Best of NYC Food Tour with Chinatown, Little Italy and LES

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New York City, USA
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3 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

Overview

Eat your way through the best food neighborhoods NYC has to offer on this small group 3-hour walking food tour through Chinatown, Little Italy and the Lower East Side. Explore the spots New Yorkers love with six filling tastings as you learn the area's diverse immigrant stories.

- Feast at local hidden gems, like an abandoned mall home to award winning hand steamed pork buns

- Avoid the typical tourist traps in Little Italy — munch on slices from hipster pizzerias and homemade cheese at Di Palo's Fine Foods, a 100-year old grocery

- Enjoy a historic pickle sampler and a pastry made in the old Jewish NYC style while absorbing immigrant stories

- Visit with a small group, ensuring a personal experience

- Skip the line like a local at the area's most popular restaurants, including beloved noodle spot Shu Jiao Fu Zhou

- Come hungry — with six substantial tastings, you'll get plenty of food to fill you up

- We can accommodate dietary restrictions — just let us know beforehand!

What's Included

  • Pizza from a New York top slice shops
  • Skip-the-line for the city's most popular noodles
  • Historical tour led by a local expert foodie
  • Gratuities
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Meeting Location

Meeting point

88 Essex Street
New York, NY 10002, USA

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End point

295 Grand Street
New York, NY 10002, USA

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Essex Street Market

Meet your guide on the second floor of Essex Market at 88 Essex Street. This historic food hall has been at the center of Lower East Side life for centuries, from its days as a series of pushcarts to its present uber modern aesthetic. Take some time to browse around the many diverse stalls as you arrive.
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Pickle Guys

Only one store in New York still makes pickles the old fashioned way — we'll be going there to try a whole historic sampler of their pickled goods. Learn about how pickles are essential to Lower East Side history as you munch down on these briny bites.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kossar's Bagels & Bialys

Next, stop by a near-century old bakery for an only-in-New York experience: a bialy, made with New York City's own tap water. And if you don't know what a bialy is, your guide will tell you all about the backstory of this historic baked good.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Lower East Side

Maybe no neighborhood has changed more in the past century than the Lower East Side, going from the heart of Jewish New York to a cross-cultural and cross-age blend of residents. Thankfully, you'll have a guide ready to take you through the neighborhood's full history.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

East Broadway Mall

Taste New York's best food hidden gem: delectable pork buns hidden in the basement of an abandoned mall.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Chinatown

Delve into the authentic history of Chinatown: rather than taking you to tourist traps, we'll go to local institutions, talk about the area's social movements, and show off what the neighborhood is truly like.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Historic Five Points

You've probably seen Lower Manhattan in a gangster movie before — now, you'll get to see the actual locations the films were based on. Explore the Five Points, the one-time heart of mobster New York, as your guide unfurls tales of the bloody battles, political corruption, and ultimate social uprisings that defined New York's gangster era.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Di Palo's

No food tour would be complete with a visit to Di Palo's, an over 100 year old Italian grocery store. The shop is home to food from 20 different regions of Italy, and the owners make delectably soft and salty mozzarella in-house every single day — mozzarella that we'll be biting in when we visit.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Little Italy

Walk up Mulberry Street, a green, red and white-clad extravaganza, to see Little Italy in action.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Williamsburg Pizza

If there's one thing New Yorkers adore, it's their pizza. See why as you visit Williamsburg Pizza, a shop renowned for their "grandma slice," and enjoy a crispy, doughy, saucy delight
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Shu Jiao Fu Zhou

New York is a city of lines, and that's certainly the case at this Chinatown staple. But fear not: we'll skip the line as we wrap up our tour with one of the tastiest dishes in the whole city, world-renowned peanut butter noodles.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Please inform us of an allergies
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Best of NYC Food Tour with Chinatown, Little Italy and LES?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EDT). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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What's Included

Activity name

  • Pizza from a New York top slice shops
  • Skip-the-line for the city's most popular noodles
  • Historical tour led by a local expert foodie
  • An only-in-NYC baked good
  • Mozzarella from a 100-year old cheese store
  • Award-winning hand steamed pork buns
  • Small group capped at 10 to ensure a personalized experience
  • Historic pickle sampler
  • Six diverse tastings in three delicious neighborhoods: Chinatown, Little Italy and Lower East Side
  • Gratuities

Additional Info

Activity name

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Please inform us of an allergies
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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