Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

Automatic Noodle by Annalee NewitzA cozy near future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci fi author Annalee Newitz. An instant USA Today and indie bestseller! You dont have to eat food to know the way to a citys heart is through its stomach. So when a group of deactivated robots come back online in an abandoned ghost kitchen, they decide to make their own way doing what they know: making foodthe tastiest hand pulled noodles

A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz. An instant USA Today and indie bestseller!

You don’t have to eat food to know the way to a city’s heart is through its stomach. So when a group of deactivated robots come back online in an abandoned ghost kitchen, they decide to make their own way doing what they know: making food―the tastiest hand-pulled noodles around―for the humans of San Francisco, who are recovering from a devastating war.

But when their robot-run business starts causing a stir, a targeted wave of one-star reviews threatens to boil over into a crisis. To keep their doors open, they’ll have to call on their customers, their community, and each other―and find a way to survive and thrive in a world that wasn’t built for them.

• Hardcover 
• 176 pages
• Published: August 5, 2025