Does anyone remember that slob Tubby Isaacs, who used to sell jellied eels down Whitechapel at closing time? Is he dead?
that is brilliant, i hope we get an answer to this Martin.
again in the suburb where i did my formative drinking there was a cockles/whelks man would come round certain of the more spit/sawdust pubs toward closing time, various things of a seafood bent he had on offer.
and those Pepparami stick snacks
i am well jealous of Bassbeyonreason's parmo.
@alex, you are a legend!
LA and TO sound seriously on-point; tacos are always good, especially (i admit i have never been to Mexico so let's just say for large north american cities with good Mexican food) from the truck at about 5 am.
i am fascinated by how certain NYC street stalls get rinsed whilst neighbours go fallow; i read a story in TONY once about one particular midtown kebab cart that opened from about 4 am for a bit, just to catch an accumulation of cabbies that went by at that time, clubbers and so on.
and the man's competitors nearby who were ostensibly serving up equally keen stuff were left scratching their head as to his special ingredients.
there's a very good Pakistani caff on an arterial route into downtown Chicago, near where the old Cabrini Green neighbourhood was, about a mile away from the tony shops of the Gold Coast but in a fairly low-rent area and i've had some good grub there.
it also remains the only place in the USA where i've seen a televised cricket match.
few things beat the late-night frites gaff in Belgium, with their various accompaniments.
i had a cone of frites with some sort of soft, almost stewing-steak, sort of gravy doused over it about 5am in Antwerp once, and it sorted me right out.