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Where to Find the Best Food Porn in Ann Arbor

By Amy Henson at University of Michigan

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.

NeoPapalis: Margarita pizza 

Isalita: nachos

Broken Egg: pancakes

Le Dog: cheesy chicken tortilla soup

Frita Batidos: frita (egg required)

Kilwin’s: ice cream

Blue Tractor: mac ‘n cheese

Charley’s: $4 burger Thursdays

Sushi.com: sushi to-go

Rich JC: Bibimbap

BurgerFi: Parmesan fries

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

Afternoon Delight: grilled muffin

Fleetwood Diner: Hippie Hash

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

Aventura: Patatas Bravas

Washtenaw Dairy: donuts

Ray’s Red Hots: hotdog

Glassbox: coffee

Black Pearl: fish tacos

Tea Haus: macarons

Wafel House: waffle