FNYC StandardsSince 1973
Hot Dogs, Ices & Street Food →Gray's Papaya — Upper West Side
The Recession Special endures — two dogs and a papaya drink at the counter
Picks like this, every Friday
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More in Hot Dogs, Ices & Street Food
- Nathan's Famous — Coney IslandThe original Surf Avenue stand — a hot dog and crinkle fries on the boardwalk
- Ralph's Famous Italian Ices — Port RichmondThe original stand — creme ices in flavors your grandfather would recognize
- Mamoun’s Falafel — Greenwich Village119 MacDougal St · Falafel in pita with tahini, open till the small hours — a Village late-night ritual
- Ray’s Candy Store — East Village113 Avenue A · Ray Alvarez’s round-the-clock counter — egg creams, soft serve, beignets, Belgian fries
- Pommes Frites — Greenwich Village128 MacDougal St · Double-fried Belgian frites and a wall of sauces — reborn on MacDougal
- The Halal Guys — MidtownW 53rd St & Sixth Ave · The 1990 corner cart that defined NYC halal — chicken & gyro over rice, white sauce, careful with the red
- Crif Dogs — East Village113 St Marks Pl · Deep-fried, bacon-wrapped hot dogs — an East Village staple for 20-plus years