Havana BITES

Small Plates, Big Flavor

✨ What Is Havana BITES?

Havana Bites highlights smaller, snackable, walk-around portions created by select food vendors. These dishes are designed so guests can:

Try more vendors
Taste a wider range of flavors
Explore the full market experience
Share bites with friends and family
Enjoy street food the way it’s meant to be enjoyed

Think skewers, dumplings, bao, elotes, sliders, stuffed buns, hand pies, grilled meats, empanadas, and street snacks from all around the world.

These aren’t full entrées, they’re your signature flavors, remixed into night-market style bites.

💡 Why We Created Havana BITES

This program was built in response to guest feedback:
People want to sample more, walk more, discover more, and taste their way through the Night Market without filling up after one dish.

Havana Bites gives guests exactly that, and it helps food vendors shine brighter by offering an easy entry point for new customers.

A smaller portion + approachable price =
more traffic, more sampling, more visibility.

It’s a win for guests and vendors.

🥢 Portion & Pricing Guidelines

To keep Havana Bites fun, accessible, and true to its purpose, featured dishes typically:

Are handheld or easy to eat while walking
Are smaller, snack-size portions
Are priced in the $8–$12 range
Represent your strongest flavor, best-selling item, or most unique dish
Do not require a full menu overhaul: 1–2 Bites items is perfect

🔥 The Night Market Evolution: Why You’ll be Seeing More Tent-Based Food Vendors

The 2026 season brings another intentional shift inspired by the world’s most iconic night markets.

We’re gradually expanding our open-air, tent-based food vendor section – the cooking you can see, the aromas you can smell, the grills you can hear, and the energy you can feel as you walk through the market.

This style of setup:

Brings the food right into the crowd
Creates a more immersive, sensory experience
Feels more like the street markets that inspired Havana Street
Encourages sampling, interaction, and discovery
Creates a stronger “bustling market” atmosphere

Food trucks and trailers are still an important part of our community and will continue to be featured throughout the season – especially the long-time partners who helped build this event from the beginning.

This isn’t about replacing trucks. It’s about expanding the culinary experience and creating more opportunities for vendors who thrive in a street-style format.