# This Weekend’s Must-Eat Food Pop-ups & Drops in NYC > Your go-to source for NYC’s top food pop-ups and dish drops. **Published:** 2025-08-22 | **Updated:** 2025-10-07 | **Author:** 8it **URL:** https://www.8it.world/nyc/must-eats/pop-ups-drops/this-weeks-must-eat-food-popups-and-drops/ **Type:** post **Categories:** Pop Ups & Drops ![This Weekend’s Must-Eat Food Pop-ups & Drops in NYC](https://www.8it.world/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/08/8itorialHeadline-Must-Eats-819x1024.webp) --- ## Content 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](https://www.instagram.com/p/CnM4SXLtYRL/) 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 🧨💥 --- This weekend is Labor Day Weekend, notorious for NYC clearing out. Which means, if you’re here, congratulations: the city’s best food is yours with way less competition (and I guess… labor). While everyone else is sitting in beach traffic, you can be snagging seats at Lana Lagomarsini’s tasting menu at Fulgurances, biting into a focaccia pork sandwich that could ruin you for all others, or hitting the last block party of summer. This week’s Must-Eats is proof that staying put pays off. #### **Lana Lagomarsini’s Tasting Menu ***Fulgurances Laundromat // 132 Franklin St, BK // Thru Thurs 9.4* ![ 📸 @fulgurances_laundromat ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee17506b3ffdd37bad82d90/5ae89731-adcc-4862-af17-3b49e72b482c/lana.jpeg?format=original)*📸 @fulgurances_laundromat* Chef Lana Lagomarsini never fails to blow my mind, but my brain is officially shrapnel after dinner earlier this week, where she brought together French technique with flavors from the her Alabama lineage and NYC living. This is the most creative menu we’ve had in a long time – but not for the sake of being creative, it is truly something special. Lana’s residency at Fulgurances Laundromat is only going through Thursday, so get your res for a 6-course… or, if you’re smart, 8-course tasting menu… we obviously did the 8 – and glad we did cause couldn’t imagine our life without that tamarind barbecued lamb belly. [ Get your res on 8it ](https://8it.onelink.me/pNQd/hxn5x461) #### **Focaccia Pork Sandwich ***Kings Co Imperial // 20 Skillman Ave, BK // Thru Tues Sept. 2* ![ 📸 @kingscoimperial ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee17506b3ffdd37bad82d90/041d6793-2e9f-41d2-9324-65b8f0a1bda4/kings+co.jpeg?format=original)*📸 @kingscoimperial* Kings Co Imperial Chinese restaurant and Mo’s General pizzeria are coming together for a serious sando collab.* S*esame focaccia is hugging hanging BBQ pork, then stacked with scallion, cucumber, cilantro, and pickled cabbage. A perfectly balanced bite – sweet, smokey, crunchy, and fresh. It’s stretching longer than the weekend, available through Tuesday. [ Save it to your list on 8it ](https://8it.onelink.me/pNQd/2i2z8cww) #### **Dotties ***5 Acres Restaurant // Rockefeller Plaza, NYC // Thru Fri 8.29* ![ 📸 @dottiesnyc ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee17506b3ffdd37bad82d90/89f8e2a0-cfbc-4621-9d2a-a882dd99909f/dotties.jpeg?format=original)*📸 @dottiesnyc* Supper club and caterer, Dotties, took over 5 Acres restaurant at the bottom of the rock this week – and today’s your last day to get your hands on this limited time menu. Chargrilled oysters, lamb belly ribs, jerk corn salad, crab and corn beignets, a smoked pork sandwich, and more. The menu is stacked… now get to work! [ Make your res on 8it ](https://8it.onelink.me/pNQd/4dee3nbb) #### **Hera x Roberta’s Summer ‘25 Block Party ***Roberta’s // 261 Moore St, BK // Sun 8.31* ![ 📸 @itslorenzo_o ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee17506b3ffdd37bad82d90/6fe5567f-1862-4e44-aef5-56d373a5005c/hera.jpeg?format=original)*📸 @itslorenzo_o* Two of our faves, Chef Jay Rodriguez and Roberta’s, are throwing a Labor Day BBQ. Live fire cooking, serving up Jay’s signature heirloom tomato BLTs, grilled potatoes, charred cabbage wedge salads with homemade ranch, and glizzies. All to the vibes of vinyl sets, ice cold beers and tiki drinks. [ Save it to your list on 8it ](https://8it.onelink.me/pNQd/xlwchfs8) #### **Coconut Sorbet Affogato ***Dinner Party // 274 Hall St, BK // Thru Sun 8.31* ![ 📸 @dinnerpartybk ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee17506b3ffdd37bad82d90/06613dae-7e8c-4784-944d-77b531b34c33/sorbet.jpeg?format=original)*📸 @dinnerpartybk* Dinner Party, best known for a rotating prix fixe menu and communal dining, knows how to do dessert drops. And lucky for you, they leave some bar and window counter seats for walk ins, whether you’re walkin’ in for a true a la carte experience or just a bite of something sweet. And double lucky for you, they’re celebrating Labor Day weekend with a summery version of a classic: Coconut Sorbet Affogato. [ Save it to your list on 8it ](https://8it.onelink.me/pNQd/qs3eopge) --- #### **More upcoming pop-ups:** [ 💥 Pop-ups on 8it ](https://8itapplication.page.link/MSg7Dn3CGAfF3Qjh7) #### **More upcoming drops:** [ 🧨 Drops on 8it ](https://8itapplication.page.link/TWEkWpjeuqqebBJTA) --- #### **Here’s a curated list of NYC food pop-ups that should be on your radar…** [Arroces](https://www.8it.world/nyc/arroces)[Bé Bếp baby kitchen](https://www.8it.world/nyc/bebepbabykitchen) [Border Town](https://www.8it.world/nyc/bordertown) [Brooklyn Curry Project](https://www.8it.world/nyc/bkcurryproject) [Chaat Dog](https://www.8it.world/nyc/chaatdog) [CMarty’s Jerk](https://www.8it.world/nyc/cmartysjerk) [Hera](https://www.8it.world/nyc/hera) [KitchenTimeKev](https://www.8it.world/nyc/kitchentimekev) [Japan Fes](https://www.8it.world/nyc/japanfes)[Smoke Sweats](https://www.8it.world/nyc/smokesweats) [The Ssam](https://www.8it.world/nyc/thessam) --- Do you know about a new pop-up that should be on the 8it app? 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