A Sampling Of Street Fare At The Nosh

Bergstein's NY Deli: Love Chicago but yearning for NYC style delis? Bergstein’s Deli is here to satisfy all your kosher cravings. This food van is happy to give out samples of corn beef and pastrami even if your belly is already bustin’. Bensonhurst, their most seductive sandwich, includes both of those meats piled high with a slice of melted Swiss on rye for $9. Sandwiches are served by the whole or half.

A Dog's Life: Feel like your dog’s diet isn’t hip enough? Then check out these treats, baked by hand using only human-grade ingredients. Biscuits come in flavors like Lamb Stew and Steak. Don’t worry cat people; they’re well stocked with USA grown organic catnip. Treat bags start at $5.

Dia de los Tamales: These tamales are so delicious they’ll put you in corn coma. The menu is always changing, but look for the ghost pepper laced Atomic Pork, the tangy vegan Roasted Summer Vegetable or the seasonally sweet Pumpkin Latte tamale. Prices start at $3. Try one and you’ll be wondering why there aren’t more tamale eateries in this city.

The Eastman Egg Company: This swank, sustainable-focused truck has breakfast covered with egg sandwiches and coffee. The menu changes often, but look forward to farm-fresh veggies, humanely raised meats, bakery fresh breads and cage-free eggs, all locally-sourced. Breakfast sandwiches start at $5.

La Farine Bakery and Cafe: This bake stand is always friendly and loaded with gorgeous baguettes, both white and whole wheat. While their muffins and croissants look fluffy and delightful, steer clear of the pain au chocolat, a mass of dense, leathery dough for a steep $4.

Feed Your Head: Look out Chicago Diner! There’s a new vegan king in town. The very best vegan faux-meats and cheese-teases this city has to offer are each tucked into mason jars and sold right here. Their corned beef rivals that at Bergstein’s and it’s not even real. Items are sold for at-home use and prices start at $5 for three sausage links. Go to town, vegans.

Head's Red BBQ: Some days you just need to sink your teeth into a juicy slab of pork. Meat cravers can get their fix on an award-winning rack of ribs smothered in tangy, sweet BBQ sauce or smoked sausages starting at $7. Enjoy with their moist, jalapeno-laced cornbread.

Paulina Meat Market: This friendly and delicious stand serves up insane bacon cheeseburger sliders. The cheese oozes into the toasted bun and the bacon pops with pork flavor, but the caramelized onions and bread and butter pickles complete the package. Sliders start at $4 a pop.

Pizzeria Valentino: After 7 years of baking bread, Jeff Valentino knows how to make the perfect pizza crust. Some may say he’s obsessive, but I say that whatever he is doing, it’s working. After three days of dough-rising action, each pie is pulled, fluffed, topped, cheesed, and charred in a wood-burning oven. We suggest their mushroom pizza, slathered with mozzarella, fontina, criminis and shiitakes. The gourmet single serving pies start at $9.

Cup & Spoon: A barista that can execute a perfect pour over on a windy day is a true expert. Stop by for a smooth cup of coffee, a bag of artfully roasted beans and an education; these guys know their stuff. An 8 oz. pour of Metropolis beans will cost you $2.50.