February 23, 2026
Introducing the v2 Scoring Rubric
A 25-point scale across five categories: Grub, Scene, Ops, Access, and Fuel. Here's how we think about it.
Ranking airports by their food is a surprisingly opinionated business. Early on we tried a simple five-star system and quickly discovered it couldn't distinguish between an airport with a mediocre on-field cafe and one where a world-class restaurant sits a short walk from the ramp. We needed more dimensions.
The v2 rubric scores each airport on twenty-five points spread across five categories. Grub carries the most weight at eight points — this is a dining guide, after all. Scene accounts for ambiance and the overall experience of being there. Ops covers runway length, approaches, and how forgiving the airport is to fly into. Access measures how easily you can get from tiedown to table. Fuel rounds it out, because topping off the tanks without a ferry flight is worth something.
The total score maps to one of three tiers borrowed from the Michelin playbook: Worth a Trip, Worth a Detour, and Worth a Stop. We think this framework captures what pilots actually care about when choosing where to fly for lunch — and we'll keep refining it as we learn more. Read the full breakdown on the Scoring Methodology page.