22 Vintage Dinner Recipes We’ll Never Stop Making

Vintage means something different to everyone. I had a confrontation with it recently as I was browsing the racks at my local thrift shop and noticed a section with pieces labelled “Vintage Y2K.” For me, the words vintage and Y2K most definitely do not go together, but there are many young adults who would consider fashion from the 90s and 00s vintage. Feel old yet?

When sourcing recipes for this “vintage” recipe list, we decided to place our focus on ones that were invented or gained popularity between the 1920s and 1980s. We’ve also included a bit of history about each recipe, which could come in handy at your next trivia night—you never know!

In the end, whether you consider these recipes vintage, old-school, traditional, or something else altogether, there’s one bind that ties them all: they’re delicious and more than worthy of a 2025 comeback.