Last Updated on May 23, 2025

Young Adult (YA/Teen) books about food, cooking, baking, and restaurants are some my favourite reads. The best YA books about food are all on our ultimate list. This list of new and best teen books about food is better than a romantic dinner! If you are looking for a fun contemporary to read, there is bound to be one here for you to enjoy. So get ready to drool over one of our favourite Young Adult books about food. We recommend you devour them all!

YA Books That Feature Food

YA Books About Cooking

• Radha & Jai’s Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma

• Love From Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill

• Where There’s a Whisk by Sarah J. Schmitt

• Hungry Hearts by Elsie Chapman

• Love à la Mode by Stephanie Kate Strohm

• The Art of French Kissing by Brianna Shrum

• WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH BY ELIZABETH ACEVEDO

• Pizza, Love, and Other Things That Made Me Famous by Kathryn Williams

• Taste Test by Kelly Fiore Stultz

• My Cup Runneth Over by Cherry Whytock

• Dear Julia by Amy Bronwen Zemser

• Flavor of the Week by Tucker Shaw

• North of Happy by Adi Alsaid

• The Secret Recipe for Moving On by Karen Bischer

• Kissing Max Holden by Katy Upperman

• Rebel With a Cupcake by Anna Mainwaring

• A la Carte by Tanita S. Davis

• Salty, Bitter, Sweet by Mayra Cuevas

• My Fine Fellow by Jennieke Cohen

• THE REDWOOD PALACE BY M.K. HUTCHINS

• Relish by Lucy Knisley

• A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen

YA Books About Baking

• A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen

• Batter Royale by Leisl Adams

• Heartless by Marissa Meyer

• Love, Lies, and Lemon Pies by Katy Cannon

• A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

• 100 Days of Cake by Shari Goldhagen

• The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar

• Rubi Ramos’s Recipe for Success by Jessica Parra

• Deadly Sweet by Lola Dodge

• The Apple Tart of Hope by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald

• THE HEARTBREAK BAKERY BY A.R. CAPETTA

• From Where I Watch You by Shannon Grogan

• The Confectioner’s Guild by Claire Luana

• Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg

• Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu

• Stefi and the Spanish Prince by Donna Freitas

YA Books About Restaurants

• Café Con Lychee by Emery Lee

• Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale

• Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty by Jody Gehrman

  

• Better Latte Than Never by Catherine Clark

• Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

• Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler

• A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey

• A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

• Killer Pizza by Greg Taylor

• Bloom by Kevin Panetta

• The Slice by Greg Taylor

• HOPE WAS HERE BY JOAN BAUER

• BANANA SPLITSVILLE BY CATHERINE CLARK

• Death by Latte by Linda Gerber

• The Esspressologist by Kristina Springer

• The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler

• Fake Dates and Moon Cakes by Sher Lee

• Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laeken Zea Kemp

• French Kissing in New York by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

• IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY BY CLAIRE KANN

• Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen

• Geekerella by Ashley Poston

• Wesley James Ruined My Life by Jennifer Honeybourn

• The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

• Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian

• It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story by Lauren Morrill

• Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love by Jared Reck

• We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon

• Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith

• With or Without You by Eric Smith

• Faking Reality by Sara Fujimara

• The Sweetest Thing by Christina Mandelski

• Brave Chef Brianna by Sam Sykes

• The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo

• Any Way You Slice It by Kristine Carlson Asselin

• Chicken Girl by Heather Smith

• Salt and Sugar by Rebecca Carvalho

• STUFFED BY ERIC WALTERS

• The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg

• What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen

• Stir it Up by Ramin Ganeshram

• The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil

• The Keeper of the Mist by Rachel Neumeier

• Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood

• Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi

• The Loophole by Naz Kutub

• Begin Again by Emma Lord

• Lose You to Find Me by Erik J. Brown

• Crumbs by Danie Stirling

YA Books That Feature Food

• Prince in Disguise by Stephanie Kate Strohm

• The Sweet Life of Stella Madison by Lara M. Zeises

• What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter

• Girls Dinner Club by Jessie Elliot

• Crush du Jour by Micol Ostow

• The Sweetness of Salt by Cecilia Galante

• My Saucy Stuffed Ravioli by Cherry Whytock

• My Scrumptious Scottish Dumplings by Cherry Whytock

• The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim

• Food-Related Stories by Gaby Melian

• Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan

• good Enough by Paula Yoo

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

• The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding

• PumpkinHeads by Rainbow Rowell

• Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

• Lessons in Fusion by Primrose Madayag Knazan

• Maybe in Paris by Rebecca Christiansen

• Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

• Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

• The Noh Family by Grace K. Shim

• The Jasmine Project by Meredith Ireland

• The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

• Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win by Susan Azim Boyer

• Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury

YA Books About Food

YA books about food are such enjoyable reads. There are quite a few here to check out and we hope that there is one that you love. If you are interested in adding any of these YA books about food, cooking, baking, and restaurants to Goodreads, we have a YA food books shelf as well. What are some of your favourites from the YA books about food list?