Citi Field Food Menu 2026 | New York Mets

Here it is baseball fans, your astoundingly detailed, enticingly illustrated, and incredibly informative guide to the Citi Field food menu (updated for 2026)!

This post will help you find the best food at Citi Field for your taste at a Mets game, and try some inimitable NYC baseball cuisine. Whether you’re looking for fancy sandwiches, classic tastes of NYC, simple hot dogs, desserts, and even vegan and gluten-free items, we’re covering it all.

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I’m going to cover a lot here, so I’m breaking this down for you; but don’t skip anything!

Ballpark Restaurants
A Taste of New York City
Battle of The Burgers
Other (Very Good) Sandwiches
Ethnic Eats – Pizza, Asian, Indian, Hispanic + Greek
Big And Fancy Sides
Generic Stuff – Hot Dogs, Burgers, + Sausages
Cookies, Ice Cream + Other Desserts
Kosher, Vegan, and Gluten Free
Bring Your Own + Other Tightwad Tips

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Citi Field Food, Part 1: Ballpark Restaurants

I’m not going to go into the really fancy high end clubs; much of what is there is available around the ballpark anyway, but I will talk a bit about the more accessible restaurants at Citi Field.

The Metro Market restaurant is in the left field corner on the mezzanine (Excelsior) level. It’s available to everyone except Promenade less than-Gold and Coca-Cola Corner non-season ticket holders. (You can see here what tickets have access to clubs.) 

Here’s a pro tip: if you’re searching for tickets from a third party, try to buy from a season ticket holder – even the cheapest season tix have access to the reasonably nice clubs.

 

The food selection includes the basic ballpark stuff like Napoli’s pizza, hot dogs and ice cream, but there are two selections that are unique to the Metro Market. Seoul Bird and New York Panini are probably worth the trouble to find a season ticket holder and use their ticket for access. 

Seoul Bird is a creation of Chef Judy Joo, host of “Korean Food Made Simple” on the Food Network and Cooking Channel.

Try Judy’s double fried and brined chicken wings with spicy gochujang sauce, the “Seoul burger”, which is still a chicken sandwich but with burger sauce, or a Seoul Bowl with (I quote): “signature soy barbecued chicken, famous Korean fried chicken, or the “delectable grilled ginger infused portobello mushroom”. And your choice of sauce.

There’s also Bulgogi Cheesesteak Spring Rolls, and it seems like they add items to their menu on a periodic basis. Well worth checking out if you’re a fried chicken aficionado.

 

New York Panini is in fact a brand; the name is simple but works perfectly. It’s a Long Island institution on Wall Street (the one in Huntington), and they’re very popular for their excellent panini sandwiches. Kudos to the Mets for finding and including them.

At the Market they offer two of their favorites – the Verrazano, a breaded chicken cutlet with fresh mozz and vodka sauce, and the Flatbush, with cracked pepper turkey, fresh mozz, crushed BBQ chips (!), and spicy mayo.

You can also get Napoli’s Pizza at the Metro; that’s available in the concourses as well so I’ll talk more about them in a bit.

It will cost a little bit, and more if you want a table with a view of the field. Even with a prime ticket, you will likely need a reservation for a spot with a view.

 

The Heineken Diamond Lounge, on the Excelsior (mezzanine) level behind home plate. Like the Metro Market, it’s open to Promenade Gold ticket holders and anyone else that paid more for their tickets. It is on top of the front entrance rotunda, and offers fine views of Flushing landmarks like the Unisphere and the Citi Field parking lot, but there’s no view of the game.

The Lounge used to be a place where you could get fancy food items, like the Rao’s Pizzaiola beef sandwich that I listed among my all-time favorites. Unfortunately that’s not the case anymore, but the selection is more than adequate. There’s Napoli’s pizza, Goya loaded nachos, Nathan’s hot dogs and Pat LaFrieda burgers. There’s also veggie dogs and burgers. For sweets you can have a cotton candy or a Dole Whip.

It’s definitely a nice spot if you have access; there’s plenty of seating, air conditioning is always useful in July and the view of the Unisphere and 7 trains coming in is pretty cool.

