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| Winning street food looks like this: Best Market Vendor winner Lumpia Shack |
Saturday, under a bright blue, blustery sky, I was, um, stranded on Governors Island with nearly 2,000 other eager foodies with nothing else to do but eat our way through 24 of the best street food vendors in NYC. The two dozen contenders, selected from the area's 10,000 mobile chefs, is a rarefied group. And for the past eight years, the NYC Vendy Awards have honored our city's rich, diverse street food culture with a day-long celebration.
Winner of the top prize, the Vendy Cup, went to Piaztlan Authentic Mexican, whose rich, complex flour tacos and homemade salsas begged for more.
The People's Taste Award went to The Cinnamon Snail, a significant nod to the truck's inventive vegan food and desserts (chamomile donuts with lavender glaze are sinfully good). Lumpia Shack took home the Best Market Vendor prize for its delicate Filipino spring rolls. Melt Bakery won Best Dessert for its creamy ice cream sandwiches, and Phil's Steaks was recognized as Rookie of the Year for its authentic Philly cheesesteaks.
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| Baby Got Back Ribs galore |
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| Award-winning vegan delicacies from The Cinnamon Snail |
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| And Cinnamon Snail's vegan desserts |
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| Savory roti making at Parantha Alley |
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| Piaztlan Authentic Mexican's Vendy Cup winning tacos |
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| Juicy Chinese Mirch momo |
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| Pestle and Mortar's lobster ceviche |
