Must-Eat Food Pop-Ups & Drops in NYC 5.27-6.3
Memorial Day is here and we think it’s safe to say Summer has arrived! Although technically, the season doesn’t start until June 21, Memorial Day ushers in the vibe, the weather, and most importantly, the food we associate with summer. We’re thinking hot dogs, burgers, ice cream, and the like. Barbecues outside, going on a bike ride as an excuse to grab a guilt-free doughnut, starting the day off with brunch before heading to the beach, you know the vibes. These food pop-ups and dish drops will help you roll into summer with fervor and flavor.
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.
Brooklyn Night Market
Sunset Park // 5.29
📸: @bk_nightmarket
Starting this Monday and every last Monday of the month through October, Brooklyn Night Market is going down at Industry City. More than 40 small business vendors serving Brooklyn street food bring this open-air market to life. Amongst the vendors are Perros Locos Mexican-inspired hot dogs, the lord of crispy, juicy Filipino whole pig Lechonbae, the city’s most prolific brisket purveyor Mighty Quinn’s BBQ, and lobster roll legends Downeast Lobstah just to name a few. Bring the fam and treat this event like a maximized Memorial Day cookout, except you won’t have to settle for just a couple options and sweat over a grill. Get a little bit of everything and let some of Brooklyn’s top street vendors reintroduce your tastebuds to summer. Find all the info in the 💥 Pop-ups category on the 8it app.
Kitchen Time Kev
Bed-Stuy // Recurring
📸: Reece Armstrong
Bed-Stuy’s burger badass Kitchen Time Kev is rolling into summer with some serious momentum. His inventive arsenal that includes the onion burger, a turkey burger, and the rodeo burger topped with jalapeños and Mike’s Hot Honey, is ever growing. Recently, a jerk chicken sandwich, a jerk pork belly sandwich, and slow-cooked brisket have appeared on Kev’s menus. On Friday starting at 8PM, Saturday starting at 6PM, and Sunday starting at 4PM, you can catch Kev at Rise Radio. Then starting at 10PM Sunday, he’ll be at Bunton’s World Famous strapped with the brisket. Constantly hopping from one pop-up to another, this man doesn’t stop. Find all the info on his upcoming pop-ups in the 💥 Pop-ups category on the 8it app.
The Blck Stir
Williamsburg // 5.27
📸: @blckstir
Caribbean-inspired brunch pop-up and cannabis-infused goods purveyor The Blck Stir is coming to Rise Radio this Saturday starting at 12PM. Get ready to indulge in an elevated vibe to match the flavor, as their menu will feature plantain-stuffed French toast, jerk shrimp and grits, an escovitch snapper fish sandwich, and vegan options, all of which you can order infused or non-infused. Take a bite, close your eyes, and you might just find yourself in the islands. Find all the info in the đź’Ą Pop-ups category on the 8it app.
Morgenstern’s x Ernesto’s Heladeria
LES // Starting 5.26
📸: @luuuuush
Like the Drake of ice cream, Morgenstern’s is on one right now, dropping hit after hit. Earlier this month, they introduced dairy-free delight to Rivington Street, elevating the soft serve game with their new concept Bananas. And since the Lower East Side deserves all the best and more, they decided they’d drop a 🔥 collab with the bastion of basque flavor, Ernesto’s too. Starting Friday May 26, Morgenstern’s x Ernesto’s Heladeria will operate in front of Ernesto’s through the summer. Chefs Ryan Bartlow and Nicholas Morgenstern have created a basque-inspired menu for the pop-up featuring basque cheesecake, caramel flan, egg custard flavors, and more. Additionally, a mind-blowing exclusive remix of ice cream with Spanish ham and chips will be available for in-house dining. Find all the info in the 🧨 Drops category on the 8it app.
Cherry Bomb Doughnut
West Village // 5.26-5.28
📸: @thedoughnutproject
If you’re planning on grabbing a cake to celebrate Memorial Day or any other occasion this weekend, hold up. Your celebration deserves The Doughnut Project’s latest drop that practically doubles as a vanilla cake with cherries, cherry glaze, and butter cream frosting. If you were thinking of cutting back on sweets with the arrival of beach season, prepare to surrender to this explosion of flavors. The Doughnut Project never misses and this promises to be their newest hit. Find all the info in the 🧨 Drops category on the 8it app.
Not to rub it in, but here’s a pop-up you may have missed out on. To stay in the know on all the hottest drops in real-time, check out the pop-ups and drops categories in the 8it app.
Japan Fes
On an otherwise miserable Saturday last week when the weather felt more like hurricane season than late Spring, KARLSBALLS Takoyaki came to the rescue at Japan Fes with warm doughy pillows stuffed with tender octopus. Despite the torrential downpour, a quick transfer from the takoyaki tent to under an umbrella allowed these morsels of crispy-on-the-outside, fluffy-on-the-inside delight, to avoid the drenching and maintain their warming quality. KARLSBALLS is a top source for traditional takoyaki in NYC. Devoutly committed to the craft, their balls are never pre-frozen, and are always made in front of you on the takoyaki grill. Watching them masterfully spinning the takoyaki with chopsticks to cook them evenly throughout is an artful sight to behold while you wait. There are two KARLSBALLS pop-ups coming up this weekend, just north of Washington Square Park on Sunday and on Broadway in Astoria on Monday. Find all the details for both in the đź’Ą Pop-ups category on the 8it app.
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