1.4M airport Instagram posts, the highest airport social count in the dataset.
My Baggage Travel Foodie Index
The best airports for a foodie layover
We compared airport social buzz, restaurant ratings and restaurant Instagram interest to find the airports with the strongest food scenes for your next layover.
Key findings
Airports that lead the ranking
Metric standouts
Where other airports have an edge
1,250.78 average restaurant Instagram posts, making it the strongest airport for restaurant social interest.
4.28 average Google restaurant rating, the highest Google average among the airports ranked.
The leaderboard
The top airports for food-loving travellers
The Travel Foodie Score blends social interest in the airport with the average quality and popularity of its airport restaurants.
Airport explorer
Compare the score behind each airport
Select an airport to see top restaurant picks you should visit on your next layover.
Top restaurant picks
Airport restaurants
Restaurant cards show the restaurant score out of 100.
Layover tips
How to make the most of your airport layover
Plan your meal around your connection time
For layovers over two hours, you have time for a proper sit-down meal. Under 90 minutes, grab something near your departure gate instead.
Map your route before you land
Check the terminal map and restaurant locations ahead of time so you do not waste layover minutes wandering. Screenshot the map if you will not have data.
Know which terminal you are in
Some airports split restaurants across terminals with no airside connection. Match your food picks to the terminal where your flight departs.
Ship your bags ahead, travel lighter
Sending luggage ahead with My Baggage means you move through the airport faster, skip baggage claim during connections, and have more time to enjoy the food scene.
Full data table
All airports in the ranking
Click a metric header to sort strongest values from top to bottom.
Send your bags ahead of your next foodie trip
My Baggage helps travellers ship luggage, boxes and sports equipment door to door, so the airport can be about the journey, not the heavy bags.
How the ranking was built
This study ranks airports for food-loving travellers by comparing five metrics: airport Instagram posts, average Google, Tripadvisor and Yelp restaurant ratings, and average restaurant Instagram posts.
Only airports with complete data across all five metrics were included. Restaurant picks use venues with complete platform rating data.