Restaurant menus are constantly changing, and yet they usually follow a national trend. Here are several of those menu food changes to expect in 2026.

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BROOKLYN, NY. — Expect to see global flavors continue to influence menu trends, artificial intelligence use to alter dishes and menus, and protein and GLP-1 drugs reshape restaurant offerings in 2026.

The Food team’s interactive on restaurant menus has roots in an earlier effort. By Terence McGinley Tanya Sichynsky likes to collect restaurant menus, and she even has a few of them framed on the ...

Darron Cardosa is a food service professional with over 30 years of restaurant experience. He has written more than 1,500 articles and blog posts about the hospitality industry, including for Food & ...

Since first appearing on restaurant menus in the 1960s, tasting menus — multi-dish, multi-course menus offered at set prices ...