Xi'an Famous Foods is a street-food stop in Chinatown, New York City.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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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.
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.
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.
