The fastest, cheapest, frequently best food on New York City's streets.
Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in New York City.
The Halal Guys cart at 53rd and 6th has served halal chicken and rice in Midtown New York City since 1990. At W 53rd Street and 6th Avenue New York.
TryChicken and rice with white sauce
TipThe original cart sits on the southwest corner; a second cart on the southeast corner is the same kitchen. The line is shorter at the southeast.
Sammy's Halal cart on Broadway in Jackson Heights, New York City has served Bangladeshi-style biryani and grilled chicken since 2001. Open daily 10:00-22:00.
TryChicken biryani over rice
TipCash only at the cart. Ask for extra green sauce; the bright cilantro version is the menu's hidden detail.
King Souvlaki of Astoria has grilled pork and chicken souvlaki on a Queens corner cart in New York City since 2006. Open tue-sun 12:00-22:00.
TryPork souvlaki pita
TipOrder pork souvlaki on a pita, fries inside the pita. The chicken is well-cooked; the pork is the better cut.
Adel's cart sits across from the Halal Guys at 53rd and 6th in New York City. Located in Midtown. Open mon-sat 11:00-22:00. At 1221 6th Avenue.
TryChicken and rice with white sauce
TipThe line is half as long as the Halal Guys for arguably the better chicken. The white sauce is tangier.
The 53rd and 6th late-night cart corner is a New York City institution: three carts side by side, the Halal Guys and two rivals, feeding bar crowds.
TryLate-night chicken and rice
TipOrder from whichever cart has the shortest line; the three menus are nearly identical at this hour.
Thiru Kumar's vegan South Indian dosa cart has run on the south side of Washington Square Park in New York City since 2001. Located in Greenwich Village.
TryMasala dosa
TipCash only. The Pondicherry special is the cart's signature; the masala dosa is the entry-level order.
Birria-Landia is the Jackson Heights food truck that sparked New York City's birria craze, slow-cooking Tijuana-style beef served with consomme.
TryTijuana-style beef birria tacos with consomme
TipOrder the beef tacos with a side of consomme and dunk each bite. Lines move fast and the truck runs late into the night on weekends.
Jason Wang's Xi'an Famous Foods has slung hand-pulled biang biang noodles in New York City since 2005. Located in Chinatown. Open daily 11:30-21:30.
TrySpicy cumin lamb biang biang noodles
TipOrder the spicy cumin lamb biang biang noodles. The liang pi cold-skin noodles in summer are the secondary order.
Vanessa's on Eldridge Street has sold four dumplings for $1.50 in Manhattan's Chinatown, New York City since 1999. Pan-fried, steamed or boiled.
TryPork chive dumplings, four for $1.50
TipThe sesame pancake stuffed with beef is the off-the-menu cult order. Cash speeds up the line at lunch.
Uncle Gussy's cart at Park and 51st has grilled pork and chicken souvlaki for Midtown office workers in New York City since the 1970s. Tzatziki.
TryPork souvlaki platter
TipLunch only, weekdays. The line moves fast at 12:30; the platter feeds two if you split.
Souvlaki GR opened as a cart on the High Line then grew into a brick-and-mortar in the Lower East Side, New York City. Open daily 12:00-23:00.
TryLamb souvlaki pita with fries
TipThe lamb souvlaki pita with fries inside is the order. Bigger sit-down menu in the back room if you want salad too.
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