Afro Deli ★ 4.4
Abdirahman Kahin's Afro Deli on 5th Street South has run East African street food in Minneapolis since 2011. Beard nominee; sambusas, anjero, sambuusa.
Try: East African beef sambusas
El Jibarito Food Truck has rolled Puerto Rican mofongo across Minneapolis since 2016. Family-run; the city's only sustained Puerto Rican cart.
Address: Various Twin Cities locations (rotating, schedule via website), Minneapolis
Abdirahman Kahin's Afro Deli on 5th Street South has run East African street food in Minneapolis since 2011. Beard nominee; sambusas, anjero, sambuusa.
Try: East African beef sambusas
Pham's Deli inside Midtown Global Market on Lake Street has rolled Vietnamese banh mi in Minneapolis since 2006. Pork-pate sandwich made-to-order.
Try: Vietnamese banh mi
Hmongtown Marketplace on Como Avenue in Saint Paul packs dozens of Hmong food counters in the Twin Cities since 2004. Papaya salad pounded to order, sai oua sausage.
Try: Hmong sausage, papaya salad
Sameh Wadi's World Street Kitchen on Lyndale runs global street food in Minneapolis since 2013. Yum yum rice bowls and Bangkok burritos at counter speed.
Try: Yum yum rice bowls
El Burrito Mercado on Cesar Chavez Street has run a Mexican grocery and cafeteria in Saint Paul's West Side since 1979. Carnitas and tamales.
Try: Mexican carnitas plates
Manny's Tortas in Midtown Global Market on East Lake Street has run Mexico City-style sandwiches in Minneapolis since 1999. The Cubana stacks five different meats.
Try: Mexican tortas