Finding a place to eat can be difficult, and it only gets more difficult when traveling. When you are traveling in a new city you do not want to end up spending your limited time on restaurants that miss the mark. Here are a few tips to help you find the best restaurants in a new city

  • National Recognition: If a restaurant in a town is really special it may be featured on cable food television. While this is not terribly common, there are tons of cities that have restaurants that have received national attention.
  • Review Sites: Using different review sites you can find restaurants that stand out among the crowds. While often these sites are used to avoid bad restaurants, they can also be used to find the cream of the crop.
  • Food Bloggers: Food bloggers are like food critics but can be more useful when searching online for specific cities. Following in the footsteps of a blogger can be a great way to find great restaurants.
  • Social Media: Much like a food blogs social media can be used to find restaurants that get a lot of buzz, whether it be attention from foodie accounts or tags and traffic. Regardless, social media can help you see which restaurants get attention as well as what they serve.

Finding restaurants in a city while traveling can be difficult but following these tips you should end up in at least a handful of great restaurants during your travels.