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New York’s best street foods

Published 5:03 AM EST, Wed December 3, 2014
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Rafael and Reina Soler-Bermudez have been making stuffed Salvadoran corn tortillas in <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsolberpupusas.com" target="_blank" target="_blank">Solber Pupusas</a>, their mobile pupuseria, for more than 15 years.
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Rafael and Reina Soler-Bermudez have been making stuffed Salvadoran corn tortillas in Solber Pupusas, their mobile pupuseria, for more than 15 years.
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New Yorkers don't need to go to New England for a good lobster roll, thanks to Big Red, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redhooklobster.com" target="_blank" target="_blank">Red Hook Lobster Pound</a>'s lobster shack on wheels.
Red Hook Lobster —
New Yorkers don't need to go to New England for a good lobster roll, thanks to Big Red, Red Hook Lobster Pound's lobster shack on wheels.
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Every day, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmilktrucknyc.com" target="_blank" target="_blank">Milk Truck'</a>s staff hawk American comfort foods like mac and cheese and turkey chili. The most popular item is the grilled cheese sandwich.
Milk Truck —
Every day, Milk Truck's staff hawk American comfort foods like mac and cheese and turkey chili. The most popular item is the grilled cheese sandwich.
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Many Manhattan street corners are dressed with blue and yellow striped Sabrett umbrellas, under which you'll find New York's traditional dirty water dogs.
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Many Manhattan street corners are dressed with blue and yellow striped Sabrett umbrellas, under which you'll find New York's traditional dirty water dogs.
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Traditional Bolivian street food staples can now be enjoyed on the streets of Brooklyn thanks to the popular <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBolivianllamaparty" target="_blank" target="_blank">Bolivian Llama Party</a>.
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Traditional Bolivian street food staples can now be enjoyed on the streets of Brooklyn thanks to the popular Bolivian Llama Party.
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Halal carts slinging plates piled with falafel, shawarma and rice are ubiquitous in New York, but you'll recognize the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thekingfalafel.com" target="_blank" target="_blank">King of Falafel & Shawarma</a> by the seemingly endless line crowding the sidewalk beside it.
King of Falafel & Shawarma —
Halal carts slinging plates piled with falafel, shawarma and rice are ubiquitous in New York, but you'll recognize the King of Falafel & Shawarma by the seemingly endless line crowding the sidewalk beside it.
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At <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lumpia-shack.com" target="_blank" target="_blank">Lumpia Shack</a>, lines form as early as 11 a.m. each Saturday. Each roll is made with ground pork, roasted duck or truffled adobo mushrooms, hand-rolled, then deep-fried.
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At Lumpia Shack, lines form as early as 11 a.m. each Saturday. Each roll is made with ground pork, roasted duck or truffled adobo mushrooms, hand-rolled, then deep-fried.
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Every morning, locals file out of the subway and beeline for silver breakfast carts, whose narrow shelves are stocked high with bagels and pastries.
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Every morning, locals file out of the subway and beeline for silver breakfast carts, whose narrow shelves are stocked high with bagels and pastries.
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Starting as a lone taco cart in SoHo in 2006 (one of New York's first), <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.calexico.net" target="_blank" target="_blank">Calexico</a>  grown into a fleet of carts across the city and a handful of brick-and-mortar locations.
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Starting as a lone taco cart in SoHo in 2006 (one of New York's first), Calexico grown into a fleet of carts across the city and a handful of brick-and-mortar locations.
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