# Must-Eat Food Pop-Ups & Drops in NYC 8.12-8.19

> A taste of the hottest NYC food pop-ups and new dish drops you can discover in the 8it app.

**Published:** 2023-08-10 | **Updated:** 2025-09-26 | **Author:** 8it
**URL:** https://www.8it.world/nyc/must-eats/pop-ups-drops/august11/
**Type:** post

**Categories:** Pop Ups & Drops
**Tags:** Pop-ups and Drops

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## Content

New York City is the city that never sleeps and always eats. But finding a better lineup of what to eat this week will be harder than finding a place to nap in Times Square. Whether you’re craving doughnut dreams, bands and BBQ, or a chill sesh of family-style eating, we’ve got you covered.

As always, this article is just a small taste of the pop-ups and drops you can find in the 8it app. Hit the green button at the bottom of this article to explore the 8it app.

### **Rose Pistachio Halva Donut
**Greenpoint // Available thru 8.27

![ 📸: @edysgrocer ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee17506b3ffdd37bad82d90/53b325d1-01fe-4ed2-ba7d-393c2295968e/Peterpandoughnutxedygrocer.jpeg?format=original)*📸: @edysgrocer*

On your birthday, some friends will give you a bottle of wine, some will take you out to dinner but a true friend will make a doughnut inspired by you. We all wish we had a friend like Peter Pan Donuts. They are collabing with their Greenpoint neighbors Edy’s Grocer to celebrate their three year anniversary with this rosewater glaze doughnut with pistachio halva crumble. It will be available at Edy’s and Peter Pan on select dates through August 27. Find all the info in the 🧨 Drops category on the 8it app.

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### **Lev
**Bed-Stuy // 8.13

![ 📸: @lev.nyc ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee17506b3ffdd37bad82d90/319fbabb-b301-4c96-ac3b-caf7abc41fd8/Lev+NYC.jpeg?format=original)*📸: @lev.nyc*

Ever wonder what it’s like to eat like famous people do?*** ***Lev, a pop-up featured on F*ck That’s Delicious that blew Action Bronson’s mind, is coming to Bed-Stuy this Sunday. Chefs Alix Ferguson, Daniel Soskolne and Loren Abramovitch adapt the food they make to fit the setting where they pop up, using seasonal produce. On FTD, Action and the crew enjoyed a mezze platter, khachapuri, an everything bagel chicken schnitzel, rotolo pasta with spinach-ricotta filling, kebabs roasted on cinnamon sticks, upside-down chicken and more. This is your chance to eat like Bam Bam Baklava himself. Find all the info in the 💥 Pop-ups category on the 8it app.

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### **Blues BBQ Festival
**Hudson Yards // 8.19

![ 📸: @bigpapasmokem ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee17506b3ffdd37bad82d90/d11c5244-4561-48d2-9416-e9cb37da285c/ribs+bigpapasmokem.jpg?format=original)*📸: @bigpapasmokem*

The BBQ gods have spoken, and they’re bringing together a Mount Rushmore of NYC pitmasters and BBQ joints for the 23rd annual Blues BBQ Festival at Hudson River Park next Saturday. Blue Smoke, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Jase’s BBQ, Kimchi Smoke and Big Papa Smokem will be slinging some of NYC’s best barbecue from their smokers while musicians Danielle Ponder, John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band, Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas, Diunna Greenleaf and Selwyn Birchwood bring the thunder. There is no admission fee so you can stroll right in and vibe into the world of barbecue and live music. Find all the info in the 💥 Pop-ups category on the 8it app.

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### **Thai Bird x Mắm*
***Lower East Side // 8.12 & 8.13

![ 📸: @thaibirdrestaurant ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee17506b3ffdd37bad82d90/4c9cabc4-e18c-4d2d-8f63-3b9c1829219f/Thai+Bird.jpeg?format=original)*📸: @thaibirdrestaurant*

Chef David Gilbert will open Thai Bird, a chicken restaurant in San Antonio later this year. But first, he is collabing with Lower East Side Vietnamese spot Mắm, which is on Pete Wells’ list of The 100 Best Restaurants in NYC. The crunchy Thai-style fried chicken that Gilbert will serve at his restaurant will feature alongside Vietnamese street food snacks. Find all the info in the 💥 Pop-ups category on the 8it app.

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### **Kate Telfeyan Dinner
**Bushwick // 8.16

![ 📸: @opsnyc ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee17506b3ffdd37bad82d90/fdf6beee-a82b-4ac6-9012-4d381db1b710/kate+telfeyan.jpg?format=original)*📸: @opsnyc*

Sometimes you just got to chill. No need to worry about overheating here, New York-based chef and writer Kate Telfeyan is taking over the kitchen at Ops for one night only this coming Wednesday, cooking cold foods and serving them family-style. A refreshing spread of iced tongue pho, pickled heirloom tomato, hamachi collar ssam and savory corn jelly will lead the charge. A dessert of chilled roast stone fruit, pistachio meringue and creme fraiche whipped cream will close the refrigerator door on this cooling experience. Find all the info in the 💥 Pop-ups category on the 8it app.

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- [This Weekend’s Must-Eat Food Pop-ups & Drops in NYC: November 6, 2026](https://www.8it.world/nyc/this-weekends-must-eats-2026-11-6/)
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