diff --git a/src/server/routers/lunch.ts b/src/server/routers/lunch.ts
index 00e5175..0c1f817 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/lunch.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/lunch.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,101 @@ export const lunchRouter = router({
       return ctx.prisma.lunchEvent.create({ data: { programId: input.programId } })
     }),
 
+  // ─── Dish CRUD ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  listDishes: adminProcedure
+    .input(z.object({ lunchEventId: z.string() }))
+    .query(({ ctx, input }) =>
+      ctx.prisma.dish.findMany({
+        where: { lunchEventId: input.lunchEventId },
+        orderBy: [{ sortOrder: 'asc' }, { createdAt: 'asc' }],
+      }),
+    ),
+
+  createDish: adminProcedure
+    .input(
+      z.object({
+        lunchEventId: z.string(),
+        name: z.string().min(1).max(200),
+        dietaryTags,
+        sortOrder: z.number().int().optional(),
+      }),
+    )
+    .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      const dish = await ctx.prisma.dish.create({
+        data: {
+          lunchEventId: input.lunchEventId,
+          name: input.name,
+          dietaryTags: input.dietaryTags,
+          sortOrder: input.sortOrder ?? 0,
+        },
+      })
+      await logAudit({
+        prisma: ctx.prisma,
+        userId: ctx.user.id,
+        action: 'LUNCH_DISH_CREATED',
+        entityType: 'Dish',
+        entityId: dish.id,
+        detailsJson: { name: dish.name, dietaryTags: dish.dietaryTags },
+      })
+      return dish
+    }),
+
+  updateDish: adminProcedure
+    .input(
+      z.object({
+        dishId: z.string(),
+        name: z.string().min(1).max(200).optional(),
+        dietaryTags: dietaryTags.optional(),
+        sortOrder: z.number().int().optional(),
+      }),
+    )
+    .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      const { dishId, ...patch } = input
+      const dish = await ctx.prisma.dish.update({ where: { id: dishId }, data: patch })
+      await logAudit({
+        prisma: ctx.prisma,
+        userId: ctx.user.id,
+        action: 'LUNCH_DISH_UPDATED',
+        entityType: 'Dish',
+        entityId: dish.id,
+        detailsJson: patch as Record<string, unknown>,
+      })
+      return dish
+    }),
+
+  deleteDish: adminProcedure
+    .input(z.object({ dishId: z.string() }))
+    .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      const dish = await ctx.prisma.dish.delete({ where: { id: input.dishId } })
+      await logAudit({
+        prisma: ctx.prisma,
+        userId: ctx.user.id,
+        action: 'LUNCH_DISH_DELETED',
+        entityType: 'Dish',
+        entityId: dish.id,
+        detailsJson: { name: dish.name },
+      })
+      return { ok: true as const }
+    }),
+
+  reorderDishes: adminProcedure
+    .input(
+      z.object({
+        ordered: z.array(
+          z.object({ dishId: z.string(), sortOrder: z.number().int() }),
+        ),
+      }),
+    )
+    .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      await ctx.prisma.$transaction(
+        input.ordered.map(({ dishId, sortOrder }) =>
+          ctx.prisma.dish.update({ where: { id: dishId }, data: { sortOrder } }),
+        ),
+      )
+      return { ok: true as const }
+    }),
+
   /** Patch any subset of LunchEvent config fields. Audit-logged. */
   updateEvent: adminProcedure
     .input(
diff --git a/tests/unit/lunch-router.test.ts b/tests/unit/lunch-router.test.ts
index e2cdffd..cc0421b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/lunch-router.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/lunch-router.test.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,88 @@ describe('lunch.getEvent', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('dish CRUD', () => {
+  it('createDish + listDishes returns dishes ordered by sortOrder', async () => {
+    const program = await createTestProgram({ name: `dish-list-${uid()}` })
+    programIds.push(program.id)
+    const { caller } = await newAdminCaller()
+    const event = await caller.getEvent({ programId: program.id })
+    await caller.createDish({
+      lunchEventId: event.id, name: 'Sea bass', dietaryTags: ['PESCATARIAN'], sortOrder: 1,
+    })
+    await caller.createDish({
+      lunchEventId: event.id, name: 'Risotto', dietaryTags: ['VEGETARIAN'], sortOrder: 0,
+    })
+    const dishes = await caller.listDishes({ lunchEventId: event.id })
+    expect(dishes.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(['Risotto', 'Sea bass'])
+  })
+
+  it('updateDish patches name + tags', async () => {
+    const program = await createTestProgram({ name: `dish-upd-${uid()}` })
+    programIds.push(program.id)
+    const { caller } = await newAdminCaller()
+    const event = await caller.getEvent({ programId: program.id })
+    const dish = await caller.createDish({ lunchEventId: event.id, name: 'A', dietaryTags: [] })
+    const updated = await caller.updateDish({
+      dishId: dish.id, name: 'B', dietaryTags: ['VEGAN'],
+    })
+    expect(updated.name).toBe('B')
+    expect(updated.dietaryTags).toEqual(['VEGAN'])
+  })
+
+  it('deleteDish sets dishId=null on existing picks', async () => {
+    const program = await createTestProgram({ name: `dish-del-${uid()}` })
+    programIds.push(program.id)
+    const { caller } = await newAdminCaller()
+    const event = await caller.getEvent({ programId: program.id })
+    const dish = await caller.createDish({ lunchEventId: event.id, name: 'X', dietaryTags: [] })
+    const user = await createTestUser('APPLICANT')
+    userIds.push(user.id)
+    const project = await createTestProject(program.id, {
+      title: `dish-del-proj-${uid()}`,
+      competitionCategory: 'STARTUP',
+    })
+    const conf = await prisma.finalistConfirmation.create({
+      data: {
+        projectId: project.id, category: 'STARTUP', status: 'CONFIRMED',
+        deadline: new Date(Date.now() + 86_400_000), token: `tok-${uid()}`,
+      },
+    })
+    const member = await prisma.attendingMember.create({
+      data: { confirmationId: conf.id, userId: user.id },
+    })
+    await prisma.memberLunchPick.create({
+      data: { attendingMemberId: member.id, dishId: dish.id, pickedAt: new Date() },
+    })
+    await caller.deleteDish({ dishId: dish.id })
+    const pick = await prisma.memberLunchPick.findUnique({
+      where: { attendingMemberId: member.id },
+    })
+    expect(pick?.dishId).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('reorderDishes commits new sortOrder values', async () => {
+    const program = await createTestProgram({ name: `dish-reorder-${uid()}` })
+    programIds.push(program.id)
+    const { caller } = await newAdminCaller()
+    const event = await caller.getEvent({ programId: program.id })
+    const a = await caller.createDish({
+      lunchEventId: event.id, name: 'a', dietaryTags: [], sortOrder: 0,
+    })
+    const b = await caller.createDish({
+      lunchEventId: event.id, name: 'b', dietaryTags: [], sortOrder: 1,
+    })
+    await caller.reorderDishes({
+      ordered: [
+        { dishId: b.id, sortOrder: 0 },
+        { dishId: a.id, sortOrder: 1 },
+      ],
+    })
+    const dishes = await caller.listDishes({ lunchEventId: event.id })
+    expect(dishes.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(['b', 'a'])
+  })
+})
+
 describe('lunch.updateEvent', () => {
   it('patches an arbitrary subset of fields', async () => {
     const program = await createTestProgram({ name: `lunch-upd-${uid()}` })