Top 20 food cities in the world revealed for 2026 — see where NYC ranks after being ignored last year

Maria Simulescu

Time Out has released its annual — and fully subjective — list of the 20 best cities for food , naming Lima, Peru, as the global culinary capital this year. But, perhaps more importantly, New York City returned to the list at No. 15 after being conspicuously absent from last year’s rankings. Of course, the placement still seems woefully low given that NYC boasts more Michelin-starred restaurants than any US city, with cuisines spanning every corner of the globe from Togo to Tokyo. To compile