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RDR2 Food & Drink
Canned peaches to Kentucky bourbon: every provision, what it restores and what it costs.
Everything Arthur can eat, drink, smoke or feed his horse in Story Mode. Cores are the inner rings that refill slowly; bars are the outer meters. Food mostly refills cores; tonics refill bars and can fortify them past full. Prices are what a general store charges before honor discounts. Eat regularly: skip meals and Arthur loses weight, eat too much and he gains it.
Canned food 11
| Item | Effect | Price | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baked Beans | Restores some Health and Stamina | $1.20 | General stores |
| Canned Apricots | Restores a little Health, more Stamina | $0.75 | General stores |
| Canned Corned Beef | Restores Health and a little Dead Eye | $1.75 | General stores |
| Canned Kidney Beans | Restores Health and Stamina | $1.50 | General stores |
| Canned Peaches | Restores a little Health, more Stamina | $1.00 | General stores |
| Canned Peas | Restores Health and a little Stamina | $0.75 | General stores |
| Canned Pineapples | Restores Health and Stamina | $1.50 | General stores |
| Canned Salmon | Restores Health and a little Dead Eye | $2.00 | General stores |
| Canned Strawberries | Restores Health and Stamina | $1.20 | General stores |
| Canned Sweetcorn | Restores Health and a little Stamina | $1.00 | General stores |
| Assorted Salted Offal | Restores a little Health and Dead Eye | $1.35 | General stores |
Fruit and vegetables 8
| Item | Effect | Price | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | A little Health and Stamina; good horse treat | $0.40 | General stores, stables, picked |
| Peach | A little Health and Stamina; horse treat | $0.50 | General stores, picked |
| Pear | A little Health and Stamina; horse treat | $0.65 | General stores |
| Carrot | A little Health and Stamina; greatly restores your horse | $0.50 | General stores, stables |
| Corn | A little Health; restores your horse | $0.40 | General stores |
| Beets | A little Health and Stamina; greatly restores your horse | $0.65 | General stores |
| Celery | A little Health; horse treat | $0.25 | General stores |
| Raspberry | A little Health | $0.50 | Picked |
Snacks and bakery 12
| Item | Effect | Price | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assorted Biscuits | Restores a little Health | $2.00 | General stores |
| Bread Roll | Restores a little Health | $2.00 | General stores |
| Crackers | Restores a little Health | $1.00 | General stores |
| Cheese Wedge | Restores Health and Dead Eye | $1.90 | General stores |
| Salted Beef | Restores Health and Dead Eye | $1.50 | General stores |
| Salted Venison | Restores Health and Dead Eye | $1.90 | General stores |
| Chocolate | Restores Stamina and a little Dead Eye | $2.00 | General stores |
| Candies | Restores a little Stamina and Dead Eye | $3.00 | General stores |
| Peppermint | A little Stamina and Dead Eye; horse treat | $0.35 | General stores, stables |
| Sugar Cube | A little Stamina; horse treat | $0.25 | General stores, stables |
| Pickled Egg | Restores a little Health | — | Found |
| Almonds | Restores a little Health | — | Found |
Drinks and alcohol 7
| Item | Effect | Price | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Coffee | Brew at a campfire: restores Stamina and Dead Eye | $1.00 | General stores |
| Gin | A little Stamina, more Dead Eye | $2.10 | General stores |
| Fine Brandy | A little Stamina, more Dead Eye | $3.00 | General stores |
| Guarma Rum | Restores Stamina and Dead Eye | $2.50 | General stores |
| Kentucky Bourbon | Stamina and Dead Eye, but costs a little Health core | $3.75 | General stores |
| Moonshine | Fully restores Health; slightly damages the Health core | $2.25 | Fences |
| Saloon drinks | Beer and whiskey at the bar. Drink enough and Arthur gets drunk | Varies | Saloons |
Tobacco 4
| Item | Effect | Price | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cigarettes | Little Dead Eye boost; costs some Stamina core | $3.50 | General stores |
| Premium Cigarettes | Little Dead Eye boost; costs some Stamina core | $5.00 | General stores |
| Cigar | Big Dead Eye boost; costs some Stamina core | $1.50 | General stores |
| Chewing Tobacco | Fully restores Dead Eye bar; slightly damages the Dead Eye core | $6.00 | General stores, doctors |
Tonics and medicine 16
| Item | Effect | Price | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Cure | Fully restores the Health bar, small fortify | $2.50 | General stores |
| Potent Health Cure | Fully restores Health, moderate fortify | $4.50 | Doctors, or craft |
| Special Health Cure | Fully restores Health, great fortify | Crafted | Crafting only |
| Bitters | Fully restores the Stamina bar, small fortify | $3.00 | General stores, doctors |
| Potent Bitters | Fully restores Stamina, moderate fortify | $5.00 | Doctors, or craft |
