Torreón eats norteño: carne asada grilled over mesquite, cabrito (roast goat) slow-cooked until the meat falls off the bone, gorditas stuffed with beans or picadillo, and flour tortillas rather than the corn tortillas of southern Mexico. The city's Lebanese community has also left a mark — you will find Arabic-influenced dishes like kibbeh and fatayer at family restaurants around the city.
The central market is the cheapest and most authentic way to eat. For a proper sit-down meal of regional specialties, the better restaurants concentrate in the Zona Centro and the shopping areas to the north. Portions tend to be large and prices reasonable by comparison to Mexico City.