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NYC Food Tour: Lower East Side Delicacies
4.8
1,018 Ratings
New York
Join this 3-hour New York City walking tour to sample the best ethnic foods in the Lower East Side. But this experience includes much more than sampling delicious foods, as you’ll learn about the history of the dishes, establishments, sites, and people along the way from your guide.
Join this 3-hour New York City walking tour to sample the best ethnic foods in the Lower East Side. But this experience includes much more than sampling delicious foods, as you’ll learn about the history of the dishes, establishments, sites, and people along the way from your guide.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- African Burial Ground National Monument - We discuss the discovery of the burial ground and the building of the memorial and monument, including the significance of some of the design. We also talk a little bit about the early African experience in New York through those that were brought here as slaves and those that were freed.
- African Burial Ground National Monument - We discuss the discovery of the burial ground and the building of the memorial and monument, including the significance of some of the design. We also talk a little bit about the early African experience in New York through those that were brought here as slaves and those that were freed.
What's Included
- Friendly local, English-speaking food lover guide
- 3-hour food walking tour in Lower East Side, Chinatown, and Little Italy
- Tips on what else to see, do, and eat during your stay
- Sample 4 historic dishes at 4 food stops (dumplings, pizza, knish, empanada)
- Visit 100-year-old bakery, churches, and historic New York sites
- Friendly local, English-speaking food lover guide
- 3-hour food walking tour in Lower East Side, Chinatown, and Little Italy
- Tips on what else to see, do, and eat during your stay
- Sample 4 historic dishes at 4 food stops (dumplings, pizza, knish, empanada)
- Visit 100-year-old bakery, churches, and historic New York sites
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Drinks and additional food
- Gratuities
- Drinks and additional food
Additional Information
- This tour was created as well-balanced and thoughtful gastronomy experience (Ethnic dishes samples) and features visits to establishments that are not always able to cater to all dietary requirements. Unfortunately, this tour cannot cater for vegans and gluten allergies, intolerances. For any specific dietary request, we need to know 24 h before the…
- This tour was created as well-balanced and thoughtful gastronomy experience (Ethnic dishes samples) and features visits to establishments that are not always able to cater to all dietary requirements. Unfortunately, this tour cannot cater for vegans and gluten allergies, intolerances. For any specific dietary request, we need to know 24 h before the tour start time.
- Experience happens rain, shine, or snow unless such weather constitutes a dangerous situation.
- This is a child-friendly tour. Children under the age of 6 are permitted to join this tour free of charge. Please inform us at the time of booking if you’ll be bringing a child under the age. Children between the ages of 6 and 11 inclusively are permitted on this tour at the adult’s rate. Please inform us at the time of booking if you’ll be bringing a child between 6 and 11 years old. You can do so in the special requirements box on the checkout page
- Suitable for all ages and fitness levels, but please note that this tour covers 1.6 km (1 mile) of walking.
Location
290 Broadway
Broadway
In front of African Burial Ground Museum, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007, USA
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Adamda3718ns
Nov 1, 2025
Brilliant - Great tour and wonderful guide, Alex was super knowledgeable and easy going. Would definitely recommend this tour!!!
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Inspire30049368516
Nov 1, 2025
Amazing food. - Was a great tour, Alex our guide was amazing. Dumplings were the best food on the tour and loved the seeing little Italy and China town.
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Magee707
Oct 31, 2025
A must do: NYC Food Tour - We were not sure what to expect in a Food Tour but Erik was amazing and kept us totally engaged with the history of today's New York and how migrants have played an important role in what we see. Walking through the past with a taste to a man's heart#Food#. This tour carried its own experience, fast paced and attention seeking. Highly recommended when visiting NYC. Thank you Erik for making our visit so enjoyable and guiding us how to spend the rest of our day.
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424anitac
Oct 29, 2025
Awesome cultural experience - We enjoyed the food tour with Lee very much, especially his detailed stories and historical accounts. Highly recommend!
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Lastminutetraveler98
Oct 23, 2025
Fabulous Experience! - This tour was a highlight of our trip to New York City. Lee is an exceptional tour guide and an absolute delight — we learned so much through his knowledge of the neighborhoods which he brought to life with storytelling, humor, and food tastings. We loved it!
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Kathleen124224
Oct 12, 2025
Wonderful View into The Lower East Side - I highly recommend the Lower East Side Food Tour. Erik was a wonderful guide who shared both the history and flavors of that neighborhood. The pace was perfect and Erik delivered the tour in a fun and information rich manner. Definitely a great way to learn about NYC's Lower East Side.
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A7981xvkatherineg
Oct 10, 2025
Best Tour of the lower " New Amsterdam" - Erik was an amazing tour guide. He has so much knowledge of the history of the neighborhoods. This was a GREAT way to try some treats and get a feel for the layout of that area and the history of it! I would highly recommend this to anyone, new or veteran of NYC.
- Katie Gray
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Elizabeth_h
Oct 8, 2025
A unique look at areas... - A unique look at areas you won't see on big tours. We enjoyed the historical accounts, personal stories and leisurely pace of this tour. Our guide, Alex, was thoughtful, well prepared and able to answer questions with ease. The food was fun and well-portioned for our group. A wonderful way to learn more about NYC!
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Elizabeth_s
Oct 22, 2025
Good walking history tour - The tour guide was super knowledgeable and friendly. I will say this was more of a walking tour about immigration history of NYC (very interesting!) with some food along the way, vs a tour centered around food. There was only one stop we actually went inside a restaurant and sat down for a minute, the rest was all outdoors, walking. So be prepared! This being said I wasn’t disappointed, it was just different than other food tours I’ve been on that are focused on.
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Richard035
Oct 21, 2025
Good foody tour - David took us on this tasting tour of China Town, Little Italy and the Lower East Side. There were only 6 of us on the tour which made it quite personal. 4 others didn't turn up which meant we started a bit late as we waited 15 minutes for them. We didn't lose out though as the tour lasted slightly more than its allotted 3 hours. We were provided with a good history of the area and its different waves of immigrants. We stopped for a number of snacks along the way. Being vegetarian was not a problem. We had specially made vegetable dumplings and a Portuguese tart (as made in Macau) in China Town. We then had some artisan cheese in Little Italy. David was intending to take us to a donut shop (I'm not sure of the relevance of this) but this was closed so we had an excellent slice of pizza instead. We ended up with a pastry in Essex Market on the Lower East Side. Disappointingly, we never go the promised knish. We had plenty of time in Chinatown and Little Italy but thought that the final part of the tour in the Lower East Side was a bit rushed.
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