street food
noun
plural street foods
: prepared food of a kind that is typically sold to customers on a street or sidewalk and that is often designed to be carried and eaten while walking
Pizza is quintessentially a street food: a quick lunch or a quick snack often eaten standing up or on the go.—
Don Lesser
Don LesserTraditionally eaten as street food, empanadas are ideal for snacking on the go but are just as satisfying to sit down to for a simple dinner.—Melissa Roberts and Maggie Ruggiero
Melissa Roberts and Maggie RuggieroSatays, which are skewered and grilled morsels of beef, fish, chicken, pork, or vegetables, are street food in Southeast Asia, devoured day and night with gusto.—Karen MacNeil
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More than 100 vendors will offer a variety of authentic Asian street food from Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Japan and elsewhere, along with live music and other cultural performances.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025
Best for: Street food Near: Summerhall Edinburgh festival-goers can enjoy authentic Japanese street food this August as Harajuku Kitchen sets up shop across multiple city locations during the Fringe.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Dishes such as sushi and ramen are now international staples, and Japanese cooking techniques, aesthetics and culinary discipline have shaped global standards from fine dining to street food.
—Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Milford hosts bed races down its main drag on Milford Day, Frenchtown welcomes Santa by canoe (bagpiper and Vikings included), and Lambertville’s Shad Fest celebrates its namesake fish with music and street food.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
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Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025
Best for: Street food Near: Summerhall Edinburgh festival-goers can enjoy authentic Japanese street food this August as Harajuku Kitchen sets up shop across multiple city locations during the Fringe.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Dishes such as sushi and ramen are now international staples, and Japanese cooking techniques, aesthetics and culinary discipline have shaped global standards from fine dining to street food.
—Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Milford hosts bed races down its main drag on Milford Day, Frenchtown welcomes Santa by canoe (bagpiper and Vikings included), and Lambertville’s Shad Fest celebrates its namesake fish with music and street food.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
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“Street food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street%20food. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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