mumbai. The 4 cities that preceded Mumbai on the list were all located in Italy. Click here to read the full story.
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