MOFAD is a new kind of museum that brings the world of food to life with exhibits you can taste, touch, and smell. We inspire public curiosity about food, what it means, and how it connects to the world around us. We strive to be the world’s premier food museum and a global educational resource that inspires generations of curious eaters of all ages and backgrounds.

Our current exhibition, "Chow: Making the Chinese American Restaurant" celebrates the birth and evolution of Chinese American restaurants, tracing their nearly 170-year history and sparking conversation about food culture, immigration, and what it means to be American. Immerse yourself in a stunning timeline of Chinese American restaurant menus dating back to 1910. Enjoy tastings created by the country's most talented Chinese American chefs. And crack open a freshly baked fortune cookie to reveal a fortune written by a stranger from around the world (or right next door).

Local

Eat and Drink

• Llama Inn - Brooklyn (0.2 miles) - Llama Inn serves inventive and modern Peruvian cuisine in an industrial and quirky space in Williams...
• Oaxaca Taqueria - Brooklyn (0.7 miles) - Cheery, authentic Mexican fare including tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and quesadillas.
• Oaxaca Taqueria - Brooklyn (1.9 miles) - Cheery, authentic Mexican fare including tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and quesadillas.
• tree bistro - New York (1.9 miles) - an east village favorite for ten years, tree bistro serves thoughtfully prepared bistro fare in a ca...
• The Meatball Shop - New York (2.1 miles) - The Meatball Shop is an NYC Born & Bred company, founded in 2010 by childhood friends Daniel Holzman...

See and Do

• Museum of Food and Drink Brooklyn (0.0 miles) - MOFAD is a new kind of museum that brings the world of food to life with exhibits you can taste, tou...
• Brooklyn Unplugged Tours Brooklyn (0.3 miles) - Brooklyn Unplugged provides walking and coach tours of Brooklyn, NYC; as well as Queens. Our off-the...
• The New York Beer and Brewery Tour New York (2.3 miles) - The New York Beer and Brewery Tour is a craft beer tasting experience like no other. Enjoy a wide va...
• Modern Pinball NYC New York (2.3 miles) - Have the time of your life playing in a real New York City arcade and leave the quarters at home! Un...
• Museum at Eldridge Street New York (2.3 miles) - Described as “gasp-inducing” by The New York Times, the Museum is housed in the 1887 Eldridge St...

Shopping

• Yaf Sparkle - New York (2.0 miles) - Yaf Sparkle specializes in handmade jewelry and is housing a carefully curated selection of beautifu...
• Amish Market East - Manhattan (2.6 miles) - We are a gourmet type market selling a little bit of everything as far as food is concerned: fresh b...
• Sadigh Gallery Ancient Art, Inc. - New York (2.7 miles) - Sadigh Gallery Ancient Art is your source for the most comprehensive selection of authentic cultural...
• Eataly NYC Downtown - New York (3.3 miles) - The idea behind Eataly is simple: to gather all high-quality Italian food and drink under one roof, ...
• Grand Slam New York - New York (3.4 miles) - Located in the heart of Times Square, at 1557 Broadway between 46th & 47th St.,”Grand Slam New Yor...