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The Best Citi Field Food – What to Eat at Mets Games (Updated April 2023)

All new for 2023! This post on Mets Citi Field food was originally published in 2010 and has been updated in April 2023 to reflect the most recent concession information for the season.

What’s the best food at Citi Field and what should you eat at Mets games? I can tell you with certainty.

When Shea Stadium made way for Citi Field in 2009, the prospects for stuffing your face while watching a Mets baseball game improved considerably.

Citi Field opening day scoreboard and Home Run Apple
Photo: Casey Barber

Back then, Shake Shack was still an only-in-New-York phenomenon and David Wright was a fresh-faced 26-year-old heading into his fourth consecutive All-Star season with a .390 OBP.

For more than a decade, I’ve been roaming the ballpark concourses, sampling my way through almost every concession stand in every corner.

Yes, you can still get a basic Nathan’s hot dog and fries or a helmet filled with chips doused in rubbery yellow cheez sauce (“Best deal in the ballpark! These are best deal in the park!” according to the dude who sat behind us on Opening Day 2016).

home run apple at citi field
Photo: Casey Barber

But you don’t need high-priced seats to snack on the best food at Citi Field. This is important to note!

All of the following recommendations are accessible to all fans. You don’t need to purchase seats with club access to eat anything I mention below.

I don’t mention the concessions that aren’t available to all ticket holders because I strongly believe that you should be able to enjoy yourself no matter where your seats are.

Seriously, buy a standing room ticket and you’ll still have a great time roaming the ballpark and stuffing your face.

From years and years of research, following are my top picks for Citi Field food and drink at Mets games.

The Best New Citi Field Food for 2023

Once again, there have been a lot of changes and a few favorites have gone missing from the lineup in 2023. But I’m in my forward-thinking era, so I’m not going to bemoan the concessions that are no longer here.

Instead, let’s talk about the best new food options:

Sunny’s All-American Kitchen

A brand-new option at Citi Field in 2023, Sunny’s All-American Kitchen [behind section 102] features a menu of southern-ish bar food snacks from Food Network chef Sunny Anderson.

Hilariously enough, we were the first customers up to the counter on Opening Day and Sunny herself was there to excitedly greet us and chat about baseball food. (Kudos to her marketing team – this was a super smart move!)

Sunnys All American Kitchen bases loaded platter at Citi Field
Photo: Casey Barber

I agree with Sunny wholeheartedly that sometimes the multiple ballpark food options can be overwhelming and sometimes you wish the portions weren’t so… well… Bartolo Colon-sized, if you know what I mean.

That’s why she offers a Bases Loaded platter on the All-American Kitchen menu, where you can get mini portions of all four savory food options:

  • sticky onion crunch wings that have those freaking addictively salty fried onions in the sweet hoisin sauce
  • street corn ribs – mini elote “ribs” of corn tossed in elote sauce
  • nacho skins – a potato skin filled with pulled chicken, black beans, and bacon topped with nacho cheese. sour cream, and jalapenos
  • and crunchy crouton-topped mac and cheese

I absolutely love this idea and truly, it was just enough to taste all the offerings here. But next time, we’ll definitely have to get a full serving of the street corn ribs for my elote-loving husband.

Pig Beach BBQ

Formerly only available in the Promenade-Level club, Pig Beach now gets to sling its super-popular barbecue on the field level behind section 135.

And like Sunny’s, I’m happy to see they offer a sampler platter, so you can pig out without feeling too overstuffed by the end of the game.

Pig Beach BBQ platter at Citi Field
Photo: Casey Barber

The sampler platter features pulled pork in a super-tangy vinegar BBQ sauce, tender sliced beef brisket, and small cups of baked beans and jalapeno-pineapple coleslaw.

While the taste of the coleslaw was neither particularly jalapeno or pineapple-y to me, it was a solid platter and I’m thrilled at the generous handful of pickle slices they threw down on my plate.

If you prefer your barbecued meats in sandwich form, both pulled pork and brisket sammie options are available, as is a patty melt with bacon cherry pepper jam. That patty melt is what I’m trying on my next trip!

Amazin’ Deli Chopped Cheese

In a genius bit of branding, the Mets have created an Amazin’ Deli faux bodega installation behind section 132 in the left field corner.

This social media bait is essentially an add-on to the tiny merch store in this part of the park, but they went one further and added a chopped cheese cart next to the bodega.

