Picnicking in a city, whether in a grand park like Manhattan’s Central Park or on the rooftop of an apartment building, offers urban dwellers a chance to connect with the great outdoors.

On-site, outdoor cooking can be a challenge in cities, either for practical or legal reasons; with that in mind, we’ve limited this menu to dishes that can be made ahead, then transported in a picnic basket, tote or cooler.

It’s an eclectically global feast sure to satisfy the most urbane palate.

Many picnic totes have all of the amenities needed for a complete picnic service yet, they blend right in with all of the other totes being carried about in the city.