 

The Willets Point Brewery replaced the Ebbs Brewing Company recently; it’s not an actual craft brewery per se now like Ebbs was, but there is a decent selection of brews here.

The current menu features a couple of fancy burgers like a Backyard BBQ burger, chili cheese dogs, fish and chips, Reuben potato skins, and a few other items that are unique to the Brewery. They also feature Aramark’s 9-9-9 Challenge for professional eaters (do not try this at home kids); which means watching the game on their TVs I guess.

The beer list includes Montauk, Allagash, Brooklyn Summer, Dogfish Head and some others, as well as basic domestics. Unfortunately, or so I’ve read, beer prices aren’t any cheaper than inside the ballpark; feel free to correct me if I’m wrong about that.

The K Corner has unfortunately closed; not sure what the Mets will do with that space yet. Stay tuned.

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Citi Field Food, Part 2: A Taste of New York City

If you want to really see the amazing culinary offerings that Citi Field has to offer – and there’s quite a bit – start at the Taste of The City food court in center field. I’ll get to Shake Shack in the burgers section, but here are some classic NYC joints represented in the Mets’ ballpark:

Pig Beach BBQ exists in both Brooklyn and Queens (and Florida and Boston now, but I digress). They describe their approach to que as “an alchemy of multiple cooking disciplines, with a strong focus on live wood fire.”

They change their menu from time to time, but as I write this you can still get the classic Pig Beach Platter, with a quarter pound each of pulled pork and smoked beef brisket, mac and cheese and creamy purple slaw. (BBQ slaw should be creamy and purple, right?)

You can also get just mac and cheese loaded with their brisket or pork, or the pork or brisket sando (that’s “sandwich” for those of you born before 2007).

 

You’ll see Pat LaFrieda’s name a lot at Citi Field, and with good reason; Pat is one of the most well-known purveyors of meat in a town where you better not suck at it.

The location in the center field area is home to the gourmet NYC meat provider’s beef sandwich. LaFrieda’s sandwich is strips of filet mignon with Jack cheese and caramelized onions browned in balsamic vinegar, on a baguette with au jus. I’m told the onions make the sandwich. 

 

In addition to his stand in Taste of The City, Pat’s stand on the Promenade (Upper) Level offers Loaded Fries: Sidewinder fries with Black Angus beef, white cheddar cheese sauce, sautéed sweet Vidalia onions, beef au jus, and scallions. Might be worth buying a cheaper upper level ticket and using that leftover cash for grub.

LaFrieda’s sandwiches command a hefty price tag even for a ballpark, but that doesn’t stop anyone; lines can get long here too.

 

Fuku’s spicy chicken sandwich is the creation of chef David Chang. The Fuku sando is a chicken sandwich with something called “Ssam Korean chili sauce” – which has a hint of habanero – and is cooked just right to be crispy and juicy at the same time. It’s served on a Martin’s potato roll with “Fuku butter”, which is something like mayo.

It’s a little trickier to find Fuku than it was, but it’s worth the search. You can find the sandos in the Home Plate Market or behind Left Field in the Excelsior (mezzanine) level. And at Yankee Stadium, incidentally.

Fuku is popular in NYC and its addition to Citi was applauded a lot. It’s a very spicy sandwich, so be prepared with a drink if you try it.

 

Chiddy’s Cheesesteaks was originally featured in the Home Plate Market; apparently it passed the test for an NYC ballpark cheesesteak, no easy thing. They are now available in the left field corner of the lower level and on the first base side of the Promenade Level.

Chiddy’s is a local joint with a location in Queens, and they’re popular with folks that don’t want to make a trip to Philly for an authentic sandwich. It’s definitely Philly-style, with an ample amount of Cheez Whiz on it. Take it from a Philadelphia area native; Cheez Whiz kills it on a cheesesteak.

 

Taste of Queens is a new idea that features items from local Queens eateries; which is a very cool idea, since you can eat well in Queens. As I write this it’s The Queensboro, a Jackson Heights favorite.

