City Taste Test
Answer ten questions and see which of twenty cities eats the way you do.
The City Taste Test quiz asks ten quick questions and ranks twenty cities by how closely their signature food matches your taste. Nothing to install and no account needed.
- 10 questions, about a minute
- 20 food cities
- Free, no sign-up
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It is the first morning of your trip. What is on the plate?
What is the City Taste Test?
The City Taste Test is a free quiz that ranks 20 cities by how closely their signature food matches your taste. It is also the food-review format behind the name: walk a city, taste its signature dishes, rate each one on camera.
A city's food is a set of decisions about heat, sweetness, sourness, richness, freshness and adventure. Ten questions score your own habits on those same six axes, then the quiz compares you with every city profile it holds.
New York is an easy example. Its profile leans rich and sweet: a folded cheese slice, a pastrami sandwich, a slice of cheesecake. Answer that you finish most meals with something sweet and you will land close to it.
- 10 questions, 4 options each, about a minute to finish.
- 20 cities, each scored on the same 6 taste axes.
- 6 dishes in every city guide.
- Free, with no account and nothing to install.
How the quiz picks your city
Every answer moves the six taste axes: heat, sweet, sour, rich, fresh and adventure. Your answers build one profile, and each of the 20 cities already has one, scored the same way.
The two profiles are compared with cosine similarity, the standard way to compare two sets of scores. The closest city comes first, shown as a percentage match, with the next two as cards.
Answer by habit rather than ambition. There is no answer worth preferring, and a lower match often points at the city that would surprise you most.
- Answer 10 questions, 4 options each.
- Each answer moves the 6 axes: heat, sweet, sour, rich, fresh, adventure.
- Your answers are compared with each of the 20 city profiles.
- The closest city is shown first, with the top 3 as cards.
Taste test guides by region
All 20 cities have a guide built to the same shape: 6 signature dishes in the order to eat them, what to judge in each one, the kind of place that serves it, a budget range and the best time of day.
They are grouped into five regions, from North America through Latin America and Europe to Asia, so you can start from where you live or from where you are going next.
Open one guide and the first dish is the lightest on the list while the last is the one a visitor would never order alone. That order is the plan.
- 6 dishes per city, ordered light to heavy.
- What to judge, in the words you would use while eating.
- The kind of place to look for, never a business name.
- A budget range and the best window for each stop.
North America
Latin America
More ways to play
The guessing game is the fastest way in: 10 rounds, 1 dish each, 4 cities to choose from, and an explanation after every answer.
The scorecard rates any dish out of 10 on flavor, texture, value and whether you would reorder it. The planner builds a route of 3 to 8 stops, 6 by default, for any city.
A group can play 10 rounds over dinner, then score the plates on the same four criteria and compare totals.
Which one to reach for
- Learning the dishes with no food in front of you: the guessing game.
- A table full of plates and a group to settle: the scorecard.
- A day in a city you do not know yet: one of the 20 city guides.
- A city with no guide, or a route to film: the planner.
Guess the City
Ten rounds. One dish each. Four cities to choose from. How many can you place?
Scorecard
Rate every dish out of ten on four criteria and watch the ranking build itself.
Planner
Tell us the city, the budget and how much time you have. Get a tasting route you can film or follow.
Questions people ask
Is the City Taste Test quiz free?
Yes. The quiz, the guessing game, the scorecard and all twenty city guides are free and need no account. You can take the quiz as many times as you like.
Do I need to sign in?
No. Signing in is only needed to save a custom taste test plan to your account or to buy credits, and the free daily plan does not need it either.
How accurate is the result?
It is a ranked similarity between your answers and each city's taste profile, not a personality test. Treat the percentage as a guide to what to try next, and take the third and fourth cities seriously.
How long does it take?
About a minute for ten questions. There is no timer and you can go back a question if an answer does not feel right.
Does it store my answers?
The quiz runs in your browser and the answers stay there. The site counts anonymous page views and a few funnel steps, which you can read about on the privacy page.
Can I use the quiz with friends?
Yes, and it works better that way. Have everyone answer on their own phone, then compare top matches and argue about the bottom of the list.
Can I put the scores in a spreadsheet?
The scorecard copies plain text you can paste straight into any spreadsheet or notes app, so a group can compare totals without passing a phone around.