Businessweek and Bloomberg teamed up to evaluate the 100 largest cities in the U.S. They cited San Francisco's world-class restaurants, education rate, low crime, festivals, and even sports teams as the reason why the San Francisco came out on top.
Seattle, Washington DC, Boston, and Portland, Oregon round out the top five.
Two other Bay Area cities also made it into the top 100 -- Oakland ranked number 31 with San Jose close behind at 33.