On Opening Day 2026 through July 14 they featured a jerk spiced chicken sandwich with cabbage and pickled onions on a potato bun, and a kimchi Reuben with corned beef, Swiss cheese, fennel kimchi, and red cabbage apple slaw on rye bread.

And you thought you couldn’t get better food at the ballgame. This may change by the time you read this, but if you’d like a true taste of Queens, have a look in the outfield food court.

There’s a lot of ethnicities represented in the Citi Field food menu. I devoted a separate section to that – keep reading. (Hungry yet?)

Citi Field Food, Part 3: Battle of The Burgers

If you’re a burger fan, Citi Field presents several options, not including the Backyard BBQ Burger at the Willets Point Brewery:

The Shake Shack has a Madison Square Park tradition dating back to 2004. The Shack serves the hugely popular fresh beef Shackburger on potato buns. They also have a very good veggie ‘shroom burger, and very thick milkshakes and frozen custard for dessert.

 

The Shackburger is adorned with lettuce, cheese, tomato and Shack Sauce, and an extra patty is available for a few extra bucks (it’s worth it). Incidentally, the fries here with or without cheese are excellent, crinkle cut and crispy.

The Shack has expanded its selection; try a Shack Stack with the regular and ‘shroom burger mixed together, or the Smoke Shack, a cheeseburger with cherry peppers, applewood smoked bacon and Shack Sauce.

Nothing against Nathan’s of course, but the Shake Shack also offers a flat-top hot dog, with cheese sauce on top if you like. There’s also shakes of course; I’ll talk more about those in the dessert section.

Shake Shack gets very long lines. I would hit it up as soon as you get in the ballpark; fans have missed World Series game innings waiting for a burger.

 

If you’re a foodie, you know who Adam Richman is; he’s the original host of the inimitable Man vs. Food show on Travel Channel. He’s also a Brooklynite, so his name works here.

Adam’s Burger Hall of Fame stand in the right field corner features favorites inspired by Richman’s travels to…wait for it…Citi Field. It’s still Pat LaFrieda beef, thankfully, but you can get an Adam’s Classic with American cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, bread and butter pickles, and Adam’s secret sauce on a potato roll.

Or try the Caprese, a meatball grind patty topped with an heirloom (?) tomato, fresh mozzarella, and basil aioli on garlic butter ciabatta bread.

So who wins in Shake Shack vs. Adam Richman’s Burger Hall of Fame? Mets fans, of course.

 

At the generic food stands – you know, like the ones that say “Burgers & Fries” to leave out the mystery – you can get a simple burger with Pat LaFrieda beef. It’s not going to be the biggest burger, but it’s passable and a bit cheaper than the fancier ones that the Shake Shack offer. Shorter lines too.

Actually I’ll let young Mr. Ballpark E-Guides Jr. speak of his experience with the generic cheeseburger at Citi: “It was a good cheeseburger, they really melted the cheese, and I really loved it. But it wasn’t the best, also I would get extra ketchup for the fries if you like ketchup.”

The Mets have some of the best condiment stands I’ve seen at a ballpark, incidentally, so go ahead and pile stuff on.

 

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Citi Field Food, Part 4: Other Sandwiches

OK, on with other sandwich options, of which there are plenty.

Hot Pastrami on Rye is another idea that passed the original one-stand test. You can find these in multiple locations in the Field and Promenade Level concourses. Mets fans like these; in fact they rank them among the better pastrami sandwiches in the city,. (I have read some grumblings that they aren’t as good as they once were, but judge for yourself.)

The pastrami is slow cooked and braised for tenderness, and it’s served on Jewish style seeded rye bread from Anthony & Sons bakery. So you know, they’re not just serving up the generic stuff. The Mets describe it as “Our Own Hot Pastrami” – okay – piled high on rye with deli mustard with a kosher dill pickle.

As the great Mitch Hedberg said when asked if he wanted anything else: ”yeah, a loaf of bread and some other people!”

