Spoonfuls of Comfort – Michigan’s Most Popular Soup Revealed

Today, Friday, December 5, 2025, is National Comfort Food Day - and for many Michigan residents, nothing is more comforting during the cold fall and winter months than a hot bowl of soup.

Every soup lover has a favorite pick - whether it is tomato, broccoli and cheese, vegetable, chicken noodle, French onion, minestrone, or clam chowder. Should I go on?

Your personal go-to soup may not appear in the list above, but Michigan’s top choice absolutely does. Whether you crave something creamy, hearty, or classic, Michiganders have made their preference known, and it is indeed comforting.

What is Michigan's most popular soup?

Can I get a drumroll, please? Michigan's top soup is chicken noodle.

I am not surprised. It is hard to beat a steaming bowl of chicken noodle soup. It pairs perfectly with a warm grilled cheese sandwich, and it is the ultimate comfort food when you are feeling under the weather. Few things are as simple, soothing, and satisfying.

Well, maybe tequila, but that is a story for another day.

How was Michigan's most popular soup determined?

Mountain Side Music Academy determined the most popular soups in each state by reviewing Google Trends data. The team examined the search popularity of 30 different soups across the United States.

Soup fans can take a closer look at the methodology and explore the top soup flavors in all 50 states here.

Wasn’t there a popular book series many years ago called Chicken Noodle Soup for the Soul? Whoops, my bad - the inspirational book series is actually called Chicken Soup for the Soul.

I was hoping it was a chicken noodle cookbook.