List of Batfamily preferences/hobbies
I've been accumulating a list of the batfamily's stated or observed food, music, or hobby preferences (with some other misc info thrown in) with the help of various people across tumblr and twitter. Here is that list. Feel free to use it as a reference for fanfic/fanart/for fun/whatever else you want.
*I have not read everything ever, this is certainly missing information, and is biased towards what I have read and what my followers have read. This means I will be editing this as I get new information, and I'll add the dates of when I edit it at the top so people can stay up to date with the info.
*I tried to get sources for as much as I could, but some people didn't remember the specific issues/just gave me a panel with no source, and I'm not hunting all of that down. Most of the time if there's no source it's because I was only given a panel.
Bruce Wayne
- Favorite soup is mulligatawny (Batman #701)
- Likes medium/medium well-done steaks & likes grilling and uses it to relax (Batman #621)
- Listens to sad jazz music
- Loves dinosaurs (batman universe #3)
- Likes the band The Clash (Robin 1993 #152)
- Likes Chinese take out (Batman: Prodigal)
- Likes nutritional smoothies that Alfred thinks are gross (Batman: Dark Patterns #7)
- Hates cottage cheese (The Brave and the Bold #141)
- Damian remarks that “Batman doesn’t eat pie” while Bruce refuses to eat pie at the Kent’s (Superman 2016 #20)
- Likes burgers (Batman: The Brave and the Bold #10)
Dick Grayson
- Alfred says crab stuffed mushrooms are Dick’s favorite food (Robin: Year One #3)
- Doesn’t like cucumber sandwiches (Trinity 2008 #47 and then Bruce tells him to keep eating them and he starts liking them (Batman 2016 #54))
- Doesn’t like cranberry muffins (Nightwing 1996)
- Likes orange juice (Batman Prodigal)
- Likes buckwheat pancakes (Nightwing 1995 #1)
- Likes cornflake pizza (Nightwing 1995 #1) (whatever the fuck that is)
- Likes mint chocolate chip ice cream (Nightwing 1996 #70-something)
- Dislikes coconut (Nightwing 1996)
- Likes Dr. Pepper
- Likes pineapple and andouille pizza (No Man’s Land)
- Listens to OPM (Titans hunt #2)
- Likes skydiving (Nightwing 1996 #140)
- Has a high score in the arcade game “Apokalips Nah” (Nightwing Rebirth)
Barbara Gordon
- Likes chamomile tea (Azrael 1995 #35)
- Likes D&D (Batgirl 2016 #50)
- Owns various plushies of vigilantes (Batman, Azrael, Nightwing) (Unsure if she sews them herself)
- Likes Italian food (Birds of Prey 1999)
Jason Todd
- Chili dogs are his favorite (Gotham Knights #43)
- Bruce says his favorite color was green, his favorite ice cream was neapolitan, and that he liked cars (Detective comics #790)
- Says pot roast is his favorite (Detective comics #569)
- Likes scrambled eggs with mozzarella cheese and a side of chips (Robin Lives #1)
- Likes punk/rock/alt metal, including Slipknot (Batman #408, 412, Nightwing annual 2021)
- Is interested in historical fashion (Batman #413, Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Gotham by Gaslight #1)
- Likes to read/often quotes classics & occasionally YA romance novels (RHATO)
- Hates Alfred’s waffles (RHATO #8)
Tim Drake
- Likes cucumber sandwiches (Trinity 2008 #47)
- Favorite pizza toppings are canadian bacon with onion and artichoke hearts (Robin 1993 #116)
- Tim says he hates shepherds pie (Robin 1993 #29) despite Jack Drake believing it to be his favorite (Robin 1993 #47)
- Doesn’t like tuna sandwiches when Bruce makes them (unknown if he likes them otherwise)
- Likes orange juice (Batman: prodigal)
- Likes burgers, specifically orders a mushroom-swiss burger with fries (Detective Comics, #968, Robin #111)
- Likes grape flavored Zesti (multiple, Psyba-rats #3)
- Hates Alfred’s waffles (RHATO #8)
- Likes the Foo Fighters (Impulse #56)
- Listens to Enya, depeche mode, green day, oasis, and the jerky boys (Teen Titans v4 #14)
- Likes D&D (Robin: Jokers Wild #3)
- Plays tennis and skateboards
- Loves the kids cartoon Crocky (Robin 1993 42)
- Goes fishing/sailing with his father
- Hates sci-fi movies but loves old science fiction books
- LIkes Buffy the Vampire Slayer and owns the box set
- Likes cars (Robin 93 #1)
