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This study aimed to characterise the street food environment in Chi\u015fin\u0103u, Moldova, including the vending sites and vendors, food availability and nutritional composition of foods and beverages. All street food vending sites (single point of sale) located in a 1-km buffer centred on the main public market were systematically selected (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> 439; <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> 328 participants). Data on vending sites\u2019 characteristics (mobility, type of physical set-up and access to electricity), operating periods and food availability were collected. Samples of the most commonly available foods of unknown composition were collected (twenty-eight home-made and twenty-four industrial). Macronutrients, Na and K were quantified through chemical analysis. Fruits, beverages and food other than fruits were available in 2\u00b75, 74\u00b73 and 80\u00b78 % of the vending sites, respectively. Among the latter, 66\u00b74 % sold only industrial foods (e.g. pretzels, biscuits, wafers, chocolate and ice cream), 21\u00b75 % only home-made (e.g. savoury and sweet pastries) and 12\u00b71 % both. Home-made foods presented larger serving sizes and energy\/serving (median kJ\/serving: 1312\u00b75 <jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic> 670\u00b73, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0\u00b7022); industrial foods were more energy-dense (median kJ\/100 g: 1797\u00b70 <jats:italic>v.<\/jats:italic> 1269\u00b78, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0\u00b7002). High SFA, <jats:italic>trans<\/jats:italic>-fat and Na contents were found, reaching 10\u00b79 g\/serving, 1\u00b74 g\/serving and 773\u00b77 mg\/serving, respectively. Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages were available in 80\u00b77 and 42\u00b70 % of the vending sites selling beverages, respectively. Concluding, industrial snacks and home-made pastries high in Na and unhealthy fat were frequent in Chi\u015fin\u0103u. 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