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NYC Nonstaurants
By CHOW HQ
Food ventures operating out of trucks, carts, other people's restaurants, shops, etc. Nonstaurants include pop-up restaurants, nouveau street food, and takeout in places you wouldn't expect. <br> <a href="mailto:lessley.anderson@cbs.com"> Don't see your favorite nonstaurant listed? Let us know!</a>
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Beer Table [DUPLICATE of #22111]
427 B 7th Ave,Brooklyn,NY
Typically a beer-centric bar with a small-plates menu, Beer Table becomes a full-service restaurant on Tuesday nights, offering a $25 three-course prix fixe menu that changes weekly. Check the website for what's being served.
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Dessert Truck
, New York, NY 10003
Jerome Chang left his job as a pastry sous-chef at famed Manhattan eatery <a href="http://www.chow.com/places/17969">Le Cirque</a> to open DessertTruck, selling high-end treats like creme brulee.
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Wafels & Dinges
New York, New York, NY 10001
Belgian waffles served truckside.
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Bep
346 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Vietnamese food like banh mi sandwiches served on Mondays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. out of <a href="http://www.chow.com/places/15157">Simple Cafe</a> in Williamsburg.
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DFF
47 E 19th St, New York, NY 10003
Craft restaurant's special $10-and-under menu, served in its adjacent private dining room, is one of the best deals in Manhattan. The acronym stands for "Damon: Frugal Friday" because it used to be only on Fridays. (Now it's every night except Tuesday; see next entry, Tom Tuesday Dinner.)
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Tom Tuesday Dinner
47 E 19th St, New York, NY 10003
Once-a-week showcase dinner cooked by Tom Colicchio on Tuesday nights in the adjacent private dining room of Craft. Set seasonal menu changes weekly.
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Burger Joint
118 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019
A casual burger joint hidden inside the fancy Le Parker Meridien Hotel.
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Magdy's
E 46th St and Park Ave, New York, NY 10017
Mobile cheesesteaks in Midtown.
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Papa Perrone's
80 E 55th St, New York, NY 10022
Acclaimed arancini (rice balls) from a truck.
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Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream
, New York, NY 10012
Slow Food ice cream made from hormone-free milk and served from a truck.
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Pamplona
37 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016
A secret takeout menu at this fancy tapas restaurant is cheaper and good.
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Tabla street cart
11 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010
Outside the <a href="http://www.chow.com/places/7533">high-end restaurant by the same name</a>, the Tabla street cart offers cheap Indian bites.
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CupcakeStop
New York, NY, USA, New York, NY
Red Velvet, Black and White Cookie, and more flavored cupcakes from this new truck.
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Asiadog
351 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
Korean pop-up restaurant operating Tuesday nights inside <a href="http://www.chow.com/places/51518">Trophy Bar</a> in Williamsburg.
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Le Gamin
132 W Houston St, New York, NY 10012
Mobile creperie.
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Calexico
125 Prince St, New York, NY 10012
San Diego-style taco cart.
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All Natural Hot Mini Cakes
237 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
Chinese dessert truck.
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The Arepa Lady
Roosevelt Ave and 79th St, Queens, NY 11372
Colombian corn cakes cooked on a griddle and served from a cart.
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19.
Hallo Berlin
626 10th Ave, New York, NY 10036
Schnitzel, sausages, kraut, and other German tasties from a truck.
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20.
Kim's Aunt
46th St and 5th Ave, New York, NY 10036
Many enjoy the fried fish sandwich from this Asian food cart.
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NY Dosa Stand [DUPLICATE of #16174]
Sullivan St & Washington Square S,New York,NY
The famous Dosa Man in Washington Square Park serves cheap, filling South Indian food.
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Tony "The Dragon" Dragonas's street cart
E 62nd St and Madison Ave, New York, NY 10021
Sausages, shish kebabs, and sandwiches from a very popular cart.
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Khan's
73rd St and Broadway, Queens, NY 11372
Some Chowhounds vouch that the chicken over rice at this Jackson Heights halal cart is even better than the more famous version at <a href="http://www.chow.com/places/51889">Sammy's Halal</a>.
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Treats Truck
, New York, NY 10001
Cookies, brownies, and other baked treats.
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Yvonne Yvonne
301 W 135th St, New York, NY 10030
Jamaican food cart known for its braised oxtail stew.