The foodie revolution has taken to the streets and redefined the image of food trucks from dirty water dogs to legitimate mobile gourmet food! Here are the best food trucks and carts rolling around our fair city.
The popular schnitzel purveyors offer several varieties, available as platters or sandwiches (the platters come with two sides for just a little more than the single sandwich costs), as well as the "schnitz burger" and bratwurst. Add-ons like Austrian potato salad, roas...
Financial District: Broad & Pearl Streets<BR>WTC: North End Avenue & Vessey Street<BR>Midtown: 55th Street & Broadway<BR>52nd Street & 6th Avenue<BR>51st Street & Park Avenue<BR>49th Street & 6th AvenPop-up turned food cart Milk Truck serves some stellar grilled cheeses, soups, salads, and, of course, macaroni and cheese. There's an all-day breakfast sandwich with aged Wisconsin gruyere cheese, a Tello Farm fried egg with caramelized onions on a Balthazar rye batard, and a to...
South Street Seaport<BR>Midtown: 53rd Street & Park Avenue<BR>Financial District: Wall & William StreetsYou'd think it would take an act of God to get a New Yorker to buy their pizza from a truck, but Eddie's Pizza offers something most pizzeria's don't bother serving: the elusive, thin, light bar-style pies, available with all the standard toppings and a fair share of more esoteri...
Midtown: 46th Street & 5th Avenue<BR>Financial District: Old Slip & Front Street<BR>Hudson Square: Varick & King StreetsNo-frills lobster rolls, served from a truck that's a red as a boiled lobster. You're getting good quality lobster meat here, all tail, claw, and knuckle, fresh and steamed and served up on one of the better toasted rolls in the city, in a variety of formulations, each as compell...
Various, check TwitterLuke's has gone from a single-store operation to a full-fledged chain in seemingly the blink of an eye, including the mobile Nauti truck, which serves the restaurant's Maine-style lobster rolls featuring meat from the former fisherman's father's own Maine-based sustainable seafoo...
Midtown & FlatironGluten-free falafel fried in 0% trans-fat vegetable oil makes Taim a rather health-conscious contender in the street vendor pantheon, and one of the best all-vegetarian bets in the city. Prepared daily with fresh ingredients, the menu at Taim is wholly Middle Eastern with a sligh...
Brookfield Place: North End Avenue & Vesey Street<BR>Flatiron: 20th Street & 5th Avenue<BR>Grand Army Plaza: Prospect ParcThe big softies at the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck serve up soft serve with a diabolical range of eyebrow-raising toppings like wasabi pea dust and olive oil & sea salt, as well as more staid choices like dulcet de leche and caramel.
Various, check TwitterThe massively successful ice cream truck (two, actually) that has spawned two brick-and-mortar shops, Van Leeuwen serves handmade artisanal ice cream that changes daily and incorporates hormone-free milk, organic cones, and biodegradable containers and utensils, which makes the g...
West Village: Bleecker & Perry Streets<BR>Williamsburg: Bedford Ave & N. 8th Street<BR>SoHo: Prince & Greene StreetsBLT's corporate chef puts some meals on wheels by serving up tantalizing burger options like the Maytag Blue (blue cheese, balsamic caramelized onions, and mushrooms) and the BLT (double-smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, and BLT burger sauce), but the menu doesn't stop there. There'...
Upper East Side: 1448 2nd Avenue<BR>Various Other Locations: Check TwitterWinner of the 2010 Vendy Award for Rookie Food Truck Of The Year, Souvlaki GR touts itself as the only authentic Greek food being slung on the streets of New York. It might seem obvious to suggest getting the souvlaki, but it's truly worth mentioning, along with their bifteki san...
Various, check TwitterTaiwanese street food from the folks behind Bian Dang means staples like fried chicken over jasmine rice, steamed mini pork buns, Buddha's delight, the requisite dumplings, and much more.
53rd Street & Park AvenueDirect competition for fellow grilled cheese purveying Milk Truck, The Morris Truck delivers tantalizing, classic sandwiches, grilled dark and filled with New York State cheddar, New Hampshire Landaff, Ground, Eserpac, and a bunch of other diabolical lactic treats, all of which g...
Various, check TwitterPhillip and Chef Youngsun Lee's Korean barbecue experience on wheels, the Kimchi Taco Truck can boast of homemade, fresh or sauteed kimchi and meats specially marinated with the secret family recipes of the chef, bringing a game-changing flavor to Korean street food. Try the fala...
Navy Yard: Clinton & Flushing Avenues<BR>DUMBO: Jay & Water Streets<br>Midtown: 55th Street & 6th Avenue<BR>52nd Street & 6th Avenue<BR>SoHo: Charlton & Varick StreetsThe Vendy Award-winners of the Calexico cart have a menu of California-influenced Mexican fare that has become something of a phenomenon in the world of New York street meat. The soft tacos are a revelation, and things like their chipotle pulled pork and "gringo" burrit...
SoHo: Prince & Wooster Streets<BR>Flatiron: 1030 Broadway<BR>Brooklyn Bridge Park: Pier 1Casablanca native Samir brings the food of his childhood to the streets of New York, offering a French-inflected, North African-based menu of Mediterranean cuisine with a selection of brochette sandwiches, a Mogador burger, and the truck's specialty, cous cous, steamed over veget...
Financial District: Old Slip & Water Street<BR>Midway: 36th Street & Broadway<BR>Midtown East: 52nd Street & Park AvenueFusing Korean cuisine with barbecue concepts and a hint of Mexican know-how, the Korilla truck makes lunch a customizable affair, where you can start with black Angus ribeye steak and parlay it into a burrito or a taco set with kimchi fried rice, Korilla sauce, shredded Monterey ...
Flatiron: 22nd Street & 6th Avenue<BR>SoHo: Varick & Vandam Streets<br>Financial District: Front Street & Governor's Lane<BR>DUMBO: Jay & Water Streets<BR>Midtown: 47th Street & Park AvenueChampioning the gluten-y fare of Belgium, Wafels & Dinges offers, well, a lot of waffles and dinges from their popular food truck, like "de throwdown wafel" and the "WMD dinges," all available with a variety of toppings that range from the seductively swee...
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