- Dick says he hates cooking (Batman: prodigy)
Stephanie Brown
- Favorite food is mashed potatoes (Robin 1993 #111)
- She likes waffles and has a tradition of eating them with her mom (Batgirl 2009)
- Used to do gymnastics (Showcase '95 #5) and play piano (Robin 1993 #111)
- Played Varsity softball (Huntress/spoiler: blunt trauma)
- Likes sewing (Robin 1993/ secret files/origins)
- Steph owns a Nirvana shirt (Batgirl 2016 #50) also listens to Metallica and the Back-street Boys (Batgirl 2009)
- Loves Sci-fi (Robin 1993 #57)
- Is a Trekkie and goes to conventions (Robin 1993 #101)
- Likes the peanuts/snoopy (Robin 1993 #104)
- Has played D&D with Cass (Batgirl 2016 #50)
- Dislikes gluten-free pizza (Robin #15)
- Does yoga (Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes)
- Enjoys drawing/doodling (Batgirl 2009)
Cassandra Cain
- Favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate (Batgirl 2000 #13)
- loves herself “a big glass of milk” (Batgirl 2000 #62 & #66)
- Likes cheeseburgers and fries (Batgirl 2000 #66)
- Likes banana boba (DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration) and her favorite milk tea flavor is almond (Batman: Urban Legends #8)
- Likes steamed buns (DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration)
- Likes Assam tea (Batgirl 2000 #61)
- Likes rice krispies (Robin 1993 #138)
- Likes various forms of dancing (Azrael Agent of the Bat #61) including moshing (Batgirl 2000 #63) and ballet (Batman and Robin Eternal #7, Detective Comics #950)
- Also likes watching ballet and theater (Detective Comics 2016 #975)
- Likes Shakespeare (Detective Comics 2016 #958/#981)
- Likes soup (Batgirl 2024 #2)
- When give the choice between chicken and pasta she takes both (Batgirl 2024 #8)
- Likes pancakes (Nightwing 2016)
- Seems to have a preference for apples over other fruit (throughout Batgirl 2000)
- In general loves eating a lot!
- Tate Brombal, her current solo author, said one of her hobbies would be going on food tours all over Gotham and whatever city she happens to be in
- Her and Steph have played DND together (Batgirl 2016 #50)
- Very good at/enjoys fighting video games (BOP 2023)
- Loves reality TV, specifically watches a show called “My Big Fat Obnoxious Top Model” she makes multiple references to shows as a way to help her speak (Batgirl 200 #65)
Damian Wayne
- Is vegetarian
- Likes hot chocolate and prefers it over tea (DC vs. Vampires)
- Reads manga, specifically shojo (Robin #1)
- Has read Naruto and Insomniacs (Batman and Robin 2023 #1)
- Likes gluten-free pizza (Robin #15)
- Likes Talia’s Ox Blood soup/has a preference for meals Talia cooks him (Teen Titans Special #1)
- Plays violin (Batman & Robin #0)
- Likes to draw
- Likes pop-tarts and ovaltine (Adventures of Super Sons #4 & Superman: Jon Kent #4)
- Doesn’t like his hair being long (Superman: Jon Kent #4)
- Favorite arcade game is called “Cheese Viking” (Nightwing Rebirth)
Duke Thomas
- Likes collectible card games, puzzles, and film (We are Robin)
- Owns D&D books (Batman 2011 #30)
- Enjoys writing, specifically poetry (We are Robin & Robin War)
- Used to like watching MMA (detective comics) and paleontology as a child (Batman 2011 #30 & We are Robin)
- likes heavy metal, his favorite band is called “Batman’s *****” (All-star Batman #3)
- Likes and quotes Tarantino movies (We are Robin)
Luke Fox
- Enjoys MMA/was an MMA fighter (Batwing #25)
- Likes tinkering/engineering (Batwing #24)
- Goes to basketball games with Kate and JPV (Detective Comics #958)
Kate Kane
- Doesn’t like pomegranates (Batman: Urban Legends #8)
- Likes Blondie, The 69-Eyes, and The Sisters of Mercy (Detective Comics #858, #859)
- Goes to basketball games with Luke and JPV (Detective Comics #958)
- Liked gymnastics as a kid and played soccer (Detective Comics #858)
- Liked waffles and chocolate as a kid (Detective Comics #858)
Jean-Paul Valley
- Likes westerns (Azrael: Agent of the Bat #56 and #75)
- Goes to basketball games with Kate and Luke (Detective Comics #958)
Alfred Pennyworth
- Dislikes the band The Clash (Robin 1993 #152)
- He likes penguins (Nightwing: Alfred returns)
- Likes building model ships (Knightfall)
