Food styling by Victoria Escalle   (Photo: Hannah Whitaker)

1. Salted peanuts (prepared by the First Methodist Church Men’s Club in Mount Olive, North Carolina) at Blue Smoke
($5.95; 116 E. 27th St., nr. Lexington Ave.; 212-447-7733).

2. Triscuits and sardines at Prune
($5; 54 E. 1st St., nr. First Ave.; 212-677-6221).

3. Buffalo-style “hot wings” at Tailor
($11; 525 Broome St., nr. Thompson St.; 212-334-5182).

4. Truffled popcorn at Per Se
(free with drink order; 10 Columbus Cir., nr. Broadway; 212-823-9335).

5. Devils on Horseback (bacon-wrapped prunes) at the Spotted Pig
($7; 314 W. 11th St., at Greenwich St.; 212-620-0393).

6. Picada (chicharrón, chorizo, yucca, and tostones) at Yerba Buena
($9; 23 Ave. A, nr. 2nd St.; 212-529-2919).

7. Sardine-wrapped quail eggs at Minetta Tavern
($6; 113 Macdougal St., at Minetta Ln.; 212-475-3850).

8. Deep-fried sage-wrapped lamb sausage nuggets at Terroir
($7; 413 E. 12th St., nr. First Ave.; 646-602-1300).

9. Deep-fried chickpeas with smoked paprika and sea salt at Tía Pol
($4; 205 Tenth Ave., nr. 23rd St.; 212-675-8805).

10. Green mango with chile sugar-salt at Fatty Crab
($5; 643 Hudson St., nr. Horatio St.; 212-352-3590).

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