 

The Hudson Whiskey NY Club behind home plate on the Promenade Level, I will tell you, is worth whatever it takes for you to have access. Mostly because there’s always a nice choice of food items. Even from former Met greats like team stolen base leader Mookie Wilson, who, in case you weren’t aware, comes from a family that has crushed BBQ for generations.

The Legacy Catering spot in the upper level club offers a bunch of their best known items (and what older Mets fans don’t love Mookie?) Get a smoked pulled chicken sandwich, with bread and butter pickles and classic golden BBQ sauce, or a smoked sliced pork sandwich with vinegar sauce and pickles.

Mookie’s joint also offers southern style mac and cheese, butter basted corn on the cob, and BBQ platters with all of these items on one plate. Check out this video of their turkey being pulled.

 

The French Dip sandwich is new as of 2026; you can find this gem in the left field corner near the Amazin’ Deli. The French Dip is shaved peppercorn crusted prime rib, caramelized onions, Boursin horseradish spread, and melted provolone on onion ciabatta bread with au jus.

It’s not cheap even by ballpark standards, but it does get rave reviews. If you have the means and don’t want to be disappointed with the value of ballpark food, give the French Dip a try.

 

Have you ever had a steak sandwich or ballpark sausage and thought, this meat really needs to be chopped? The Mets read your thoughts and answered with the Amazin’ Deli stands. There’s one in the Taste of The City area in center field and another behind home plate on the Promenade Level.

At the Amazin’ Deli stands, you can get a chopped cheesesteak, with Pat LaFrieda beef, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and “ballpark sauce”. I am told the ballpark sauce is typical Thousand Island style burger sauce. Or order the Chopped Italian, chopped Premio sausage with chopped braised peppers and onions, and pesto aioli (probably not chopped).

There’s also a “B.E.C” for day games: it’s griddled whole eggs with crispy bacon and melted American cheese on a Kaiser roll. We all know that bacon, egg and cheese are the Geddy, Alex, and Neil of the food world.

 

The Mets replaced Catch of The Day with the Lobster Shack in the right field corner. Lobster Shack is the Mets’ food guys’ handiwork, but they get it done with their delightfully photogenic fresh Maine lobster roll served with bayside chips. Try the East Shore edition, with lobster dipped in melted butter as nature intended.

They also have loaded chips, covered with lobster, lobster fondue, cilantro dressing and chives, and a creamy lobster bisque.

 

The Mets and chef Marc Murphy seem to have parted ways, but there’s still the aptly named Roast Pork Sandwich stand in the right field corner on the Field Level. If you’re not attached to Murphy, it’s a 14-hour porchetta rubbed roast pork sandwich, with Italian long hots and broccoli rabe relish, topped with roasted garlic aioli, and melted provolone on seeded semolina bread.

Thankfully you don’t have to actually wait 14 hours, but the long roasting helps break down the tough and fatty parts, and it renders the heavy fat into crispy crackling. Just in case you thought a microwave could do it faster.

Citi Field Food, Part 5: Ethnic Eats – Pizza, Asian, Indian, Hispanic + Greek

Impressed yet? I know, Citi Field is a serious food destination. And we’re nowhere near done; stay with me here.

I will cut the Mets some slack on seemingly not being able to decide which NYC pizza works best for their ballpark. It changes a lot. But Napoli’s is it for now, and you could do worse as pizza goes. You can find their pizza in right field on the Field Level, behind home plate on the Promenade Level, and in the Metro Market and Heineken Lounge.

To my knowledge, Napoli’s isn’t an NYC pizza joint. (Feel free to correct me on this if needed.) There’s nothing wrong with it though; my 10-year-old enjoyed it (yes, same kid).

You can order a cheese or pepperoni slice, but the star is the “Signature Square”, with sliced Nathan’s hot dogs, chili, and a mozzarella/cheddar mix. All with Cheez Whiz and raw white onions. Go for it, weird food is baseball at its best.

 

Food trucks are as American as it gets, and the Mets recognize this. In the Coca-Cola Corner in right field, they are currently featuring local small businesses. As I write this it’s Taqueria Ramirez, a Brooklyn street taco joint. They’re mostly modest on their website, but they do get some rave reviews.

