Verizon superpages.com Lists 25 Tastiest U.S. Cities Based on Restaurant Listings

June 13, 2005 -- From neighborhood bagel shops to world-class steakhouses, New York City is the Tastiest City in the U.S., according to a survey of restaurant listings on Verizon superpages.com the premier online shopping and local search site.



Texas has three of the Tastiest Cities in the Top 10, while New York and California each have two cities. The rankings are based on the number of eating establishments in each city listed in the “restaurants” category on superpages.com.

The Tastiest Cities are:
1. New York City
2. Chicago, Illinois   
3. Los Angeles, California
4. Houston, Texas
5. Brooklyn, New York
6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7. San Francisco, California
8. Dallas, Texas
9. Atlanta, Georgia
10. San Antonio, Texas
11. San Diego, California
12. Miami, Florida
13. Washington, D.C.
14.Seattle, Washington
15. Las Vegas, Nevada
16. Phoenix, Arizona
17. Portland, Oregon
18. St. Louis, Missouri
19. Austin, Texas
20. Indianapolis, Indiana
21. Baltimore, Maryland
22. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
23. Memphis, Tennessee
24. Minneapolis, Minnesota
25. Denver, Colorado

"Verizon superpages.com is your best resource for finding the right restaurant for fine or casual dining," says Eric Chandler, vice president of e-commerce marketing for superpages.com. "And these 25 cities have the most restaurant choices in the U.S."

The Web site also includes travel tips from Samantha Brown of the Travel Channel. Her advice covers shopping for trip supplies, packing your luggage, coping with problems en route and finding local information once you arrive at your destination.

To find a restaurant's phone number or location, Brown likes the versatility of superpages on the go – a complete information resource on Verizon Wireless Get It Now phones. For one low monthly fee, subscribers get maps and driving directions, restaurant reviews, weather forecasts and directory information – right over the cell phone.

"If you have a Verizon Wireless phone, sign up for superpages on the go," she says. "It allows you to find hotels, restaurants or tourist attractions along your route -- or at your destination. Imagine – no stopping at the gas station to ask the attendant!"

The complete list of Samantha Brown's travel tips is available on Verizon superpages.com, the nation’s best Internet directory.

About Samantha Brown
Samantha Brown is a travel expert and the host of several popular programs on the Travel Channel including Passport to Europe with Samantha Brown, Great Hotels, Interstitials, Girl Meets Hawaii and Great Vacation Homes.

Before becoming a travel television personality, Brown was a working actress in New York City, starring in off-Broadway hits like June Moon and Brutality of Fact. She graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor of fine arts degree in musical theater.

About Verizon superpages.com
Verizon Information Services, a division of Verizon Communications Corp. (NYSE: VZ), is the nation’s most advanced provider of yellow pages and related shopping information. It has $3.6 billion in revenues from products including: Verizon SuperPages yellow pages; Verizon superpages.com (http://www.superpages.com), the nation’s number 1 Internet directory and a leading online shopping resource; and the superpages on the go information directory offered through Verizon Wireless Get It Now services and on other wireless carriers. The company is the largest publisher of Hispanic directories in the U.S. and the first to provide a Hispanic online shopping resource (http://www.superpages.com/espanol).