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 
Valentine’s is tomorrow, and whether you’re coupled up, going the galentines route, or just here for the food, chefs are in full vday mode. So we filtered it down to the five ways we think you can do Valentine’s without being corny. Choose wisely.
Hot Pot Breakfast Burrito
📍Ursula Brooklyn
🏠 387A Nostrand Ave, BK
🗓️ Sat 2.14
: instagram @ursula_brooklyn
To celebrate Natasha Pickowicz’s new book Everyone Hot Pot, she’s been on a collab circuit, showcasing just how versatile hot pot can be. Tomorrow, she and Chef Eric See are dropping a hot pot–inspired breakfast burrito: scallion pork sausage, chili crisp, white sesame sauce, soft scramble, garlic chives, cheese, and hash wrapped in a tortilla. It’s available for one day only, in-house or takeout, until sold out. And to show some extra love this vday weekend, a portion of proceeds supports Border Kindness.
EGODEATH
📍Colbo
🏠 51 Orchard St, NYC
🗓️ Sat 2.14
: instagram @egodeathnyc
Egodeath is taking over Colbo an early afternoon into the evening zero-waste vday dinner. The menu runs from a tight seafood plate and beef tartare with green peppercorn and cognac caramel to leek rice with vin jaune and hazelnuts, boudin noir with squid ink, and a flourless chocolate cake with citrus marmalade. It’s walk-in energy with date-night payoff.
Papi Tropical x Quick Eternity
📍Quick Eternity
🏠 Seaport: 22 Peck Slip A2872, NYC
🗓️ Sat 2.14
: instagram @papitropical
Papi Tropical is collaborating with Quick Eternity for a three-course, seafood-leaning Valentine’s built around dressed oysters, ceviche, a duo of plantain rellenos, and dessert, plus a welcome cocktail. Consider this the proper pregame to the night’s Too Full to F*ck event… start with oysters in a low-lit cocktail bar and end somewhere reckless.
Too Full to F*ck
📍Georgia Room, Freehand Hotel
🏠 23 Lexington Ave, 2nd Fl, NYC
🗓️ Sat 2.14
: instagram @cmartysjerk
Whatever you choose for your early dinner, we’re making sure you do a BANG BANG on Valentines Day at our party with Drinks First. Cmartys Jerk (coming off fresh from 2 wins at the 8it Awards) is dropping a new menu of jerk skewers, golden yam croquettes, and jerk shroom tacos. Bilena from Settepani is dropping a special dessert for the dance floor. Super Vino Bros pouring all night. SMURFOUDIRTY, Matthew Law & Elijah Rawk on the decks. Let’s just assume business will be handled in the morning 💋
Chicken & Lions Head Meatballs
📍Nom Wah Nolita
🏠 10 Kenmare St, NYC
🗓️ Thru Tues 2.17
: instagram @mac8it
For Lunar New Year, Nom Wah swapped the classic pork for chicken and lion’s mane mushroom – light and bouncy. Then seared the meatballs and served them over white rice with lettuce, cucumbers, scallion white sauce, and spicy chili bean sauce. It transported us to a place we’ve never been but never want to leave… a Chinatown banquet collided with a halal cart.
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
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