Mumbai’s distinctive food culture has received global recognition, thanks to a recent ranking released by the popular food and travel guide, Taste Atlas. As part of the Taste Atlas Awards 2024-25, the guide has published ranking-based lists across different food-related categories. Mumbai secured the 5th position on the list of the “100 Best Food Cities in the World.” The 4 cities that preceded it are all located in Italy: Naples, Milan, Bologna and Florence. Mumbai was followed by Rome, Paris, Vienna, Turin and Osaka in the top 10. Referring to the overall list, the guide stated, “From 17,073 cities in our database, based on 477,287 valid food ratings for 15,478 foods in our database, these 100 cities stand out with the highest average ratings for the regional and national dishes most commonly served there.”
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On its website, Taste Atlas has specifically noted some of the must-try dishes in Mumbai, including Bhel puri, Pav bhaji, Vada pav and Ragda Pattice. It has mentioned some of the iconic traditional restaurants in the city such as Ram Ashraya, Shree Thaker Bhojanalay, Cafe Madras, etc. Other Indian cities also made it to the Taste Atlas list of the world’s 100 Best Food Cities, and three of them made it to the top 50 along with Mumbai. Amritsar was ranked 43rd, New Delhi was ranked 45th and Hyderabad was ranked 50th worldwide. Kolkata occupied the 71st position while Chennai occupied the 75th. Check out the complete list below:
Moreover, Taste Atlas has recognised particular regions in India as some of the “Best Food Regions” across the globe. Punjab was ranked 7th worldwide. The guide recommended delicacies like Amritsari kulcha, Tikka, Shahi paneer, Tandoori murgh and Saag paneer. Other Indian states made it to the top 100 list too. Click here to read the full story and learn more.
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As part of the Taste Atlas Awards 2024-25, the guide also shared a ranking of the best cuisines in the world. India did not make it to the top 10 but managed to shine nevertheless. Check out the complete article here.
