Food Truck Swap Meet Catering in New York
Best Catering Expertise
By managing food truck daily life from event booking, to online ordering and catering we have cultivated an intimate relationship with great vendors throughout the country and know exactly which truck(s) will suit your needs, from a small neighborhood party to massive corporate events.
- Cities
- 1900+
- Caterings
- 2,000+
- Attendees
- 300,000+
- Cuisines
- 80+
Food Truck Catering for Large-Scale Events in New York City
From summer concerts in Central Park to the New York City Marathon and holiday markets lining Bryant Park, the biggest events in NYC all share one thing: crowds that expect unforgettable food. Modern event planners have moved beyond the old tent-and-grill set-ups—permits, generators, and mile-long prep times—because New Yorkers don’t like waiting in line. Instead, fully self-contained food trucks roll in, power up, and start serving within minutes, giving guests hot, fresh meals faster than a downtown subway express.
Best Food Trucks curates the most iconic local vendors so your festival, street fair, or corporate gathering feels like a tour of the five boroughs. Craving all-American comfort? Yankee Doodle Dandy’s dishes out award-winning chicken tenders worthy of a ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes. Need a late-night slice that tastes like Little Italy on wheels? Jiannetto's Pizza parks curbside with its famous thin-crust Sicilian squares. Looking for that signature NYC smash burger aroma? Smash Burger sears Angus patties so perfectly you’ll swear you’re on a Midtown lunch break.
Of course, the city that never sleeps also never skips dessert—so we’ll bring the Carvel Ice Cream Truck for classic vanilla-chocolate twists and sprinkles. Want to spice things up? MAKINA Cafe introduces guests to Ethiopian-Eritrean flavors like injera and sambusas, proving that New York’s melting pot fits neatly inside a food truck window.
No matter the borough or headcount—500 fans at a Brooklyn pier or 20,000 concert-goers on Randall’s Island—Best Food Trucks handles the scheduling, permits, and on-site coordination so you can focus on the show. When it comes to food truck catering for large-scale events in New York, we bring a lineup that’s as legendary as the city itself.
Skip the Line—It’s the New York Way
New Yorkers are famous for doing everything fast—walking, talking, even eating. Best Food Trucks brings that same Midtown pace to food truck catering for large-scale events in New York with our proprietary online ordering system. Whether you’re hosting Gov Ball on Randall’s Island, a tech expo at the Javits Center, or a charity 5K along the Hudson River Greenway, guests can browse menus, pay, and tip right from their phones—no more elbow-to-elbow shuffling like it’s rush hour on the 6 train.
Here’s how it works: attendee scans a custom QR code posted around the venue, selects a pick-up time, and gets a text the moment their order is fired. By the time they reach the window, their Cubano from the Mi Habana truck or falafel from The Halal Bus is ready—no lines snaking past the merch table, no lost minutes of Beyoncé’s encore.
Planning a massive turnout? Our platform was stress-tested during the New Year’s Eve festivities in Times Square and handled thousands of simultaneous orders without breaking a sweat. You can even push a preorder link a week out, letting vendors prep exactly the right amount of bagels, knishes, or birria tacos and slashing food waste.
Food truck catering for large-scale events in New York has never been this seamless: faster service for guests, real-time analytics for organizers, and happier vendors who can focus on cooking instead of crowd control. Pair NYC’s most iconic food trucks with the city’s most advanced ordering tech and watch your event run smoother than a downtown express.
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Streamlined Requests
With our quick and simple online catering form, you can request food trucks for your next event in a matter of minutes, specifying your guest count, budget and dates.
Choose Your Favorites
After you submit a catering request to us, our team will check availability for you and send over a list of amazing food truck menus to browse through (try not to drool).
Simplified Payments
Once you've decided on which truck you'd like to book, confirming them is as easy as clicking a button. All payments are handled securely on our website for ease of booking.
Pre-Ordering
If your meal time is limited, our staff will work with you to coordinate an online pre-order system where meals are predetermined and handed out hot during service.
Support Team
Our dedicated support team will be with you every step of the way from planning to organizing to grubbing your little heart out. With every event you'll have a dedicated member of our team available in case anything should arise.
Corporate Portal
With customizable features, executives can set up their own account, add a credit card and let their employees order as they want from the food truck or set spending limits.
They talk about us
4.64 (161,594 reviews)
Vanessa Q.
26 June 2024
excellent service and the food was delicious- rave review on the chicken sandwich!! staff courteous and professional
Carolyn M.
21 July 2023
Food and service was excellent. Arrival of food truck was late. Driver wanted to come half hour earlier (11:30a) to event to prep but ended up showing an hour later (12:30p). Wasn’t able to feed some of my important guests. They missed out on some good food to catch a flight. For the amount of $$ paid, was hoping have event catered on time.
Marylou G.
28 December 2022
We were very happy with the Smash Burger truck. They showed up on time, were very professional, and the food was delicious. I would hire them again. Thank you!
Maria P.
12 September 2025
Fresher ingredients. The tomatoes was kinda not fresh - like the skin was separating from the flesh. Maybe more veggies, as well. Overall it was good.
Liz W.
12 September 2025
Hot Off the Press is amazing!!!! We tried 3 different things and all of it was great! Definitely look forward to trying other menu items.
Trish D.
12 September 2025
There's no sauce listed on salmon burger description. Said they put it on the side but they didn't. Too spicy for me
Joe M.
12 September 2025
Ease of ordering on line and no waiting around for it to be picked up, also great taste and quality of ingredients.
William G.
12 September 2025
The flavors in the mac and cheese really pop. The chicken in it is good. The heat is correctly advertised and enjoyable.
Mara M.
12 September 2025
Really enjoyed my delicious burger. Nicely seasoned, bbq sauce was great. I was craving a charcooked burger and this hit the spot! Thank you!
Amanda M.
12 September 2025
Mr. Gourmet Sausage was AWESOME! They arrived with plenty of time to set-up, kept me up to date on the number of guests served, and were super courteous to our guests. Best Food Trucks made the booking very easy and were so pleasant to work with.
