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Simon says: The best food vans in Cambridge

If you are looking for a list of hand-picked food vans in Cambridgeshire, then look no further!

I have been around the block a few times when it comes to food vans and I wanted to share some of my favourites in the Cambridgeshire area.

* This is an opinion piece. I can only comment on the vans I have visited. This list will be updated frequently, as I visit more. If you think I’ve missed one then don’t hesitate to email me here.

Numbered but not ranked

Enjoy!

1. Waffle & Co 🧇

If someone held a gun to my head and forced me to pick my favourite food van – it would have to be Waffle & Co!

These are excessively indulgent sweet and savoury waffles, served by the delightful Ana and Tori – an absolute must!

Food: Waffles galore!

Location: Ely market (Foodie Friday’s)

Review: Click here

Make sure you try: Korean BBQ waffles.


2. Buffalo Joe’s 🍔

Impossibly crispy chicken with candied bacon

Buffalo Joe’s is currently top of my Cambridge burger ranking and for good reason. Their chicken burgers are big, crispy, sweet, and delicious. It’s everything you want from a burger and more!

Food: Chicken burgers

Location: Northstowe

Review: Click here


3. Manna Seoul 🇰🇷

Korean style corn dogs (or k-dogs) are such a unique find in Cambridge and a lot of fun too. For those of you who have no idea what they are, these are frankfurters on a stick, covered in cheese, and then coated in batter before being deep fried. Simple, easy, and fun. The husband and wife team, Ian and Lan, are both full of contagious positive energy and have poured their heart and soul into this project and it clearly shows.

Well worth a visit!

Food: K-dogs 🇰🇷

Location: Trumpington Meadows

Review: Click here

Make sure you try: Bacon Maple


4. Guerilla Kitchen

The feastie boy set

Guerilla Kitchen offers Japanese style steamed bao buns. There aren’t many places you can find these around Cambridge, so it’s always worth visiting if they are in the area.

Food: Japanese style bao buns 🇯🇵

Location: Eddington

Review: Click here

Make sure you try: The feastie boy set for a bit of everything!


5. Steak & Honour 🍔

The “some like it hot” burger

Steak & Honour are the king of food vans in Cambridge. You’ll find them all over the place and they even have a permanent base at Northstowe “Tap & Social”due to open on the 12th of April 2024.

Quite simply, they do epic burgers which contain 120g of pasture-fed Norfolk beef with Grain Culture milk buns.

Nuff said!

Food: Burgers

Location: Willingham


Review: Click here


6. Gino’s Pizza 🍕

Gino’s Pizza really took me by surprise when I first visited. Not just because the pizza dough was beautifully soft, the mozzarella cheese nice and stringy, and the San Marzano tomatoes are filled with flavour – but their great value. At the time of writing, this pizza only cost £10 (with most pizzas averaging £12-16).

Food: Italian pizza

Location: Ely market

Review: Click here

Make sure you try: A tiramisu with your pizza!


7. Pigcasso 🐽

Hilarious name aside, Pigcasso offers the juiciest, most succulent, and packed pulled pork burgers you will find. But it is more than just cramming pork, they truly understand the art of providing a bun that can hold it all together without it collapsing. ☯️

Food: Pulled pork burgers

Location: Food Park – Cambridge Science Park

Review: Click here

Make sure you try: Pulled Pork Butt


8. Pimp My Fish 🍟🐟

Their cod and chips – slavered in their zesty curry sauce

This AWARD WINNING fish and chip van offers sustainably sourced cod and double fried chips. Their zesty curry sauce blew me away during my visit and has left me thinking about it constantly ever since. When combined, it offers a top fish and chips experience hard to match anywhere else.

Food: Fish n chips

Location: Thirsty, Cambridge

Review: Click here


9. Tibet Flavour

Tibet Flavour is a truly unique food experience in Cambridgeshire with nothing else like it in the county. Their ‘combo meal option’ for £10 offers a bit of everything from their menu, which is great for someone looking to explore Tibetan cuisine. It’s delicious, a colourful feast, and a surprisingly balanced meal all in one.

Food: Tibetan

Location: Ely Market

Review: Click here

Make sure you try: Their spinach momos and lentil curry.


10. Higgsy’s 🍔

Located in a small shack just off the A1(M) near Yaxley, Higgsy’s looks very much like any other truck stop burger joint but this couldn’t be any further from the truth. Their Redneck style burgers are the embodiment of indulgence, with a huge double smash burger patty, beef Frankfurter hotdogs, four slices of cheese, and double streaky bacon.

A truly original find in Cambridgeshire!

Food: Redneck Burgers

Location: Yaxley

Review: Click here

Make sure you try: The Redneck


11. Wrapunzel

The new kids on the block. Wrapunzel takes the iconic Yorkshire pudding, stuffs it with the key ingredients of a Sunday roast, and wraps it up…it’s just that simple but my word – it’s delicious!

Food: Yorkie wraps

Location: Girton

Review: Click here

Make sure you try: Their slow cooked beef shin (8 hours)


Scotties scotch eggs

Everyone loves a scotch egg and these are some of the best I have ever tasted!

Expect unusual yet equally exciting takes on the classic dish, such as mac n cheese, black pudding, and my personal favourite, smoked haddock, potato and leek.

The choices change all the time, so there is plenty of reason to go back again and again.

Food: Gourmet scotch eggs

Location: Ely market

Review: Click here

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