Amsterdam Falafel and Kabob ★ 4.1
Amsterdam Falafel and Kabob in Dundee was named the best cheap meal under $15 in Nebraska, with a falafel and kabob counter and a self-serve topping bar.
Try: Falafel and kabob wraps with self-serve toppings
Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in Omaha.
Don't-miss vendors
Block 16 ★ 4.4
Block 16 is the closest Omaha has to a prestige street food counter, turning local farm proteins into creative lunch specials from a Farnam Street kitchen.
Try: Farm-to-table creative sandwiches and bowls
Kathmandu Momo Station ★ 4.2
Kathmandu Momo Station makes hand-rolled Himalayan dumplings from daily-prepared filling in a downtown counter that stays open until midnight each day.
Try: Hand-made Himalayan momos (dumplings)
Orsi's Italian Bakery and Pizzeria ★ 4.3
Orsi's Italian Bakery on Pacific Street has sold brick-oven pizza by the slice for over a century, one of Omaha's most historically rooted walk-up food stops.
Try: Brick-oven pizza by the slice
Noli's Pizzeria ★ 4.0
Noli's sells New York-style pizza slices from a Farnam Street window, with a water filtration system calibrated to match New York City tap water minerals.
Try: New York-style pizza by the slice
Alley Taco 402 ★ 4.0
Alley Taco 402 parks in the alley beside its South Omaha address on weekends, serving Mexican street tacos, tortas, and nachos with vegetarian choices.
Try: Mexican street tacos, tortas, and nachos
Eat the Worm ★ 3.8
Eat the Worm on Howard Street serves Mexican street tacos until 02:00 every night, one of the only genuinely late-night food options in the Old Market proper.
Try: Mexican tacos and late-night street food
Abelardo's Mexican Fresh ★ 3.6
Abelardo's on Center Street is Omaha's most reliable late-night food option, open until 2am on weekends with burritos, tacos, and quesadillas under $12.
Try: Burritos, tacos, quesadillas, and late-night Mexican food
Cumbia ★ 4.0
Cumbia serves Colombian-inspired tapas and small plates downtown, with cheese empanadas as the most cited dish and a casual atmosphere on South 16th Street.
Try: Colombian-inspired tapas and cheese empanadas
Dirty Birds ★ 3.9
Dirty Birds on St Marys serves Nashville hot chicken sandwiches with adjustable heat levels from a casual counter drawing a devoted following across Omaha.
Try: Nashville hot chicken sandwiches