05 June 2024

This city in South Africa was named the world's 2nd best city for food 2024!

Time Out, a global culture, entertainment and events magazine, recently asked thousands of locals all about eating out in their cities to rank the world’s culinary capitals in 2024. The city-dwellers were quizzed on their city’s must-visit restaurants, must-eat dishes and best-value bites and were also asked to rate their city’s food scene on both its quality and affordability. To create and rank the final list, Time Out narrowed down the selection by excluding cities with lower overall scores, and including only the highest-scoring city for each country. In a next step, Time Out asked its global network of writers and editors to for the lowdown on what makes their city an exciting dining destination in 2024, and to recommend their favourite places to eat right now. According to the magazine's list of "The world’s 20 best cities for food right now", Johannesburg in South Africa is currently the second best city for food in the world. Here is what Time Out writes about Joburg: "[...] From Ethiopian cafes in Little Addis to Nigerian and West African eats in the south of the city, you can eat your way across the continent here – though the majority of locals we surveyed recommended the city’s traditional South African delicacies, like the Sowetan kota sandwich, bunny chow and mala mogodu. [...]" [src.]

South African food writer Thando Moleketi-Williams, a local from Johannesburg, recommends the following foodie spots:

The 20 world’s best cities for food 2024:

  1. Naples, Italy
  2. Johannesburg, South Africa
  3. Lima, Peru
  4. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  5. Beijing, China
  6. Bangkok, Thailand
  7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  8. Mumbai, India
  9. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  10. Portland, Oregon, USA
  11. Liverpool, England, UK
  12. Medellin, Colombia
  13. Seville, Spain
  14. Porto, Portugal
  15. Marrakech, Marocco
  16. Lyon, France
  17. Sydney, Austrlia
  18. Montreal, Canada
  19. Osaka, Japan
  20. Copenhagen, Denmark

Chef picks

  • Los Angeles, California, USA
    Picked by chef Tim Cushman of Ms. Clucks Deluxe at Time Out Market Boston
  • Seoul, South Korea
    Picked by Chef Reif Othman of REIF at Time Out Market Dubai
  • Madrid, Spain
    Picked by Chef Michael Ayoub of Fornino at Time Out Market New York

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