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
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ser, the line started to inch up to the gate and suspense was in the air. At 72nd street the thunderous lightening was finally upon us, but only sporadic droplets of rain to fall. Once the weather condition heightened, we threw in the towel. No longer can we wait! And we turned through the mob and exited towards a less congested street, and heading towards the subway. Thousands of confused patrons questioning the fate of this concert. We replied, “we didn’t know, but we had had enough!” 
