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Waverley Lewis Root (April 15, 1903 in Providence, Rhode Island – October 31, 1982 in Paris) was an American journalist and writer.

He was the Paris correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and then the Washington Post.

He is possibly best-known for his writings on food including:

• The Food of France (1958)
• The Cooking of Italy (1968)
• Paris Dining Guide (1969)
• The Food of Italy (1971)
• Eating in America: A History (1976) - with Richard De Rochemont
• Food, an Authoritative and Visual History and Dictionary of the Foods of the World (1980)

He also wrote:

• The Truth about Wagner (1928)
• The Secret History of the War (1946)
• Winter Sports in Europe (1956)
• The Paris Edition; The Autobiography of Waverley Root, 1927-1934 (1987)