We know Sydney is blessed with one of the world’s most beautiful harbours – if not the most beautiful – as well as lush national parks, idyllic beaches and one million CoolCabanas. And as the Food & Drink Editor for Time Out Sydney, I also reckon our café, restaurant, bar and pub scene is up there with the best in the world, too. I mean, where else can you hit the surf, then follow it up with fluffy hotcakes for brekkie, a cracking banh mi for lunch or steaming hot pot in Chinatown, then fun and fruity drinks at a glittery cocktail bar, and swim and picnic to bookend your day? (Admittedly, it'll be a packed one.)
But it’s nice to have data to back up my crush on Sydney’s food scene, too. Now, UK-based travel agency Travelbag has revealed the top ten most popular destinations in the world for food lovers, according to social media. Unsurprisingly (to me, at least), Sydney has made the top ten, coming in at number five among the hottest places on the globe for those who love their bread and butter (and vino).
To find out which destinations are the most sought-after across the globe, Travelbag gathered a list of 50 cities from across the world, ranking them according to the number of Instagram and TikTok posts tagging “#sydneyfood,” as well as the number of cuisines, the average cost of a meal, and other food and drink activities. The delicious report found that Sydney had a whopping 2.4 million posts tagged #sydneyfood and served up 85 different cuisines – a nod to our city's great diversity – from Thai to Italian, Malaysian and Greek.
Home of cracking Sunday roasts, golden fish and chips doused in vinegar and pies topped with mushy peas, London took the crown as the most popular destination in the world for food enthusiasts, with 3 million Instagram posts tagged "#londonfood". They were followed by Canada’s biggest city, Toronto, our friends down south – Melbourne – and sky-high Dubai.
Hungry and want to plan a trip? Check out the top 10 most popular foodie destinations on social media below:
- London
- Toronto
- Melbourne
- Dubai
- Sydney
- Chicago
- Houston
- Singapore
- Miami
- Paris
You can read all about the report over here. As for me? I’m off to get hashtagging.
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