street food
noun
plural street foods
: prepared food of a kind that is typically sold to customers on a street or sidewalk and that is often designed to be carried and eaten while walking
Pizza is quintessentially a street food: a quick lunch or a quick snack often eaten standing up or on the go.—
Don Lesser
Don LesserTraditionally eaten as street food, empanadas are ideal for snacking on the go but are just as satisfying to sit down to for a simple dinner.—Melissa Roberts and Maggie Ruggiero
Melissa Roberts and Maggie RuggieroSatays, which are skewered and grilled morsels of beef, fish, chicken, pork, or vegetables, are street food in Southeast Asia, devoured day and night with gusto.—Karen MacNeil
Karen MacNeilExamples of street food in a Sentence
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The festival’s Meet Street marketplace turned Port Royal into a buzzing culinary hotspot, where over 60 vendors served up a fusion of street food classics and cocktails with artisans selling their fare against the backdrop of pulsating rhythms at Jamaica’s historic Port Royal.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
In general, Romans don’t wait in line except at pizzerias and street food spots.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 4 Mar. 2025
Choose from a menu of classic Thai dishes, including a special street food section that includes dishes like Boat Noodles, Khao Soi, and Moo Grob.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
The matchday experience has been enhanced significantly with a new fan zone and street food now on sale.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
In general, Romans don’t wait in line except at pizzerias and street food spots.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 4 Mar. 2025
Choose from a menu of classic Thai dishes, including a special street food section that includes dishes like Boat Noodles, Khao Soi, and Moo Grob.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
The matchday experience has been enhanced significantly with a new fan zone and street food now on sale.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Street food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street%20food. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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