1.4M airport Instagram posts, the highest count in the dataset
My Baggage Travel Foodie Index
The best airport layovers for food lovers
Discover which airports stand out for social media interest, highly rated restaurants and popular places to eat between flights.
Key findings
Airports that lead the ranking
Metric standouts
Where other airports have an edge
1,250.78 average restaurant Instagram posts, the highest in the study
4.28 average Google restaurant rating, the highest among the airports ranked
The leaderboard
Top airports for foodies
The Travel Foodie Score blends social media interest in the airport with the average quality and popularity of its airport restaurants.
Airport explorer
Find top airport restaurants
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 ranking
Compare all airports
Search by airport and compare the key metrics across the ranking.
24 airports
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.