From starters to desserts, here are CNN Travel’s 20 selections for the greatest American food dishes.

For her new book, Peach Street to Lobster Lane, British food writer Felicity Cloake cycles across the US from coast to coast in search of a definition for its national cuisine.

American cuisine with French and Italian influences, seasonal, big flavors, but delicate technique,” Kaplan said. Originally Published: April 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM CDT. Share this: ...

The combination of crispy bacon, blue cheese, cold chicken breast, avocado, hard-boiled eggs, tomatoes and lettuce is hard to ...