Ultimate Chinatown Food Tour: Authentic NYC Experience

Experience the ultimate Chinatown food tour in NYC. Explore the diverse culinary offerings from the Fujianese area to the well-known Cantonese area, and indulge in a delicious dessert at the western edge of Chinatown.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Chinatown - With the most stops of any Chinatown food tours, we’ll visit FIVE of Chinatown’s best restaurants and eat dumplings, pork buns, tea cakes, and noodles. While you eat, I will let you know the history of the dishes and the history of the neighborhood. All of the places we will go are known for one item, so I will order while you eat!…
What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch provided
  • Snacks available
What's Not Included
  • Personal Expenses
Additional Information

Much of the spotlight in Chinatown is often on the historical Cantonese region. This excursion will take you through the full scope of Chinatown. We’re going to venture east to the less-frequented, predominantly Fujianese zone, previously deemed a part of the Lower East Side. We’ll navigate the narrow alleys and finally reach the more popular Cantonese…

Location
102 Hester St
Hester Street
Meet at the park on Hester between Chrystie and Forsyth
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lexall
Jul 20, 2025
- Meghan was AMAZING. She was funny, knowledgable, kind hearted and all around a perfect person to experience a food tour with. In our group, we had a vegetarian and a severe shellfish allergy and Meghan did a ton of research to ensure they had safe and delicious options to enjoy so their food tour was as good as ours. She is the kind of person you wish you had more time to hang out with and more time to go around Chinatown and eat food with since she knew all the hot spots and what to have at each location. This is a food tour you cannot do on your own. She takes you to places you would never find on a tourist map for the most delicious food. It is 10 a 10 out of 10 tour with Meghan.
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554shelleym
Jul 7, 2025
Good food and food for thought - Megan gave us some interesting background on the history of the neighborhood and our tasting stops were a great illustration of the different immigration waves that have come through the area. We haven't been to Chinatown in many years so it was an eye-opening experience. And also yummy.
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Navigate19067
Jun 21, 2025
Tasty foods with an awesome guide! - We found and met our friendly tour guide at Roosevelt Park quite easily especially when he came up and asked if we were there for the tour. There were only seven of us so we were able to follow along and hear what our tour guide was sharing with us. Even though I grew up here, there are still pockets of the city that need to be explored. This food tour helped me explore a neighborhood I do not always take the time to check out. As our tour guide shared the history of Chinatown, we walked around and ate some iconic dishes such as peanut butter noodles, soup dumplings (he showed us the right way to eat them!), spring rolls, spicy fish stew, and sponge cakes! Even though the weather was hot and muggy, it was an easy walk around the neighborhood and it also helped that we stopped at various establishments and was able to cool down before heading off to the next location. Anyone who enjoys food and would like to explore Chinatown for a few hours should definitely go on this tour. Our tour was like hanging out with friends you haven't seen in awhile and catching up with them.
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704irened
Jun 13, 2025
Great tour, great food! - My mom and I had the best time learning about the history of Chinatown and tasting the food. I would highly recommend. Our guide Lara was knowledgeable, fun, and all around great person. Definitely one of our highlights of our trip.
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385edm
May 23, 2025
Ultimate Chinatown Walking Food Tour - Excellent guide Meghan with extensive knowledge of NYC food, history and architecture. But the highlight was the food. 5 stops with a variety of styles and tastes. Not too much walking. Great experience.
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Hans198691
Feb 18, 2025
Amazing guided tour of Chinatown! - Food was amazing but what really made the day was our guide Robert. He is engaging, informative, and talked everything NYC and Chinatown. We love history and the stories about the city during and between food stops exceeded all of our expectations.
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Reagan
Feb 14, 2025
Fantastic Chinatown Food Tour - Fantastic tour! Our guide Richard was wonderful, shared lots of interesting history and also personal experience with the area, which added an extra special touch. The food was amazing, definitely some of the best dumplings and steamed buns I’ve ever had. The restaurants were all super welcoming as well, and we were the only tour group at any place. Ver well paced with nice walking around the neighborhood as well. Highly recommend! Definitely 5 stars. Go hungry!
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Amandau515
Nov 9, 2024
Great food, great time! - We had an awesome time on our food tour with Scott! The food was amazing, the places we went were spots my entire group (including a few New Yorkers) agreed we probably never would've ended up otherwise, and we got a healthy dose of history too! Plus he was more than willing to accommodate the pescatarian in my group and we both left totally stuffed. Would highly recommend!
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F3757naannep
Jul 16, 2024
Great Koreatown food tour - We went on the Koreatown food tour with Robert last week. It was awesome! Robert was a great guide. He knew lots of interesting and fun history. We made 5 stops. The food was fabulous and the portions were huge! My favorite was the cold noodle dish. I would highly recommend this tour
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Winderba
Jul 10, 2024
One of the best tours I've been on! - This tour is accurately rated a 5/5 :) Scott was an unbelievable guide who brought the city of New York (specifically Chinatown) come to life. Every place we went, we were greeted with big smiles from the restaurant owners. I am a New York native and learned more than I thought I would. He also brought us to restaurants right under my nose that I would never have known to step in on. Can't wait to check out your other tours, see you soon!
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From $90
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).