Wrigley Field Food Menu 2026 | Chicago Cubs

Here it is my friend: the complete, ultimate fan’s guide to the Wrigley Field food menu!

If a trip to the Friendly Confines is in your future plans, you’re going to want to sample Chicago-style dogs, local pizza and (not or, and) Italian beef. Or even find cool nearby joints and bring your own. I cover all of it here, including vegan and gluten-free options.

(Note: This page is kind of under construction; working on photos and such. Hopefully will still provide good info for you.)

Don’t skip anything, but if time is a factor, here’s your table of contents:

What’s New at Wrigley in 2026
The Somewhat Attached Wrigley Field Restaurants
Yes, You’re In Chicago, Part 1: Chicago Dogs + Other Encased Meat
Yes, You’re In Chicago, Part 2: Local Pizza
Yes, You’re In Chicago, Part 3: Italian Beef
Burgers and Other Sandwiches
Fries, Nachos + Other Munchie Foods
For Big Ass Cub Fan Appetites
Desserts At The Friendly Confines
Healthy Wrigley Field Food: Gluten-Free, Vegetarian, + Kosher
And Yes, You Can Bring Your Own

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New Wrigley Field Food Items in 2026

So first, let’s get the new items for 2026 out of the way (I’m working on getting pictures):

You can find most of these impressive new foods at the Marquee Classics stand near Section 117. (Marquee Classics features a rotational menu; often it’s based on whatever team is in town, e.g. lobster rolls for the Red Sox.)

 

First there’s this Bao Wow Dog. It’s that classic Vienna beef dog (chargrilled!) on a bao bun. Top that with tangy Heinz mustard slaw, crispy tempura sport peppers, Fresno peppers and sriracha aioli. (Sport peppers alone are a reason to travel to Chicago.)

The Cubs serve the Bao Wow Dog with a nice helping of McCain’s SureCrisp fries. (I’ll talk about those.)

 

Then there’s the Tostada Stack; this is layered tostadas with Hatch green chile beef, seasoned refried beans, queso fresco, pico de gallo and crema. Oh, and it’s topped with a fried egg, for that hangover breakfast feel. All of this served with salsa roja.

If you like stuff with a lot of ingredients, the Tostada Stack is for you.

 

Like chicken and waffles? How about Chicken & Churros? This ingenious creation is crispy fried chicken thighs brined in pickle juice, with golden brown churros, and ancho syrup. Have it with some strawberries for that ideal garnish.

I’m amazed at how they’re able to twist the churros, honestly.

 

Here’s my favorite of the new items: Double Diamond Waffle Fries. These are seasoned waffle fries topped with braised beef short rib in a red wine sauce (and braised beef is brilliant). Oh, and a few other toppings are included: creamy Fontina cheese sauce, bacon, mushrooms, fried onions, and scallions.

The Cubs serve these in a home plate shaped container, which you get to keep! This is a big meal, my friend; you might want to have someone help you eat them. But they’ll owe you one.

 

That’s not the only new item that pays homage to the humble potato. The Dill Pickle Tater Tots are a pile of tots seasoned with salt, vinegar and dill. Dip them in a dill pickle dipping sauce. It’s a nice alternative if your stomach isn’t up to the Double Diamond challenge.

 

If you thought you had to go to New York and Citi Field for a great pastrami sandwich, that’s no long the case. (But visit Citi anyway, it’s a great ballpark.)

 

The Cubs have added the Rami to their menu; it’s hand-cut pastrami with Swiss cheese and cole slaw on rye, with creamy (as opposed to chunky) Russian dressing and a pickle spear.

 

That’s not the only new sandwich on the Wrigley menu. Try the Kingston; it’s a spicy grilled chicken sandwich with pineapple salsa, spicy slaw, pickled red onions and garlic aioli on a brioche bun.

I love sandwiches with slaw in them; it’s so Pittsburgh.

 

The Cubs also introduced some new gluten-free items for 2026, which is great for me because now I can persuade my wife and daughter to go to a game. But I’ll cover that in the healthy foods section. Stay with me here.

The (Somewhat) Attached Wrigley Field Restaurants

Because Wrigley has changed so much, I’m leaving an analysis of the new fancy clubs for a future post. You can read about them here on the Cubs website. In the meantime, I’ll give two sit down restaurants at Wrigley at least a mention.

