Visitors to the City of Fall River enjoy the luxury of choice when it comes to dining. Whether it's the exciting cuisine of Portuguese or Lebanese delicacies, the many tastes of Asia or the innovative offerings of the International Institute of Culinary Arts, Fall River offers a great diversity for the palate. We boast a lineup of ethnic food, second to none, with great restaurants, bakeries and shopping. In the city's Cultural District, which is linked with our waterfront, you'll smell fresh bread and delicious pastries baking in our many ethnic bakeries. You'll see specialty shops importing goods from Portugal, the Azores and other parts of the world, and you'll have the opportunity to dine in our fine restaurants. Whatever your favorite - -seafood, ethnic food or traditional American fare - you'll find it in Fall River. Mayor Robert Correia Click HERE for Area Restaurant Listings A Fall River native and one of the the nation's most popular chefs, Emeril Lagasse grew up savoring the many tastes of Fall River's multitude of ethnic and traditional restaurants. Today, Emeril continues to talk about the great food of his hometown when appearing on national televison shows such as the "Rosie O'Donnell Show," the "Tonight Show," the "Today Show," "CBS This Morning" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." Emeril is the chef and proprietor of six restaurants, host of the Food Network's highest-rated shows, "The Essence of Emeril" and "Emeril Live," and is seen weekly on ABC's "Good Morning America." He is also the author of a number of the best-selling cookbooks.