STREET FOOD IS CULTURE

Do you eat street food? If so, you’re like most people around the world. No matter your background or where you live, street food is an important and delicious part of food cultures the world over.

.To complement its exhibition, Street Food City, MOFAD is proud to partner with the renowned World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi®, the leading global celebration of food photography, to showcase an exhibition of curated selection of images from past competitions, capturing vibrant and personal stories of street food vending across the world. These award-winning works - moving, witty, surprising -  in their first-ever New York outing, will be displayed in the lobby of Empire Stores at 55 Water Street in May 2026* where MOFAD is located, offering a rare treat for visitors.

The World Food Photography Awards celebrate the best in food and drink photography through an annual, global competition. Based in the United Kingdom, this is the first time images from the Awards have been shown in the United States. 

For further information about the World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Bimi® and to view the complete gallery of photos, please visit worldfoodphotographyawards.com and bimibaby.com.

* Photographs were initially on display from December 2, 2025 - January 2026 and will be displayed again in May 2026.