Key:cuisine

cuisine
Description
For describing the type of food served at an eating place.
Group: Food and beverages
Used on these elements
Documented values: 80
Useful combination
amenity=cafe amenity=fast_food amenity=restaurant diet=*
See also
drink=* origin=*
Status: unsupported “defacto” status
cuisine=* More details at taginfo
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[[Category:Key descriptions with status "unsupported “defacto” status"|cuisine]]

For describing the type of food served at an eating place.

May also apply to other services that deliver food, like convenience (shop=convenience).

See taginfo for the most commonly used values.

If a venue serves many different types, then use the semi-colon value separator to separate them, e.g. cuisine=chinese;japanese. Order them based on the order listed on signage, or subjective sense of importance, falling back to alphabetical if neither of the previous apply.

Suggested values

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Food

Values of cuisine describing the specific food items a place is known for

Value	Description	Wikipedia	Photo
açaí	A dish made from frozen açaí berries, originating in Brazil	Açaí na tigela
arepa	Bread made of ground maize dough stuffed with a filling, eaten in the northern region of South America	Arepa
bagel	A bread made from dough shaped into a ring	Bagel
beef	Any dish made from meat from cattle	Beef
beef_bowl	A bowl of beef served on rice, originating in Japan	Gyūdon
beef_noodle	A beef noodle soup, originating in Southeast Asia	Beef noodle soup
bubble_tea	A tea drink with tapioca pearls, originating in Taiwan. Also known as boba.	Bubble tea
burger	A meal made from a patty of meat placed inside a bun	Hamburger
cachapa	pancakes made from maize flour and traditionally filled with fresh cheese original from Venezuela	Cachapa
cake	A baked and decorated dessert	Cake
chicken	Any dish made from meat from a chicken	Chicken as food
chili	A dish made from chili peppers, meat, tomatoes, and beans, originating from Mexico or Texas	Chili con carne
chocolate	A dessert made from cocoa beans	Chocolate
churro	A fried dough pulled into a long shape	Churro
coffee_shop	A drink prepared from coffee beans. cuisine=coffee is also used.	Coffee
couscous	A grain originating in Northwest Africa	Couscous
crepe	A thin pancake that can be either sweet or savory	Crêpe
curry	A dish with a sauce seasoned with spices, originating in South Asia	Curry
donut	A dessert made from fried dough shaped into a ring	Doughnut
dumpling	A food made of dough wrapped around a filling	Dumpling
empanada	A fried or baked pastry filled with meat, originating from Latin America	Empanada
falafel	A deep-fried ball made from chickpeas, originating in the Middle East	Falafel
fish	Any dish made from meat from fish	Fish as food
fish_and_chips	A dish of fried fish in crispy batter, served with chips	Fish and chips
fondue	A melted cheese dish served in a heated pot	Fondue
fried_chicken	A dish made from chicken pieces that have been coated with batter and fried	Fried chicken
fries	A food made from deep-fried strips of potato. Also known as chips.	French fries
frozen_yogurt	A frozen dessert made from yogurt	Frozen yogurt
gyoza	A Japanese version of a Chinese dumpling called Jiaozi. Also called a Potsticker.	Jiaozi#Gyōza
gyros	A dish of meat wrapped in pita bread with vegetables and sauce	Gyros
hot_dog	A sausage served in a sliced bun	Hot dog
hotpot	A meal of slices of meat or vegetables cooked in a heated pot on the table	Hot pot
ice_cream	A frozen dessert made from milk or cream	Ice cream
juice	A drink made from pressed fruit or vegetables	Juice
kebab	A meat dish cooked on a stick. Can refer to either doner kebab or shish kebab.	Kebab
kürtőskalács	A spit cake specific to Hungarians from Transylvania, more specifically the Székelys.	Kürtőskalács
lángos	A deep fried flatbread. Typical Hungarian food.	Lángos
meat	Any meat dish. Use a more specific value if possible.	Meat
noodle	A dough shaped into long strips or strings. Use a more specific value if possible, like cuisine=pasta, cuisine=ramen, cuisine=soba, or cuisine=udon. Do not use the much less common cuisine=noodles.	Noodle
pancake	A flat cake made from batter, often eaten as breakfast or dessert	Pancake
pasta	A dish made from noodles or other shapes of boiled wheat dough, originating in Italy	Pasta
pastry	A baked dessert made with dough and butter	Pastry
piadina	A flatbread originating from Italy	Piadina
pie	A baked dessert made of dough with a fruit, nut, or cream filling	Pie
pie_and_mash	A british dish consisting of a savoury pie & mash, often with gravy or liquour, sometimes with jellied eels.	Pie and mash
pita	A flatbread originating from the Mediterranean or Middle East	Pita
pizza	A dish of flat dough topped with tomato sauce, cheese, and other toppings, originating in Italy. cuisine=italian_pizza is used ins about 3% of the total and should be substituted by a multiple value set (like cuisine=pizza; italia) for the cases that the culinary speciality is italian.	Pizza
poke	A dish of raw fish and seaweed usually served on rice, originating from Hawaii	Poke (Hawaiian dish)
potato	A starchy root vegetable native to the Americas. Use a more specific value if possible.	Potato
pretzel	A baked piece of dough shaped into a knot	Pretzel
ramen	A dish of noodles served in broth, originating in Japan	Ramen
salad	A dish of mixed chopped ingredients, usually vegetables	Salad
sandwich	A meal of vegetables or meat placed between two slices of bread. Also use this tag for submarine sandwiches (also known as a hoagie, hero, grinder, etc). Do not use cuisine=sub	Sandwich
sausage	A piece of ground meat stuffed into a cylindrical casing	Sausage
savory_pancakes	Many different types of savory pancakes can be found around the world	List of pancakes
seafood	Any meat originating from the sea, including fish, shrimp, squid, and other shellfish	Seafood
shawarma	A meat dish cooked on a vertical rotisserie, originating in the Middle East	Shawarma
smoothie	A drink made from blended fruit, vegetables, or other ingredients	Smoothie
smørrebrød	An open-faced sandwich, originating in Scandinavia	Smørrebrød
soba	A buckwheat noodle dish, originating in Japan	Soba
soup	A meal that is mostly liquid and cooked in a broth	Soup
souvlaki	A meal of meet served on a skewer, originating in Greece	Souvlaki
steak	A thick cut of beef, usually grilled. See also: cuisine=steak_house.	Steak
sushi	A small piece of rice with seaweed, vegetables, or raw seafood, originating in Japan	Sushi
tacos	A meal of folded tortillas with a meat or vegetable filling, originating in Mexico	Taco
takoyaki	A wheat ball with a filling, originating in Japan	Takoyaki
tea	A drink made by steeping tea leaves in hot water	Tea
udon	A wheat noodle dish, originating in Japan	Udon
waffle	A batter cooked between two shaped plates, often eaten as breakfast or dessert	Waffle
wings	A fried chicken wing served with sauce, originating in the United States	Buffalo wing
yakitori	A meal of meet served on a skewer, originating in Japan	Yakitori

