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Food product index

Local dishes, with context.

Browse definitions, alternate names, documented place associations, and the cities where each dish matters.

  1. 01

    Beignets

    Fried pastries commonly served hot under powdered sugar and closely associated with the city's café culture.

    1 city
  2. 02

    Char kway teow

    Flat rice noodles stir-fried over high heat with soy, garlic, egg, bean sprouts, Chinese sausage, and often cockles.

    1 city
  3. 03

    Cheesesteak

    Thinly sliced sautéed beef and melted cheese in a long roll, often ordered with or without grilled onions.

    Also known as Philly cheesesteak
    1 city
  4. 04

    Chicago-style hot dog

    An all-beef hot dog in a poppy-seed bun, traditionally layered with mustard, relish, onion, tomato, pickle, sport peppers, and celery salt.

    1 city
  5. 05

    Chicken Vesuvio

    An Italian-American chicken dish commonly roasted with potatoes, garlic, white wine, and peas.

    1 city
  6. 06

    Chilli crab

    Mud crab cooked in a thick sweet-savory chile and tomato sauce, commonly served with fried or steamed buns for the sauce.

    Also known as Chili crab
    1 city
  7. 07

    Cioppino

    An Italian-American seafood stew commonly combining shellfish or fish with tomato, wine, aromatics, and broth.

    1 city
  8. 08

    Deep-dish pizza

    A high-sided pizza with a buttery crust, substantial mozzarella, fillings, and tomato sauce layered above the cheese.

    Also known as Chicago-style deep-dish pizza
    1 city
  9. 09

    Dim sum

    A broad Cantonese tea-house tradition of small steamed, baked, fried, or braised dishes shared over tea.

    1 city
  10. 10

    Dungeness crab

    Pacific Dungeness crab served steamed, cracked, roasted, or incorporated into local seafood dishes during its season.

    1 city
  11. 11

    Edo soba

    Buckwheat noodles served hot or cold with a concentrated dipping sauce or broth in the Tokyo tradition.

    1 city
  12. 12

    Edo-style tempura

    Seafood and vegetables coated in a light batter and fried, historically suited to quick service at Edo street stalls.

    1 city
  13. 13

    Edomae sushi

    Tokyo-style sushi rooted in the use of seafood from Edo Bay, historically preserved or seasoned for quick service over vinegared rice.

    Also known as Edo-style sushi
    1 city
  14. 14

    Fukagawa-meshi

    Rice topped with or cooked alongside Japanese littleneck clams, traditionally with miso, tofu, and leeks.

    Also known as Fukagawa clam rice
    1 city
  15. 15

    Gumbo

    A Louisiana stew with many family and restaurant traditions, commonly built around roux, vegetables, seafood, poultry, or sausage and served with rice.

    1 city
  16. 16

    Hainanese chicken rice

    Poached or roasted chicken served with aromatic rice and condiments such as chile, ginger, garlic, and dark soy sauce.

    Also known as Chicken rice
    1 city
  17. 17

    Hoagie

    A long-roll sandwich of meat, cheese, vegetables, and oil or another spread, with bread treated as an essential part of the form.

    1 city
  18. 18

    Hokkien mee

    Egg and rice noodles braised in prawn stock and stir-fried with egg, pork, prawns, and squid in the Singapore style.

    1 city
  19. 19

    Hong Kong egg tart

    A small pastry shell filled with smooth egg custard, sold by bakeries, dim sum restaurants, and cha chaan tengs.

    1 city
  20. 20

    Hong Kong-style milk tea

    Strong black tea filtered for smoothness and combined with evaporated or condensed milk in the cha chaan teng tradition.

    Also known as Silk-stocking milk tea
    1 city
  21. 21

    Irish coffee

    Hot coffee with Irish whiskey, sugar, and a cap of cream, strongly connected to the Buena Vista Cafe's service tradition.

    1 city
  22. 22

    Italian beef sandwich

    Thin slices of seasoned roast beef and their juices served on an Italian-style roll, often with sweet peppers or hot giardiniera.

