Have you considered the West Coast? From your OP, if you could afford it, San Francisco would be your ideal city. Walkable, good mass transit, some of the best (and most diverse) asian cuisine in the country, but if you have to ask how much the houses cost, you can’t afford one.
What about Portland? It’s a foodie city, the climate is relatively mild, and they have pretty decent mass transit between walkable sections. I haven’t looked at housing prices, but the last time I talked to someone who moved there from California, they were considered low.