{"id":855,"date":"2015-12-17T22:12:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T22:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/?p=855"},"modified":"2023-05-21T22:21:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T22:21:49","slug":"australias-diverse-dining-suburbs-report-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/australias-diverse-dining-suburbs-report-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia’s Most Diverse Dining Suburbs: Report Released"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microburbs today released its cuisine diversity index, ranking Australian suburbs<\/a> on the uniqueness of their dining options.<\/p>\n

\"Lao

Lao Village, Fairfield – Image credit Grab Your Fork<\/p><\/div>\n

What would cultured urban life be without a new cuisine to try every night? Most major suburbs have a pizza place, a Chinese and a Thai but how many have a Belgian, a Persian and a Moroccan?<\/p>\n

The cuisine diversity index is part of our ongoing research into the Microburbs Hip Score – our measure of the elusive cool factor of some Australian suburbs. You probably feel it when you’re in a hip area, but we’re scientifically and statistically quantifying it. You could say we’re putting the genius back into je ne sais quoi<\/i>.<\/p>\n

If we were to consider the sheer number of restaurant types in a suburb, we would be strongly biased to suburbs with simply a lot of restaurants. Instead, we look at the ratio of interesting options to commonly available cuisines. The higher the proportion of unique cuisines, the higher the ranking.<\/p>\n

Some of these suburbs may not look all that hip, but cuisine diversity makes an area a destination for dining, which brings vitality into an area in the evenings. Good local restaurants are a big part of urban lifestyle, making diverse dining suburbs ones to watch.<\/p>\n

Sydney<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nSydney<\/strong><\/td>\nGo for…<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nFairfield<\/a><\/td>\nLaotian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nStrathfield<\/a><\/td>\nBurmese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nMarrickville<\/a><\/td>\nPeruvian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nGlebe<\/a><\/td>\nPolish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nEnmore<\/a><\/td>\nAfrican<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nBankstown<\/a><\/td>\nEgyptian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nKingsford<\/a><\/td>\nRussian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nBrighton-Le-Sands<\/a><\/td>\nGreek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nNewtown<\/a><\/td>\nBalkan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nBalmain<\/a><\/td>\nTurkish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Melbourne<\/h4>\n

\"AlphaAlpha Ouzeri, Brunswick – image credit Chasing A Plate<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nMelbourne<\/strong><\/td>\nGo for\u2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBrunswick<\/a><\/td>\nGreek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nFootscray<\/a><\/td>\nEthiopian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nCoburg<\/a><\/td>\nPakistani<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBrunswick East<\/a><\/td>\nPersian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nFitzroy<\/a><\/td>\nCuban<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nPrahran<\/a><\/td>\nNepalese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nSunshine<\/a><\/td>\nAfghani<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nCollingwood<\/a><\/td>\nLaotian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nDoncaster<\/a><\/td>\nGreek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nElsternwick<\/a><\/td>\nRussian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Brisbane<\/h4>\n
\"Tibetan

Tibetan Kitchen, West End – image credit Weekend Notes<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nBrisbane<\/strong><\/td>\nGo for…<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nWest End<\/a><\/td>\nTibetan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nSouth Brisbane<\/a><\/td>\nPeruvian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nFortitude Valley<\/a><\/td>\nFilipino<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nPaddington<\/a><\/td>\nFrench-Vietnamese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nSouth Bank<\/a><\/td>\nCrepes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nUpper Mount Gravatt<\/a><\/td>\nMalaysian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nNew Farm<\/a><\/td>\nTibetan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nBrisbane CBD<\/a><\/td>\nIndian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Perth<\/h4>\n
\"Meeka

Meeka Moroccan, Subiaco – image credit Meeka<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nPerth<\/strong><\/td>\nGo for…<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nSubiaco<\/a><\/td>\nMoroccan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nMount Lawley<\/a><\/td>\nIndonesian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nNorthbridge<\/a><\/td>\nVietnamese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nEast Victoria Park<\/a><\/td>\nSzechuan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nPerth CBD<\/a><\/td>\nKorean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nFremantle<\/a><\/td>\nNepalese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nHillarys<\/a><\/td>\nAfrican<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nJoondalup<\/a><\/td>\nPakistani<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Adelaide<\/h4>\n
\"Norberto's

Norberto’s Buenos Aires Brasserie, Adelaide – image credit @timyerrell<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nAdelaide<\/strong><\/td>\nGo for…<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nAdelaide City<\/a><\/td>\nArgentinean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nGlenelg<\/a><\/td>\nPeruvian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nNorth Adelaide<\/a><\/td>\nTibetan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Canberra<\/h4>\n
\"Banana

Banana Leaf Sri Lankan Restaurant, Canberra – image credit Banana Leaf Restaurant<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nCanberra<\/strong><\/td>\nGo for…<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nCanberra City<\/a><\/td>\nSri Lankan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nBelconnen<\/a><\/td>\nCambodian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nWoden<\/a><\/td>\nEthiopian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n