Midtown Lunch

Joyride Fro-yo and Coffee Truck In Tribeca Today: Lunch'er Alyson wrote in this morning to say she spotted the Joyride Truck on Warren St. at W. Broadway. According to their Twitter, they are indeed at that spot until 5:30 if you need a little afternoon caffeine buzz and an icy treat to cool you down.

Vendy Finalists Announced: This morning we profiled the Vendy Awards Citizen Judge, and now the five nominees have been announced. None of them are downtown regulars, but the Schnitzel & Things Truck, which comes to the Financial District occasionally, is among the nominees.

Looking For Co-Lunch’ers Downtown?: If you're stuck eating at your favorite cart alone because your co-workers always eat at Just Salads, or never go to Adrienne's Pizza Bar because you have to order a whole pie you should check this out in the forums.

Guerrilla Ice Cream Doing Pop Up Cart: Newish ice cream maker Guerrilla Ice Cream is setting up a cart outside of the Wall Street Burger Shoppe on Water St. (nr. Broad) on Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This is a one-day pop up shop , so stop by if you like your frozen dessert with a side of revolution.

Big News: Battery Park City Getting Shake Shack, Blue Smoke: Well, this might make a trip across the West Side Highway more worth it: Eater is reporting that Union Square Hospitality Group is officially opening both a Shake Shack and Blue Smoke (along with some fine dining restaurant) next year. They'll be at 102 North End Ave.

Possible Free Ice Cream At Seaport: Thanks to lunch'er Serene for the heads up that as of an hour ago a truck was parked at the north end of South Street Seaport giving out free Van Leeuwen ice cream. Head on over if you're a freeloader who doesn't mind tourists!

New Mexicue Truck Downtown Today?: Did you hear about the Mexicue Truck that popped up in Midtown yesterday? Well, according to this they're looking for a spot here in the FiDi as we speak (or possibly Tribeca?) We'll definitely be keeping an eye on this one. You can follow them on Twitter, and we've added them to the Downtown Twitter Tracker.