NYC School Lunch Menu
New York City publishes one lunch menu for the whole system per grade band, not one per school, so there is no separate menu to look up for your child’s building. Pick the edition your school serves and you have its breakfast and lunch for the week. Everything below is refreshed every night from the DOE’s own published menus.
School meals are free for every NYC public school student. NYC DOE school menus.
Today’s menus · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Breakfast Menu
On the menu
Egg & Cheese on a Buttermilk Biscuit
Breakfast Bar
Available every day
1% Low Fat Milk
Fat Free Milk
Fat Free Chocolate Milk
Grab and Go Breakfast Pack
Fresh Fruit
Canned Fruit
Ketchup (VE)/ Hot Sauce (V)/ Salsa (VE)
Berry Toasted Oats
Blueberry Granola
Cereal with Oat Clusters
Cinnamon Vanilla Granola
Honey Toasted Oats
Shredded Wheat Toasted Oats
15 items
Lunch Menu
On the menu
Chicken Tenders with Dipping Sauce
Fish Sticks with Tartar Sauce
Garlic Knot
Parmesan Carrot Sticks
Salad Bar
Leafy Green Bar
Available every day
Peanut Butter and/or Sunflower Seed Butter & Jelly Sandwich
Hot or Cold Cheese Sandwich
Hummus and Crackers
Grab and Go Salads
Balsamic Chicken Salad Wrap
1% Low Fat Milk
Fat Free Milk
Fat Free Chocolate Milk
Condiments: Ketchup (VE)/ Mustard (VE)/ Mayonnaise (V)/ BBQ (VE) and Hot Sauce (V)
Fresh Fruit
Dressings: Chipotle Ranch (V)/ Balsamic Vinaigrette (V)/ Ranch (V)/ Asian Sesame (VE)/ Honey Mustard (V)/ Caesar/ French (V)/ Italian Vinaigrette (V)
Flavor Station: Granulated Garlic (VE)/ Red Pepper Flakes (VE)/ Parmesan Cheese (V)
18 items
Breakfast Menu
On the menu
Egg & Cheese on a Buttermilk Biscuit
Breakfast Bar
Available every day
1% Low Fat Milk
Fat Free Milk
Fat Free Chocolate Milk
Grab and Go Breakfast Pack
Fresh Fruit
Canned Fruit
Ketchup (V) (H)/ Hot Sauce (VE) (H)/ Salsa (VE) (H)
Berry Toasted Oats
Blueberry Granola
Cereal with Oat Clusters
Cinnamon Vanilla Granola
Honey Toasted Oats
Toasted Oats
15 items
Lunch Menu
On the menu
Fish Sticks (H) with Tartar Sauce (H)
Garlic Knot
Parmesan Carrot Sticks
Salad Bar
Leafy Green Bar
Available every day
Peanut Butter and/or Sunflower Seed Butter & Jelly Sandwich
Hot or Cheese Sandwich
Hummus Grab & Go
Grab & Go Salads
Tuna Sandwich
1% Low Fat Milk
Fat Free Milk
Fat Free Chocolate Milk
Fresh Fruit
Assorted Dressings
15 items
Breakfast Menu
On the menu
Egg & Cheese on a Buttermilk Biscuit
Available every day
1% Low Fat Milk
Fat Free Milk
Fat Free Chocolate Milk
Grab and Go Breakfast Pack
Fresh Fruit
Canned Fruit
Ketchup (VE)/ Hot Sauce (V)/ Salsa (VE)
Berry Toasted Oats
Blueberry Granola
Cereal with Oat Clusters
Cinnamon Vanilla Granola
Honey Toasted Oats
Shredded Wheat Toasted Oats
14 items
Lunch Menu
On the menu
Chicken Tenders with Dipping Sauce
Fish Sticks with Tartar Sauce
Garlic Knot
Parmesan Carrot Sticks
Salad Bar
Leafy Green Bar
Available every day
Peanut Butter and/or Sunflower Seed Butter & Jelly Sandwich
Hot or Cold Cheese Sandwich
Hummus and Crackers
Balsamic Chicken Wrap
1% Low Fat Milk
Fat Free Milk
Fat Free Chocolate Milk
Condiments: Ketchup (VE)/ Mustard (VE)/ Mayonnaise (V)/ BBQ (VE) and Hot Sauce (V)
Fresh Fruit
Dressings: Chipotle Ranch (V)/ Balsamic Vinaigrette (V)/ Ranch (V)/ Asian Sesame (VE)/ Honey Mustard (V)/ Caesar/ French (V)/ Italian Vinaigrette (V)
Flavor Station: Granulated Garlic (VE)/ Red Pepper Flakes (VE)/ Parmesan Cheese (V)
17 items
Breakfast Menu
On the menu
Egg & Cheese on a Buttermilk Biscuit
Available every day
1% Low Fat Milk
Fat Free Milk
Fat Free Chocolate Milk
Grab and Go Breakfast Pack
