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Treat your­self to deli­cious food and drinks from our 2019 vendors!

Apr 2, 2019 2:20 pm

We announced our 2019 sea­son today, which brings a full cal­en­dar of spe­cial events, fan­tas­tic free pro­grams, expand­ed late night hours, and a new line­up of deli­cious food and bev­er­age ven­dors to Gov­er­nors Island. This year, vis­i­tors can dig into entic­ing eats and drinks from a diverse selec­tion of estab­lish­ments, includ­ing new­com­ers and return­ing Island favorites.

We’re wel­com­ing new ven­dors and new fla­vors to the food court at Liggett Ter­race. Enjoy a wide vari­ety of cuisines like Mak­i­na Café’s menu of mod­ern Ethiopi­an and Eritre­an (togeth­er called Habe­sha) food, authen­tic Neapoli­tan piz­za from Neapoli­tan Express and loaded Venezue­lan hot dogs at Per­ros Y Vainas (vainas are top­pings — don’t hold back on them). Then, sat­is­fy your sweet tooth with the unique­ly paired fla­vors of Melt Bakery’s ice cream sand­wich­es (like choco­late cher­ry cook­ies with pis­ta­chio ice cream) and refresh­ing­ly deli­cious pop­si­cles from People’s Pops. Also at Liggett Ter­race, wake up with Joe Cof­fee and sam­ple their pas­try selec­tion or head to Threes Brewing’s new beer gar­den to relax with a pour of their inven­tive craft beer, includ­ing one brewed exclu­sive­ly for Gov­er­nors Island.

Ven­dors announced today were select­ed as a result of a Call for Pro­pos­als intro­duced in Decem­ber, 2018. Pro­pos­als were eval­u­at­ed based on their qual­i­ty, afford­abil­i­ty, suc­cess­ful pri­or expe­ri­ence run­ning out­door con­ces­sions, design, ser­vice and shar­ing the Trust’s goals of pro­mot­ing a sus­tain­able and zero-waste environment.

Island Oys­ter, recent­ly nom­i­nat­ed for the 2019 James Beard Foun­da­tion Out­stand­ing Restau­rant Design Awards, will return to the Man­hat­tan Fer­ry Land­ing this sea­son, fea­tur­ing easy­go­ing sum­mer fare, a trop­i­cal­ly inspired cock­tail pro­gram and panoram­ic views of New York Har­bor and down­town Man­hat­tan. Island Oys­ter will fea­ture live music on the sec­ond and fourth Sat­ur­day between June and August. Taco Vista, the Island’s water­front taco and mar­gari­ta restau­rant will reopen in May as well. At Liggett Ter­race, Fauzia’s Heav­en­ly Delights returns to serve up Caribbean cui­sine and Lit­tle Eva’s brings their eclec­tic menu and bar back to their long­time loca­tion. Lit­tle Eva’s will also open a new loca­tion, Sea Bis­cuit, where vis­i­tors can enjoy cock­tails and small plates in a shady grove on the Island’s north­ern side.

No mat­ter what your crav­ing is, you’ll find some­thing to sat­is­fy it on our shore. For even more tasty Island eats, stay tuned for news about the Vendy Awards, which returns this year to cel­e­brate the best food trucks New York has to offer. Hop on the fer­ry to see what awaits your taste buds on Gov­er­nors Island.