I enjoy reading books that are set in the cities that I've lived in. It's easier to get the insider jokes, understand the stereotypes, and learn things that I never knew.

Then again, I live in Canada. It seems as though books that feature Canadian cities are written by authors who have lived in those cities. It's not like the US, where even a small town can be used as a trope by an author who has never even visited the place. I don't think any of our cities have earned reputations internationally, like some of the metropolises of the world have (e.g. Paris, London, Moscow, Tokyo, etc.).