16 of the most delicious things you can eat at Smorgasburg, New York City's massive open-air food market
Four Sigmatic is serving up their signature "mushroom coffee" — that is, powdered coffee blends boosted with a helping of dried fungus. Mushrooms' medicinal properties are all the hype behind these products.
The "Raindrop Cake" is a minimalist dessert: just solidified water (and the addition of gelatin) with a side of brown sugar syrup and roasted soybean powder to add flavor and sweetness. The bizarre dish is guaranteed to generate long lines eager to give it a try, if only for the novelty.
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Tramezzini are a type of simple, light Italian sandwich. Hailing from Venice, the fresh ingredients (think tomato, mozzarella, prosciutto) are folded into light-as-air pockets of fresh white bread.
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Big Mozz knows what the people want, and that's cheese. Three preparations of cheese, that is, in mozzarella balls, as mozzarella sticks, and on fresh Neapolitan-style pizzas.
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Philly has its cheesesteak, but Chicago has its own signature sandwich, which you can now get at Smorgasburg via a vendor called 2nd City Beef. It's a serious helping of slow-roasted beef topped with provolone and spicy Italian relish, all wrapped up in a locally sourced roll.
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Quail eggs may not be a traditional brunch go-to, but these skewers of crisped-up eggs in a black bean sauce are being dished out by BrunchStreet, a vendor whose head chef is a veteran of upscale dining outfits like Eleven Madison Park.
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Red Table Catering is elevating the humble breakfast sandwich into an art form, combining things like cheddar-beer cheese and maple-seasoned sausage patties with a homemade English muffin.
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The Choripan is serving up traditional Argentinian street food sandwiches: grilled sausage on soft bread with toppings of chimichurri, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.
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A staple Chinese breakfast, savory Shangai-style crepes are coming your way from Jianbing. Combinations like soy-lemon chicken or honey tofu are topped by signature "crackers" and a specialty hot sauce.
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Kimchi — Korean fermented cabbage — is having a trendy moment, with not one but two new Smorgasburg options: both Kyle's Kimchi and Kimchi Kooks are selling jars of their traditional pickled vegetables, and Kimchi Kooks is also making kimchi pancakes on site.
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Oni Sauce is making unusual snacks like these Asian-inspired seasoned gobo chips.
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Sweet tooth? Rubyzaar Baked has you covered on the cookie side, with creative concoctions — think earl grey-based cookies, crushed pretzel toppings, or marshmallows melted into the middle.
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If you're a banana pudding fan, then #baonanas is the stall for you: they're serving up unexpected pudding flavors like matcha and s'mores, along with the more classic version.
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Hong Kong-style egg waffles are on the cusp of major popularity, and Wowfulls is going to help propel them there. The cone-shaped waffles are served with ice cream and all kinds of sugary toppings, making them both undeniably tasty and very photogenic.
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For more sweets, Malai is serving Indian ice cream in unusual flavors like sweet corn saffron and ginger root. Their unexpected spice mixes and light, extra-creamy consistency set them apart.
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And finally, Diego's Artisan Chocolate is making seriously local hand-crafted chocolate. They buy beans from small-scale farms, roast them themselves, and even color the labels by hand.
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