Lower East Side Eats Food Tour
Lower East Side Eats Food Tour
On this 3-hour food tour of the Lower East Side, you will eat your way through the streets, as you sample delicacies from New York's premier appetizing stores, ethnic eateries, and "mom and pop" restaurants. We make 6 different delectable stops on the tour (enough for lunch) Explore what was once an immigrant and working class neighborhood rich in ethnic diversity and culture. Learn about the history of the tenement buildings and much more!
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Your Itinerary
A curated journey through the experience
Lower East Side
The eclectic Lower East Side is where gritty alleys and tenement-style buildings mix with upscale apartments and chic boutiques. Nighttime draws hip, young crowds to the area's trendy bars, music venues and restaurants. The neighborhood's Jewish heritage lives on through Orchard Street's Lower East Side Tenement Museum and old-world fabric stores, as well as traditional delis such as Katz's and Russ & Daughters.
3 hoursEssex Street Market
Indoor market with rows of vendors specializing in meat, fish, cheese, produce & specialty foods.
15 minutesOrchard Street
Orchard Street is a street in Manhattan which covers the eight city blocks between Division Street in Chinatown and East Houston Street on the Lower East Side. Vehicular traffic runs north on this one-way street.
15 minutesKatz's Delicatessen
Savor the best pastrami in the world from this renown classic New York Dei serving the Lower East Side since 1888
25 minutesThe Pickle Guys
• The Doughnut Plant - Tres Leches or Blackout Doughnut. Yummy!
15 minutesIncluded
- 6 food tastings (enough for lunch)
- 3-hour walking food tour with a discussion of neighborhood history and culture
- Licensed New York City sightseeing guides
- Entry/Admission - The Pickle Guys
- Entry/Admission - Lower East Side
- Entry/Admission - Essex Street Market
- Entry/Admission - Katz's Delicatessen
Not Included
- Transportation to and from the meeting location
Good to Know
- Wear comfortable shoes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Please Note** Per New York City Regulations, You must show proof of vaccination for indoor dining. You must show proof of vaccination to take this food tour.
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.