Hong Kong Crowned Best Street Food City

24 February 2020

Cities were ranked on number of street food vendors, affordability, number of street food experiences and sanitation.

According to research conducted by My Late Deals, Hong Kong is the best city for street food. The city topped the Street Food Index, beating competition from Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh.

The Street Food City Index ranks the top 30 street food cities in the world for food obsessed travellers. The Street Food City Index ranks the cities on four parameters: number of street food vendors, affordability, number of street food experiences/tours and sanitation.

Hong Kong was followed by Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, Singapore, Mumbai, Rome, Tel Aviv, Sydney, Mexico City, with Portland rounding out the top 10.

Hong Kong topped the ranking thanks to its high number of street food stalls and street food experiences and high levels of sanitation. Street food is also reasonably cheap in Hong Kong costing around £5.

Some of the food you can try in Hong Kong include: dim sum, curry fishballs and cheung fun.

Bangkok came second on the list as its home to the cheapest street food (with an average cost of just £1.61) and the second highest number of street food experiences available in the list. It also scored high marks in number of street food vendors but drops points on sanitation.

Some of the food you can try in Bangkok include: pad thai, khao niao mamuang and tom yum goong.

Sitting in third place is Ho Chi Minh which gets top marks for number of street food experiences and high marks for affordability (with an average cost of just £1.77) and number of vendors but like Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh lost marks for sanitation.

Some of the food you can try in Ho Chi Minh include: pho, banh mi and goi cuon.

Singapore takes fourth spot thanks to its high levels of sanitation and number of street food experiences. It also scores highly on number of vendors but loses points on affordability with an average cost of £7.10.

Some of the food you can try in Singapore include: char kway teow, kaya toast and laksa.

In fifth place is Mumbai. The city scored top marks in street food vendors with the highest number on the list. It also scored well on affordability (with an average price of just £3.43) and street food experiences. It scored lower on the sanitation aspect.

Some of the food you can try in Mumbai include: vada pav, bhelpuri and pav bhaji.

The current top 30 street food cities have been listed below: