What each style is usually served with, then what the recipes that name it actually use. 28 styles have enough recipes for a page of their own; the rest are listed with the recipes found so far.
Detroit, Michigan
A natural-casing frank under a loose, beanless beef chili, yellow mustard and chopped white onion.
In its recipeschili 100% · tomato sauce 100% · yellow mustard 66% · raw onion 100% · grilled 33%. All 3 compared
Flint, Michigan
A coney with a drier, finer-textured meat topping than Detroit's, plus yellow mustard and chopped onion.
Cincinnati, Ohio · also cheese coney
A small hot dog in a steamed bun with Cincinnati chili, which is spiced with cinnamon and other warm spices, then yellow mustard, chopped onion and a heap of finely shredded cheddar.
In its recipescheddar 100% · chili 66% · raw onion 100% · grilled 33% · all-beef 33%. All 3 compared
Michigan and the Midwest, named for Coney Island, New York · also Coney Island, coney dog
A hot dog under a beanless meat sauce, yellow mustard and chopped onion. The name comes from Coney Island in New York; the style is best known in Michigan and across the Midwest.
In its recipeschili 80% · yellow mustard 60% · tomato sauce 60% · raw onion 100% · boiled 40%. All 5 compared
Plattsburgh, New York
Despite the name, a hot dog from the Plattsburgh area of northern New York: a frank in a top-split bun under a tomato-based meat sauce, with chopped onion on top or buried under the sauce.
Not enough recipes yetMichigan Sauce Hot Dogs.
Chicago, Illinois · also Chicago dog, red hot
An all-beef frank on a poppy seed bun, usually topped with yellow mustard, bright green relish, chopped onion, tomato wedges, a pickle spear, sport peppers and a dash of celery salt. Ketchup is traditionally left off.
In its recipessport peppers 63% · pickle spear 81% · poppy seed bun 72% · celery salt 81% · relish 100%. All 11 compared
Rhode Island · also New York System wiener, hot wiener
Small wieners in a steamed bun, usually ordered 'all the way': a spiced meat sauce, yellow mustard, chopped onion and a shake of celery salt.
New York City · also dirty water dog
An all-beef frank, often kept in a street cart's hot water bath, on a plain bun with spicy brown mustard and either sauerkraut, onions cooked down in a tomato-based sauce, or both.
In its recipesonion sauce 40% · sauerkraut 80% · tomato sauce 60% · boiled 60% · raw onion 80%. All 5 compared
New England
A frank in a top-split, flat-sided bun that is buttered and toasted on a griddle.
West Virginia and the Carolinas
A hot dog with chili and coleslaw, usually with yellow mustard and chopped onion as well. West Virginia and the Carolinas both claim the combination.
In its recipescoleslaw 100% · chili 88% · yellow mustard 88% · cabbage 33% · all-beef 44%. All 9 compared
Atlanta, Georgia
No single build to state.
Kansas City, Missouri
Usually topped with sauerkraut and melted Swiss cheese, often on a sesame seed bun.
Not enough recipes yetKansas City BBQ Pulled Pork Hot Dogs and Kansas City Dogs.
Seattle, Washington
A hot dog or a split, grilled sausage with cream cheese and grilled onions, often finished with jalapeños, sriracha or mustard.
In its recipescream cheese 100% · hot sauce 60% · jalapeño 80% · grilled onion 80% · sauerkraut 40%. All 5 compared
Newark, New Jersey
Deep-fried hot dogs tucked into a round of pizza bread with fried peppers, onions and potatoes.
Not enough recipes yetNew Jersey Italian Hot Dogs Recipe and Newark Style Italian Hot Dogs.
Pennsylvania, despite the name
A hot dog split and filled with cheese, wrapped in bacon, then grilled, broiled or fried.
Not enough recipes yetThe Texas Tommy.
Washington, D.C.
A coarse, smoked sausage, usually half pork and half beef, grilled and topped with chili, mustard and chopped onion.
In its recipessmoked sausage 60% · chili 80% · yellow mustard 80% · griddled 60% · grilled 80%. All 5 compared
Los Angeles, California · also bacon-wrapped street dog
A street-cart dog wrapped in bacon and griddled, then piled with grilled onions and peppers and usually ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise and a grilled jalapeño.
In its recipesbacon-wrapped 100% · jalapeño 100% · baked 66% · bacon 100% · bell pepper 100%. All 3 compared
Hawaii
Hot dogs sold as Hawaiian usually come with pineapple, as a relish, a salsa or grilled rings, and often a teriyaki or sweet glaze.
Not enough recipes yetHawaiian Hot Dogs.
Montreal and Quebec · also steamé, toasté, steamie
A steamé (steamed) or toasté (griddled) hot dog in a steamed or toasted bun, ordered 'all dressed' with mustard, relish, chopped onion and coleslaw or shredded cabbage.
Across the United States
A hot dog under chili, often with shredded cheese, chopped onion and mustard. The regional coneys and slaw dogs are chili dogs with house rules.
In its recipeschili 78% · cheddar 85% · beans 28% · hot peppers 50% · tomato sauce 50%. All 14 compared
United States · also pogo (Canada), Dagwood dog (Australia), アメリカンドッグ (Japan), banderilla (Mexico)
A hot dog on a stick, dipped in a cornmeal batter and deep-fried, usually eaten with mustard or ketchup.
In its recipescornmeal batter 78% · deep-fried 50% · ketchup 23% · batter or dough 18% · panko 11%. All 69 compared
Sonora, Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona · also dogo sonorense
A bacon-wrapped hot dog in a soft bolillo-style roll, usually loaded with pinto beans, chopped tomato and onion, mayonnaise, mustard and a jalapeño salsa, with a roasted chile on the side.
In its recipesbolillo 33% · beans 83% · bacon-wrapped 83% · bacon 100% · jalapeño 66%. All 12 compared
Mexico · also jocho
Mexico's street hot dogs, commonly wrapped in bacon and griddled with onions and chiles, then finished with mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and tomato. Each city has its own.
In its recipescilantro 66% · bacon 100% · jalapeño 66% · avocado 66% · grilled 66%. All 3 compared
Guatemala
Guatemala's street hot dog: a grilled bun spread with guacamole and piled with boiled cabbage, a sausage or other meats, mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard.
Colombia
A soft bun loaded with a sausage, cheese, crushed potato chips and a run of sauces: pineapple sauce, pink sauce, mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup. Many add quail eggs and bacon.
In its recipespineapple sauce 66% · pineapple 33% · coleslaw 66% · cabbage 66% · potato chips 83%. All 6 compared
Venezuela
A steamed bun with a sausage under shredded cabbage, chopped onion, potato sticks and grated white cheese, then sauces: mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and often a garlic sauce.
In its recipeswhite cheese 50% · cabbage 75% · potato chips 75% · boiled 75% · mayonnaise 75%. All 4 compared
Chile · also italiano
A completo topped with chopped tomato, mashed avocado (palta) and mayonnaise, the colors of the Italian flag.
In its recipesavocado 100% · tomato 100% · boiled 85% · mayonnaise 100% · hot peppers 28%. All 7 compared
Chile
An italiano with more on it, commonly sauerkraut or salsa americana, a Chilean pickled relish.
In its recipessauerkraut 100% · relish 80% · avocado 100% · baked 40% · boiled 100%. All 5 compared
Chile
A completo topped like Chile's 'a lo pobre' plates: fried onion, a fried egg and French fries.
Chile
A long, soft bun and a vienesa sausage buried under toppings. The plain completo usually has chopped tomato, sauerkraut, mayonnaise and salsa americana, a pickled relish; its variants are named for what they add.
In its recipesavocado 100% · sauerkraut 33% · tomato 100% · mayonnaise 88% · boiled 66%. All 9 compared
Brazil
A cachorro-quente closed and flattened in a hot press, so the bun toasts around the fillings.
In its recipespressed 100% · mozzarella 75% · potato chips 75% · corn 50% · tomato sauce 50%. All 4 compared
Brazil · also cachorro-quente, dogão
Sausages simmered in a tomato sauce with onion and peppers, in a soft roll, piled with some mix of mashed potato, sweet corn, peas, straw potatoes (batata palha), grated cheese, ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise.
In its recipescorn 31% · potato chips 33% · tomato sauce 44% · grilled onion 26% · ketchup 40%. All 45 compared
Argentina and Uruguay · also pancho, superpancho
A boiled sausage (salchicha) in a soft bun, dressed with mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise or salsa golf, and very often a shower of fine potato sticks (papas pay).
Puerto Rico
No single build to state. The recipes below show what cooks put on it.
Not enough recipes yetPuerto Rican Hot dog and Puerto Rican Hot Dogs (Hot Dog Boricua).
