Lower East Side Eats 3-Hour Food Tour with 6 Tastings and Neighborhood History in New York City
by Sidewalk Food Tours
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This 3-hour walking food tour leads through the Lower East Side of New York City, sampling six different foods that together make a full lunch. The route includes stops at historic and ethnic eateries, appetizing stores, and family-owned restaurants. Along the way, licensed guides share information about the neighborhood's background as an immigrant and working-class area, including the history of its tenement buildings. The tour begins with a 20-minute visit to New York's oldest delicatessen, established in 1888. Next is 20 minutes enjoying authentic Dominican dishes from a restaurant founded in 1986. The third stop is Economy Candy, the city’s last old-fashioned candy store since 1937, offering a wide range of sweets, nuts, and dried fruits. After that, the group spends 15 minutes in an artisanal cheese shop with products from small producers, plus jams, honeys, mustards, vinegars, olive oils, and cured meats. The fifth stop is The Pickle Guys, open since 2002, where visitors taste traditional and unusual pickles like mango and pineapple varieties. Then the tour continues to the oldest bialy bakery in the United States, operating since 1936, for a 15-minute visit. The final stop is a doughnut shop founded in 1994, known for unique flavors that offer a different take on the classic doughnut. Transportation to and from the meeting point is not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Oldest New York delicatessen
Spend about 20 minutes at New York’s oldest delicatessen, established in 1888, sampling classic appetizing foods.
20 min
Authentic Dominican restaurant
Enjoy 20 minutes tasting dishes at a Dominican eatery founded in 1986, known for its authentic flavors.
20 min
Economy Candy
Visit Economy Candy for 15 minutes, the last old-fashioned candy store in New York, operating since 1937, with an extensive selection of candy, nuts, and dried fruit stacked floor to ceiling.
15 min
Artisanal cheese shop
Spend 15 minutes at a cheese shop featuring products from small producers, along with jams, honeys, mustards, vinegars, olive oils, and cured meats.
15 min
The Pickle Guys
Taste traditional and unusual pickles, including cucumber, mango, and pineapple varieties, during a 15-minute stop at The Pickle Guys, opened in 2002.
15 min
Oldest US bialy bakery
Visit the oldest bialy bakery in the United States, established in 1936, for a 15-minute tasting of this traditional bread.
15 min
Unique doughnut shop
Conclude with 15 minutes sampling doughnuts with unique flavors from a shop founded in 1994 that redefines the classic doughnut.
15 min
Meeting point
We will be meeting at 205 East Houston Street (outside in front of Katz's Deli, in front of the sign that says "Known as the best since 1888." The sign is on the Ludlow Street side of Katz's. Katz's is on the corner of East Houston Street and Ludlow St. If your late, go inside Katz's
End point
Outside in front of The Doughnut Plant
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
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Lower East Side Eats 3-Hour Food Tour with 6 Tastings and Neighborhood History in New York City
by Sidewalk Food Tours
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$198Overview
This 3-hour walking food tour leads through the Lower East Side of New York City, sampling six different foods that together make a full lunch. The route includes stops at historic and ethnic eateries, appetizing stores, and family-owned restaurants. Along the way, licensed guides share information about the neighborhood's background as an immigrant and working-class area, including the history of its tenement buildings. The tour begins with a 20-minute visit to New York's oldest delicatessen, established in 1888. Next is 20 minutes enjoying authentic Dominican dishes from a restaurant founded in 1986. The third stop is Economy Candy, the city’s last old-fashioned candy store since 1937, offering a wide range of sweets, nuts, and dried fruits. After that, the group spends 15 minutes in an artisanal cheese shop with products from small producers, plus jams, honeys, mustards, vinegars, olive oils, and cured meats. The fifth stop is The Pickle Guys, open since 2002, where visitors taste traditional and unusual pickles like mango and pineapple varieties. Then the tour continues to the oldest bialy bakery in the United States, operating since 1936, for a 15-minute visit. The final stop is a doughnut shop founded in 1994, known for unique flavors that offer a different take on the classic doughnut. Transportation to and from the meeting point is not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Oldest New York delicatessen
Spend about 20 minutes at New York’s oldest delicatessen, established in 1888, sampling classic appetizing foods.
20 min
Authentic Dominican restaurant
Enjoy 20 minutes tasting dishes at a Dominican eatery founded in 1986, known for its authentic flavors.
20 min
Economy Candy
Visit Economy Candy for 15 minutes, the last old-fashioned candy store in New York, operating since 1937, with an extensive selection of candy, nuts, and dried fruit stacked floor to ceiling.
15 min
Artisanal cheese shop
Spend 15 minutes at a cheese shop featuring products from small producers, along with jams, honeys, mustards, vinegars, olive oils, and cured meats.
15 min
The Pickle Guys
Taste traditional and unusual pickles, including cucumber, mango, and pineapple varieties, during a 15-minute stop at The Pickle Guys, opened in 2002.
15 min
Oldest US bialy bakery
Visit the oldest bialy bakery in the United States, established in 1936, for a 15-minute tasting of this traditional bread.
15 min
Unique doughnut shop
Conclude with 15 minutes sampling doughnuts with unique flavors from a shop founded in 1994 that redefines the classic doughnut.
15 min
Meeting point
We will be meeting at 205 East Houston Street (outside in front of Katz's Deli, in front of the sign that says "Known as the best since 1888." The sign is on the Ludlow Street side of Katz's. Katz's is on the corner of East Houston Street and Ludlow St. If your late, go inside Katz's
End point
Outside in front of The Doughnut Plant
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
More things to do in New York City
- New York City 7-Hour Bus Tour of Bronx, Brooklyn, Harlem, Queens & Coney Island
- Brooklyn Graffiti and Street Art Walking Tour in Bushwick
- New York City Signature Lunch Cruise on the East and Hudson Rivers
- New York City Slavery and Underground Railroad Walking Tour
- New York City Central Park 2-Hour Walking Tour of Over 30 TV and Movie Filming Sites
- Greenwich Village Walking Tour with Food Tasting in New York City