Houston Ranks Among Best Food Scenes In America

HOUSTON, TX — For its variety of dining options, such as breweries, ice cream and coffee shops, and even its food trucks, Houston had one of the best food scenes out of nearly 200 other cities in the U.S.

Personal finance website WalletHub.com released its foodie study this week, identifying all the best — and worst — cities for folks to get their grub on. Using metrics that break down various aspects of affordability as well as diversity, accessibility, and quality, WalletHub.com's expert foodie panel examined 182 of the most populated U.S. cities to determine which had the best food scene.

Dallas ranked 18th overall and eighth for affordability.

WalletHub.com's point-based ranking for affordability (with a max of 30 points available) considered metrics like the cost of groceries, access and affordability of high-quality restaurants, the cost of meals at restaurants, taxes for sales, restaurants, and food, and the average price for beer and wine.

The ranking for diversity, accessibility, and quality was weighted a bit more heavily (with a max of 70 points available). For that dimension, WalletHub.com's experts considered metrics such as restaurants per capita, the ratio of full service restaurants to fast food establishments, restaurants diversity, and Yelp's average rankings, among other criteria.

To review the full report, visit WalletHub.com.

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