{"id":39176,"date":"2025-11-14T08:18:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/39176\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T08:18:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:18:33","slug":"this-unexpected-u-s-city-just-beat-new-york-as-the-top-foodcation-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/39176\/","title":{"rendered":"This unexpected U.S. city just beat New York as the top foodcation spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Move over, New York<\/a>, there\u2019s a new heavyweight champion in America\u2019s culinary scene. A new study commissioned by Visit Anaheim<\/a> and conducted by Talker Research<\/a> has revealed that Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/a> has officially topped the list as the nation\u2019s No. 1 foodcation destination, beating out the Big Apple itself.<\/p>\n

The survey of 2,000 Americans explored the growing trend of \u201cfoodcations,\u201d trips taken specifically to experience a destination\u2019s cuisine. According to the findings, 21% of travelers have already taken a food-focused getaway, with the average respondent traveling 484 miles and spending around $910 on their most recent trip. But food lovers are willing to pay up to $1,929 if it means tasting something that\u2019s been on their must-try list.<\/p>\n

At the top of that list? The iconic Philly cheesesteak, a gooey, savory sandwich that\u2019s become synonymous with the City of Brotherly Love. For many Americans, no culinary pilgrimage is complete without biting into that perfect combo of shaved beef, melted cheese, and soft hoagie roll.<\/p>\n

New York City came in second for its world-famous New York-style pizza, while Kansas City and Missouri ranked third for their legendary BBQ. In fourth place was Chicago, Illinois, home to deep-dish pizza that\u2019s more casserole than slice, and rounding out the top five was Central Texas, celebrated for its slow-smoked brisket and classic BBQ culture.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, most respondents said they prefer \u201chole-in-the-wall\u201d eateries (41%) over big-name restaurants (14%) when traveling, though 45% like a mix of both.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The top \u201cfoodcations\u201d that Americans would like to experience<\/p>\n

\"NYC<\/p>\n

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Philly cheesesteak<\/p>\n

New York City, New York; New York-style pizza<\/p>\n

Missouri and Kansas; Kansas City BBQ<\/p>\n

Chicago, Illinois; deep-dish pizza<\/p>\n

Central Texas; Texas BBQ<\/p>\n

Memphis, Tennessee; Memphis BBQ<\/p>\n

Alaska; King crab<\/p>\n

Boston, Massachusetts; lobster roll (warm with butter)<\/p>\n

Louisiana; gumbo<\/p>\n

Southeast; biscuits and gravy<\/p>\n

Maine; lobster roll (cold with mayonnaise)<\/p>\n

California; In-N-Out Burger<\/p>\n

Maryland; Chesapeake Bay crab<\/p>\n

California; California-style pizza<\/p>\n

New York City, New York; pastrami on rye<\/p>\n

Chicago, Illinois; Italian beef sandwich<\/p>\n

Oklahoma; chicken-fried steak<\/p>\n

Arizona and New Mexico; Navajo tacos and fry bread<\/p>\n

Napa Valley, California; wine<\/p>\n

San Antonio, Texas; Tex-Mex<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Move over, New York, there\u2019s a new heavyweight champion in America\u2019s culinary scene. A new study commissioned by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39177,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[988,9,24,55,54,56,2578,956],"class_list":{"0":"post-39176","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-destinations","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-new-york-city-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-city-news","13":"tag-ny","14":"tag-premium","15":"tag-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}