Fresh Fruit
Canned Fruit
Ketchup (V) (H)/ Hot Sauce (VE) (H)/ Salsa (VE) (H)
Berry Toasted Oats
Blueberry Granola
Cereal with Oat Clusters
Cinnamon Vanilla Granola
Honey Toasted Oats
Toasted Oats
14 items
Lunch Menu
On the menu
Fish Sticks (H) with Tartar Sauce (H)
Garlic Knot
Parmesan Carrot Sticks
Salad Bar
Leafy Green Bar
Available every day
Peanut Butter and/or Sunflower Seed Butter & Jelly Sandwich
Hot or Cheese Sandwich
Hummus Grab & Go
Tuna Sandwich
1% Low Fat Milk
Fat Free Milk
Fat Free Chocolate Milk
Fresh Fruit
Assorted Dressings
14 items
Breakfast Menu
On the menu
Egg & Cheese on a Buttermilk Biscuit
Available every day
1% Low Fat Milk
Fat Free Milk
Fat Free Chocolate Milk
Grab and Go Breakfast Pack
Fresh Fruit
Canned Fruit
Ketchup (VE)/ Hot Sauce (V)/ Salsa (VE)
Berry Toasted Oats
Blueberry Granola
Cereal with Oat Clusters
Cinnamon Vanilla Granola
Honey Toasted Oats
Toasted Oats
14 items
Lunch Menu
On the menu
Mozzarella Sticks (V) with Herbed Marinara
Parmesan Carrot Sticks
Salad Bar
Leafy Green Bar
Available every day
Peanut Butter and/or Sunflower Seed Butter & Jelly Sandwich
Cheese Sandwich
Hummus and Crackers
1% Low Fat Milk
Fat Free Milk
Fat Free Chocolate Milk
Condiments: Ketchup (VE)/ Mustard (VE)/ Mayonnaise (V)/ BBQ (VE) and Hot Sauce (V)
Fresh Fruit
Dressings: Chipotle Ranch (V)/ Balsamic Vinaigrette (V)/ Ranch (V)/ Asian Sesame (VE)/ Honey Mustard (V)/ Caesar/ French (V)/ Italian Vinaigrette (V)
Flavor Station: Granulated Garlic (VE)/ Red Pepper Flakes (VE)/ Parmesan Cheese (V)
14 items
Common questions
Where is the NYC school lunch menu for my child's school?
New York City does not publish a separate menu for each school. Every school serves one of a small number of citywide menus, chosen by grade band and by whether the school offers the halal or vegetarian menu. Pick the one that matches your school and you have its menu.
Which NYC menu does my school use?
Elementary and middle schools use the Pre-K to Grade 8 menu; high schools use the high school menu. Schools that offer halal or all-vegetarian meals serve those variants instead. If you are not sure, the school's main office or the DOE's food services page will confirm which one your school is on.
Are calories and allergens shown for NYC school meals?
No. The DOE publishes item names and its own vegetarian, vegan and halal markers, and nothing else. We show exactly that. We do not attach estimated nutrition to a specific school meal, because a generic estimate presented as this menu's figures would be misleading.
Does NYC publish a breakfast menu as well?
Yes, on a separate page, and with its own set of editions. Each menu here shows that edition's breakfast alongside its lunch. One difference is worth knowing: the DOE publishes a single vegetarian breakfast menu for all grades rather than a Pre-K to 8 one, so the vegetarian page pairs the Pre-K to 8 vegetarian lunch with that citywide vegetarian breakfast.
Is school lunch free in New York City?
Yes. New York City serves free breakfast and lunch to all public school students, with no application and regardless of household income, under the federal Community Eligibility Provision.
Why does a menu appear on a day schools are closed?
The DOE publishes a full calendar month at a time, including days schools are shut. We reproduce what it published and show the DOE's own label for the date — Labor Day, Yom Kippur — next to the menu rather than removing the day.
How allergen labels and free-meal eligibility work is explained in the school meals guide. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.