Editing Buffet (section)

==Restaurant buffets==
{{see also|List of buffet restaurants}}
[[File:Indian-style all-you-can-eat buffet - West Springfield, Massachusetts.jpg|thumb|North Indian–style buffet]]

In Australia, buffet chains such as [[Sizzler]] serve a large number of patrons with carvery meats, seafood, salads and desserts. Cruise operators in Sydney, conduct Sydney Harbour sightseeing cruises with continental buffets having multiple seafood options. Buffets are also common in [[Returned and Services League of Australia]] (RSL) clubs and some motel restaurants.

In Brazil, ''comida a quilo'' or ''comida por quilo''—literally, "food by [the] kilo"—restaurants are common. This is a cafeteria style buffet in which diners are billed by the weight of the food selected, excluding the [[tare weight]] of the plate. [[Brazilian cuisine]]'s ''[[rodízio]]'' style is all-you-can-eat, having both non-self-service and self-service variations.

In Hong Kong, the ''[[cha chaan teng buffet]]'' is a relatively new variation on traditional low-cost Chinese snack and coffee shops.

In Japan, a buffet or smorgasbord is known as a ''viking'' (バイキング - ''baikingu''). It is said that this originated from the restaurant "Imperial Viking" in the [[Imperial Hotel, Tokyo]], which was the first restaurant in Japan to serve buffet-style meals. Dessert Vikings are very popular in Japan, where one can eat from a buffet full of desserts.

In Sweden, a traditional form of buffet is the ''[[smörgåsbord]]'', which literally means "table of sandwiches".

===United States===
[[File:Chinese buffet2.jpg|thumb|A small [[American Chinese cuisine|Chinese American]] buffet selection]]
In the United States, there are numerous [[Chinese-American cuisine]]-inspired buffet restaurants, as well as those serving primarily traditional American fare.<ref name=Newman>{{cite web|last1=Newman|first1=Jacqueline M.|title=Chinese Buffets: A Trend Worth Exploring|url=http://www.flavorandfortune.com/dataaccess/article.php?ID=214|website=Flavor & Fortune|publisher=ISACC|access-date=1 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026123214/http://www.flavorandfortune.com/dataaccess/article.php?ID=214|archive-date=26 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Also, [[South Asian cuisine]] (notably in [[Indian restaurants]]), [[Asian cuisine|pan-Asian cuisine]], and [[Mediterranean cuisine]] are increasingly available in the buffet format,<ref name="Filloon">{{cite web |last1=Filloon |first1=Whitney |title=How to Get Your Money's Worth at All-You-Can-Eat Buffets |url=https://www.eater.com/2018/10/15/17965100/buffet-restaurant-all-you-can-eat-vegas-worth-it |website=Eater |publisher=Vox Media Inc |access-date=2019-04-04 |date=15 October 2018}}</ref> and [[sushi]] has also become more popular at buffets.<ref name="Newman"/><ref name="Filloon"/> In some regions of the US, Brazilian-style ''[[churrascaria]]'' barbecue buffets served ''[[rodízio]]'' style are becoming popular.<ref name="Tonon"/>

[[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] and [[Atlantic City]] are famous for all-you-can-eat buffets with a very wide range of foods on offer, and similar ones have also become common in [[casino]]s elsewhere in the United States.<ref name="Tiffany"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buffetmovie.com/ |title=Buffetmovie.com |publisher=Buffetmovie.com |access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>

For 2019, buffet food sales in the US were estimated at $5 billion, approximately 1% of the total restaurant business that year.<ref name="BBC"/><ref name="Kang">{{cite news |last1=Kang |first1=Jaewon |last2=Haddon |first2=Heather |title=Buffets and Salad Bars, Closed by the Pandemic, Remain Roped Off |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/buffets-and-salad-bars-closed-by-the-pandemic-remain-roped-off-11594114200 |access-date=2022-09-20 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=7 July 2020}}</ref>