This Weekend’s Must-Eat Food Pop-ups & Drops in NYC

Jul 11

Let’s be real…keeping track of all NYC’s food pop-ups and limited-edition dish drops has been nearly impossible. Over the last few decades, pop-ups have been on the rise in NYC and 8it has become the go-to source for tracking all of them and helping these entrepreneurial chefs get discovered. From chef residencies to sidewalk pop-ups, we've sifted through the culinary chaos on Instagram to bring you a handpicked selection of NYC's finest pop-ups and limited-edition drops that you should dig into this week. Consider this your backstage pass to the hottest pop-ups & limited-edition eats in NYC! Dive into our weekly curated list of upcoming food adventures before they disappear 🧨💥

There’s something magical about a perfectly simple summer food. A sandwich that needs no explanation. An ice cream that drips just fast enough to remind you to slow down. A glass of cold Spanish wine and whatever snack the bar insists you must eat with it. But simple doesn’t mean boring, especially not in NYC, where even the humble taco can turn into a rich, brothy (not-so-simple) bowl of ramen. This week’s Must-Eats are giving peak summer energy: laid-back, low-effort, but still wildly delicious. Get ‘em before the sun sets (or the drops do).

Despaña x Chef Silvia Garcia-Nevado
With Others // 340 Bedford Ave, BK // Sun 7.13

This Sunday, Chef Silvia Garcia-Nevado is bringing a taste of Spain to Brooklyn. The Despaña kitchen takeover will feature a fun Spanish wine bar menu, with peak season tomatoes for Pipirrana salad and Pan Con Tomate, Bonilla à la Vista chips with shaved manchego, jamón, and piparras, and grilled pulpo with lemony potatoes. As always, you can count on With Others to curate the vino selection, this time with some fun wines from Catalonia and the Canary Islands.

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Triple Babka Ice Cream Sando
Thea // 17 Greene Ave, BK // Every Sat & Sun

The Triple Babka Ice Cream Sandwich from Thea Bakery is about to turn your weekend on its head - because all of your plans should be centered around you getting your hands on this. The homemade babka ice cream with babka crumble is wedged between twice-baked and bruleed babka, then rolled in babka brittle. I’ve never said babka so many times in a row and I never wanna stop.

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Umami Sando
KYO Brooklyn // 326 Tomkins Ave, BK // Sun 7.13

Kimono Mom, founder of Umami Sauce, is teaming up with Chef Grizz of Kyo Brooklyn to give you a taste of their crispy chicken katsu this weekend. Umami Sando, the sandwich pop-up built on Umami Sauce, is touring the US to spread the umami joys of Japan. They won’t be back in NYC after this weekend, so swing by to elevate your sando game this Sunday.

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Very Cool Ice Cream
As You Like // 428 Humboldt St, BK // Sun 7.13

Very Cool Ice Cream is staying true to their name and dropping some very cool summer flavors. This weekend, their summer sando line-up is featuring a Strawberry Thai Basil Ice Cream layered between Matcha Lime Zest Cookies. The ice cream is made with organic, locally grown strawberries, fresh Thai basil, uji matcha, and lime. The sando will be making a couple of other appearances this summer, but not many, so make sure to snag it soon.

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Ramen Tacos
Tonchin Brooklyn // 109 N 3rd St, BK // Thru Sun 7.13

OG Tokyo ramen shop, Tonchin, spread its wings beyond Japan (to LA, NYC and Brooklyn to be exact) then decided to spread its wings past the traditional bowl of ramen. After having dropped a Pizza Ramen, we weren’t sure what would follow, but they’ve done it again - this time with Taco Ramen. The neighborhood spot has partnered with their friends down the road, Taqueria Ramirez, serving up a mazemen style bowl of noodles with all of the taco fixings and a roll of warm tortillas. The month-long collab is coming to a close this Sunday, so get it while you still can. Ándale!

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