Israel’s Haifa, Tel Aviv have the world's best falafel: study

Israeli cities Haifa and Tel Aviv have the world's best falafel, said 10bis.co.il, a leader in online and mobile food ordering from restaurants in Israel, in a new report.

By evaluating factors such as the number of falafel restaurants and the quality of the dish reported on each city around the globe, the food experts at 10bis.co.il created an index score to reveal the best world cities for falafel on a scale from zero to 10.

Taking the second spot is Tel Aviv, with 8.70 out of 10. Interestingly, Tel Aviv has 13 falafel restaurants per 100,000 inhabitants, more than first place Haifa with nine. 10bis.co.il has revealed that Haifa was given the highest score of 9.07 out of 10, thus being crowned the capital with the best falafel worldwide.

Despite almost only 4% of restaurants in the Israeli city offering this dish, Haifa has the tastiest falafel of all places analysed (4.67/5 falafel rating).

In third place is another Middle Eastern city, Beirut, with 7.92/10. Falafels in Lebanon’s capital are the third highest rated amongst all world capitals, with a remarkable 4.54 out of five.

In joint third is Jerusalem with 7.92/10. The capital has 9.36% of restaurants specialising in falafels, putting it ahead of fellow Israeli cities; Haifa (3.95%) and Tel Aviv (2.56%).

85% of the top 20 cities for falafel are in Europe

Placing fifth in the overall ranking, Amsterdam is the best European city for falafel with an overall score of 7.62 out of 10. The Netherlands’ capital has 12 falafel restaurants per 100,000 inhabitants, behind European cities such as Brussels with an impressive 33 venues (the highest of all places analysed). The Belgian capital ranked sixth in the study, with a total score of 7.55/10.

In seventh is Athens (7.51 out of 10). The Greek capital offers the tastiest falafel in Europe with a 4.60 out of 5 falafel review rating - shortly behind Haifa which comes out on top in the overall study.

Berlin claims eighth place with 7.48/10. Known for being one of the world’s most vegan-friendly cities, 2.61% of the restaurants in the German capital offer high quality falafel rated at 4.37/5. Ahead of Berlin when it comes to the tastiest falafel (4.42/5), Lisbon in Portugal takes the ninth spot in the overall ranking with 7.47/10.

Rounding off the top 10 cities for falafel is Copenhagen (7.24 out of 10). The Danish capital has 43% more falafel restaurants than Haifa, even though it scored 20% fewer points in the overall results. – TradeArabia News Service