Let’s be real…keeping track of all NYC’s food pop-ups and limited-edition dish drops has been nearly impossible. Over the last few decades, pop-ups have been on the rise in NYC and 8it has become the go-to source for tracking all of them and helping these entrepreneurial chefs get discovered. From chef residencies to sidewalk pop-ups, we’ve sifted through the culinary chaos on Instagram to bring you a handpicked selection of NYC’s finest pop-ups and limited-edition drops that you should dig into this week. Consider this your backstage pass to the hottest pop-ups & limited-edition eats in NYC! Dive into our weekly curated list of upcoming food adventures before they disappear 
St. Patrick’s Day is coming, but that doesn’t mean you need a green beer in your hand. This weekend’s Must-Eats keeps it tasteful, literally. One Irish-leaning dish drop that deserves a little spotlight the moment, plus four pop-ups and collabs worth chasing regardless. Celebrate if you want, just do it with something 8it-Worthy.
Ceniza
📍CHE Brooklyn
🏠 302 Malcom X Blvd, BK
🗓️ Sat 3.14
: instagram @ceniza_nyc
Chef Luis is cooking a Mexican–Lebanese menu at Che built around natural cultural crossovers. The Hamachi Al Pastor pairs adobo-marinated hamachi with roasted pineapple on heirloom corn tortillas. The Samke Hara ceviche tostada layers sea bass and octopus with harra, avocado, and pine nuts. Start with esquites finished with guajillo toum and feta, then end with flan with rose water and crispy kataifi. Just to name a few… Oh and, specialty cocktails run alongside the menu, including mezcal with guajillo and grapefruit and a vodka pistachio-rose drink.
Shifka × Katz’s Deli
📍Shifka NYC
🏠 324 Bowery, NYC
🗓️ Sun 3.15 – Mon 3.16 • 5-10pm
: instagram @shifka_nyc
Shifka’s pita collab series rolls on this weekend with the legendary Katz’s Deli. A pastrami wrapped in grilled laffa is stacked with thick-cut pastrami with amba mustard, fermented cabbage, and tahini. Up next in the series? Barney Greengrass, Peter Luger, and Greenpoint Fish.
Studio Bumi: Friends of the Studio
📍Baba on Withers
🏠 47 Withers St, BK
🗓️ Sun 3.15 – Mon 3.16 • 5-10pm
: instagram @studiobumi.nyc
Studio Bumi is bringing together friends Jade Zhu, Niko Bronto, Katie Oliveria, and Jasmine Xu for a collaborative menu. Key dishes include pomelo crudo with miso-lime vinaigrette and chili, lemongrass popcorn chicken wrapped in betel leaf with sambal aioli, and kare-kare-ko, a coconut milk and sunflower butter braised beef with sticky rice. The Bumi cavatelli lands with kaffir lime French onion sauce, oyster mushrooms, ricotta, and fried curry leaf. Dessert closes with tangyuan bibingka à la mode.
Saint Patricks Empanada
📍Comfortland
🏠 All locations
🗓️ Thru Tues 3.17
: instagram @comfortland
Comfortland is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in the most comforting way: deep frying it. A corned beef and cabbage empanada with the classic filling sealed inside a crispy fried shell. They’re also running a stacked corned beef hero with Swiss, sauerkraut, fries, spicy mayo, and special sauce.
Betty Jo’s After School Special
📍Various Pick-Up Locations
🏠 Determined at pre-order
🗓️ Thru Sun 3.22
: instagram @kristen_degrazia_photography
Betty Jo’s teamed up with Kaitlyn Lavery for a pint built around the classic fluffernutter. The After School Special starts with vanilla ice cream swirled with peanut butter and marshmallow fluff. Chocolate flakes and Ritz crackers add a salty crunch, and the whole thing gets sealed under a shattering chocolate shell. Place your pre-order now and pick your pickup date and place.
This is just a taste of what’s poppin’ in the 8it app. If you have any suggestions to make the 8it app experience even better than it already is, don’t hesitate to shoot us a DM.
STAY HUNGRY, NEVER HANGRY!
The 8it team
PS. Tag @nyc8it in your food adventures and remember…
Check out more 
food GIFs on our GIPHY page
