New York Street Food

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As it started getting later and people finished their dinners, the line at You Doughnut! was getting longer. Time to get some dessert before heading back to our hotel. Unfortunately, this was to be our last street food meal in London. On this trip at least.:)

You Doughnut! fries up the raw dough fresh, right there at the stand after you order. They are called “doughnut bites”, but are 2-3 bites each. Once they are fried, you get several funky choices.

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When we travel, whether it’s London, LA, San Francisco or elsewhere, there are always stores named _____’s New York Pizza, New York Bagels or New York Hot Dogs. Everybody want to be like New York, which is exactly why we live here. For the most part, we don’t usually give these businesses our money, but the hot dogs at Big Apple Hot Dog smelled really good on the grill.

Big Apple Hot Dogs had a great-looking kielbasa called The Huge Pole, but we wanted something smaller so it wouldn’t cut into our appetite too much. There were too many other great vendors to try.

We’re not sure where the name came from, but the Pimp Steak looked most like a New York hot dog, and it cost £3 (about $4.50).

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Jerk Sausage Wrap (credit: NYSF)

While there are a number of Jamaican street vendors in New York, we have not seen jerk sausage before. We love any type of meat in tube form, and watching it being grilled, the jerk sausage at Mama’s Jerk Station was calling our name.

When that happens, you have to listen. The jerk sausage wrap cost £5 (about $7.50).

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Octopus Coconut Curry (credit: NYSF)

We did a little research on the Street Feast London website, and the first place we wanted to try was Vinn Goute.

Even though New York is a melting pot, with people from all over the world, one thing you will not find is a street vendor from the Seychelles, an island chain in the Indian Ocean.

We’re not sure if there is even a restaurant in NYC serving food from the Seychelles, but that’s where Vinn Goute is from. Being an island chain, the cuisine is seafood-oriented, which we love.

There was Exotic (whole) Fish, Halal Goat Curry and assorted appetizers. Octopus coconut curry was at the top of their blackboard menu, and at the top of our list as well. It cost £6.50 (about $10).

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We had to spend a few days in London last week, but were working in the outskirts, and were not able to have street food for lunch. However, on Friday night we went to Street Feast London in Hackney, an easy 13 minute train ride from Liverpool St station. Street Feast London takes place every Friday evening from 5pm to midnight.

Before going, we got in touch with Dominic, one of the organizers of Street Feast London. He said to ask for him at the bar when we arrived, to have a drink together and chat.

While the train ride was easy, it was difficult finding the location, a 10 minute walk from the station. After finally finding the spot, we asked for Dominic. He came over, offered a drink, and we both had a tall Red Stripe, the Jamaican beer.

Dominic told me they were in a different outdoor location until a few weeks ago, and they moved to this new indoor location for the winter. Street food vendors in London seem to have a lot of the same problems as in the States. Local businesses see them as a threat, and do what they can to shut them down.

Green Goat (credit: NYSF)

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