Neo: The World Ends With You has a similar food mechanic as the original game. However, it’s a lot more complex here. The basic idea is that characters can go to restaurants 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.
RPGs are all about min-maxing the experience. There are four stats altogether in Neo: 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 choices require Social Links to 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 boosts HP by 10 and defense by 8 to be specific. This can be ordered at SBY BBQ which 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 in Tipsy Tose Hall.
Nagoya Eel Bowl
Nagoya Eel Bowl is the best item to raise HP, defense, and style points all at once. It raises HP by 9, defense by 2, and style by 3. The big winner here is clearly HP. This can be ordered at Donburi Town, which is run by Kaoru Nitobe. It’s located on Center Street.
For a lower increase to HP, but a higher boost to defense, players can also try the Fruit Cocktail. It raises HP by 6, defense by 3, and style by 2. It can be purchased at Udagawa Parfait which is run by Aika Kuribayashi. It is located in the Udagawa Backstreets. It is an extreme fruit cocktail-type dish.
Ladies’ Night Parfait
While the Fruit Cocktail is fine, there are better items to order at Udagawa Parfait such as the Ladies’ Night Parfait. This delectable treat is good for leveling up HP, attack, and style points. Specifically, it raises HP by 9, attack by 3, and style by 9. The Udagawa Backstreets is 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.
Another good food dish to check out if someone wants to raise HP, attack, and style points is the Chicken Soup Curry. It can be bought at the Hachiko Cafe, which is run by Akari Minamino. It’s located in the Scramble Crossing and it raises HP by 10, attack by 4, and style by 2.
One final recommendation in this category is the Tokyo Roast Beef Bowl. It raises HP by 12, attack by 2, and style by 1. This is a meal for those that favor HP over everything else. It’s another Donburi Town dish.
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 raises HP by 16, attack by 3, and defense by 4.
This can be bought at SBY 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 in Neo: The World Ends With You’s universe.
Grilled Alligator
While a giant pig fit for one person is strange enough, there is a more incredible meal at SBY BBQ. The Grilled Alligator, which is indeed a giant grilled alligator stuffed with fruit, is the very best item to raise all four stats in Neo: The World Ends With You. It increases HP 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 the Grand Slam Meat Bowl. This treat boasts that it contains nine different kinds of meat. This can be bought at Donburi Town. It raises HP by 10, attack by 3, defense by 3, and style by 3. Of all the meals in the game, the Grand Slam Meat Bowl looks like the most delicious, and manageable, dish in real life.
Spicy Miso Ramen
Spicy Miso Ramen only raises one stat: attack. The nice thing about this cheap dish is that it raises attack by 9. For those that want to increase attack power as fast as possible, this is the dish to get.
It can be bought at Suzu Slurpz, which is run by Suzo Ito. It is located in the Dogenzaka district of Neo: 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.