Headed To The 2026 U.S. Open? Bring Your Appetite

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The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and its hospitality partner, Levy, precocious announced the breathtaking culinary lineup for the 2026 U.S. Open.

For galore fans attending the tournament, the Open isn’t astir tennis alone. It is besides 1 of New York City’s largest and astir divers nutrient and vino events, drafting legions of sports fans arsenic good arsenic food enthusiasts.

“It is simply a premier culinary festival wherever nutrient serves arsenic the cornerstone of the wide experience,” said Chris Studley, Managing Director of Event Services astatine the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, successful an email.

The culinary “menu” ever offers a operation of caller and seasoned chefs and restaurateurs, arsenic good arsenic time-honored favorites and innovative products and concepts. This year, it will characteristic nary little than 5 restaurants, 70 concession stands and 78 portable carts.

Food and Tennis: An Iconic Match

The bequest of nutrient and beverage astatine tennis tournaments dates backmost to 1877 erstwhile strawberries and pick were the signature nutrient astatine Wimbledon. Even the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, which organizes and hosts the tournament, calls the pairing “a existent icon of The Championships.”

While different ray plot statement refreshments were connected the earliest menus, nary different nutrient aliases beverage merchandise has been truthful intimately associated pinch the oldest and astir prestigious tennis tourney arsenic the strawberries and cream. It’s apt they became a imperishable fixture because premier strawberry play coincides pinch the timing of the tournament.

These Class 1 strawberries, each measuring astir an inch successful diameter, are originated from adjacent Hugh Lowe Farms successful Kent and picked caller each greeting earlier being served successful punnets. While Wimbledon now offers a immense array of nutrient and portion options, these berries stay the tournament’s astir cherished nutrient tradition.

The U.S. Open: A Big Apple Food Story

Having the tourney venue successful New York City enables the Open to showcase the city’s finest dishes, brands and chefs and bring group together.

“New York City is astatine the epicenter of the world nutrient scene, truthful it's a earthy fresh to link the city's divers cultures and flavors to the tourney it's called location for complete a century,” says Daniel Zausner, Chief Operating Officer of the Tennis Center.

“Our extremity is to bring the city’s power to life done culinary names and brands that resonate pinch fans. We’re particularly excited because this year’s theme, ‘Celebrating our New York Story,’ is each astir that section connection,” he adds.

New Culinary Players At The 2026 U.S. Open

Some foods making debuts this twelvemonth include:

• Salt Hank’s French Dip sandwiches, the sandwiches that went viral erstwhile contented creator and best-selling writer Henry ‘Salt Hank’ Laporte opened his celebrated shop successful Manhattan’s West Village past year, will debut astatine the U.S. Open Food Village. Made pinch thinly sliced premier rib connected a rustic baguette pinch caramelized onions, horseradish aioli and provolone cheese, they are served pinch a broadside of jus for dunking.
• Guests tin bask Cosme’s Mexican-inspired cuisine, including Duck Carnitas, curated by celebrated Chef Enrique Olvera and his team. Located successful New York City’s Flatiron District, Cosme is known for its upscale modern Mexican fare.
• Michelin-starred Chef Eyal Shani will present his celebrated Mediterranean thoroughfare food pinch Rib-Eye Roast Beef Pita, Chicken Schnitzel Pita, Hummus pinch Falafel, Pita Chips Salad pinch Schnitzel, and Miznon’s signature greenish beans.

Returning Culinary Champs

Returning favorites include:

• Lavazza, the charismatic java of the U.S. Open for 11 consecutive years, will service its signature “coffeetails,”" including a assortment of Espresso Martinis arsenic good arsenic java classics and specialty offerings. This year, the Italian premium java institution will debut Caffe Emiliano, a luxe iced java creation made pinch acold brew and cherry syrup, topped pinch velvety mascarpone mousse, and a dusting of cocoa powder. Lavazza’s Court 6 offers a relaxing spot to bask basking and acold java beverages.
• Restaurateur Simon Kim, who created the Michelin-starred Cote Korean Steakhouse, returns to the Open for his 3rd year, bringing his acclaimed COQODAQ and CQDQ concepts to fans. In summation to his celebrated Golden Nuggets and the Gangnam Style Chicken Sandwiches, he will present Jambon Buerre, Steph’s Cookie and caller beverage offerings. A instrumentality favorite, astir 200,000 COQODAQ chickenhearted nuggets were sold passim the tournament.
• Returning for her sixth year, Iron Chef Alex Guarnascheli will bring the Mediterranean flavors of her greenmarket-inspired bistro, Fare. She and Chef Masaharu Morimoto will besides present a caller handroll and nigiri conception to the nine level of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
• This year, Jose Andres’ Group is teaming up pinch Dobel Tequila to coming a premium nutrient and cocktail acquisition featuring location Mexican cuisine. The paper includes Oyamel’s Tacos Cochinita and Nachos Chilorio.
• Internationally acclaimed New Jersey-born Chef David Burke, a pioneer successful American cooking, will coming an upscale paper astatine Heineken Red Star Patio Café, paired pinch Heineken draft.

Thirst-Quenchers At The U.S. Open

As the action heats up connected the courts during these summertime matches, guests tin indulge successful refreshing beverages from different Open partners, including:

• Grey Goose Honey Deuce – Introduced successful 2007, the tourney sold 738,000 of these celebrated cocktails successful 2025;
• Dobel Tequila’s Ace Paloma;
• Moët Serve - This year, Moët & Chandon will service the caller cocktail arsenic good arsenic the brand’s celebrated Watermelon Slice;
• Clos du Bois Wine from California;
• Evian Natural Spring Water;
• Heineken - The charismatic brew of the Open will showcase a lower-carb, lower-cal brew called Heineken Silver.

This year’s tourney besides includes caller dishes and returning favorites from Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors, Champions by Benjamin Steakhouse, pastaRAMEN, Carnegie Deli, San Matteo NYC, Dos Toros Taqueria, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Fuku, Korilla BBQ, Poke Yachty, King Souvlaki, The Migrant Kitchen, The Nourish Spot, and more.

Before leaving the grounds, galore extremity for a acold treat: astatine Van Leeuwen Ice Cream astatine the Food Village (or the carts located astatine Arthur Ashe aliases Louis Armstrong Stadium), aliases Gelato astatine ViaRoma Gelateria, besides disposable astatine aggregate locations.

With truthful galore choices, it’s prudent for attendees to create a scheme for their culinary escapade astatine the Open so they don’t place immoderate of their favorites. To that end, the U.S. Open website showcases each the nutrient and beverage options by location, nutrient type, and dietary needs.

Memory-Making At The 2026 U.S. Open

For players, fans, and brands alike, the U.S. Open is simply a unsocial bucket-list acquisition allowing participants to witnesser the crowning of caller champions and acquisition the debut of caller and returning culinary icons.

“Tennis has go a manner level wherever culture, hospitality, entertainment, and quality relationship travel together to create valuable moments,” says Daniele Foti, VP of Marketing, Lavazza North America, successful an email. “Fans astatine the U.S. Open don’t simply retrieve what they saw; they retrieve really they felt,” he says.

This year’s tourney will tally from August 23 done September 13, 2026, astatine the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center successful Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, New York City. Food and portion vendors will beryllium connected tract each 22 days of the Open.