So with the Sheffield Counter now just a grab and go food stand, there isn’t a sit down restaurant attached to Wrigley Field. At least not one with an entrance to the park, which is generally my criteria for covering such things.

There is the Draft Kings at Wrigley Field, which is indeed attached to the ballpark, but not in an “enter from the ballpark” fashion. This is an impressive place, though, with very large TV screens, although they no longer allow in person sports betting.

The Draft Kings menu includes burgers, pizzas, wings and other bar favorites. They offer 50% off mozz sticks on home game days.

 

There’s also the Budweiser Brickhouse Tavern at Gallagher Way next to Wrigley, which is part of the nice new plaza. There’s indoor and outdoor dining here, and it’s a nice big place with a menu of pizza, sandwiches, desserts, and kids’ stuff. All a bit cheaper than eating in the ballpark.

But there’s nothing actually inside the ballpark at the moment, not counting the clubs. I won’t go down the rabbit hole of including every restaurant a short distance from Wrigley, because there are many.

Maybe someday. But for what’s actually inside the ballpark, we still have lots to work with!

Yes, You’re In Chicago, Part 1: Chicago Hot Dogs

Hot dogs are Chicago, and Chicago is hot dogs. The Wrigley Field food menu includes them in all of the necessary forms:

Chicago Dog kiosks are found in most all of the concourses, on both levels and in the bleachers. You can order Vienna Beef franks or Maxwell Street Polish sausages on poppy-seed buns, on which you can add a big pile of raw or grilled onions and the Chicago-style hot dog condiments.

 

If you’re unfamiliar, that includes: chopped tomatoes, sport peppers, mustard, sauerkraut, celery salt and that bright green relish that make it a dog “dragged through the garden” as Chicago visitors call it.

Lines get long at Chicago Dog stands, and people scarf up the toppings, so you should hit one early. Chicago Dog used to carry bison dogs; go to the Addison Street Grill for that now (read on).

 

Then there’s Hot Doug’s. “Hot Doug” Sohn was the owner of the most popular hot dog stand in Chicago–as in lines around the block popular. He became successful enough to retire, but the Cubs liked his unusual dogs enough to give him a stand in the bleacher section, behind the center field scoreboard.

There you go; another reason to get a bleacher ticket at Wrigley, which is the only place you can order Hot Doug’s sausages. Lines get very long at this stand too, so jump on it early if you can.

Hot Doug’s famous dogs are sold in various forms named after Cubs’ greats, which they rotate for each homestand. For example, you might see the Tinker to Evers to Chance double play combination:

Joe Tinker: A veal saltimbocca sausage with crispy onions, sage mustard and Swiss cheese.

Johnny Evers: A jalapeño and Jack cheese pork sausage with caramelized onions, sweet and spicy mustard and more Jack cheese.

Frank Chance: A spicy Polish sausage topped with cilantro aioli, pico de gallo and Chihuahua cheese.

 

The High Plains Bison people are the Official Lean Meat of the Chicago Cubs, and you can order them at the Addison Street Grill at Section 126. These are Italian sausages and brats made from lean bison meat. On your sausage you can get peppers, sweet onions and even marinara.

The High Plains bison dog itself doesn’t taste very different from a classic dog except for a smokier flavor, and the meat is leaner and healthier, as they clearly state on this kiosk. I had one while on a research mission and it was very good.

Why choose a bison dog? According to the High Plains website, bison offers 45% fewer calories than beef, 87% less fat, and 100% more iron.

 

Wrigley Field Smokies are still available at the ballpark, maybe, but you again need a Bleachers ticket for one. Last I checked they were at Upper Platform 14.

Wrigley Field Smokies are hickory-smoked beef sausages with a secret blend of seasonings, and no artificial colors or flavorings. I don’t know how to describe a smoky flavor, but that is the selling point. Smokies are slightly larger than Wrigley dog and cost a bit more; you can get one with grilled onions and stuff. 

 

If you’re looking for some other kind of sausages, you can find bratwursts at the Chicago Dogs stands, or even a footlong brat at the portable cart at Section 212. That requires a trip up a ramp, I believe, so you’ll get some exercise and earn it.

There’s also Vienna Beef Italian sausages in multiple places; look for the Vienna Grill in right field, Third Base Classics, or the Redline Grill in the right field bleachers.

 

Have you ever had a Maxwell Street Polish sausage? Maxwell Street isn’t a brand; it’s named for the Maxwell Street Market in Chicago. But they’re Vienna Beef which is fine; they can do Polish. You can find these at Section 121.

