9 Standout Dishes Food & Wine Editors Couldn’t Forget This August
Food & Wine editors visited more than 100 restaurants worldwide this August, but only a handful of dishes became truly memorable. Their favorites ranged from soft-shell shrimp in Philadelphia and raw scallops in New York to roast chicken in Puerto Rico, creative soft-serve and classic New York lemon ice.
The selection reflects several dining trends worth watching: globally inspired flavors, seafood-forward menus, elevated vegetables, seasonal ingredients and nostalgic desserts. It also shows how relatively simple dishes can become restaurant signatures through strong ingredients, texture and technique.
These monthly editor picks can be useful signals for emerging restaurant and menu trends—particularly combinations of local produce, international influences and familiar comfort foods reinvented for modern diners.
August 2026
Food & Wine editors dine at more than 100 restaurants around the world → Editors select their most memorable dishes → Nine standout dishes are featured, spanning Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Charleston, San Juan and Portland.
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