Top 10 Best Street Food Cities

Tacos al pastor, elote, tlacoyos, and tamales from every corner make this sprawling metropolis a street food paradise.

A tiny island punching far above its weight with char kway teow, assam laksa, and a hawker culture recognized by UNESCO.

Simit carts, fish sandwich boats on the Bosphorus, and lahmacun vendors create a street food scene spanning two continents.

Vada pav, pav bhaji, and chaat stalls fuel a city of 20 million with some of the most intensely flavored street food on earth.

Jemaa el-Fnaa square transforms nightly into a massive open-air food court of tagines, snail soup, and freshly squeezed orange juice.

Plastic stool dining at its finest, with pho, banh mi, and broken rice served from dawn to midnight across every district.

Hawker centers elevated to a national institution, serving Hainanese chicken rice and laksa at prices that shame fine dining worldwide.

Anticuchos, ceviche carts, and picarones vendors showcase the street-level brilliance of South America's most exciting food city.

Japan's kitchen capital where takoyaki and okonomiyaki stalls in Dotonbori prove that serious culinary craft thrives on the street.

Tacos al pastor, elote, tlacoyos, and tamales from every corner make this sprawling metropolis a street food paradise.

A tiny island punching far above its weight with char kway teow, assam laksa, and a hawker culture recognized by UNESCO.

Simit carts, fish sandwich boats on the Bosphorus, and lahmacun vendors create a street food scene spanning two continents.

Vada pav, pav bhaji, and chaat stalls fuel a city of 20 million with some of the most intensely flavored street food on earth.

Jemaa el-Fnaa square transforms nightly into a massive open-air food court of tagines, snail soup, and freshly squeezed orange juice.

Plastic stool dining at its finest, with pho, banh mi, and broken rice served from dawn to midnight across every district.

Hawker centers elevated to a national institution, serving Hainanese chicken rice and laksa at prices that shame fine dining worldwide.

Anticuchos, ceviche carts, and picarones vendors showcase the street-level brilliance of South America's most exciting food city.

Japan's kitchen capital where takoyaki and okonomiyaki stalls in Dotonbori prove that serious culinary craft thrives on the street.