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Cities were ranked on number of street food vendors, affordability, number of street food experiences and sanitation.

According to research conducted by My Late Deals, Hong Kong is the best city for street food.

The city topped the Street Food Index, beating competition from Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh.

The Street Food City Index ranks the top 30 street food cities in the world for food obsessed travellers.

The Street Food City Index ranks the cities on 4 parameters: number of street food vendors, affordability, number of street food experiences/tours and sanitation.

Hong Kong was followed by Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, Singapore, Mumbai, Rome, Tel Aviv, Sydney, Mexico City, with Portland rounding out the top 10.

Hong Kong topped the ranking thanks to its high number of street food stalls and street food experiences and high levels of sanitation. Street food is also reasonably cheap in Hong Kong costing around £5.

Some of the food you can try in Hong Kong include: dim sum, curry fishballs and cheung fun.

Bangkok came second on the list as its home to the cheapest street food (with an average cost of just £1.61) and the second highest number of street food experiences available in the list. It also scored high marks in number of street food vendors but drops points on sanitation.

Some of the food you can try in Bangkok include: pad thai, khao niao mamuang and tom yum goong.

Sitting in third place is Ho Chi Minh which gets top marks for number of street food experiences and high marks for affordability (with an average cost of just £1.77) and number of vendors but like Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh lost marks for sanitation.

Some of the food you can try in Ho Chi Minh include: pho, banh mi and goi cuon.

Singapore takes fourth spot thanks to its high levels of sanitation and number of street food experiences. It also scores highly on number of vendors but loses points on affordability with an average cost of £7.10.

Some of the food you can try in Singapore include: char kway teow, kaya toast and laksa.

In fifth place is Mumbai. The city scored top marks in street food vendors with the highest number on the list. It also scored well on affordability (with an average price of just £3.43) and street food experiences. It scored lower on the sanitation aspect.

Some of the food you can try in Mumbai include: vada pav, bhelpuri and pav bhaji.

The current top 30 street food cities have been listed below:

Position City Total Points Number of Street Food vendors Street Food Vendor Points Affordability of Street Food (cost in GBP) Affordability Points Number of street food experiences/activities Experiences Points Food Sanitation Sanitation Points
1 Hong Kong 93 224 23 5.24 17 18 23 100% 30
2 Bangkok 90 211 18 1.61 30 93 29 98.20% 13
3 Ho Chi Minh 89 236 25 1.77 29 103 30 91.20% 5
4 Singapore 86 212 19 7.1 12 23 25 100% 30
5 Mumbai 78 281 30 3.43 23 17 21 87.60% 4
6 Rome 76 191 14 13.58 4 57 28 100% 30
7 Tel Aviv 73 217 20 13.98 2 17 21 100% 30
8 Sydney 72 255 28 11.06 7 3 7 100% 30
9 Mexico City 70 217 21 3.69 19 14 16 98.30% 14
10 Portland 69 256 29 12.34 6 7 14 99.20% 20
11 Seoul 68 180 12 5.44 16 16 19 99.60% 21
11 Beijing 68 193 15 3.45 21 21 24 95.80% 8
13 Berlin 67 206 17 7.24 11 4 9 100% 30
14 Paris 66 235 23 13.58 4 4 9 100% 30
15 Istanbul 65 104 5 4.23 18 24 26 98.90% 16
16 Palermo 63 155 10 7.24 11 5 12 100% 30
16 Penang 63 172 11 1.96 27 8 15 96.40% 10
18 Tokyo 61 151 9 7.74 9 42 27 98.90% 16
19 New Orleans 60 248 26 10.78 8 2 6 99.20% 20
19 Kuala Lumpur 60 33 2 2.93 25 18 23 96.40% 10
21 Cartagena 59 113 6 1.93 28 7 14 96.50% 11
22 Port Louis 58 194 16 5.7 15 1 5 99.90% 22
22 Honolulu 58 253 27 12.34 6 1 5 99.20% 20
24 Taipei 49 12 1 3.15 24 15 17 94% 7
25 Marrakech 48 147 8 2.36 26 5 12 83% 2
26 Rio 45 147 7 5.95 14 5 12 97.50% 12
27 New York 43 79 3 14.8 1 16 19 99.20% 20
27 Durban 43 221 22 6.36 13 1 5 84.70% 3
29 Kingston 39 189 13 3.63 20 0 0 92.90% 6
30 Dakar 27 89 4 3.44 22 0 0 75.20% 1