Currently your taco options here are – Nopales: two tacos with sautéed Mexican cactus covered with onions, garlic guajillo, and Cotija cheese, and Suadero: two slow cooked beef confit tacos with traditional salsas.

Check them out while you can; this may change soon.

 

Eat In The Cave is another local joint the Mets feature in the ever-changing in a good way Hudson Whiskey NY Club. Eat In The Cave is one of the most popular food trucks in New Jersey, best known for their Puerto Rican soul food offerings. They were actually recommended to the Mets by a Citi Field employee; nice that the team listens to its people.

In the club space you can order their empanadas; at the moment it’s the beef and cheese edition or the vegan version with rice, cilantro, sweet pumpkin, chickpeas, and potato. Filling for sure, and an easy ballpark snack.

If you want to visit the actual food truck, it’s in the parking lot of the NJ Transit Dunellen station.

 

Gyro Jimmy’s Greek Grill is in the center field food court; they are a Long Island institution in Carle Place. They proudly offer authentic homemade Greek gyros, and they insistently only use the best ingredients. At the ballpark, you can get a traditional beef and lamb gyro with tzatziki, lettuce, tomato and onion, or the chicken gyro with the same adornments. Both come with a side of fries.

Jimmy’s gyros are highly rated by most all forums where folks rate gyros, and I often speak about gyros being underrated as ballpark food.

 

Interested in Muslim cuisine instead? You can find Naz’s Halal Food behind home plate on the Field Level; just take a left at the top of the escalator. Naz and Kareem are two cousins who were both public school teachers; they started a food truck as a side business, graduated to an actual restaurant, and they now have over 40 locations.

At the ballpark the menu is as simple as it needs to be; your only decision to make is chicken or lamb. They offer platters with chicken or lamb gyro meat on basmati rice, with lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers. It’s a good sized platter, with a nice variety of food mixed together.

I don’t know if I’m the only one who noticed that the Halal food stand was located right next to a Hot Pastrami on Rye location, but it warmed my heart to see it.

 

Last but by no means least, you can get your Asian grub on at Wok N’ Roll in the center field food court. Like New York Panini, Wok N’ Roll is a Huntington institution; the two might be actually related. Wok N’ Roll is known for their egg rolls, or more correctly the cool things they do with egg rolls.

The menu at the ballpark changes based on what opponent is in town; I was there for a Braves game where they offered a Verrazano egg roll with chicken cutlet, mozzarella and vodka sauce, a classic New York egg roll, and a Cookies and Cream egg roll with Oreo cookie and cake filling. I’ll remind you about that in the dessert section.

The Mets state in their dining guide what you’ll see based on coming opponents, I might come to a game against Detroit just for the Coney Dog egg roll. 

Citi Field Food, Part 6: Big And Fancy Sides

The popular Box Frites stand has also been replaced; but if you like fancy French fries, you’ll be fine with the Metropolitan Fry Factory, also in center field. Again, these are the Mets’ guys, making hand-cut fries with three house made sauces: pickle jalapeno ranch, honey mustard, and chicken dippin’. You can get your fries with Big Apple Blend seasoning, which is Cajun-style.

In addition to hand cut fries, there’s also fried pickles, and more importantly, Oreo churros – cream filled Oreo churros, rolled in cookies and cream crumbs with Crème Anglaise. Not to worry, I’ll remind you about those when we get to desserts. (You saved room, right?)

 

Yet another reason to spring for a ticket with access to the Hudson Whiskey Club is Chef Kwame’s Patty Palace. Kwame Onwuachi is a Top Chef award winner; he’s also the owner of the Tatiana restaurant in Lincoln Center. (I lose count of the number of chefs whose recipes are featured at Citi Field, but it’s usually a high number. They don’t mess around here.)

Onwuachi is popular for his imaginative takes on Jamaican patties (among a lot of other things obviously); the Citi Field offerings are no slouch. Choose from curry chicken patties, jerk mushroom patties, NY chopped cheese patties, and even coco bread sandwiches that include a patty.

