[Crawford]

I think Philly has the 4th best food scene of any downtown in the U.S.

Really only NYC, SF and Chicago have a better central-city food scene.

Based on this alone, I think Philly probably deserves inclusion in a Top 10 list.

And now that I think of it, I think I wouldn't include New Orleans. Obviously unique and interesting regional food scene, but very small, poor metro with relative lack of diversity.

I find it hard to believe that New Orleans would compare to, say, Philly, when it comes to, say, West African, Latin American, or Middle Eastern.

And the relative size and wealth of Philly compared to NO likely means there are many times the number of "destination" restaurants.