And if you’re a corn dog type, you can find them at the Addison Street Grill at Section 126. Honey-glazed from what I’ve read about it.

 

One last note about Wrigley Field hot dogs. If you buy a dog from a vendor as opposed to the concessions kiosks, the vendor dog will be steamed as opposed to grilled. Not that one is better than the other; the religion of Chicago dogs isn’t clear on the matter.

The vendor steamed hot dog is wrapped up and the roll can get good and mushy, which some folks (including myself) like. Still, you’re missing out on the whole dressing up of the hot dog this way—with a vendor you’re limited to mustard packets.

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Yes, You’re In Chicago, Part 2: Home Run Inn Pizza

The local favorite Home Run Inn Pizza is now the official pizza of the Cubs; you can find it pretty much anywhere around the ballpark. In case you don’t know who Home Run Inn is, they’re a Chicago-based local chain with nine locations in the area, and they sell frozen pizzas as well.

They’re not deep dish; for reasons unknown the Cubs went with a thin crust purveyor. But no worries; Home Run Inn has been around since 1923, and in Chicago, you must be doing something right to stick around that long.

 

At the ballpark you can get a plain, pepperoni or sausage slice; take advantage of the rare ballpark that offers sausage on pizza. You can also get the massive North Side Twist pretzel here; I’ll talk about that.

Yes, You’re In Chicago, Part 3: Italian Beef

For you non-Chicago natives, the Italian Beef is roast beef that is sliced thinly, slow cooked in au jus gravy and seasonings, and then dumped on a roll with hot pepper giardiniera if you like. It’s a little bit like a Philly cheesesteak, but different enough to make it a Chicago thing. You’ll need napkins for this one.

One thing, BTW, don’t call it an “Italian beef sandwich” in front of a native. Just Italian Beef.

Buona Beef is the official Italian Beef of the Cubs. Buona is a popular chain with over 30 locations, with an excellent diagram on their site about how to make an Italian beef. I trust them.

You can find the Italian beef at Bleacher Platform 14, and also at the Chicago Dogs and Marquee Grill stands.

 

If you’re really into protein, try one of my faves when I visit Chicago: the Italian beef and sausage combo. Buona and Vienna Beef mix perfectly; you’ll see.

You can find these at Chicago Dogs on Platform 14 (bleachers), Third Base Classics, the Vienna Grill in right field, and at portable carts in the upper concourse.

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Off The Beaten Path: Burgers and Other Sandwiches

You might have to search a bit, but if you’d like a vintage Chicago burger, get yourself a bleachers ticket. (I’ve got you on finding deals for Cubs tickets here.) There you will find Small Cheval burgers.

These are fancy wagyu beef double cheeseburgers, with dijonnaise and ample American cheese and crisp pickles. Small Cheval is a smaller version of Au Cheval in the West Loop; the place has a devoted following among burger lovers.

Incidentally, there’s a Small Cheval in Wrigleyville, if you’d like to absorb the full dijonnaise burger experience. It’s on the corner of Clark and Waveland, just steps from the Wrigley entrance. (Plan your parking accordingly!)

 

Various stands throughout Wrigley sell the aptly named Big W burger. It’s basic, simple, and American: a fresh beef patty with American and cheddar cheese, the classic burger topping triad of lettuce, tomato and onion, with secret sauce (something like Thousand Island dressing if I’m not mistaken, since Big Macs still sell). Get crinkle cut fries with it for the ideal American meal.

Small Cheval aside, the Blue W Burger is no slouch. And the beef is from Omaha Steaks.

 

If any burger will do (it doesn’t take much to please my ten-year-old), the Cubs have basic cheeseburgers at First Base Classics and Left Field Classics. Perfectly acceptable, especially with the Omaha folks supplying the beef.

The Cubs also offer vegan and gluten-free burgers; I’ll get to that.

 

I’ve already discussed the Rami and the Kingston; if you’re into a fried chicken sandwich, get one at First Base Classics at Section 123. This is just your traditional fried chicken sandwich, but it’s probably cheaper than the fancier stuff.

Even More Wrigley Field Food: Fries, Nachos + Other Munch Foods

The Cubs serve McCain’s SureCrisp® fries just about everywhere; if you’re wondering, they’re called SureCrisp because their fries actually have an invisible coating of modified potato starch and rice flour, which keeps the fries crispy through the typical trials of ballpark service.

