Cuisine of New York City

The cuisine of New York City consists of many cuisines that have been imported by immigrant communities. Almost all ethnic cuisines are present in New York.

The city's New York Restaurant Week started in 1992 and has spread due to the discounted prices that are offered. New York hosts over 12,000 bodegas, delis, and groceries that supply those who enjoy these cuisines.

Food identified with New York

Food associated with or popularized in New York

Bacon, egg and cheese sandwich on a roll
Black and white cookie
Chopped cheese
Corned beef
Delmonico steak
Doughnuts
Eggs Benedict, generally regarded as having been popularized by the Waldorf
Halal cart
Hot dogs – served with sauerkraut, sweet relish, onion sauce, or mustard.
Knish
Lobster Newberg, generally regarded as having been popularized by Delmonico's
Manhattan clam chowder
New York-style cheesecake
New York-style pizza
New York-style bagel
New York-style pastrami
Sausage and peppers
Waldorf salad, first created at the Waldorf

Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine

New York's large community of Ashkenazi Jews and their descendants brought many dishes to the city.

The New York institution of the delicatessen or "deli" was originally an institution of the city's Jewry.^{[citation needed]} Much of New York's Jewish fare is popular worldwide, especially bagels. New York City's Jewish community also enjoys Chinese food, and many members of this community think of it as their second ethnic cuisine.)

Bagel and cream cheese
Bagels and lox (see also: appetizing)
Bialy
Blintzes
Brisket
Celery soda
Challah bread
Chopped chicken liver
Corned beef
Cream cheese
Egg cream
Gefilte fish
Kishka
Knish
Lokshen soup
Matzo
Matzo ball soup
Pastrami, pastrami on rye
Potato kugel
Potato pancake
Pickled cucumbers (especially dill pickles)
Tongue
Whitefish with and without pike

Bodega food

Bodegas are convenience stores in New York City that stock a wide range of items, such as snacks, candies, and hot prepared food. Bodegas can be found on nearly every corner; they provide items shoppers might have neglected to buy from a supermarket. The word "bodega" originated from the Spanish word for small stores or groceries. Bodegas are important to their communities; customers trust them a location for safety and meeting with neighbors, and many have a resident cat. Some bodegas are open up to 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Chopped cheese

The chopped cheese is a sandwich that is one of the bodega's best-known menu items. This sandwich consists of chopped ground beef with onions, condiments melted cheese, tomatoes, and lettuce. It can either be served on a roll or a hero. The chopped cheese has been mentioned in popular music, for example in rap lyrics. This sandwich is widely popular but there have been controversies, such as issues with pricing and gentrification, but it remains a staple in New York City bodegas. Despite arguments about its origin, the chopped cheese sandwich is linked to Harlem and the Bronx.

Bacon, egg and cheese

The bacon, egg and cheese sandwich (BEC) is made with bacon, eggs that are either scrambled or fried, and cheese, and is served on a hero or a roll. This sandwich is common and well-known in New York City. This sandwich is a "morning sandwich"; it is known for being quickly prepared and for its affordability. Food critic Robert Sietsema has described the BEC as deli "haute cuisine." Although many U.S. cities have similar sandwiches, the BEC stands out for its popularity and accessibility.

Chino-Latino cuisine

Chino-Latino cuisine in New York is primarily associated with the immigration of Chinese Cubans following the Cuban Revolution. Chino-Latino dishes include:

Chicken and broccoli
Cuban chicharrones de pollo
Egg drop soup
Fried pork chop
Fried rice
Lumpiang Shanghai
Oxtail stew
Sesame chicken
White rice with black beans and churrasco

Italian-American cuisine

New York's large community of Italian-Americans and their descendants brought many dishes from Italy and adapted them to the ingredients available there, notably New York-style pizza.

Arancini
Calzone
Cannoli
Cappuccino
Chicken parmigiana
Espresso
Fried calamari
Italian bread
Italian hero
Italian ice/Granita
New York-style Italian ice
New York-style pizza
Panelle
Pani câ meusa
Pasta primavera
Penne alla vodka
Rainbow cookies
Sausage and peppers
Sfogliatella
Sicilian bread
Sicilian style pizza
Spaghetti and meatballs

Dishes invented or claimed to have been invented in New York

Baked Alaska
Beef Negimaki
Chef salad
Chicken à la King
Chicken divan
Cronut
Delmonico steak
Egg cream
Eggs Benedict
General Tso's chicken
Ice cream cone
Lobster Newburg
Mallomars
Manhattan
Manhattan special—a type of carbonated espresso drink.
Pasta primavera
Penne alla vodka
Reuben sandwich
Sausage and peppers
Spaghetti and meatballs
Vichyssoise
Waldorf salad

Street food

Grilled chestnuts
Halal cart chicken/lamb over rice
Soft pretzels

Notable food and beverage companies

A&P
AriZona Beverage Company
Balducci's
Bamonte's
Benihana
Blimpie
Boars Head Provision Company
C-Town Supermarkets
Caffe Reggio – first espresso bar to introduce cappuccino in America
Carnegie Deli
Carvel
Clinton St. Baking Company & Restaurant
Dean & DeLuca
Dr. Brown's – sodas
Drake's Cakes – cakes, pies, pastries
Domino Foods
Entenmann's – cakes, pies, pastries
Fairway Market
Ferrara Bakery and Cafe – first Italian cafe in America
Food Network – cable-TV channel
Fox's U-bet
Fraunces Tavern – George Washington said goodbye to his troops here. Some departments of his new federal government were originally located here.
Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill
Gray's Papaya – hot dog institution where there is always a "recession special"
Grimaldi's Pizzeria
Häagen-Dazs
The Halal Guys
Hebrew National
Junior's – "The World's Most Fabulous Cheesecake"
Katz's Deli
Kesté
Key Food – supermarket
L&B Spumoni Gardens
Lindy's
Lombardi's – first pizzeria in America
Nathan's
Now and Later – candy
Papaya King
PepsiCo, Inc.
Peter Luger Steak House
Ray's Pizza – a fierce debate over which was the original^{[clarification needed]}
Russian Tea Room
Second Avenue Deli
Serendipity 3
Sbarro
Shake Shack
Snapple
Stella D'oro – biscuits, cookies
T.G.I. Friday's – originally a NYC bar
Totonno's – first pizzeria in Brooklyn
Vitamin Water
Western Beef - supermarket
Yoo-hoo – chocolate drink
Zabar's