| Special Bitters | Fully restores Stamina, great fortify | Crafted | Crafting only |
| Snake Oil | Fully restores the Dead Eye bar, small fortify | $3.50 | General stores, doctors |
| Potent Snake Oil | Fully restores Dead Eye, moderate fortify | $5.50 | Doctors, or craft |
| Special Snake Oil | Fully restores Dead Eye, great fortify | Crafted | Crafting only |
| Miracle Tonic | Fully restores all three bars, small fortify | $4.00 | General stores, doctors |
| Potent Miracle Tonic | Fully restores all three bars, moderate fortify | $7.00 | Doctors, or craft |
| Special Miracle Tonic | Fully restores all three bars, great fortify | Crafted | Crafting only |
| Cocaine Gum | Fully restores Stamina; slightly damages the Stamina core | $5.00 | General stores, doctors |
| Ginseng Elixir | Gives Health experience | — | Found |
| Aged Pirate Rum | Gives Stamina experience | — | Found |
| Valerian Root | Gives Dead Eye experience | — | Found |
For your horse 9
| Item | Effect | Price | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hay | Greatly restores both horse cores | $0.25 | Stables, general stores |
| Classic Oatcakes | Greatly restores both horse cores (Arthur can eat them too) | $4.00 | Stables, general stores |
| Horse Medicine | Fully restores horse Health, small fortify | $1.50 | General stores, doctors, stables |
| Potent Horse Medicine | Fully restores horse Health, moderate fortify | $3.00 | Same, or craft |
| Horse Stimulant | Fully restores horse Stamina, small fortify | $2.50 | General stores, doctors, stables |
| Potent Horse Stimulant | Fully restores horse Stamina, moderate fortify | $4.00 | Same, or craft |
| Horse Reviver | Revives a badly injured horse | $9.50 | General stores, doctors, stables |
| Horse Ointment | Greatly restores horse Health, fills Stamina, gold Stamina core for a day | Crafted | Crafting only |
| Horse Meal | Fills all horse cores and gives gold cores for a day | Crafted | Crafting only |
Cooked meals 15
| Meat | Plain | With an herb | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Game Meat | Fully restores all cores | Big boost to the herb's core plus a gold core for a day | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Exotic Bird | Greatly restores all cores | Herb's core filled, the others greatly | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Game Meat | Greatly restores all cores | Herb's core filled, the others greatly | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Tender Pork | Greatly restores all cores | Herb's core filled, the others greatly | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Prime Beef | Greatly restores all cores | Herb's core filled, the others greatly | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Succulent Fish | Greatly restores all cores | Herb's core filled, the others greatly | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Mature Venison | Greatly restores all cores | Herb's core filled, the others greatly | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Crustacean | Moderately restores all cores | Herb's core greatly, the others moderately | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Flaky Fish | Moderately restores all cores | Herb's core greatly, the others moderately | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Gristly Mutton | Moderately restores all cores | Herb's core greatly, the others moderately | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Plump Bird | Moderately restores all cores | Herb's core greatly, the others moderately | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Stringy Meat | Slightly restores all cores | Cooked plain | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Herptile | Slightly restores all cores | Cooked plain | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Game Bird | Slightly restores all cores | Cooked plain | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
| Gritty Fish | Slightly restores all cores | Cooked plain | Hunt, fish or the butcher |
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Quick answers
What is the best food in RDR2?
Cooked Big Game Meat fully restores all three cores, and seasoned with an herb it adds a gold core for a day. From a store, Canned Kidney Beans, Pineapples and Strawberries are cheap and restore both Health and Stamina.
What does coffee do in RDR2?
Ground Coffee is brewed at a campfire and restores the Stamina and Dead Eye cores.
What is the difference between cores and bars?
Cores are the inner rings that control how fast your bars refill. Food and rest refill cores; tonics like Health Cure refill the bars and can fortify them past full.
Does Arthur get fat in RDR2?
Yes. Eat a lot and he gains weight, which adds Health but slows Stamina. Skip meals and he gets underweight, which costs Health. Eating regularly keeps him steady.