Most of the patties include green seasoning aioli and jerk BBQ, and you can request Peppa or habanero hot sauce on the side. Be warned, I’ve read those hot sauces will blow out the back of your brain.

 

The Amazin’ Chicken Co. isn’t a NYC chicken specialty shop; this one comes from the Mets own food preparing folks, who we can trust at this point. This is your spot for chicken tenders, and Amazin’ Chicken sandwiches, a good-sized chicken tender with hot honey, ballpark sauce, lettuce and tomato on a Martin’s hot dog roll.

There’s also “cheesy tater kegs” – a deep fried potato filled with a three cheese blend. And General Tso’s chicken tenders, free range chicken with Tso’s sauce, sesame seeds and scallions.

Amazin’ Chicken offers a good family meal deal, if your kids are into chicken tenders; a bucket of tenders covered with the tater kegs. The chicken pieces are very large, and you’ll have at least enough for two.

Check out the condiment and sauce station near Amazin’ Chicken; garlic aioli, house ranch, chipotle BBQ, and Buffalo sauce, great additions to already amazin’ poultry offerings.

 

Swingin’ Wings isn’t a local food spot in NYC; but no need to worry. These wings are a Danny Meyer recipe; yes that Danny “Shake Shack” Meyer. So you can trust the effort.

At Swingin’ Wings you have three distinct choices of flavoring for the bone-in wings; choose from the classic Buffalo flavoring, BBQ sauce, or Big Apple Blend seasoning (Cajun-style dry rub). They’re not cheap even by ballpark standards, but sufficient for a wing jones.

You can get your wings with bleu cheese, ranch, and/or celery sticks, and even eat them out of a souvenir helmet for an additional fee. I’d wash the helmet before wearing it, unless you’re just really into fun with wings.

 

Finally, if you’ve got an itch for local grass fed dairy farm fresh mozzarella sticks – and we all get that from time to time – the Brooklyn catering crew at Big Mozz has a Vendy Award-winning version. You can find it at the Home Plate Market on the Field Level. The nice-sized mozz sticks come with marinara dipping sauce.

I’ve tried Big Mozz and they’re definitely a high quality mozzarella stick, so I’m happy to see them back in Citi.

Citi Field Food, Part 7: Generic Stuff – Hot Dogs, Sausages, Burgers, + Nachos

There’s no shame in going to the generic food stands at Citi Field. You could save a few dollars, and you’re still getting name brand stuff.

As I’ve said, Pat LaFrieda’s plan is to take over the Mets world, his burgers are the Official Burger of the Mets. The aptly named Burgers & Fries stands sell LaFrieda burgers, Nathan’s dogs, and veggie dogs, plus chicken tenders if you aren’t yet impressed. They also have veggie burgers and veggie dogs at the generic stands. 

Maybe it’s not the Shackburger, but it’s high-quality beef, and the Mets have some of the best condiment stands I’ve seen in a ballpark. Load up your burger with mushrooms, sauerkraut and/or NYC red onion relish. Works just fine.

 

There are enough Nathan’s hot dog stands in the rest of the ballpark that you are never far from one. In addition to their famous all-beef regular, footlong dogs, and corn dogs, most Nathan’s stands serve their classic crinkle-cut fries as well. I probably don’t need to tell you that Nathan’s fries are great.

Again, remember the condiment stands; I’m a big fan of NYC onion relish.

 

Finally, a good sausage at a ballgame should never be considered underrated – there are Premio sausage stands throughout the ballpark. Some Mets fans will tell you that the simple sausage and pepper sandwich is the best value at Citi Field. And again, condiment stands.

 

The Mets don’t have a crazy variation of one of baseball’s greatest foods, but the aptly named Goya Nachos kiosks take care of supply; get a large plate of chicken or beef nachos, in a souvenir helmet if you like.

Your helmet full of nachos can include jalapenos, black beans, pico de gallo, and lettuce in addition to standard stuff like cheese, guacamole and sour cream. It’s a big enough (and calorie-laden enough) pile of chips with junk for two. But looking at the prices it looks like the helmet is something like $6 extra; if you get that, keep the helmet.

