Food Tier List Template
A food tier list template is a ready-made ranking grid preloaded with dishes and drinks, so you can start sorting them into S, A, B, C, D and F tiers without typing anything in first.
Items to rank
Making a food and drink tier list
Food is the category people argue about most, partly because everyone is qualified to have an opinion. The trick to a food tier list that holds up is deciding what you are ranking for before you start: the best thing to eat at 2am and the best thing to serve at a dinner party are not the same list, and mixing the two produces a ranking nobody agrees with, including you a week later.
One rule keeps food lists honest: no cuisines in the same tier as single dishes. "Italian" beating "tacos" is not a ranking, it is a category error, and it is the fastest way to end up arguing about the list's structure instead of its contents.
What is in this template
- Pizza
- Ramen
- Tacos
- Sushi
- Burgers
- Curry
- Dumplings
- Pasta
- Falafel
- Pho
- Fried chicken
- Pancakes
- Salad
- Ice cream
- Coffee
Frequently asked questions
- How do you make a food tier list?
- Start from a set of dishes rather than cuisines, decide what you are ranking for - taste, value, or how often you would actually eat it - then drag each one into a tier from S down to F. Add anything missing before you start placing, so the scale is set by the full list.
- What should go in S tier on a food tier list?
- Only the few things you would choose without reading the rest of the menu. If more than about three items land in S, the tier stops distinguishing anything and the list flattens into food you like and food you do not.
