New York, Chicago and Boston were named the most fun cities in the US, surpassing Los Angeles and San Francisco.

The Big Apple scored top marks for recreation and entertainment, and earned high ratings for shopping, food and drink and culture, according to analysis by Portfolio.com.

"With major metropolitan areas like New York, Boston, Miami and Philadelphia, the East Coast offers a mix of both tourists and residents drawn to these cities for the diverse selection of shopping, food and drink and cultural experiences," said J. Jennings Moss, the site editor.

Miami and Los Angeles rounded out the top five urban areas in the fun stakes, followed by San Francisco, Seattle, Portland in Maine, Philadelphia and Minneapolis.

Portland was the only city in the top 10 with a population of fewer than three million.

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