Lower East Side Eats Food Tour

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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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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: New York, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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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!

Stop At: Lower East Side, New York City, NY

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.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Essex Street Market, 88 Essex St, New York City, NY 10002-3809

Indoor market with rows of vendors specializing in meat, fish, cheese, produce & specialty foods.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Orchard Street, New York City, NY

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.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Katz’s Delicatessen, 205 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002, USA

Savor the best pastrami in the world from this renown classic New York Dei serving the Lower East Side since 1888

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: The Pickle Guys, 357 Grand St Corner of Grand and Essex Streets, New York City, NY 10002-4604

Eat different types of pickles done the old-fashioned way, sitting the barrels of brine for days, weeks and months.

Duration: 15 minutes

Sample Menu

• Potato Knish – Delicious Potato Knish from the first knishery in the U.S.
• Rugelach – Traditional Rugelach from Russ & Daughters
• The Best Pastrami in the World – Katz’s Deli since 1888. Enough said!
• Aranchini – Delectable Rice Ball from Aranchini Bros. in The Essex Street Market
• Chinese Dumplings – Made with Love by Hand
• The Pickle Guys – The name says it all
• Kossar’s Bialys – Kossar’s Bialys. A New York tradition with a smear of cream cheese
• The Doughnut Plant – Tres Leches or Blackout Doughnut. Yummy!



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