Street Eats

Although street vendors are located sparingly throughout the city, stumbling upon one of the food-laden carts guarantees a quick, cheap, and tasty meal. Street fare extends beyond deli sandwiches and chips. On a good day, you’ll find barbecue, Mexican, even fried fish. In Westport, one of the city’s most popular bar districts, several street vendors set up shop around 7 p.m. on weekends, ready to serve tipsy crowds clamoring for a late-night snack.

Visit Westport several times, and Jerusalem Cafe’s white truck, faithfully parked outside Harry’s Bar and Tables [1] at Westport Road and Pennsylvania Street, becomes a familiar sight.

If you’re in need of refueling while browsing the Crossroads Arts District’s galleries during First Fridays [2], head to the curb outside Hammerpress Studios [3] for Fresher than Fresh Snowcones. Lindsay Laricks, the creative director at Barkley Evergreen & Partners Inc., whips up all-natural concoctions using homegrown ingredients, resulting in flavors like lemon prickly pear and espresso with Mexican cane sugar.

Eating curbside may not be the height of glamour, but it’s a meal your taste buds — and your wallet — won’t forget.