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From sweet treats to savory delights, there is plenty of delicious food available in New York City that never requires stepping foot in a restaurant. Though I’ve long been a fan of the traditional “dirty water dog,” as hot dogs from street carts are known in The Big Apple, New York is known for street food options that take that old-school model in an entirely different direction. Here are some ideas for where to look during BlogHer ‘10 for New York’s tastiest street cuisine.
If you’re walking the streets in search of Thai food, Amy Wingfield of Suite 101’s Thai Food recommends the Rickshaw Dumpling Truck and NYC Cravings. Rickshaw’s six different kinds of dumplings each day sounds pretty tempting to me, and NYC Cravings, according to Amy, is “best known for their chicken, pork and fish cakes.” Both trucks stop in different locations daily, but both have websites where you can check on that ahead of time.
Kitty of New York Portraits recommends Street Sweets, a truck that operates as a roving bakery. But beyond sweet goods like cupcakes, cookies and muffins, Street Sweets serves up savory croissants, quiches and soups, and also serves a variety of hot and cold beverages.
Though she doesn’t write about street cart food, Layne of Taxi Gourmet does write about food recommended by taxi drivers. Her blog, for which she gets in a cab weekly and asks the driver to take her to his or her favorite place to eat, includes a list of what she considers to be the top 15 cabbie-recommended eats in New York City. From Turkish baklava in Midtown to Ghanaian tilapia and jollof rice in the Bronx to a fabulous vegetarian Indian pairing in Queens, this round-up is definitely worth checking out when you’re hitting the streets in search of a delicious meal.
Over at NYC10Best.com, an anonymous blogger lists their favorite 10 food carts and street food. There isn’t a dirty water dog on the list, although there are instructions for finding a great Berlin-style wurst, terrific tamales, Texas-style chili, Jamaican and Trinidadian cuisine and a variety of halal options.
Andrew, The Brooklyn Nomad, provides a second to the motion to visit Street Sweets and also calls out The Jamaican Dutchy, which NYC10Best.com also recommends. He gives a shoutout to Rickshaw Dumplings, too. Some of his other unique recommendations include Asia Dog, which features a variety of Asian toppings for a traditional hot dog; Papa Perrone’s for “insanely addictive rice balls;” and the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck.
“Described by The Village Voice as “a cross between Mister Softee and Mario Batali”, this truck offers up some outstanding soft served ice cream with such memorable names as Salty Pimp (Vanilla Ice Cream, Dulce de Leche, Sea Salt with a Chocolate Dip), Bea Arthur (Dulce de Leche and Crushed Nilla Wafers) and my favorite the Belgian Slipwich (Vanilla Ice Cream, Chocolate Cartwheel Cookies and Nutella).”
Are you a New York City native, resident or frequent visitor? Share your favorite city street food in the comments below.
Genie blogs about gardening and food at The Inadvertent Gardener, and tells very short tales at 100 Proof Stories. She also tells stories with photos at 5x52.
Photo Credit: Photo by A. Strakey, shared under an Attribution-No Derivatives 2.0 Generic Creative Commons License.
