There are a ton of things graduating seniors will soon be missing about college once they enter the – yikes – Real World: waking up at eleven every day, going out 2-4 nights per week and generally avoiding adult responsibilities (beyond doing laundry and making the occasional trip to the grocery store). But there’s one more, all-important thing that U of M grads will soon be longing for: Ann Arbor food. Seniors: if you haven’t tried any of the following food items, now is the time. Carpe Diem. Seize the sandwich. Go sign the Maize and Blue wall. Get cheesy tortilla soup from Le Dog one (or three) more times. Splurge on a trip to Melange for some duck nachos. Late night a feta bread. And, for the love of all things holy (in Michigan, at least), go sample like crazy at Zingerman’s. Below, we have rounded up some of the best eats from around AA that Spoon has covered this year. Enjoy the food porn, ladies and gentlemen, and congratulations to all graduating seniors.

Best of AA (AKA Ann Arbor Food Porn):

Zingerman’s Deli: everything.

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Photo by Zoe Zaiss

NeoPapalis: Margarita pizza 

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Photo by Alex Weiner

Isalita: nachos

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Photo by Brooke Gabriel

Broken Egg: pancakes

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Photo by Annie Madole

Le Dog: cheesy chicken tortilla soup

Photo by Amy Henson

Photo by Amy Henson

Frita Batidos: frita (egg required)

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Photo by Zoe Zaiss

Kilwin’s: ice cream

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Photo by Zoe Zaiss

Blue Tractor: mac ‘n cheese

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Photo by Annie Madole

Charley’s: $4 burger Thursdays

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Photo by Alex Weiner

Sushi.com: sushi to-go

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Photo by Adam Weiss

Rich JC: Bibimbap

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Photo by Zoe Zaiss

BurgerFi: Parmesan fries

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Photo by Julie Mirliss

Maize and Blue Deli: anything on grilled challah (#32 and #18, personal faves).

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Photo by Annie Madole

Afternoon Delight: grilled muffin

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Photo by Krysten Dorfman

Fleetwood Diner: Hippie Hash

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Photo by Julie Mirliss

Jolly Pumpkin: craft beer (And the chicken and brie sandwich. Trust me.)

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Photo by Adam Weiss

Aventura: Patatas Bravas

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Photo by Ben Rosenstock

Washtenaw Dairy: donuts

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Photo by Julie Mirliss

Ray’s Red Hots: hotdog

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Photo by Rachel Ferreira

Glassbox: coffee

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Photo by Alex Weiner

Black Pearl: fish tacos

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Photo by Adam Weiss

Tea Haus: macarons

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Photo by Anna Hsu

Wafel House: waffle

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Photo by Alex Weiner