Everything to Eat at Smorgasburg Williamsburg 2026

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Thinking back, Smorgasburg really launched before food was cool, before there were lines everywhere, before we were all documenting everything, and before there were food markets all over NYC. Still, well over a decade later, they are at the forefront of helping curate and support small food businesses, alot of them immigrant owned and first time entrepreneurs! In one afternoon you can get a taste of food from every corner of the world, truly making it such a special place! So I am back at their Williamsburg location, which is Saturdays only, to see what is the best of the best of the new vendors, and Ill have a list below of everything you can find this year old and new!

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Ambo - Ambo has a fast casual shop in the East Village, and they bring that same idea of traditional Indian street food staples, served in more approachable ways, across the river! I got both their chicken tikka taco which takes a grilled chicken marinated in yogurt and tandoori spices, and serves it on a roti topped with a tikka masala sauce, pickled cabbage, pickled onions, a cilantro mint chutney, and biryani sauce. and a lamb slider which is a lamb kofta kebab with a mint cilantro chutney, and a housemade biryani sauce.

Bingsoo- Bingsoo is the first Korean shaved ice stand in America, all built on top of this ultra fine, almost snow like shaved ice. They had a few flavors, but I got the Black Sesame which has black sesame, sweet red beans, mochi, almonds, and condensed milk. It can get HOT at Smorgasburg, and this was so necessary.

Chenzi - Chenzi has these potato balls which are a traditional dish from Fuzhou China, specifically from the more mountainous areas, as fish balls were more difficult to find, so they made their own dupes made with potato and tapioca starch. I got the sampler with balls filled with pork, veggie, and chicken, and I got the maple gochujang sauce, which tops them with an anori powder and fried shallots. They were SO chewy, tasting somewhere between mochi and a dumpling.

Humos - Humos is a live-fire fusion barbecue concept run by two brothers. The name "Humos" literally means smoke in Spanish, a fitting name for a team that is deeply passionate about fire, coals, and smoke. I got their most popular dish, the Pork Belly Lollipop which is a pork belly rolled onto skewer, baked, smoked, and finished with a homemade cherry sauce glaze.

Kolachi - Kolachi has a brick and mortar in the East Village, and the same menu here with fries and two different variations of their paratha rolls, either with chicken or beef. Whichever you choose, you get this golden flakey fried flatbread wrap, which had the most perfect chew! I got the chicken and made it spicy with a garlic mayo. Easily the best bite of the afternoon!

Everything Else NEW- Wasn’t able to eat at these but…

82 Bowl: A Korean BBQ concept
Bom Bae: Mumbai street food
Brasa: Colombian style grilled meats
Garoso: Elevated Colombian street food
Jimchji: Korean street foods with banchan, kimchi, tteokbokki, and more
Madrina Vegana: Award winning plant based Mexican food
Nano Burger: Gourmet smash burgers
Palenque Empanadas & Arepas: Colombian empanadas and arepas
Pizzeria Fantastica: Wood fired Neapolitan pizzas
Pretty Horse Workers Cooperative: Worker owned pop up with a kale chicken caesar wrap
Taco’s Taurino: Mexico style tacos
The Aborrajao: Cheese stuffed plantains
The Pupusas Spot: Handmade pupusas and yuca con chicharron
The Purple Cup: Street food made from ingredients from the Amazon, and inspired from Brazil