Who has the better food scene, NY/NYC or MA/Boston?

[Buzz Rules]

Who has the better food scene, NY/NYC or MA/Boston?

 

[Buzz Rules]

Share your favorite food from both.

Music for both places:

 

[Carouselofplanning]

New York by a mile. But Boston’s a much more charming and easier city to navigate. Other than New England institutions (Legal Harborside, North end Italian spots like Strega, steak at Abe & Louies, fish and chips at Union Oyster House, etc) much of Boston’s popular spots are just their versions of a current food trend and many of them started in….NY.

 

[Kooks and Bay Bay]

New York State overall not just NYC.

The state is a melting pot with many cultures represented in large numbers.

 

[citruscurtis]

Grand Central station...hard day of touring... and rushing to catch Hudson River line..1983... wonderful croissant sandwich ...

And being a 1970s geek... taking the national geographic to the far corner of the library to view those melons.....all that primitive food...10 years later spilling on to Manhattan sidewalks

 

[MICKIMINI]

Well, if you are in MA you might as well just come up to NH for some real LOBSTAH. Portsmouth NH has docks where you can buy it right off the boat and they will overnight it all over the world. Cheaper too with no sales tax!!

 

[BayouQueen]

For me, no question New York is better for food.

 

[hardcorestitch]

Neither. There’s better food out there and it’s not in either.

 

[HeatherC]

Both are great. To me it is like comparing apples to oranges. NYC is just SO much bigger with so many options. But Boston for its size has a wonderful food scene that is also very diverse. Can’t go wrong with either.

 

[China Expat]

Well, if you are in MA you might as well just come up to NH for some real LOBSTAH. Portsmouth NH has docks where you can buy it right off the boat and they will overnight it all over the world. Cheaper too with no sales tax!!

Was just there yesterday!

 

[China Expat]

Boston, hands down!

 

[PolymerSkywalker]

NYC, and it’s not even close.

 

[dvc lover 1970]

RI beats both for genuine italian cuisine.

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

I go away now and then and then I realize/remember how incredible food is in nyc.

 

[PolymerSkywalker]

I go away now and then and then I realize/remember how incredible food is in nyc.

It’s the variety imho. You can get great Italian, French, Chinese, Thai, Korean, Indian, or a fusion of many styles of food.

 

[LilyWDW]

If I had to pick from those two only I would say MA/Boston. I have been to NYC and it has some great spots, but some of the best food I had was in Salem.

But neither can match up to Chicago.

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

It’s the variety imho. You can get great Italian, French, Chinese, Thai, Korean, Indian, or a fusion of many styles of food.

Variety is absolutely amazing. I think water helps too. I was down on Jersey shore in August and making steamed dumplings and I used bottled water as I was afraid steaming in tap water as gonna add bad flavor to food.

 

[T00dles]

Boston for donuts.

 

[snappy]

NYC, had many a great meal there, often during restaurant week, when the prices were excellent.

 

[mjkacmom]

NYC.