Having a good pre-flight meal can mean your trip abroad starts off in the right way. There are numerous studies that show that good food genuinely does help to create a good mood. But which airports in the world make this easy, and which make it incredibly challenging to eat good food? The best airports in the world for food

Here you’ll find a Radical Storage review of the top 100 airports in the world (by passenger numbers), analyzing what eateries they had on offer, how this was rated by passengers from over 1.2 million reviews, what options they had for people with dietary requirements, and the average price diners would pay for a main meal or lunch item.

If you’re hungry to learn more, the full findings reviewing the best airports in the world for food and restaurants can be found below.

Key findings: The best airports in the world for food

• The Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, is the world’s best airport for food, with a huge 270 options to choose from, where a typical main menu or lunch item would cost an average of $8.18.
• 8 of the 20 best airports in the world for food are located in the United States, with Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport leading the way as the world’s 2nd best airport for food.
• Manchester Airport is the best in the UK for food, with 30 eateries to choose from and the UK’s widest variety for vegans and vegetarians, with 26 options.
• Zürich Airport, Switzerland, is the world’s best airport for vegans and vegetarians, with 36 options registered online and rated a higher-than-average 3.8 out of 5 stars.
• Those following a gluten-free diet will have the easiest time at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport with 36 options, followed by Boston’s Logan International with 30 options.
• Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Vietnam has the lowest average food cost, where one main or lunch item would cost $2.75, while Japan’s Kansai International Airport had the highest average cost at $34.02.

South Korea’s busiest airport, Incheon International Airport, just outside of Seoul, was found to be the best airport in the world for its culinary offerings.

With 270 eateries to choose from, diners are spoiled for choice with Korean, American, Italian, and Mexican, to name a few. However, it is worth noting that the average rating of these eateries was just 3.2 out of 5 on Google Maps.  For further context, the average of all airport eateries in the world was just 3.3 out of 5. Incheon had a lower-than-average meal cost, with average main menu items costing approximately $8.18. The airport did have three confirmed choices for vegans and vegetarians; however, there were no gluten-free options registered online.

In second place was Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, U.S., with 138 eateries rated an average of 3.4 out of 5. What makes this airport so outstanding in this analysis is its offering for those who eat gluten-free, with 36 options registered online, the most out of any other airport in this analysis.

Finally, in third place was Taiwan’s busiest airport, Taoyuan International Airport, just west of the capital, Taipei. While this airport has a lower eatery count of 29, they are rated higher at 3.7 out of 5 and have a low average dish price of $5.65, perfect for those looking for a relatively affordable pre-flight meal.

The top twenty airports for food choices around the world can be seen in the table below.

The top 20 airports for food in the world