Queens Night Market at Flushing Meadows Park (c) Karla Guerra
Queens is really an international foodie spot. This market is basically the best Queens has to offer. Paella from Spain, hand made twister cakes stuffed with ice cream from Transylvania, vanilla and chocolate cheese waffle rolls from Moldova, and of course Twisted Potato!
A couple of tips for a really fun night. If you want to drive, get here early to park in the parking lot. Also, bring cash as the ATM line can get long and not a lot of the vendors take credit cards.
If there’s a food vendor you really want to try, get on that line first. Two hours into the night, many vendors had sold out of half their menu.
A couple of tips for a really fun night. If you want to drive, get here early to park in the parking lot. Also, bring cash as the ATM line can get long and not a lot of the vendors take credit cards.
If there’s a food vendor you really want to try, get on that line first. Two hours into the night, many vendors had sold out of half their menu.
Seafood Paella from Pablo's Cocina. Perfectly sized for a street festival! (c) Karla Guerra
(c) Karla Guerra
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Seafood Paella cooking on traditional "sarten" for a nice crust. (c) Karla Guerra
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Finally, bring a picnic blanket and sit behind the tents with your food. There are picnic tables but they were crowded. Families tend to hang out in the grass area in the back.
We really wanted paella so this was our first stop which was delicious. This was a seafood paella from Pablo’s Cocina with crawfish, baby shrimp, scallops, oysters, and snails. Big hit in our family.
Kids also enjoyed a Twisted Potato with Parmesan garlic.
We really wanted paella so this was our first stop which was delicious. This was a seafood paella from Pablo’s Cocina with crawfish, baby shrimp, scallops, oysters, and snails. Big hit in our family.
Kids also enjoyed a Twisted Potato with Parmesan garlic.
Waffle rolls from Wembie - Moldovan treats (c) Karla Guerra
Next up, we tried the waffle rolls from Wembie (@vvembie). We tried two of these Moldovan treats, one stuffed with a vanilla cheese cream which was my favorite. The other was stuffed with a chocolate cheese cream which was also great. Next time, I’m going to need to try the cheese stuffed doughnuts which are pretty much my favorite foods together! Genius.
Twister Cakes (c) Karla Guerra
Twisted Cake Waffle stuffed with strawberry ice cream from Wembie (c) Karla Guerra
Last stop was Twister Cakes which featured hand made cakes. They definitely have more of a soft waffle texture. You can try the cakes rolled in sugar or stuffed with ice cream. So we tried both! One cake with cinnamon sugar and another stuffed with strawberry ice cream. Simply delicious. Also, humble beginnings for this Food Vendie award winner. The owner started with his grandmother’s recipe from Romania and still hand rolls them on dowels while you wait!
Twisted Cake rolled in cinnamon sugar (c) Karla Guerra
This market features the best of Queens. International food from hardworking people passionate about sharing their food with the world. Definitely try it out.
For Your Information:
Queens Night Market
New York Hall of Science
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Queens
Next Night Market: October 27, 2018
Queens Night Market
New York Hall of Science
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Queens
Next Night Market: October 27, 2018
Karla Guerra
Mom, wife, soccer coach, attorney, and traveler as often as possible. I travel for a different perspective on the world. I was born in El Salvador and moved to New York when I was two years old. As a child, I traveled back to El Salvador. I learned so much just by observing. So I continue to travel, now with my family because I know there are so many clever travel locations our there.
Mom, wife, soccer coach, attorney, and traveler as often as possible. I travel for a different perspective on the world. I was born in El Salvador and moved to New York when I was two years old. As a child, I traveled back to El Salvador. I learned so much just by observing. So I continue to travel, now with my family because I know there are so many clever travel locations our there.
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