--- title: These American Cities Have the Best Tippers description: The results are in—see which diners have the deepest pockets. canonical: https://time.com/3450861/these-american-cities-have-the-best-tippers/ author: Real Simple article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-10T11:00:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:13:30.371Z og:title: These American Cities Have the Best Tippers og:description: The results are in—see which diners have the deepest pockets. og:url: https://time.com/3450861/these-american-cities-have-the-best-tippers/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e1da2a83f097db1/6986a643e8524b538c604ff2/888588-001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4145 og:image:height: 2332 og:image:alt: 888588-001 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These American Cities Have the Best Tippers twitter:description: The results are in—see which diners have the deepest pockets. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e1da2a83f097db1/6986a643e8524b538c604ff2/888588-001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These American Cities Have the Best Tippers > Sponsored content. 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It is a free newsletter available at time.com/newsletters. by [Real Simple](https://time.com/author/real-simple/) ## Real Simple Oct 10, 2014 11:00 AM UTC  Tip and receipt on table in restaurant Tip and receipt on table in restaurant Angela Wyant—Getty Images by [Real Simple](https://time.com/author/real-simple/) ## Real Simple Oct 10, 2014 11:00 AM UTC _This article originally appeared on_ [_RealSimple.com_](http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/money/spending/city-best-tippers)_._ In 2014, the [National Restaurant Association](http://www.restaurant.org/News-Research/Research/Forecast-2014) expects restaurants to hit a record-breaking $683.4 billion in sales, and 40 percent of Americans think of dining out as an essential part of their lifestyle. Food & Wine zeroed in on American dining habits in their “quasi-scientific, potentially controversial” survey of [America’s Favorite Food Cities](http://www.foodandwine.com/americas-favorite-food-cities), and, in particular, found which cities don’t skimp on gratuity. ([MORE: 11 Surprising Ways to Cook With Arugula](http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/popular-ingredients/arugula-recipes-00100000130462/index.html?xid=rs-time-090914)) When it comes to tipping, New York City has the most generous diners, followed by Chicago and Las Vegas. Milwaukee also made the list, along with Portland, Maine. Earlier this year, Square, a mobile wallet, [released data](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/28/the-best-tippers-in-america/#ixzz2udd6lzyI) on users’ tipping habits, and many of the same cities made the list, based on the percentage of customers that tip and how much they leave. Check out more of the results from [America’s Favorite Food Cities](http://www.foodandwine.com/americas-favorite-food-cities) here. Not sure how much is appropriate to leave? Take a look at our [restaurant-tipping guide](http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/money/etiquette/restaurant-tipping-guide-00000000056969/). **Which Cities Have the Best Tippers?** New York City Chicago Las Vegas San Francisco Washington, DC Los Angeles Louisville Portland, ME Honolulu Milwaukee ([MORE: 11 Recipes That Prove Bacon Makes Everything Better](http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/bacon-recipes?xid=rs-time-090914)) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3450861/these-american-cities-have-the-best-tippers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3450861/these-american-cities-have-the-best-tippers/"},"headline":"These American Cities Have the Best Tippers","datePublished":"2014-10-10T11:00:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:13:30.371Z","description":"The results are in—see which diners have the deepest pockets.","url":"https://time.com/3450861/these-american-cities-have-the-best-tippers/","keywords":["Living","Newsfeed","Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e1da2a83f097db1/6986a643e8524b538c604ff2/888588-001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Real Simple","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/real-simple/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e1da2a83f097db1/6986a643e8524b538c604ff2/888588-001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"888588-001","caption":"888588-001","creditText":"Angela Wyant—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3450861/these-american-cities-have-the-best-tippers/","name":"These American Cities Have the Best Tippers"}}]}] ```