The Best Citi Field Food – What to Eat at Mets Games (Updated April 2025)

ALL NEW FOR 2025!
This post on Mets Citi Field food was originally published in 2010 and has been updated in April 2025 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.

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).

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

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 2025

Once again, there have been a lot of changes to the Citi Field food landscape in 2025. It’s a more homogenized situation this year, more streamlined — but there are still good things to be found at the concession stands.

And most importantly, this year I have to ask myself the question: Where are the best fries in the ballpark?

Pat LaFrieda Loaded Fries

Possibly the most reliable food kiosk at Citi Field — a perennial crowd favorite for decades — the Pat LaFrieda stand has pared down its options this year.

Gone is the overpriced, overstuffed surf and turf burger (yep, that was a burger topped with a lobster roll, basically, and it was delicious but overwhelming). Gone are the different burger options at the field level and Promenade locations.

Now it’s only offering the classic filet mignon steak sandwich with its characteristically juicy caramelized onions… and what’s basically a steak sandwich in fry form.

And I’m not mad at this at all!

The fries are “sidewinder fries” — sliced on a spiral, like you’d get at a carnival or food truck festival, but elevated. They’re crispy and seasoned on the outside, tender on the inside, and topped with huge chunks of LaFrieda’s filet mignon, tangy Cheddar sauce, and those famous onions.

What can I say? Chef’s kiss!

Pickle Fries and Pickle Spritz at Metropolitan Fry Factory

When Metropolitan Fry Factory replaced my beloved Box Frites in the Taste of the City section a few years back, I was beyond disappointed. This fry factory just wasn’t cutting the mustard when it came to well-cooked fries: they were often overfried and nearly burned, or too soggy and pale.

Well, this year, I think they finally fixed their fry errors.

Being a pickle fanatic, I had to try their pickle-seasoned fry combo, which pairs the fries with a can of Claussen pickle spritz. Even as I took the can off the register counter, I said to my equally pickle-loving friend Donna, “this could be absolutely disgusting but I have to try it!”

I am so happy to be wrong. That pickle spritz was everything! A little salty and tart, very bubbly, kind of like a gose beer. And the fries were a Goldilocks level of cooked-just-right this time around.

Well done, for once, Metropolitan Fry Factory.

Wok n’ Roll

Along with my pickle fries and spritz, I asked for the special poutine egg roll from the neighboring Wok n’ Roll stand next to Metropolitan Fry Factory. (The stand offers a rotating special egg roll depending on the opponent, so it was poutine in honor of the Blue Jays opening against the Mets, which was a treat to see!)

And even though I repeated the phrase “special poutine egg roll” a few times for the cashier to comprehend, they gave me the chicken bacon ranch egg roll instead.

It was not a looker. But honestly, it was still quite tasty despite my aversion to large, thick slices of bacon. I’d return for another special egg roll (if they’ll give it to me) or the Verrazano, an egg roll with chicken, mozzarella, and vodka sauce.

Offseason Trades and Acquisitions

EBBS Brewery has vacated the standalone bar space (originally the Mikkeller brewpub) outside the park underneath the Coca-Cola corner in right field. I’d be more disappointed, but that’s a hard space to fill when you don’t have easy ballpark access.

However, something I am VERY excited about is…

Dole Whip

What’s this I see? Can I believe my own eyes? It’s a standalone Dole Whip kiosk over by the 7 Line section in Taste of the City!

Order classic pineapple or 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.

** You can also still get Dole Whip in its original location at Pig Beach in section 135. **

Coca-Cola Corner Food Truck

For the past two seasons, this food truck way up in the Coca-Cola Corner has offered hands-down the tastiest and most satisfying options at the ballpark. The vendors change once or twice during the season, so it’s worth checking out.

Until the All Star break, you can get Fieldtrip’s braised brisket with cucumber yogurt and jollof rice or a jerk meatball bowl at the truck — I can absolutely vouch that they are worth the trek to this out-of-the-way section of Citi Field.

Other Recommended Citi Field Food

After the loss of Arancini Bros., I’m a little bereft. But I will soldier on, knowing that I can find solace in the following reliable ballpark options.

Pig Beach BBQ

Pig Beach is thankfully back to sling its super-popular barbecue on the field level behind section 135. I don’t eat much pork these days, but I cannot resist their pulled pork in a super-tangy vinegar BBQ sauce — which goes amazingly with their vinegar slaw.

They’ve also got a solid mac and cheese, which you can of course top with pulled pork, if you’re so inclined. (I’m inclined.)

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

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.

The Porch

OK, this isn’t so much about food as it is ambience. This bar carves out a little piece of Havana-inspired heaven near section 339 on the Excelsior level overlooking the Home Run Apple. The drinks are of course pricey, but go for the upgrade that gives you double the quantity for only $5 more.

Full disclosure: You can’t really see too much on-field action if you’re sitting on the non-reserved seating side of the bar. But it’s a fun respite and yes, you can come hang out here even if you have the cheapest ticket in the park.

From the Stretch

OK, this is a HUGE exception for me to be including, because technically it’s only available in the Hudson NY Whiskey Club on the Promenade level.

But these pinwheel grilled cheese sandwiches, served with creamy tomato fondue, are so dang good that they deserve a bigger showcase at Citi Field! They used to be on the field level near the World’s Fare Market, where the highly overrated Lobster Shack and Adam Richman’s burgers took over.

So I will suffer through the high school cafeteria feel of the Promenade Club setup to get to these incredible grilled cheese sandwiches.

Prince Street Pizza

If you’re looking for a pizza option, Prince Street Pizza, a Soho spot known on the socials for its mini ‘roni cups, now has a few outposts throughout the ballpark. My preference here is the square Sicilian slice over the thinner Neapolitan style, but either are servicable.

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