Mumbai Ranks 14th among Top 20 Cities for Best Food Globally

Mumbai, a city known for its Vada Pav, Pav Bhaji, Misal Pav and Bhel Puri has made it to the world’s 20 best cities for food for 2025! Mumbai occupies the 14th position in a survey by Time Out. However, Mumbai’s rank has gone down as compared to last year when the city grabbed the 8th spot!

Talking about this year, the survey has highlighted Mumbai’s diverse street food offerings with a focus on the khau gallis (food streets), Southern Zaveri Bazaar and Northern Ghatkopar. “Between savoury chaat, jumbo-sandwiches, veggie-laden ‘pizzas’, Beirut-inspired Frankie-wraps, and dry-fruit topped falooda, every bite is far from demure – never subtle and never shy,” the survey mentions.

Mumbai’s Jini Dosa mentioned

Jini Dosa – a crispy dosa made from lentil and rice batter, stuffed with colorful vegetables, smeared with Schezwan sauce, topped with grated local cheese, and served as bite-sized rolls – received a special mention in the survey, especially the one which is sold at Vile Parle’s Khau Galli.

Time Out surveyed thousands of food lovers around the world to create the list of top 20 cities on the basis of cuisine. Local residents of each city were asked to rate their city’s food scene on 18 different criteria, including quality, affordability and attributes from ‘family-friendly’ to experimental. A ranking was created on the basis of these ratings as well as scores from the publication’s in-house food experts and critics.

Top 20 Cities with Best Food

Other cities which have made it to the top 20 list include New Orleans (Louisiana, US) at rank one followed by Bangkok (Thailand) and Medelln (Colombia). Food quality and affordability of each city were considered, along with evaluation by a panel of food experts, including editors, critics, and Time Out Market chefs. The highest-scoring city from each country made it to the final list.

Here is the full list of the top 20 cities for best food:

1. New Orleans (US)

2. Bangkok (Thailand)

3. Medellin (Colombia)

4. Cape Town (South Africa)

5. Madrid (Spain)

6. Mexico City (Mexico)

7. Lagos (Nigeria)

8. Shanghai (China)

9. Paris (France)

10. Jakarta (Indonesia)

11. Marrakech (Morocco)

12. Lima (Peru)

13. Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

14. Mumbai (India)

15. Abu Dhabi (UAE)

16. Cairo (Egypt)

17. Porto (Portugal)

18. Montreal (Canada)

19. Naples (Italy)

20. San Jose (Costa Rica)