WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – Roaming Hunger, the service that makes it easy to book the best food trucks for any event nationwide utilizing its network of more than 7,300 gourmet food trucks and food carts, released its annual top ten food truck list the top food truck cities. This year, Orlando holds onto the top spot as the city with the highest number of food trucks per person at 47.06 trucks per capita, which includes Treehouse Truck, The Traveling Gourmet and Wako Taco.

Outside of Orlando, people located in areas such as Miami; Ashville; Washington, DC; Minneapolis; and Charleston have more food truck catering options and a better chance of not having to wait in long lines. These cities, many of which have fewer than a million residents, are becoming prime destinations for food trucks mainly due to a vibrant food truck culture, receptiveness to food trucks as a catering option and reasonable street service regulations.

The top 10 cities with the highest number of food trucks per capita
  • Orlando, FL (47.06)
  • Miami, FL (42.82)
  • Asheville, NC (41.38)
  • Durham, NC (39.18)
  • Hamilton, OH (35.48)
  • Charleston, SC (34.375)
  • Washington, D.C. (29.89)
  • Kauai, HI (28.57)
  • Salt Lake City, UT (27.75)
  • Atlanta, GA (27.68)

Alongside cities with the most food trucks, the data also showed that Los Angeles is once again the city with the most gourmet food trucks. With more than 373 food trucks ranging from Coolhaus and The Grilled Cheese Truck to The Lobos Truck and Kogi BBQ, Los Angeles continues to be the go-to place for food trucks of all kinds.

While additional major metropolitan areas were also on the list, there were some significant appearances on the list by cities with smaller populations. Locations like San Francisco, Seattle, and Denver are quickly increasing the number of food trucks in their respective areas.

The top ten cities with the most food trucks*
  • Los Angeles, CA (373)
  • Washington, DC (197)
  • San Francisco, CA (184)
  • Houston, TX (183)
  • Miami, FL (179)
  • Seattle, WA (173)
  • Denver, CO (164)
  • Phoenix, AZ (145)
  • New York, NY (138)
  • Dallas, TX (131)

**This top ten food truck list was comprised by pulling the current number of food trucks within Roaming Hunger’s network, but does not include mobile or stationary carts.