Foodies experience the diverse flavors of New York City’s Lower East Side on this culinary walking tour. Join your guide to begin your stroll, where you can uncover the immigrant history of the neighborhood, and learn how diverse cultures contributed to the rich culinary world of the Lower East Side today. Highlights include the tastings at six different shops, restaurants, and cafés, where you sample everything from traditional Jewish delicacies and bagels to old-fashioned candies, donuts, and more.
- Foodies discover the cuisine of the Lower East Side on this NYC tasting tour
- Wander a downtown neighborhood packed with shops, galleries, and restaurants
- Come hungry, since you enjoy several included tastings to replace lunch
- Learn about the immigrants who left their mark on this historic district
What To Expect
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 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Essex Street Market
Indoor market with rows of vendors specializing in meat, fish, cheese, produce & specialty foods.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Orchard 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 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Katz’s Delicatessen
Savor the best pastrami in the world from this renown classic New York Dei serving the Lower East Side since 1888
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
The Pickle Guys
Eat different types of pickles done the old-fashioned way, sitting the barrels of brine for days, weeks and months.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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
Wear comfortable shoes
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Max group – 12
