Plate (Plato)

Plate is a Cooking item that weighs 1 kg. Most likely found in: Chinese restaurant kitchen, Italian restaurant kitchen, any building.

Data taken from the game files: Project Zomboid 42.21.0 · updated on 2026-10-01

Tips

Place	Container	Chance	Loot table
Chinese restaurant kitchen	counter	common	`StoreKitchenDishes`
Italian restaurant kitchen	counter	common	`StoreKitchenDishes`
any building	dish cabinet	common	`DishCabinetGeneric`
any building	dishwasher	common	`DishwasherGeneric`
cafeteria kitchen	counter	common	`StoreKitchenDishes`
catfish restaurant kitchen	counter	common	`StoreKitchenDishes`
crêpe shop kitchen	counter	common	`StoreKitchenDishes`
diner counter	counter	common	`StoreKitchenDishes`
diner kitchen	counter	common	`StoreKitchenDishes`
dining room	dresser	common	`DishCabinetGeneric`
donut shop kitchen	counter	common	`StoreKitchenDishes`
fast food kitchen	counter	common	`StoreKitchenDishes`
fish & chips kitchen	counter	common	`StoreKitchenDishes`
ice cream parlor	counter	common	`StoreKitchenDishes`
restaurant kitchen	counter	common	`StoreKitchenDishes`

And 26 more places with lower odds.

You can also find it by foraging (right-click the ground → Forage), in the category Trash.