Chirba Chirba Dumpling Truck ★ 4.4
Durham's big yellow dumpling truck has hand-pleated Taiwanese and Chinese style dumplings since 2011, led by pork Juicy Buns and chili-oil chicken minis.
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Don't-miss vendors
Durham Food Hall ★ 4.1
Ten permanent vendor stalls on Foster Street: pizza, Vietnamese, empanadas, ramen, tacos and rotating concepts. Outdoor seating connects to the Motorco lot.
Bulkogi Truck ★ 4.1
A Korean-fusion truck wrapping bulgogi in burritos with house kimchi and gochujang sauce. The bulgogi burrito is the flagship; kimchi fries are popular.
Taqueria La Vaquita ★ 4.1
The large bovine statue marks Durham's best taqueria: $4-5 tacos to order with al pastor and birria the standouts. Corn tortillas pressed daily, four salsas.
Saltbox Seafood Joint ★ 4.9
Ricky Moore's counter-service seafood shack on Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd. NC fish, no reservations and the Hush-Honeys, the most celebrated snack in the city.
Boricua Soul ★ 4.2
Puerto Rican counter at American Tobacco Campus. Empanadas, pernil and rice-and-beans made from scratch daily. Durham's best immigrant-kitchen lunch counter.
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