    1 city
  23. 23

    Jambalaya

    A seasoned rice dish made in multiple Louisiana styles with combinations of meat, seafood, vegetables, and stock.

    1 city
  24. 24

    Jibarito

    A sandwich that replaces bread with crisp fried plantain slices and adds a filling with lettuce, mayonnaise, cheese, and garlic seasoning.

    1 city
  25. 25

    Kaya toast

    Browned toast spread with sweet coconut-and-egg kaya, traditionally paired with soft-boiled eggs and local kopi.

    1 city
  26. 26

    Kushikatsu

    Skewered meat, seafood, or vegetables coated in batter and breadcrumbs, then deep-fried and served with dipping sauce.

    1 city
  27. 27

    Laksa

    Rice noodles in an aromatic coconut curry broth with combinations of shrimp, fish cake, tofu puffs, and cockles.

    1 city
  28. 28

    Mission burrito

    A large flour-tortilla burrito with rice and a combination of beans, meat, salsa, cheese, sour cream, or guacamole, usually wrapped in foil.

    Also known as San Francisco-style burrito
    1 city
  29. 29

    Monjayaki

    A loose savory batter with cabbage and other ingredients cooked and eaten from a hot griddle with small spatulas.

    1 city
  30. 30

    Montréal bagel

    A relatively small, dense, lightly sweet bagel boiled in honeyed water and baked in a wood-fired oven.

    1 city
  31. 31

    Montréal smoked meat

    Spiced, cured, and smoked beef brisket sliced and stacked on rye bread, usually accompanied by mustard and a pickle.

    1 city
  32. 32

    Muffuletta

    A round sesame-bread sandwich layered with cured meats, cheese, and olive salad.

    Also known as Muffaletta
    1 city
  33. 33

    Omurice

    Seasoned rice, commonly cooked with ketchup, wrapped or topped with a thin omelette.

    Also known as Omelette rice
    1 city
  34. 34

    Osaka okonomiyaki

    A savory griddle cake built from flour-and-dashi batter, cabbage, and chosen additions, commonly finished with sauce, mayonnaise, and green laver.

    1 city
  35. 35

    Osaka sushi

    Vinegared rice and prepared toppings pressed together in a mold, producing the box-shaped sushi form closely associated with Osaka.

    Also known as Box sushi, Pressed sushi
    1 city
  36. 36

    Philly soft pretzel

    A tender, lightly moist local pretzel traditionally formed in a compact figure-eight and eaten with spicy brown mustard.

    1 city
  37. 37

    Pineapple bun

    A soft bun capped with a sweet, crisp crust whose pattern resembles pineapple skin, often served warm with butter.

    Also known as Bolo bao
    1 city
  38. 38

    Po-boy

    A New Orleans sandwich served on local French bread with fillings such as roast beef, fried shrimp, oysters, or catfish.

    Also known as Poor boy sandwich, Po' boy
    1 city
  39. 39

    Poutine

    French fries topped with fresh cheese curds and brown gravy, served in classic and highly varied forms across the city.

    1 city
  40. 40

    Red beans and rice

    Slow-cooked red beans served with rice, strongly connected to the city's long-running Monday meal tradition.

    1 city
  41. 41

    Roast pork sandwich

    Roasted pork on an Italian roll, commonly layered with sharp provolone and broccoli rabe, spinach, or long hot peppers.

    1 city
  42. 42

    San Francisco sourdough

    Naturally leavened bread associated with the city's long-running baking culture and often served as a loaf or bread bowl.

    1 city
  43. 43

    Takoyaki

    Round bites of seasoned batter cooked in molded pans around pieces of octopus and finished with sauce and other toppings.

    1 city
  44. 44

    Water ice

    A smooth frozen dessert in which fruit or flavored syrup is incorporated into finely shaved ice rather than poured on top.

    Also known as Wooder ice
    1 city
  45. 45

    Wonton noodles

    Springy thin egg noodles in a clear savory broth with shrimp or pork-and-shrimp wontons.

    1 city

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