Amazin Deli at Mets Citi Field
Photo: Casey Barber

If you don’t know what a chopped cheese sandwich is, you’re probably not from New York and don’t frequent neighborhood bodegas too often— and that’s OK! Let’s get acquainted with this greasy wonder.

A chopped cheese is essentially a deconstructed burger on a hoagie roll.

The grill cook chops up a burger patty and mixes the meat with American cheese and grilled onions, letting the cheese melt as it cooks to make a gooey, saucy filling.

chopped cheese sandwich at Mets Citi Field
Photo: Casey Barber

It’s served on the roll with traditional burger toppings like tomato slices, shredded lettuce, mayo and/or ketchup.

Sure, it’s a little gentrified to see this at the ballpark, but it’s a fun alternative to the usual burgers.

Offseason Trades and Acquisitions

Metropolitan Fry Factory

Metropolitan Fry Factory, found in Taste of the City behind the GIANT SCOREBOARD, has pared down its menu and ditched the deep-fried hot dogs entirely.

It’s focusing only on fries this year, with four different options:

  • plain sea salt fries
  • North Shore fries, which are dusted with a Cajun-style seasoning
  • garlic parmesan fries
  • and a disco fries bowl with pepper Jack cheese and gravy

They are perfectly serviceable hand-cut fries, and a great option if you’re not into the soggy crinkle cut Nathan’s fries.

Metropolitan Fry Factory fries at Citi Field
Photo: Casey Barber

And they’re not as much of a gut bomb as the cheesy tater kegs served by the Fry Factory’s neighbor, Amazin’ Chicken Co. (not one of my favorite ballpark food options).

Still, I feel like there’s a big opportunity here for a food vendor to come out strong with a new loaded fries option. There’s no longer a stellar option here (RIP, Sweet Chick loaded fries) and that seems wrong!

Craft Beer at Citi Field

The “Empire State Craft”-branded kiosks are no longer called as such, but you can still find good and local(ish) craft beer throughout the ballpark.

On the field level, the Coney Island kiosk on the first base concourse and the Montauk Brewing kiosk in the left field entrance corner feature many of the same breweries that were formerly part of the Empire State Craft menu.

Along with the namesake breweries, Newburgh, Sloop, Brooklyn Brewery, and Wolffer cider are just some of the names represented here.

Citi Field scoreboard and beer
Photo: Casey Barber

Taste of Queens and Coca-Cola Food Truck

This year, the Taste of Queens cart, found in between Patsy’s Pizza and the Kosher Grill in Taste of the City, is Tang Korean and features a beef bulgogi bowl. I’m honestly not sure if this rotates to different vendors throughout the season or will stay with this dish the whole time.

Up in the Coca-Cola Corner, the sandwich option is currently Chiddy’s Cheesesteaks (a Long Island business, if you’re wondering why an iconic Philly food would be in a Queens ballpark).

This, however, will rotate to various vendors throughout the season, so if you’re not a cheesesteak fan, stay tuned. And go eat a chopped cheese in the meantime.

Other Recommended Citi Field Food

Everyone except me loves the Pat LaFrieda filet mignon sandwich [on the left side of Taste of the City by Section 139], a massive beast soaked in jus and topped with caramelized onions, so I’m all too happy to skip that line.

Instead, I go with:

Arancini Bros.

This mix-and-match Italian rice ball stand [Section 103 at Field Level and Promenade Level ] was the breakout star of the Mets 2017 season, and it’s now a favorite of many Citi Field regulars.

Arancini Bros. rice balls
Photo: Casey Barber

The rice balls are always freshly fried and boast a winning lineup of fillings. For 2023, the Arancini Bros. Citi Field menu is:

  • Classic Ragu – a meat sauce with peas
  • Mozz – a sauce-free option
  • Shepherd’s Pie with potato, beef, and veggies
  • the “Jelly Baller” with a raspberry risotto and raspberry jam

In my opinion, this kiosk is the one to line up for. And I cannot get over the smart packaging: a mini egg carton!

Dole Whip

Wait, are we at Disneyland? No, friends, we’re still in Queens, but I’m getting my taste of the tiki tiki tiki tiki room with a Dole Whip at Citi Field!

This year, the Dole Whip is not as prominently advertised, but it’s still in the same spot: at the Pig Beach stand behind section 135. (Call it a hidden Mickey if you want.)

Photo: Casey Barber

You can get pineapple, strawberry, or a swirl of either with vanilla–and of course you can get it in a helmet cup. For my money, I’ll go with Dole Whip over Mister Softee any day.

With so much of the best food at Citi Field available all around the stadium, you might not even make it to your seat!

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