Citi Field Food, Part 7: Cookies, Ice Cream + Other Desserts

Whatever your sweet tooth desires, the Mets have got you. So let’s roll:

Remember the Shake Shack? Those long lines aren’t for nothing. In addition to their popular burgers, they offer a nice variety of shakes too.

Your milkshake options include (deep breath):

• Vanilla Shake – house made real vanilla frozen custard
• Black and White Shake – vanilla custard and chocolate fudge sauce
• Apple Pie Shake – vanilla custard with apple pie mix topped with sprinkles
• Mets MVP Shake – vanilla custard with chocolate and chocolate chip cookies topped with cookie crumble and sprinkles

Premium custard and high quality ingredients; you get it. If you’re gonna wait in line, get the shake too.

 

Cookie Crumz, also in the Home Plate Market, comes from two locations in Astoria and Long Island City. The idea for their cookies was “a simple craving one day for a super indulgent, mind blowing cookie”. That must have been some craving given the result.

They offer two of their faves for cookie lovers: the Chunky Dunk, a classic chocolate chip cookie packed with milk and dark chocolate chips, and the Fun-“Met”-I, a white chocolate chip cookie with blue and orange sprinkles. And you thought Citi Field didn’t rep the Mets enough.

The menu on their site is pretty amazing looking, and you can order from them directly if you like the Citi Field editions.

 

The Mr. & Mrs. Met’s Candy Shop is a little tricky to find; it’s in the right field corner on the Excelsior level, steps away from the Coca-Cola Corner.

The kids will like this spot; it’s got chocolate covered strawberries, home run candy apples, Mr. Met chocolate whoopie pies (shaped like Mr. Met’s head, true), and Hildebrandt’s ice cream, with their Citi Field exclusive “Blue and Orange Skies”. It’s containers of vanilla ice cream with M&M’s and marshmallow, a flavor any Met fan could approve of.

Hildebrandt’s is a Williston Park spot; they’re worth visiting just for the classic sign.

 

At the Walk-Off Café in the right field corner of the Field Level…you’ll like this…there’s beautiful looking donuts. The most enticing, of course, are the ones with orange and blue sprinkles and the Mets logo of course, but you can order your donuts with blue and orange drizzle and M&M’s too. Tough call.

If donuts don’t quite work for you (?), they have cannolis too; you can have some nice additives like chocolate chips and Oreo crumbs. Or get the candy apple, the Mr. Met whoopie pie, or the Walk-Off bucket of cookies for the family.

You get it; it’s a good place for sweet teeth.

 

Mister Softee is the “Official Soft Serve Ice Cream of the Mets”. Mr. Softee cones and milkshakes are found in the concourse areas, and now you can get it in a Home Run Apple bowl – just when you thought simple ice cream at a ballgame wasn’t anything special.

You can get a milkshake at Mister Softee stands now as well, and I’m sure it’s adequate.

 

But if you’d like a healthier sweet snack, try the Dole Whip (here’s the recipe!). There’s actually a Dole Whip stand in the center field food court; you can find one at several other stands. A Dole Whip is something like soft serve ice cream, but it’s fruity and dairy free – at least the half that isn’t mixed with vanilla custard.

By the way, don’t miss the Apple Pie Nachos at the Dole Whip stand – cinnamon sugar tortillas with apple pie compote and powdered sugar, all topped with vanilla gelato. If they’re better than the Apple Pie Nachos at Yankee Stadium, let me know.

 

If you blink you could miss it, but at the Napoli’s Pizza stand in right field they are offering Uncle Louie G’s Italian Ice. You can order a rainbow or chocolate ice last I checked.

Uncle Louie G’s started in Brooklyn, and they’re expanding a bit and popular, so you can find a location if you like in the area. There are plenty in Queens. If they’re in more than one spot in Citi Field, I didn’t see it, but maybe at the other Napoli’s.

Not sure why the Mets don’t make it more visible, but that’s why I’m here.

 

Finally, when all else fails, Zeppole. Glad they’re naming it properly as opposed to the passé “funnel cake”, with the stand in the right field corner.

