Premium dining
Your dining experience
Expanded menus and personalized service
We're elevating your dining experience as the official airline partner of the James Beard Foundation, a premier culinary organization. Our menus feature dishes designed by a portfolio of elite chefs respected in their craft.
Plus, our First, Business and Premium Economy meals are healthy, delicious and customized to your travel.
Complimentary drinks
Our premium cabins are stocked with a variety of beers, wines and spirits to complement the inflight menu. Each wine we serve goes through a selective process as part of our award-winning wine program.*
*On flights with full drink service. The number of drinks served may be limited.
Order ahead and request a special meal
Enjoy a greater selection of menu options, including special meals that meet your dietary, medical and religious needs. Order ahead* starting 30 days before and no later than 24 hours before takeoff.
How it works
- Find your trip
- If your trip is eligible,** you'll have the option to 'Reserve a meal'
- If you make any changes to your flight, you'll need to place a new order
Special meals and nut allergies
*Ordering ahead is only available for premium cabin customers. Excludes flights between Lihue / Kauai (LIH) and Kona (KOA) and between Miami (MIA) and Los Angeles (LAX). In Premium Economy, ordering ahead is only available for special meals.
**Eligible on Flagship® Hawaii and select Flagship® Transcontinental; Europe, Asia, Australia / New Zealand and select South America flights.
Meals by region
New menus within the U.S. and beyond
While dining onboard, you can enjoy diverse flavors and menus that are inspired by our popular global destinations.
Try our new dishes like pan-roasted chicken, tortellini and other dishes in our Business cabin on flights from the U.S. to international destinations.
Meal options in our premium cabins will provide a range of culinary creations and award-winning wines.
If you're an AAdvantage® member, you can use miles to book a premium cabin and enjoy our elevated dining.
Includes the continental United States, Alaska and Puerto Rico; Canada; Los Angeles (LAX) and Phoenix (PHX) to / from Hawaii; Mexico; the Caribbean; Central America; Colombia; Ecuador; and Manaus, Brazil (MAO).*
- Snack basket on flights 500-899 miles during meal times
- Meal service on flights over 900 miles during meal times
- Snacks on all flights without snack baskets or meals
- Flagship® Transcontinental and Hawaii meals by Sam Choy, James Beard Award winner and creator of Pacific Rim Cuisine
*Excludes flights on our regional partners
Meals to South America include dishes created and inspired by our partnership with the James Beard Foundation
Menus to Europe include dishes created and inspired by our partnership with the James Beard Foundation
Meals to new summer destinations like Nice, Naples or Copenhagen include macadamia-crusted sea bass with citrus cream sauce, quinoa, toasted orzo and haricots verts.
When traveling in our Business cabin from Europe, menu items include chili marinated chicken with mojo verde sauce, sweet potato mash, roasted corn and mini chili or gnocchi duet with plain and beetroot gnocchi, lentil ragout, apple chutney, brown butter, roasted spring onion and sliced green onion.
Enjoy regionally inspired, chef-crafted meals using local ingredients on American and Japan Airlines flights.
Meals from Sydney (SYD) & Auckland (AKL) prepared with quality local, seasonal ingredients to ensure a regionally-inspired menu