Bristol has been named one of the best places in Europe to get street food. Anyone who lives in the city or has visited it knows that Bristol has a thriving food scene, and it's now been listed as one of the top 20 destinations for street food on this continent by Travelmag.
Every city on the list is given a summary by the website, and Bristol's reads: "Perched on the River Avon, with Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south, multicultural Bristol is a hotbed of creativity and culture. Driven by its large student population and London diaspora, at the heart of this spirit of innovation is a flourishing food scene, exemplified by the ethnically diverse street food sold across the city.
"Locals and visitors flock to daily and weekly markets where purveyors serve up delicacies from under gazebos and vintage trucks. Those in the know head to the six-day-a-week foodie heaven of St Nicholas Market, home to everything from Szechuan noodles and Persian wraps to zingy tacos and comforting pie and mash, while at the Tobacco Factory Sunday Marketpatisserie, Italian arancini and kombucha fly off the shelves."
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The only other British city on the list is Manchester, while Dublin also makes the cut. However, the list is slightly skewed in favour of less well known cities.
Travelmag's parameters for judging the list makes it clear that well-known capital cities have been excluded. Their criteria says: "We omitted the most obvious capital cities with a widely-recognised street food scene – such as Paris, London and Barcelona – and only considered destinations with a population of well under one million.
"Each city also needed to have its own distinctive street food scene with dishes and delicacies particular to that place, whether that’s centuries-old local sandwich recipes or ethnically-diverse dishes from multicultural communities. We’ve also taken into consideration food festivals, daily and weekly markets, and covered food courts."
