Street food without the street

By Alexis Korman | Special to amNewYork

If you think the San Gennaro festival is your only shot at scoring delectable street foods--think again: upscale eateries are serving festival foods like cotton candy, zeppole, and corn dogs to comfort-food craving customers. Here's where you can find the tasty treats:

Ovelia This Astoria, Queens newcomer features a charcoal grill and serves house-made sausages, along with a host of classic Greek dishes. Fans of Greek street-fair foods will delight upon discovering loukoumades ($6) on the menu. The dessert, consisting of honey dough balls fried and covered with cinnamon, is a delicious cousin of the doughnut. 34-01 30th Ave; (718) 721-7217

Virgil's Real BBQ This BBQ joint may be located in the heart of Times Square, but the customers inside are a mix of in-the-know locals and tourists. In addition to platters of ribs and po' boy sandwiches, you'll find Oklahoma State Fair corndogs ($7.95), an appetizer, on the menu. 152 W. 44th St; 212-921-9494

Vento Trattoria Stephen Hanson's rustic Italian place in the Meatpacking district serves season-inspired pastas and wood-oven fired pizzas as well as popular desserts like zeppole ($5), the crowd pleasing deep-fried dough balls found at street fairs. 675 Hudson St; 212-699-2400

A Salt and Battery Known for its authentic fish and chips, this tiny West Village eatery also offers street festival-worthy sweets. The guilt-inducing, superfluously fried desserts on the menu include an imported, deep fried Mars Bar ($3.52), deep fried bananas ($3.25), and deep fried pineapple fritters ($3.52).112 Greenwich Avenue; (212) 691-2713

Molé This new L.E.S. Mexican restaurant features colorful local art and serves upscale dishes like chicken slathered in mole poblano. Fans of grilled corn on the cob will appreciate this interpretation: the grilled corn is covered in mayo and anejo cheese and sprinkled with cayenne pepper. 205 Allen St; 212-777-3200

Fried Dough Around the World:

Loukoumades are fried dough balls found in Greece, rolled in honey and often topped with a cinnamon sugar mixture

Zeppole or St. Joseph's Day cakes are common Italian pastries topped with powdered sugar

Churros deep fried, tube-shaped pastries popular in Spain, Mexico, and Latin America, are often dipped in hot, liquid chocolate or dusted with cinnamon-sugar

Beignets are deep-fried dough pastries found in France and New Orleans, often made with fruit fillings and topped with confectioners sugar

Berliners or Bismarks are doughnuts found in Germany and are filled with jam or custard and topped with icing or sugar

Balushai are fried dough rounds popular in India, made from white flour and fermented yogurt and dipped in a sugar syrup