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Best travel destinations for food allergies

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New York City
Five boroughs of skyline, food and museums
9.5
New York City health rules require restaurants to post a food allergy poster in the kitchen. A certified supervisor must be present whenever food is being prepared. The Union Square Greenmarket runs four days a week with farmers selling produce and eggs. Shoppers can ask growers how their food is raised.
Highlights:
  • 🌃 Visit Times Square at night for unforgettable neon views
  • 🎭 Watch a Broadway musical in the Theater District
  • 🏙️ Admire skyline views from the Top of a skyscraper
Singapore
Tropical city-state of hawker food and gardens
9.5
UNESCO added Singapore's hawker culture to its intangible heritage list in 2020. Most stalls specialize in one or two dishes with short ingredient lists. Singapore's food rules require packaged foods to declare allergens such as peanuts and crustaceans. Chicken rice comes with plain poached chicken, fragrant rice and chili sauce.
Highlights:
  • 🏮 Wander through Chinatown’s temples and traditional shophouses
  • 🌳 Visit Gardens by the Bay and its iconic Supertree Grove
  • 🌆 Admire the futuristic skyline from Marina Bay Sands SkyPark
Tokyo
Japan's capital of temples, towers and food
9.7
Japan requires packaged foods to declare specified allergens including wheat, buckwheat, egg, milk, peanuts, shrimp and crab. Allergen tables at many chain restaurants list what each dish contains. Convenience store onigiri carry small allergy labels on the back. A card written in Japanese helps explain a food allergy to staff.
Highlights:
  • 🖼️ Visit the teamLab digital art museum
  • 🌆 Enjoy panoramic city views from observation decks
  • 🍣 Savor sushi at a local eatery
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