Tastes of the Lower East Side Food & Walking Tour
Start New York's oldest deli, Katz's for a mouthwatering pastrami sandwich. Pop by a Dominican breakfast counter for traditional breakfast bites, sample cheese and cured meats in the city's top cheese shop, then head to a Chinese restaurant for peanut noodles and pork skin dumplings. Try classic dishes like bagels, pickles, and authentic Jewish deli meats, before finishing on a sweet note at a local bakery for an artisanal doughnut. Along the way, meet with the local shop owners and learn more about the family traditions passed down through generations which make this one of the most in-demand food destinations today.
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NYC: Lower East Side Guided Food Tour
What's included in Tastes of the Lower East Side Food & Walking Tour
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Start your tour inside one of the Lower East Side’s cultural institutions run by the same family for over 100 years. Katz's Delicatessen serves up classic American breakfast foods and perfecting giant sandwiches since the 1888. Here you'll bite into their signature pastrami with mustard sandwich.
Breakfast foods are an art in New York, so you’ll stop by a Dominican breakfast counter next to get a variety of what’s on offer in the locality. Try their pastelitos or dos golpes while learning the fascinating story behind their delicious plates.
Essex Street Market
Visit a historic local market for a stop at a popular cheese shop, named the best in the US by Food and Wine magazine. You'll taste a selection of handmade cheeses and cured meats from around the world.
Inclusions
- Local guide
- Small group of 12 people max
- 7+ tastes at 7 family-run businesses (enough for breakfast and lunch)
- Pick up
- Gratitues
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The tour is in English.
- Guests with serious food allergies will need to sign an allergy waiver at the start of the tour.
- This tour is not recommended for vegans, and, due to the risk of gluten cross-contamination, this tour is not recommended for those with celiac disease.
- This tour is adaptable for: Vegetarian, Gluten free (not celiac), Dairy free, Pescatarian, and Pregnant women, however, please note that you may not have a replacement food option at every stop.
- Those with dietary restrictions need to contact us before joining the tour so we can arrange your food, or we may not be able to accommodate you.
- Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.
- We can accommodate gluten free but cannot guarantee that were will be no risk of cross contamination in the case of celiacs.
- This tour covers a full meal.
- Walks / Devour complies with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up-to-date information.
- This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
- Despite being in the former Jewish Quarter and visiting Jewish businesses, the establishments visited are NOT kosher.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a red bag or Devour Tours sign. This tour meets at Peretz Square, on the corner of East Houston Street and 1st Avenue (across the road from the One and One restaurant located at 71 East 1st Street).
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- Please arrive 15 minutes before your tour start time for check-in. Out of fairness to punctual guests, we don’t wait for latecomers. No refunds can be provided for late arrivals or no-shows. - Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers. - Those with dietary restrictions or food allergies need to email our Guest Experience team at [email protected] after booking the tour so we can arrange your ingredients. - This tour is not recommended for vegans, and, due to the risk of gluten cross-contamination, this tour is not recommended for those with celiac disease. - We can accommodate gluten free but cannot guarantee that were will be no risk of cross contamination in the case of celiacs. - Despite being in the former Jewish Quarter and visiting Jewish businesses, the establishments visited are NOT kosher. - Guests with serious food allergies will need to sign an allergy waiver at the start of the tour. - This tour covers a full meal. - We recommend you bring a water bottle (to protect the environment we don't provide plastic bottles). You'll be able to fill your bottle on tour. - Tips/gratuities (for your guide) are always appreciated. - Walks / Devour complies with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up-to-date information.
