Overview
Eager to devour some of the best food the world has to offer, but can't afford a trip to one of the usual culinary hotspots? Stop feeling envious and start eating in your own backyard. No, not literally — but TripAdvisor has just released a rundown of the world's ten best emerging foodie destinations, with Australia claiming three places on the list.
While Quebec City in Canada took out top spot and Savannah in the US came in second, Sydney ranked third, Queenstown in Tasmania came fourth and Brisbane ninth. The selection is based on tour bookings via the site, and highlights cities where reservations are on the rise.
The list also reveals the most-booked experiences in each location — although, unsurprisingly, the top picks are all tourist favourites rather than local go-tos. A trip to Sydney Tower's 360 Bar and Dining unsurprisingly proves the most popular in New South Wales, while a lunchtime cruise along the Brisbane River on the Kookaburra Queen emerged victorious in Queensland.
Other cities named 'foodie destinations to watch' include San Juan in Puerto Rico, Miami and Charleston in the US, Cabo San Lucas in Mexico and Vienna in Austria.
For travellers looking for an overseas jaunt to an existing culinary mecca, the site also named the best overall food cities in the world, running through the thoroughly usual suspects from Rome, Florence and Paris to Madrid, Tokyo and Bangkok.