Lower East Side Food Tour: Cultural Diversity Exploration

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Experience the rich cultural diversity and history of the Lower East Side through a delicious food tour. Discover the stories behind the immigrant communities and their culinary traditions.

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Chinatown - Hidden gem in Chinatown for dumplings
Yonah Schimmel’s Knish Bakery - Enjoy fresh baked knish & some Jewish classics made since 1910
Economy Candy - Enjoy a sweet treat from the candy store that has been service the Lower East Side for almost 100 years!
Kossar’s Bagels & Bialys (LES) - Delicious Bagels
**Nolita…

What's Included

Water available at most stops
Lunch
Professional Guide

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
(available to purchase)
Gratuities

Additional Information

Immerse yourself in the vibrant history and culinary traditions of the Lower East Side. Explore authentic flavors from Chinatown, Little Italy, and more, celebrating New York City’s rich immigrant heritage.
Why You’ll Love This Tour:
Cultural Insights: Discover neighborhoods enriched by immigrants, now trendy culinary hotspots.
Diverse Culinary Stops:…

Location

88 Essex St

Essex Street

Meet your guide at corner of Essex St & Broome St, at the entrance to Essex Market at 88 Essex St, New York, NY 10002.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

4.9

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51neemaa

Sep 30, 2024

Amazing University Tour with David and Seth! - I had the pleasure of joining my University students on a Like a Local food tour with Seth and David. Our guides showed us some of the most delicious food spots in Downtown Manhattan. For many of the first-year students, this was their first tour of this area in New York City, and a few of them said the tour made them feel more at home. They were thrilled to 'discover' new spots outside of the campus that were affordable and that they could show their other friends. The tour included the perfect blend of humor and history--both of our tour guides made us laugh all along the way--and they made sure to show us a few off-the-beaten-path spots in between food destinations. We definitely plan to include these tours as part of our annual offerings after having such a fantastic experience. Thank you to the team at Like a Local!

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522starx

Sep 15, 2024

Amazing!!!! - Amazing tour! This is my second one and every part of each one was amazing and so informative! Chris was our tour guide and he was absolutely amazing and extremely informed! Can’t wait to do another!

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Rghtwng8

Jul 20, 2024

Food tour for locals and tourists alike - We live right over the river in NJ, and this allowed us to explore some sections of the city that we hadn’t before. We loved the historical tidbits as much as the wide selection of foods we sampled. Our guide Seth was enthusiastic and knowledgeable, and was happy to answer questions. Highly recommend!

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Cosmopolitan604858

Jun 14, 2024

Great food tour with a great food guide - Morgan was a great tour guide. He apparently filled in last minute for the original tour guide and did a fantastic job. Great food selections and very knowledgeable about the history of the area. Made the event exciting and fun.

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Scott_l

Mar 31, 2024

Great Tour of Lower East Side! - Soooo many wonderful aspects! First, walking the neighborhoods with a local, getting such great history of wonderful buildings and businesses. Then, the food! So much, so good, with such entree into those immigrant cultures through the most basic of elements--their food. Our tour guide, Seth, could not have been more accommodating, warm or instructive.

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Lizzybriskin

Mar 19, 2024

Great for locals and visitors - This tour was a great way to see more of the area and learn some history. Each stop was well considered for great food and an interesting story. Highlights were the Italian gnocchi in Essex market and dumplings. It would have been nice to have the tour coordinated so the food was ready for us when we arrived at each stop, we ended up waiting for a while to really get started. But overall, we had a great time and tried some new spots (and we're locals!)

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Grace

Mar 15, 2024

Private tour of lower east side - We really enjoyed our tour with Morgan. He was very knowledgeable and likable. We loved all the food we tried with him. Great tour.

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E6384obkathyk

Mar 5, 2024

LES food tour - excellent experience! - It was a very, very rainy day, but Seth made the tour fun and tasty! And he was skilled at finding scaffolding where our group could shake off the water and enjoy the delicious tastes. It was a great way to learn about new neighborhoods I had not experienced before. Essex Market was a highlight. Would highly recommend!

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Pbandj2023

Feb 8, 2024

Great rainy day activity - This tour had so much food. It was really great trying food from a lot of places I'd heard about but never been to. The guide shared excelletn history and info and we covered three different neighborhoods. It was raining but didn't feel like the tour was any less fun.

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Thesimonfowler

Mar 23, 2024

Guide to the food of Little Italy and Chinatown - A very good tour led by the amenable and knowledgeable Seth. We visited eight different take-out establishments sampling mainly Italian and Jewish food. We were all stuffed by the end!

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