"To compile this list, Time Out surveyed thousands of city residents around the world. Respondents were asked about the food options in their city, with a focus on quality and affordability. Time Out editors filtered the results, including cities with the highest scores for each country in the generated rankings."

In the second place on the Time Out list is the city of Johannesburg in South Africa. Time Out considers recommendations from food writer Thando Moleketi-Williams, who recommends the downtown area of Braamfontein and several places such as the wine bar Mamakashaka and Friends on De Beer Street, as well as restaurants and galleries Artivist.

According to Grace Beard from Time Out, she told CNN Travel that affordability is also an important factor in this ranking. The editors are looking for cities where good quality food can be accessed by travelers with any budget. Here is the list of the top 20 cities for cuisine according to Time Out: