Street Food Recipes

Handheld, fast and built to be eaten standing up. Skewers, wraps, fried things in paper — the food that a city sells you on the way somewhere else.

92 free recipes below, every one with a full ingredient list and step-by-step method. They run across Nigerian, Peruvian, French, Vietnamese, Polish, Dutch, Spanish, German, Italian, American, Thai, Turkish, British, Brazilian, Greek, Belizean, Chinese, Mexican, Norwegian, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Malaysian and Indian kitchens. On FoodNeverComes the food never actually arrives — so these are the ones you make yourself.

Akara🇳🇬 Nigerian · ⏱️ 40 min + overnight soakAnticuchos🇵🇪 Peruvian · ⏱️ 30 min + marinatingBaguette Sandwich🇫🇷 French · ⏱️ 8 minBanh Mi🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 20 minBarszcz🇵🇱 Polish · ⏱️ 1 hrBitterballen🇳🇱 Dutch · ⏱️ 1 hr + overnight chillingBocadillo de Calamares🇪🇸 Spanish · ⏱️ 25 minBoli🇳🇬 Nigerian · ⏱️ 25 minBratwurst🇩🇪 German · ⏱️ 15 minBroodje Haring🇳🇱 Dutch · ⏱️ 10 minBruschetta🇮🇹 Italian · ⏱️ 15 minBuffalo Wings🇺🇸 American · ⏱️ 50 minCausa Limeña🇵🇪 Peruvian · ⏱️ 40 min + chillingCha Gio🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 45 minChicken Satay🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 25 minÇiğ Köfte🇹🇷 Turkish · ⏱️ 45 minCornish Pasty🇬🇧 British · ⏱️ 1 hr 30 minCoxinha🇧🇷 Brazilian · ⏱️ 45 minCroissant🇫🇷 French · ⏱️ variesCroquetas de Jamón🇪🇸 Spanish · ⏱️ 50 minCurrywurst🇩🇪 German · ⏱️ 15 minDolmades🇬🇷 Greek · ⏱️ 1 hr 15 minDukunu🇧🇿 Belizean · ⏱️ 1 hr 15 minDumplings🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ 40 minElote🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 15 minFish and Chips🇬🇧 British · ⏱️ 45 minFiskekaker🇳🇴 Norwegian · ⏱️ 40 minFiskesuppe🇳🇴 Norwegian · ⏱️ 45 minFrankfurter🇩🇪 German · ⏱️ 10 minFrikandel Speciaal🇳🇱 Dutch · ⏱️ 20 minFry Jacks🇧🇿 Belizean · ⏱️ 35 minGambas al Ajillo🇪🇸 Spanish · ⏱️ 12 minGarnaches🇧🇿 Belizean · ⏱️ 40 minGoi Cuon🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 25 minGuacamole🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 10 minGyoza🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 40 minGyros🇬🇷 Greek · ⏱️ 25 minHot Dog🇺🇸 American · ⏱️ 10 minIsaw🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 30 min + marinatingJellied Eels🇬🇧 British · ⏱️ 1 hr + settingKibbeling🇳🇱 Dutch · ⏱️ 40 minKimbap🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 35 minKopytka🇵🇱 Polish · ⏱️ 40 minKrokiety🇵🇱 Polish · ⏱️ 1 hr 15 minKwek-Kwek🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 25 minLahmacun🇹🇷 Turkish · ⏱️ 40 minLumpiang Shanghai🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 45 minMoi Moi🇳🇬 Nigerian · ⏱️ 1 hr + overnight soakMurtabak🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 40 minNachos🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 15 minOnigiri🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 20 minOtak-Otak🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 45 minPan con Tomate🇪🇸 Spanish · ⏱️ 6 minPanades🇧🇿 Belizean · ⏱️ 50 minPancit Canton🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 25 minPani Puri🇮🇳 Indian · ⏱️ 40 minPao de Queijo🇧🇷 Brazilian · ⏱️ 30 minPapa a la Huancaína🇵🇪 Peruvian · ⏱️ 25 minPastel🇧🇷 Brazilian · ⏱️ 30 minPatatas Bravas🇪🇸 Spanish · ⏱️ 40 minPatatje Oorlog🇳🇱 Dutch · ⏱️ 30 minPide🇹🇷 Turkish · ⏱️ 45 minPlacki Ziemniaczane🇵🇱 Polish · ⏱️ 30 minPølse med Lompe🇳🇴 Norwegian · ⏱️ 15 minPretzel🇩🇪 German · ⏱️ 90 minPuff Puff🇳🇬 Nigerian · ⏱️ 2 hr 30 min mostly risingQuesadilla🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 8 minReker på Loff🇳🇴 Norwegian · ⏱️ 15 minRojak Buah🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 15 minRoti Canai🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 40 min + 4 hr restingSalbutes🇧🇿 Belizean · ⏱️ 45 minSalchipapas🇵🇪 Peruvian · ⏱️ 25 minSamosa🇮🇳 Indian · ⏱️ 60 minSatay Kajang🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 40 min + 4 hr marinatingScotch Egg🇬🇧 British · ⏱️ 40 minSimit🇹🇷 Turkish · ⏱️ 1 hr 30 minSisig🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 1 hr 30 minSmalahove🇳🇴 Norwegian · ⏱️ 3 hrSom Tam🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 15 minSouvlaki🇬🇷 Greek · ⏱️ 30 min + marinatingSpanakopita🇬🇷 Greek · ⏱️ 1 hrSpring Rolls🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 35 minSpring Rolls🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ 35 minSteamed Bao Buns🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ variesSu Böreği🇹🇷 Turkish · ⏱️ 1 hrSuya🇳🇬 Nigerian · ⏱️ 30 min + 2 hr marinatingTacos🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 25 minTakoyaki🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 30 minTequeños🇵🇪 Peruvian · ⏱️ 40 minTteokbokki🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 20 minTzatziki🇬🇷 Greek · ⏱️ 10 min + chillingZapiekanka🇵🇱 Polish · ⏱️ 25 min