These aren’t actual funnel cakes, however; they are fried dough bits in a bag with powdered sugar. They wisely advise you to ”shake the bag”.

 

And briefly; let me re-mention the Oreo churros at Metropolitan Fry Factory, and the Cookies and Cream egg roll at Wok N’ Roll. Didn’t want you to forget about those.

Citi Field Food, Part 8: Kosher, Vegan, and Gluten Free

Prime Kosher Sports has been around for a few years at Citi Field, and they have the full gamut of ballpark food, kosher-style: hot dogs, burgers, fries, chicken tenders, deli sandwiches, knishes, even a pulled brisket sandwich on a pretzel roll.

Prime Kosher Sports is close to the center field food court with all the greats. Keep in mind they are closed on Saturday.

 

Since the ability to eat at the ballgame is a stumbling block to veganism for many, the Mets covered that too. Vegan City in the right field corner makes it possible for vegans to eat Beyond Burgers, Beyond Sausage & Peppers, even vegan nachos with Jack Fruit chili, vegan cheese, roasted salsa and guacamole. And a Mushroom Melt.

You might be able to talk me into going vegan now.

 

The World’s Fare Market in the right field corner has grab and go stuff, like bags of pistachios and peanuts. It’s a good destination for vegetarians and healthy eaters, if a little pricey.

Beyond Nightlife Sushi seems to exist to supply sushi to arenas, and I can’t object to that. There’s a pretty impressive selection of sushi here, actually; and while you are allowed to bring in your own food to Citi Field, raw fish isn’t the kind of thing I’d bring in on my own.

 

The World’s Fare Market is also definitely the spot for celiacs; they actually have a nice selection of gluten-free items. Burgers, chicken sandwiches, even pastrami sandwiches on gluten free buns, along with Nathan’s fries, gluten-free cookies and everything. Maybe I can get my wife to come to a Mets game after all.

Finally, for a healthier dessert, the World’s Fare Market also offers smoothies in three flavors: banana chocolate, strawberry banana, and berry blast. Nice cool treats and not too rough on the waistline.

Citi Field Food, Part 9: Bring Your Own + Other Tightwad Tips

Yes, you can bring food into Citi Field and avoid the inflated Citi Field menu prices, but there are limits. You’re allowed a 16*16*8 soft bag, and no hard bottles or alcohol. The Mets don’t list food as a prohibited item, but you’re only allowed one plastic bottle of water or soda before the game.

Coming from the 7/LIRR train stations, you’ll probably pass by a hot dog cart or two; I actually even saw vendors selling beer on the way from the LIRR. Obviously you can’t bring beer in, I even question whether it’s legal, but apparently no one complains.

In addition, if you’re coming from Penn Station, there’s plenty of food stores there obviously, and I believe there are very cheap vendors at the Jackson Heights station where the E meets the 7.

 

There aren’t many takeout offerings a short walk from Citi Field, but there are places near 7 train stations everywhere. Main Street in Flushing (one stop away on the 7) has several great ethnic takeout joints, but this is a lot of trouble just to save a few bucks. Unless you’re coming from there anyway, I would just put water and peanuts in your bag.

If you’re saving money, there are stands that offer smaller portions at smaller prices for kids. They are located behind Sections 114, 121, 408 and 421, including in the upper level food court. The hot dogs are skinny, but they won’t care. The Mr. Met Kitchen in center field has an inexpensive kids meal, with a dog, popcorn and a juice box with a prize included.

 

It seems like a small thing, but bring your Citi credit card. Several generic stands offer a couple of bucks off an item with a Citi card. Incidentally, I’ve done pretty well saving money with my Citi MasterCard, especially finding ticket deals.

If you’re not drinking alcohol, you can become a designated driver near the Home Plate Market, and they’ll give you a code for a free soda. Line gets long before the game though.

There you have it my friends – all of your food choices at the beautiful home of the New York Metropolitans. It’s fitting that a New York City ballpark stepped up its concession game; with the Yankees having their own impressive selections, you can really eat well in the New York City ballparks..

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