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Cuisine (type of dessert)

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Ethnicity or Nationality

cuisine values describing the ethnic, national, regional, or cultural origin of food served at a place

Key	Value	Comment	Photo
cuisine

Value	Description	Wikipedia	Photo
afghan	Food originating from Afghanistan	Afghan cuisine
african	Food originating from Africa. Use a more specific value if possible.	African cuisine
american	Food originating from the United States. Use a more specific value if possible.	American cuisine
arab	Food originating from the Arab World (Middle East, Maghreb). Use a more specific value if possible.	Arab cuisine
argentinian	Food originating from Argentina	Argentine cuisine
armenian	Food originating from Armenia	Armenian cuisine
asian	Food originating from Asia. Use a more specific value if possible.	Asian cuisine
australian	Food originating from Australia	Australian cuisine
austrian	Food originating from Austria	Austrian cuisine
balkan	Food originating from the Balkan peninsula	Balkan cuisine
bangladeshi	Food originating from Bangladesh	Bangladeshi cuisine
basque	Food originating from the Basque region of Spain	Basque cuisine
bavarian	Food originating from the Bavaria region of Germany	Bavarian cuisine
belgian	Food originating from Belgium	Belgian cuisine
bolivian	Food originating from Bolivia	Bolivian cuisine
brazilian	Food originating from Brazil	Brazilian cuisine
british	Food originating from the United Kingdom	British cuisine
bulgarian	Food originating from Bulgaria	Bulgarian cuisine
cajun	Food originating from the Cajun people in Louisiana in the United States	Cajun cuisine
cambodian	Food originating from Cambodia	Cambodian cuisine
cantonese	Food originating from the Guangdong province of China, and the cities of Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Macau	Cantonese cuisine
caribbean	Food originating from the Caribbean	Caribbean cuisine
catalan	Food originating from Catalonia	Catalan cuisine
chinese	Food originating from China	Chinese cuisine
colombian	Food originating from Colombia	Colombia cuisine
croatian	Food originating from Croatia	Croatian cuisine
cuban	Food originating from Cuba	Cuban cuisine
czech	Food originating from Czechia	Czech cuisine
danish	Food originating from Denmark	Danish cuisine
dutch	Food originating from the Netherlands	Dutch cuisine
egyptian	Food originating from Egypt	Egyptian cuisine
ethiopian	Food originating from Ethiopia	Ethiopian cuisine
european	Food originating from Europe. Use a more specific value if possible.	European cuisine
filipino	Food originating from the Philippines	Filipino cuisine
french	Food originating from France	French cuisine
georgian	Food originating from Georgia	Georgian cuisine
german	Food originating from Germany	German cuisine
greek	Food originating from Greece	Greek cuisine
hawaiian	Food originating from the Hawaiian Islands in the United States	Hawaiian cuisine (disambiguation)
hungarian	Food originating from Hungary	Hungarian cuisine
indian	Food originating from India	Indian cuisine
indonesian	Food originating from Indonesia	Indonesian cuisine
irish	Food originating from Ireland	Irish cuisine
italian	Food originating from Italy	Italian cuisine
jamaican	Food originating from Jamaica	Jamaican cuisine
japanese	Food originating from Japan	Japanese cuisine
jewish	Food originating from the Jewish people	Jewish cuisine
korean	Food originating from the Korean peninsula	Korean cuisine
kurdish	Food originating from Kurdistan	Kurdish cuisine
lao	Food originating from Laos	Lao cuisine
latin_american	Food originating from Latin America. Use a more specific value if possible.	Latin American cuisine
lebanese	Food originating from Lebanon	Lebanese cuisine
malagasy	Food originating from the Malagasy people in Madagascar	Malagasy cuisine
malaysian	Food originating from Malaysia	Malaysian cuisine