Actually a pretty ingenious idea; I actually don’t mind soggy fries, but I can find those at any pizza joint. Props to the Cubs and Levy for recognizing a fry purveyor that goes the extra mile.

 

That said, the Small Cheval folks in the bleachers fully understand that even a great burger needs fries. Their fries are different from McCain’s; they call them “golden fries”; not sure if they serve them with garlic aioli like the do in their restaurants. (Let me know.)

 

The Cubs have “Loaded Garlic Fries” on their menu. What they’re loaded with, the Cubs haven’t told me, but I’m guessing it’s similar to what’s in the photo above. You can find them at a few stands including the Clark Street Grill.

Chicken tenders in a basket with fries? Yes, just keep it real. Look for these at any stand that has “Classics” in its name, obviously. But if you have a bleachers ticket (which you need to visit the bleachers), you can get some Buffalo chicken fries at the Waveland Grill.

Have you tried the Fried Ranch Bombs yet? That was a new thing in 2025, and I think the Cubs have kept them around. Fried Ranch Bombs are hush puppies with ranch flavoring, served with hot honey. You can find these at the Addison Street Grill at Section 126.

 

OK, every baseball fan loves nachos, and this is especially the case in Wrigleyville. That’s why the Cubs accommodate various levels of nacho jones.

There are of course the plain nachos with cheese sauce, jalapenos and salsa you can find just about anywhere; they’re perfectly adequate when you’re the munchies.

But there are also loaded nachos, available in the Bleachers in Upper Platform 14. Top these with BBQ beef, chicken or chorizo, and add cheese sauce, beans, jalapenos, sour cream and pico de gallo.

Still hungry? Get the Big Slugger Nachos, I’ll get to that.

 

Another cool thing the Cubs added in 2026 was for the kids. The build your own mac and cheese stand is only open on Kids Sundays, but it’s worth a trip for the little ones to Section 121.

The young ones can add piles of toppings to their Kraft mac and cheese, like bacon, crispy chicken, hot dogs (obviously), BBQ sauce, ranch, even Cheetos or Doritos. Makes me want to be a kid again myself. You can even fill a souvenir helmet with the concoction.

 

Finally, Nuts on Clark has departed, but Garrett’s gourmet popcorn is a more than adequate replacement. Garrett’s is the famous popcorn maker in Chicago…and you have to be pretty good to be famous for food in Chicago…and at Wrigley you have the choice of their Cheese Corn or Caramel Crisp. Or mix the two and put it in a souvenir Cubs tin!

Wrigley Field Eats For Big Ass Cub Fan Appetites

If you look around Wrigley Field food stands, especially at Home Run Inn Pizza, you may come across the North Side Twist, Wrigley’s 2-pound soft pretzel. This monster, served in a pizza box, comes with three different dipping sauces: chipotle honey mustard, beer cheddar cheese and cinnamon cream. All of which work very well.

They’re not cheap, but it’s easily enough for two people. You should get here early if you want one, these do sell out on occasion.

 

If you’ve got a nacho jones and/or are sharing, try a helmet of Big Slugger nachos…two pounds of nachos served in a helmet with a ridiculous amount of toppings, including ample salsa and jalapenos.

Two pounds is a lot of nachos, so be sure you can handle this for the cost.

In the past I’ve seen a Big Cheese Rip-N-Dip, a large amount of focaccia bread covered with cheese and served with dipping sauces. I don’t know if it’s still around, but if you like dipping bread sticks this could be for you.

Dessert At A Cubs Game

The Cubs don’t have an official cookie maker to my knowledge; Levy Restaurants supplies them. But the Cubs this season are on the hunt for a chocolate chip cookie recipe.

They’re holding a contest and serving the winners on August 29 to celebrate the Cubs’ 150th anniversary. So if you or someone you know has a solid cookie recipe…

 

Anyway, the Cubs don’t get overly fancy with the desserts; you won’t find apple pie nachos or Oreo churros. Cubs fans seem fine with that.

You can get Dibs ice cream and the popular malt cups at the Chicago Dogs stands, and the soft serve ice cream helmets are available pretty much everywhere.

 

Again, this is where having a bleachers ticket has some extra value; Small Cheval offers some of their own dessert options, including handspun milkshakes, sundaes, and ice cream cones.

I mentioned their stand earlier in the burgers section; remember they have a full menu at their Wrigleyville location just steps from the ballpark if you want more variety.

