A hot dog stand is a business that sells

hot dog A hot dog (uncommonly spelled hotdog) is a food consisting of a grilled or steamed sausage served in the slit of a partially sliced Hot dog bun, bun. The term hot dog can refer to the sausage itself. The sausage used is a wiener (Vienna sausag ...

s, usually from an external counter. Hot dog stands can be located on a public thoroughfare, near a sports stadium, in a shopping mall, or at a fair. They are often found on the streets of major American cities. According to one report, some hot dog stands are paying up to $80,000 in rent for prime locations in

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

. Similar businesses include

hot dog cart A hot dog cart is a specialized mobile food stand for preparing and selling street food Street food is ready-to-eat food or drinks sold by a hawker, or vendor, in a street or at other public places, such as markets or fairs. It is often sold ...

s or wagons, which are portable hand carts with a grill or boiler for cooking the hot dogs and keeping them hot. In the United States, hot dog carts are also referred to as hot dog stands. However, a hot dog stand is typically a permanent or semi-permanent structure, whereas a hot dog cart is movable. Similarly, hot dog trucks are motor vehicles that are set up at a roadside location, and often include a complete kitchen for storage and preparation. In Denmark, hot dog stands are called

Pølsevogn ''Pølsevogn(e)'' () are hot dog stands that sell Danish-style hot dogs, such as rød pølse, and sausages as street food. Today, some are mobile, and some are, despite their names, permanent structures. They are equipped with a small kitchen, ...

(sausage wagons). They serve traditional hot dogs as well as assorted sausages and sausage meats. In Toronto, the hot dogs from hot dog stands are often called "street meat".Krall, Hawk (January 16, 2010)
"Hot Dog of the Week: Toronto Street Meat"
''Serious Eats''. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

Notable stands

* Art's Famous Chili Dog Stand, Los Angeles, CA *

Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur (, en, The Town's Best Hot Dogs) is a small chain of hot dog stands located in Reykjavík, Iceland. History The chain has been in continuous operation since 1937 when the first stand was set up on Austurstræti street at the very centre of t ...

, Reykjavík, Iceland *

Ben's Chili Bowl Ben's Chili Bowl is a landmark restaurant in Washington, D.C., located at 1213 U Street Corridor, U Street, next to Lincoln Theatre (Washington, D.C.), Lincoln Theatre, in the U Street Corridor (a.k.a. Cardozo/Shaw neighborhood) of Northwest, W ...

, Washington, DC * Coney Island Colorado, Bailey, CO *

Dog n Suds The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relative. D ...

, Grayslake, IL * Essie's Original Hot Dog Shop, Pittsburgh, PA * Gene & Jude's, River Grove, IL *

Gray's Papaya Gray's Papaya is a hot dog restaurant chain, with its flagship restaurant located at 2090 Broadway at 72nd Street. In June 2020, it had one location operational during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several other locations had closed prior. Gray's Papa ...

, Manhattan, NY * Hillbilly Hot Dogs, Huntington, WV *

Hot Dog on a Stick Hot Dog on a Stick is a fast food company that was founded by Dave Barham in Santa Monica, California, in 1946, and later branched out into malls and shopping centers. In 2014, the company was purchased by Global Franchise Group (the strategi ...

, Santa Monica, CA *

Nathan's Famous Nathan's Famous, Inc. is an American company that operates a chain of fast food restaurants specializing in hot dogs. The original Nathan's restaurant stands at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in the Coney Island neighborhood of the Bro ...

, Coney Island, NY *

Papaya King Papaya King is a fast food take-out restaurant in New York City. It currently has a single location in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, its original location; it has made several attempts to expand to other locations, but these expansions hav ...

, Manhattan, NY *

Rutt's Hut Rutt's Hut is a restaurant in Clifton, New Jersey known for its deep-fried hot dogs. In addition to the Ripper, customers can also order the dogs 'In-And-Out' style which is only in the hot oil briefly, and the 'Cremator' which is charred black. ...

, Clifton, NJ * Superdawg, Chicago, IL *

Tail o' the Pup Tail O’ the Pup is an iconic Los Angeles, California hot dog stand actually shaped like a hot dog. Built in 1946, the small, walk-up stand has been noted as a prime example of ''"programmatic" or "mimetic"'' novelty architecture. It was one of t ...

, Los Angeles, CA * The Varsity, Atlanta, GA *

Walter's Hot Dog Stand Walter's Hot Dog Stand is a National Register of Historic Places designated landmark located in Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York. History Walter's is a family business founded in 1919 by Walter Warrington in Mamaroneck, NY. His first ...

, Mamaroneck, NY *

Weenie Beenie Weenie Beenie was a chain of fast food restaurants, which is now reduced to one location. Weenie Beenie predominantly sells half-smokes, hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches, and soft drinks. Weenie Beenie was founded by Carl and Bill Staton in ...

, Arlington, VA *

The Wieners Circle The Wieners Circle is a hot dog stand on Clark Street (Chicago), Clark Street in the Lincoln Park, Chicago, Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is known for its Maxwell Street Polish, Char-dogs, hamburgers, cheese ...

, Chicago, IL

Image gallery

File:Arts Famous Chili Dog Stand.jpg, Art's Famous Chili Dog Stand
Los Angeles, CA File:Bæjarins bestu.jpg,

Reykjavík, Iceland File:Ben's Chili Bowl.jpg,

Washington, DC File:Coney Island 2007.JPG, Coney Island Colorado
Bailey, CO File:Cupid's Hot Dogs, Ventura Blvd., Tarzana, California.JPG, Cupid's
Tarzana, CA File:13_Doggie_Diner_05_(186854181).jpg, Doggie Diner
Chicago, IL File:Dognsudssign.jpg,

Grayslake, IL File:TheDirtyOinOakland.jpg, Essie's Original Hot Dog Shop
Pittsburgh, PA File:Fat-Johnnie's-Chicago-01.jpg, Fat Johnnie's
Chicago, IL File:Gene & Jude's (River Grove, Illinois) 001.jpg, Gene & Jude's
River Grove, IL File:GooDays.jpg, GooDays
Novosibirsk, Russia File:Grays-Papaya-Eighth-Avenue.jpg,

Manhattan, NY File:Korvkiosk Djurgården november 2011.jpg, Grillen Solna
Stockholm, Sweden File:Günters korv, Karlbergsvägen.JPG, Günter's
Stockholm, Sweden File:Happy Dogs Van Nuys.JPG, Happy Dogs
Van Nuys, CA File:HillbillyHotDogs.jpg, Hillbilly Hot Dogs
Huntington, WV File:Hot Dog Stand in Reseda.JPG, Home Plate
Reseda, CA File:Hot Dog on a Stick Santa Monica, California 2006-06-20.jpg,

Santa Monica, CA File:Original Nathans.JPG,

Coney Island, NY File:Papaya-King.jpg,

Manhattan, NY File:Rutts Hut.jpg,

Clifton, NJ File:Superdawg exterior.jpg, Superdawg
Chicago, IL File:Tail-o-thePup.jpg,

Los Angeles, CA File:15 Terry's Red Hot 05 (186854305).jpg, Terry's Red Hot
Chicago, IL File:The Varsity night.jpg, The Varsity
Atlanta, GA File:WaltersHotDog2005.JPG,

Mamaroneck, NY File:WeenieBeenie.jpg,

Arlington, VA File:Wiener Factory, Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA.JPG, Wiener Factory
Sherman Oaks, CA File:Wieners Circle IMG 2083.jpg,

Chicago, IL File:Wolfy's-Chicago-01.jpg, Wolfy's
Chicago, IL

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Notable stands

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