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Re:American Cheese Surplus Reaches Record High by rdl on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @02:51PM (#18868163)
57 Michelin starred chefs, and the US's premier wine region, plus lots of cheese/beef/specialty food producers. Also, pretty amazing ethnic food, particularly Mexican and Asian (of all types).

Maybe second to New York for restaurants, but per capita pretty much on top. California is the best produce region of the country, so there are better ingredients within 4 hours of SF than within 4h of NYC. NYC might win for European haute cuisine and for long-established restaurants.

https://sf.eater.com/maps/san-francisco-bay-area-michelin-re...

(More 3-starred restaurants than NYC)

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Re:American Cheese Surplus Reaches Record High by fcarraldo on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @03:48PM (#18868711)
I would argue that Los Angeles might possibly have San Francisco beat, just slightly, but the Michelin Guide hasn’t given stars in LA for over a decade. Still, it’s no where near New York, and per capita, SF is easily top of the list.
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Re:American Cheese Surplus Reaches Record High by rdl on Sunday January 13, 2019 @10:49PM (#18900488)
LA has gotten a lot better over the past 10y compared to SF's rate of improvement, and is way bigger in population. I think LA has more innovation happening (especially food trucks, weird fusion cuisines, etc.) because you can take risks there.

Portland is great, too, for similar reasons.

All of them (and probably >10 more cities in the US) have world-class food across multiple cuisines.

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