3 Best Foodie Cities In Georgia On WalletHub’s 2019 List

ATLANTA, GA — If you love food and consider yourself a foodie, Georgia is a good place to be, according to a new report by WalletHub. The personal finance website ranked three Peach State cities among the top foodie destinations in the country — there's a wealth of sophisticated dining spots featuring fresh takes on steak, seafood, barbecue, and cuisine from many countries.

The Best Foodie Cities in America list for 2019 compared more than 180 of the largest U.S. cities across 30 key metrics of foodie-friendliness, ranging from restaurants per capita, to the number of local cooking schools, to the presence of Michelin-starred restaurants.

Each relevant metric was listed with its corresponding weight, and the cities were subsequently graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing maximum food-friendliness.

Atlanta finished as the top ranked foodie city in the region, and was 14th on the overall list.

Portland, Oregon, ranked as the best foodie city in the country, according to WalletHub, followed by New York and Miami. San Francisco finished fourth and Los Angeles landed at fifth.

For people on the quest for foodie-friendliness, Pearl City, Hawaii, isn’t the place for you. The city finished dead-last in the rankings, with Juneau, Arkansas and Jackson, Mississippi rounding out the bottom three.

Here's how cities in Georgia ranked:

• Atlanta: 14
• Columbus: 173
• Augusta: 179

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