Kings County Trip Overview
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You may not immediately compare Brooklyn to a small town, but the hippest borough is made up of distinct community oriented neighborhoods that thrive and blossom because of the local mom and pop businesses, many that have been here for generations. Throughout this neighborhood food tour, we celebrate the businesses by telling the stories of the people involved, by sampling some of the delicious food being sold, and by contributing a donation to an organization designed to maintain the success of this community of small businesses.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Kings County, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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You may not immediately compare Brooklyn to a small town, but the hippest borough is made up of distinct community oriented neighborhoods that thrive and blossom because of the local mom and pop businesses, many that have been here for generations. Throughout this neighborhood food tour, we celebrate the businesses by telling the stories of the people involved, by sampling some of the delicious food being sold, and by contributing a donation to an organization designed to maintain the success of this community of small businesses.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Smith Streetjh, Brooklyn, NY
We spend the first part of the tour along one of the most exciting restaurant districts of Brooklyn. Wandering up and down Smith Street in Carroll Gardens, we stop into many of the local mom and pop businesses including a renowned baker, an impressive cheese shop, and an adorable little cookie bakery.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY
As we stroll through this picturesque neighborhood we learn how it got its name, about its history as an Italian and Irish immigrant neighborhood, and how the waterfront helped transform it. We meet residents and shop owners and taste some great pastries, house roasted coffee, and visit an old-school soda fountain.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: 61 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
We pop into this neighborhood public house for a locally made drink (beer, soda, or kombucha) and some bar snacks. We also learn about how this bar/restaurant is more a place for locals to come together and support the local economy.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Cobble Hill, Court Street and Kane Street, Brooklyn, NY
This historic district features some of the most beautiful brownstones in all of Brooklyn. Feel like a local as we wander through the residential streets and beautiful parks. Admire the architecture and visit many of the mom and pop businesses in the neighborhood.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Brooklyn Heights, Pierrepont St & Henry ST, Brooklyn, NY
We just touch on the southern end of this historic neighborhood by walking down the main commercial street of Atlantic Avenue. Here we get a sense of how locals shop by visiting one of the legendary Middle Eastern bakeries.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain, 513 Henry St, Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA
We end our tour at one of the cutest businesses in the neighborhood, and a place where you find kids indulging in an ice cream sundae and grandparents enjoying a good old fashioned ice cream float. This revived soda fountain brings the old world and the new world together with modern twist on New York classics. And you need to hear the story about how they first began.
Duration: 10 minutes