mediterranean	Food originating from the Mediterranean region, including Spain, Italy, Greece, Lebanon, Morocco, and more. Use a more specific tag if possible.	Mediterranean cuisine
mexican	Food originating from Mexico. Not to be confused with cuisine=tex-mex.	Mexican cuisine
middle_eastern	Food originating from the Middle East. Use a more specific tag if possible.	Middle Eastern cuisine
padang	Food originating from Padang region of Indonesia.	Padang cuisine
mongolian	Food originating from Mongolia. Use cuisine=mongolian_grill instead for the style known as Mongolian grill or Mongolian barbecue which is not actually a Mongolian cuisine.	Mongolian cuisine
moroccan	Food originating from Morocco	Moroccan cuisine
nepalese	Food originating from Nepal	Nepalese cuisine
oriental	Food originating from East Asia. Use a more specific tag if possible.
pakistani	Food originating from Pakistan	Pakistani cuisine
persian	Food originating from the Persian people in Iran.	Iranian cuisine
peruvian	Food originating from Peru	Peruvian cuisine
polish	Food originating from Poland	Polish cuisine
portuguese	Food originating from Portugal	Portuguese cuisine
romanian	Food originating from Romania	Romanian cuisine
russian	Food originating from Russia	Russian cuisine
salvadoran	Food originating from El Salvador	Salvadoran cuisine
senegalese	Food originating from Senegal	Senegalese cuisine
serbian	Food originating from Serbia	Serbian cuisine
singaporean	Food originating from Singapore	Singaporean cuisine
south_indian	Food originating from South India	South Indian cuisine
southern	Food originating from the Southern United States	Cuisine of the Southern United States
spanish	Food originating from Spain	Spanish cuisine
sri_lankan	Food originating from Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan cuisine
surinamese	Food originating from Suriname	Surinaamse keuken (Dutch)
swedish	Food originating from Sweden	Swedish cuisine
swiss	Food originating from Switzerland	Swiss cuisine
syrian	Food originating from Syria	Syrian cuisine
taiwanese	Food originating from Taiwan	Taiwanese cuisine
tex-mex	Food originating from the state of Texas in the United States with Mexican influences. Often called just "Mexican" cuisine in the United States.	Tex-Mex
thai	Food originating from Thailand	Thai cuisine
tibetan	Food originating from Tibet	Tibetan cuisine
tunisian	Food originating from Tunisia	Tunisian cuisine
turkish	Food originating from Turkey	Turkish cuisine
ukrainian	Food originating from Ukraine	Ukrainian cuisine
uzbek	Food originating from Uzbekistan	Uzbek cuisine
venezuelan	Food originating from Venezuela	Venezuelan cuisine
vietnamese	Food originating from Vietnam	Vietnamese cuisine
western	Food originating from the Western World, including most of Europe and North America. Use a more specific value if possible.	Western cuisine

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Dietary requirements

Vegetarian and vegan food was previously indicated using the cuisine key, but that practice has now been replaced by the more comprehensive diet=* key.

Semantic issues

cuisine=indian;vegetarian - is it place with various vegetarian cuisine and various indian cuisine? Or is it place with vegetarian indian cuisine?

This case can be handled by using diet:vegetarian=*, by making it more clear:

• cuisine=indian + diet:vegetarian=yes
• cuisine=indian + diet:vegetarian=only

cuisine=seafood;regional - is it place where focused on a regional seafood? Or is it place with regional dishes and various seafood?

cuisine=chinese;japanese - is more clear as this can be interpreted only in one way

See also

• It was suggested [1] to use culture=* instead of cuisine=* for other ethnic, cultural and/or regional services like hairdresser or clothes.
• drink=* Describes which kind of beverage is available
• diet=* Describes dietary options.
• origin=* Describes the origin for the goods of a shop.