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Portland likes coffee, and other accurate food stereotypes now confirmed by Google

Sorry, coffee, Conway, South Carolina, doesn't care about you.
Sorry, coffee, Conway, South Carolina, doesn't care about you.
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Libby Nelson is Vox's policy editor, leading coverage of how government action and inaction shape American life. Libby has more than a decade of policy journalism experience, including at Inside Higher Ed and Politico. She joined Vox in 2014.

Austin, Texas, is really interested in tacos, while Poughkeepsie, New York, couldn't care less about them.

The folks at Google Trends used search data to determine which large cities and towns care the most about different aspects of the food world. Here's what they found:

Congratulations, Washington, DC, you're the most interested in "restaurants"! And nearby Arlington, VA is most interested in "brunch." Coffee, unsurprisingly, reigns supreme in Portland, Oregon, and wine wins the day in San Francisco.