6/17/2011

Street Eats in the UES

This week on the Upper East Side pays tribute to New York’s favorite past time… Street Food! Many people can be squeamish around the idea of eating food from a sketchy looking character off the back of a truck, however street food has come along way from pre-wrapped sandwiches around a construction site -In fact street food vendors have evolved into fine cuisine over the years.

Street food appears to be saturated all over Midtown and slowly but surely the glorious street carts are now also creeping there way to be more common and accessible to Uppereastsiders. Many now adays have a twitter or Facebook so you can follow street vendors every mobile move. There are also dedicated websites to allow you to locate the best street vendor to satisfy you salacious palette.

Every so often new advances are made to the street food truck. Most recently the Pera Turkish Taco Truck stationed by the tourist office and gift shop that used to be the old Tavern on the Green has been awarded the first liquor license granted to a New York City food truck.

Here are a few street eats around the Upper East Side to try:

Tony 'The Dragon' Dragonas

Food: Mediterranean

Address: 62nd St and Madison Ave

New York, NY 10065


El Rey del Sabor

Food: Mexican

Address: 60th St and 3rd Ave

New York, NY 10021


Halal Cart

Food: Mediterranean

Address: 3rd Ave. between 59th & 58th St.

New York, NY 10022


Halal Cart - 86th and 3rd

Food: Mediterranean

Address: Corner of 86th and 3rd

New York, NY 10028


Nuts 4 Nuts

Food: Snack Food

Address: 5th Ave & E 72nd St

Manhattan, NY 10021


Halal Cart

Food: Mediterranean

Address: 3rd Ave & 71st St

New York, NY 10079


York and 69th Halal Cart

Food: Mediterranean

Address: York Ave & E 69th St

New York, NY 10021


Cake & Shake NY

Food: Desserts

Address: 5th Ave and 82nd St

Near the steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY 10028

Website: cakeandshakeny.com/


Yvonne's Jamaican Food Truck

Food: Caribbean

Address: 71st St and York Ave

New York, NY 10021


Hot Dog Vendor 69th and Fifth Ave

Food: Hot Dogs

Corner of 69th St and Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10021


The Coffee Guy on Madison Avenue

Food: Coffee/ Snacks

Address: Madison Ave. between 58th St & 59th St

New York, NY 10184


Fruit and Veggie Guy

Food: Fruits & Veggies, Food Stands

Address: 77th and 3rd Avenue

New York, NY 10021



Hot Dog Vendor at 68th and 3rd

Food: Hot Dogs

Address: 1172 3rd Avenue

New York, NY 10021



Halal Cart

Food: Mediterranean

Address: E 68th St, between Park Ave and Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10021

Other Sites:

http://newyorkstreetfood.com/

http://www.nycfoodtrucks.org/

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