Neo: The World Ends With Youhas a similar food mechanic as the original game. However, it’s a lot more complex here. The basic idea is that characters can go torestaurants and eat food. Every item has a set level of stats that will increase when ingested. Every character has their own particular taste and certain items may grant bonus stats when consumed. Once food has been eaten, players have to fight battles so that their stomachs can be empty before ingesting the next line or treats.

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Jo Makita from the SBY BBQ restaurant in Neo: The World Ends With You

RPGs are all about min-maxing the experience. There are four stats altogether inNeo: The World Ends With You:attack, defense HP, and style. The big question then is what are the best foods combinations for maxing out stats as quickly as possible? To make this easier to understand, each category will break down the best combinations for the foods that mix these stats together along with some close backup recommendations. Some of these food choicesrequire Social Linksto unlock them so make sure to stay on top of things.

Roasted Tuna Head

The Roasted Tuna Head is a good food item that can greatly increase HP and defense stats. It boostsHP by 10 and defense by 8to be specific. This can be ordered atSBY BBQwhich is run by Jo Makita. He kind of looks like a buff Colonel Sanders which is amusing in its own right. The restaurant itself is located inTipsy Tose Hall.

Nagoya Eel Bowl

Nagoya Eel Bowl is the best item to raise HP, defense, and style points all at once. It raisesHP by 9, defense by 2, and style by 3. The big winner here is clearly HP. This can be ordered atDonburi Town, which is run by Kaoru Nitobe. It’s located onCenter Street.

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Kaoru Nitobe from the Donburi Town restaurant in Neo: The World Ends With You

For a lower increase to HP, but a higher boost to defense, players can also try theFruit Cocktail. It raisesHP by 6, defense by 3, and style by 2. It can be purchased atUdagawa Parfaitwhich is run by Aika Kuribayashi. It is located in theUdagawa Backstreets. It is an extreme fruit cocktail-type dish.

Ladies’ Night Parfait

While the Fruit Cocktail is fine, there are better items to order atUdagawa Parfaitsuch as the Ladies’ Night Parfait. This delectable treat is good forleveling up HP, attack, and style points. Specifically, it raisesHP by 9, attack by 3, and style by 9. TheUdagawa Backstreetsis a great place to level up because the space is so confined.

This makes it easier to chase down enemies in battle. The big get here are the style points, which are essential for unlocking the abilities tacked onto clothes.

Aika Kuribayashi from the Udagawa Parfait restaurant in Neo: The World Ends With You

Another good food dish to check out if someone wants to raise HP, attack, and style points is theChicken Soup Curry.It can be bought at theHachiko Cafe, which is run by Akari Minamino. It’s located in theScramble Crossingand it raisesHP by 10, attack by 4, and style by 2.

One final recommendation in this category is theTokyo Roast Beef Bowl. It raisesHP by 12, attack by 2, and style by 1. This is a meal for those that favor HP over everything else. It’s anotherDonburi Towndish.

Jo Makita from the SBY BBQ restaurant in Neo: The World Ends With You

Whole Hog BBQ

The Whole Hog BBQ is quite literal as it is an entire roasted pig. It raises HP, attack, and defense. Specifically, it raisesHP by 16, attack by 3, and defense by 4.

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Jo Makita from the SBY BBQ restaurant in Neo: The World Ends With You

This can be bought atSBY BBQ. There are other decent food items that can increase all three of these stats but nothing is as good as this scrumptious-looking pig. Protein must translate into HP inNeo: The World Ends With You’suniverse.

Grilled Alligator

While a giant pig fit for one person is strange enough, there is a more incredible meal atSBY BBQ. The Grilled Alligator, which is indeed a giant grilled alligator stuffed with fruit, is the very best item to raise all four stats inNeo: The World Ends With You. It increasesHP by a whopping 28, attack by 7, defense by 4, and style with a less than stellar 1. That is an incredible meal for a family let alone one person.

Funnily enough, the only party member that loves it is Nagi. A good runner-up to the Grilled Alligator is theGrand Slam Meat Bowl. This treat boasts that it contains nine different kinds of meat. This can be bought atDonburi Town. It raisesHP by 10, attack by 3, defense by 3, and style by 3. Of all the mealsin the game, the Grand Slam Meat Bowl looks like the most delicious, and manageable, dish in real life.

Suzo Ito from the Suzu Slurpz restaurant in Neo: The World Ends With You

Spicy Miso Ramen

Spicy Miso Ramenonly raises one stat: attack. The nice thing about this cheap dish is that it raisesattack by 9. For those that want to increase attack power as fast as possible, this is the dish to get.

It can be bought atSuzu Slurpz, which is run by Suzo Ito. It is located in theDogenzakadistrict ofNeo: The World Ends With You. When it comes to all the stats in the game, style is king followed by attack. That’s why this bowl is so valuable.

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