As for soups... I used to like almost anything cream-based, but I tend to go for lighter, "cleaner" soups now. However, I still love a good bowl of New England Clam Chowder - which is hard to come by.
I'm a big fan of Vietnamese pho in all its variations. I've started ordering the combinations that include some cuts of meat (bible tripe, tendon, etc.) that I've never heard of before. Quite unctious at times, and quite delicious.
My favorite homemade soup has to be the Greek avgolemeno - a chicken,egg, lemon and rice (or orzo) soup. Quite simple to put together, and it can be quite the warmer-upper during the winter, or refreshing in the summer.
Favorite canned - Either the traditional Campbell's Minestrone, or their newer Italian Wedding Soup - the one with the little polpetti, meatballs.