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

Jul 18

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 🧨💥

Earlier this week, NYC turned into a citywide Slip ’N Slide, but now that things have dried up we’re here to warn you about a different type of flood. You’re about to get hit with with 5 food pop-ups and limited-edition drops you’ll actually wanna be swept up in. This weekend’s food scene isn’t just blowing up, its overflowing with deliciousness. Onigiri-bagel mashups, a brisket paella collab, bakery-fresh glizzies and more.

Hogure Onigiri Stand
Apollo Bagels // 73 Greenwich Ave, Manhattan // Sat 7.19

Japanese rice ball brand Hogure is bringing their signature Onigiri to Apollo Bagels in the West Village this Saturday. This collab is guaranteed to take your tastebuds on a trip across the Pacific Ocean, while maintaining a touch of home as well. Special ingredients like Apollo Bagels’ signature smoked salmon will be paired with Japanese rice cooked in a Japanese clay pot and assembled neatly within leaves of nori right in front of you. Rice balls and bagels aren’t so different after all.

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Smoke Sweats × Arroces
Frog // 358 Marcus Garvey Blvd, BK // Sat 7.19

The paella and brisket kings of New York will unite for a special collab at Frog this Saturday. Arroces and Smoke Sweats might specialize in very different crafts but that’s what makes this collab so enthralling and harmonious. Smoked meats and Spanish rice might just be the summer crossover you didn’t know your appetite needed.

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S&P × ELBOW BREAD: DOG DAY
Elbow Bread // 1 Ludlow St, Manhattan // Fri 7.18

Street dogs always hit different, but just imagine how different a street dog will hit served on a fresh, fluffy bun. Elbow Bread is teaming up with S&P to sling glizzies on hot buns fresh out the oven with three different topping options. Plattsburgh style, topped with beef chili, yellow mustard and white onion; Elbow Bread style, topped with green tomato chow chow and crispy fried onions; and the classic, topped with spicy mustard, sauerkraut and bialy onions.

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Sasha Sarankin
With Others // 340 Bedford Ave, BK // Fri 7.18 - Sun 7.20

A bold, unexpected take on Thai food is coming to Williamsburg this weekend. Londoner Chef Sasha Sarankin, former Head Chef at Chinese Tuxedo, is popping up at With Others with a menu weaved in Thai inspiration. Hat Yai style fried chicken, beef tartare with Northern Thai spices, smoked duck salad with salted plum, Teochow yellow curry with grilled squid, coconut smoked pork collar and more are guaranteed to push any previously conceived boundary of Thai food further.

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Feast Pop-up Bake Shop
124 Forsyth St // Sun 7.20

Freme Craiche is teaming up with Kathskitch, 34° South Alfajores, painter Danielle Simone and more in the LES on Sunday for a pop-up bake shop/gallery. New, never before seen desserts will be on tap so you can indulge in delicious treats while taking in breathtaking, larger than life paintings. The space is small and will hit capacity quick so RSVP is necessary to attend the event!

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