Peru
No single build to state.
Denmark · also fransk hotdog
A sausage pushed into a hollowed roll or baguette that has been filled with a sauce, usually a mustard mayonnaise or remoulade.
In its recipesbatter or dough 66% · sweet mustard 33% · mayonnaise 33% · curry 33% · baguette 33%. All 3 compared
Denmark · also ristet hotdog, rød pølse, hotdog med det hele
A boiled red sausage (rød pølse) or a fried one (ristet) in a soft bun with ketchup, mustard and remoulade, finished with crispy fried onions, raw onion and thin slices of pickled cucumber.
In its recipesremoulade 100% · pickles 100% · crispy onion 50% · griddled 50% · batter or dough 50%. All 4 compared
Iceland · also pylsa, pulsa, ein með öllu
A lamb, pork and beef sausage in a soft bun 'með öllu', with everything: crispy fried onion, raw onion, ketchup, sweet brown mustard (pylsusinnep) and remoulade.
Not enough recipes yetIcelandic Hot Dog (Pylsa): Recipe and Guide and The Icelandic Hot Dog – Pylsur.
Sweden
A sausage rolled in soft flatbread (tunnbröd) with mashed potato, and often shrimp salad, pickled cucumber, onion, ketchup and mustard.
In its recipesTunnbröd 100% · shrimp salad 25% · mashed potato 37% · sour cream 62% · lettuce 37%. All 8 compared
Norway
A sausage wrapped in lompe, a soft potato flatbread, usually with ketchup and mustard, and sometimes crispy fried onions or shrimp salad.
In its recipesLompe 100% · raw onion 100% · flatbread 33% · grilled 33% · griddled 33%. All 3 compared
Czech Republic
A roll with a hole bored through the middle, squirted with mustard or ketchup, with a sausage pushed in.
Not enough recipes yetPárek v rohlíku and Párek v rohlíku - domácím.
France · also hot-dog gratiné
A length of baguette, split or hollowed, holding a sausage with Dijon mustard and melted Emmental or Gruyère, toasted until the cheese bubbles.
In its recipesSwiss 50% · baguette 50% · baked 50% · ketchup 100% · raw onion 50%. All 4 compared
Germany
Hot dogs sold as German style are usually a bratwurst or another German sausage on a roll with sauerkraut and mustard.
Not enough recipes yetBavarian Hotdog.
Netherlands · also broodje knakworst
No single build to state. The recipes below show what cooks put on it.
Not enough recipes yetmister kitchen’s hollandse hotdog met homemade worst.
South Korea · also 핫도그 (hot dog, in Korean), gamja hot dog, ハットグ (in Japan)
A sausage, a stick of mozzarella or both, in a thick yeasted or rice-flour batter, often rolled in panko or diced potato, deep-fried, then rolled in sugar and striped with ketchup and mustard. In Korean it is simply 핫도그, hot dog.
In its recipessugar 25% · potato cubes 25% · panko 85% · mozzarella 45% · batter or dough 85%. All 20 compared
Japanese flavors, made famous by Vancouver's Japadog stands · also terimayo dog
Japanese flavors on a hot dog. The usual trio is teriyaki sauce, Japanese mayonnaise and shredded nori; some add bonito flakes, grated daikon or wasabi.
In its recipesbonito 75% · teriyaki 50% · nori 100% · kewpie mayo 100% · green onion 100%. All 4 compared
Japan
A soft koppepan roll with a wiener and shredded cabbage, very often stir-fried with curry powder, finished with ketchup and sometimes mustard. The hot dog of Japanese home kitchens and school lunches.
Not enough recipes yetカレーキャベツのホットドッグ and スパイシーな一品！ カレー風味のキャベツホットドック.
Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea · also ソーセージパン, 소시지빵, 热狗面包
A sausage baked into or onto a soft, slightly sweet milk-bread roll, sold in bakeries across East Asia, often with ketchup and mayonnaise piped over before baking and sometimes cheese or onion.
Taiwan's night markets · also 大腸包小腸
A grilled sticky-rice sausage split open as the bun around a sweet Taiwanese pork sausage, often with raw garlic and pickled vegetables.
Philippines
No single build to state.
Thailand
No single build to state. The recipes below show what cooks put on it.
In its recipescilantro 100% · coleslaw 66% · all-beef 66% · grilled 66% · ketchup 33%. All 3 compared