 

I should mention the Lemon Chill, since it’s popular with Cubs fans. You can find this one at the lower level “Classics” stands, and at the ice cream stands in the upper deck.

An oddity about the Lemon Chill is that they’re not available in the bleachers from what I can tell, where I would think a hot day cold treat would be most popular. But bleacher patrons can indeed roam the rest of the ballpark for one. (As you would know if you read this!)

 

The Cubs also have brownies, chocolate chip cookies, and various candy packages throughout the ballpark. They’ve added more gluten-free desserts, we’ll cover that next.

 

Wrigley Field not only has different styles of wine coolers and frozen drinks that lady Cub fans like (mai-tais, vodka lemonades, etc.), they also have ice cream in the souvenir helmet for you collectors. The helmet is not actual head-size, though, unless you have an extremely small head.

Healthy Wrigley Field Food: Gluten-Free, Vegetarian, + Kosher

In their unfailing efforts to make baseball available for all, the Cubs and Levy added a bunch of gluten-free options in 2026. Very nice of them. If you’re a celiac type, you can now order these gluten-free specialties at the Clark Street Grill (Section 112):

Chicken tenders with fries. Different breading of course, and fries cooked separate from everything I presume. BBQ sauce included.

Loaded garlic parmesan fries. These thick cut fries with garlic aioli, shaved parmesan and fresh parsley got some kind words from the nice folks at Bleed Cubbie Blue.

Chocolate brownies and Rice Krispie treats. I thought the Rice Krispie treats were gluten-free already, but my wife assures me the Kellogg’s basic edition is not.

Chicago Dog baskets. Gluten-free Chicago dogs are available here – the nation breathes a sigh of relief! Crisis averted.

Nachos. Nachos tend to be gluten-free anyway, but the Cubs make sure of it here.

My celiac-afflicted then-girlfriend did not like Wrigley Field when I took her for a visit (astonishingly, I married her anyway). Maybe this will get her to go again.

Celiacs can also go for veggie chopped salads, pistachios and gummy bears. And Redbridge gluten-free beer is sold at Wrigley.

 

If you’re a vegetarian/vegan sort, the Cubs look after you too. They offer plant based NotCo burgers at that same Clark Street Grill and at First Base Classics (Section 123). They’re also available at Small Cheval in the bleachers.

NotCo NotBurgers are a Kraft-Heinz invention; they consist of a mixture of pea and rice protein with coconut oil and other natural flavors. Seriously, if you can make peas taste like burgers, my Cubs cap is off to you.

 

There are also, of course, veggie dogs and sausages – these are available at the portable hot dog stands in the upper concourse, Chicago Dogs in the bleachers, and at the Vienna Beef (!) Grill at Section 131. Dress them up Chicago-style while keeping it vegan.

You can find a whole host of vegetarian items that aren’t quite vegan, like Home Run Inn pizza, nachos without beef or chicken, and that hefty North Side Twist pretzel to name a few.

 

Going kosher is a bit challenging at Wrigley but definitely can be done. The Kosher food stand is at Section 217, behind the Terrace seats at home plate.

KosherstandZ, according to the Yeah That’s Kosher folks, is supervised by the Chicago Rabbinical Council. You can get your kosher dog Chicago-style, thankfully including the poppy seed bun.

The menu also includes pastrami dogs, Polish sausages, and steak sandwiches. Even super pretzels and cookies. Pretty decent selection actually.

Like most Kosher stands, this one is closed on Friday nights and Saturday day games.

Yes, You Can Bring Your Own Grub

It’s becoming more common knowledge now that you can bring your own food into ballparks, within reason. Not sure why you’d want to after reading 4,000+ words about food in the ballpark, but just saying.

Here is the Cubs official policy: you can bring in a bag that is smaller than 16*16*8, which should be large enough to carry anything you need.

Your bag will be searched, and anything that could contain alcohol or be used as a projectile will be removed.

I’ve offered up some excellent places to fill up your goody bag here. But Wrigleyville has tons of other takeout joints, including McDonald’s, Subway, and many others. Plus there are vendors selling peanuts and water around the ballpark, especially at the Addison Red Line station.

 

Hungry yet? Is that it? Wow, seems like I was just getting started.

There you have it my friends, your full Wrigley Field food menu analysis. Feel free to let me know if anything changes. If you’d like to know where to find any of these items, the Cubs have a listing here that you might be able to use for a while.

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