Brussels in Belgium has been revealed as the city offering the greatest amount of culinary choice, by a new Remitly study that looked at close to one million restaurants worldwide.
Vancouver was the highest ranking Canadian city, finishing 19th overall, with an impressive 2,372 international restaurants versus its population of 697,266 (= 3.40 foreign restaurants per 1,000 people).
“With eating out being something the whole world enjoys doing, Remitly wanted to discover which city offers the most diverse food options per person, when it comes to options outside of the city’s home cuisine,” officials said. “This was achieved using Tripadvisor data to rank the total amount of foreign food options in each city, versus its total population.”
With an impressive 2,739 restaurants serving non-Belgian cuisine, Brussels ranked on top, above Japan’s Osaka and Geneva in Switzerland.
The 10 Most Gastronomically Diverse Cities in the World
| Rank | City | Country | Total number of restaurants | Total number of international restaurants | Number of international restaurants (per 1,000 people) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brussels | Belgium | 3,687 | 2,739 | 14.65 |
| 2. | Osaka | Japan | 35,638 | 20,695 | 7.51 |
| 3. | Geneva | Switzerland | 1,644 | 1,399 | 6.86 |
| 4. | Las Vegas | USA | 4,511 | 3,526 | 5.49 |
| 5. | Bordeaux | France | 2,519 | 1,374 | 5.34 |
| 6. | Atlanta | USA | 3,396 | 2,528 | 5.06 |
| 7. | Paris | France | 17,503 | 10,633 | 4.88 |
| 8. | Nagoya | Japan | 18,668 | 11,255 | 4.82 |
| 9. | Portland | USA | 3,774 | 3,106 | 4.76 |
| 10. | San Francisco | USA | 4,924 | 4,053 | 4.63 |
