Bangkok Named ‘Foodiest’ City in Fast Feasts Battle

The Awards, which aim to uncover the most delicious fast food served by locally owned establishments with locally sourced food, are based on nominations by local food experts and bloggers. These were narrowed to 60 and tested by a team of Chowzter tasters. They cut across several categories including pizzas, vegetarian, bakery, rice, sandwiches and more.

Bangkok won in the “Foodiest City on Earth” category. In Bangkok, the Phat Thai served at the Phat Thai Thip Samai restaurant won in the “Noodle” category, and the Garlic Fried Chicken at the Polo Fried Chicken restaurant was nominated in the “Tastiest Bird” category.

According to a review in the Asian Wall Street Journal, “In the Foodiest category, Bangkok bared forks with London, Lima, Singapore and Vancouver. But the city known for its vast array of food on the go and some of the freshest, flavour-packed offerings – even if it also wins recognition for the world’s top restaurants – ultimately triumphed.”

According to Ministry of Sports and Tourism figures, visitor spending per capita per day in 2012 totalled 4,392 Baht, of which 19% (821 Baht) was on Food & Beverage. In 2011, the expenditure on Food & Beverage was 784 Baht, or 18% of the total.