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Brooklyn Food Tour: Discover Local Cuisine and Stories
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443 Ratings
Brooklyn
Embark on a Brooklyn food tour to discover the history, culture, and cuisine of this vibrant borough. Sample delicious food, hear stories of local businesses, and support the community.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Smith Street - 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.
- Carroll Gardens - 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.
- Cobble Hill - 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.
- Brooklyn Heights - 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.
- Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain - 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.
What's Included
- 3-hour walking tour exploring diverse Brooklyn cuisine
- Friendly local, English-speaking guide
- Visit family-owned food stores
- Tips on what else to see, do, and eat
- 7 unique stops with 7 food samples
What's Not Included
- Tips / gratuities for your guide
- Additional food and drinks
Additional Information
Experience the best travel stories for yourself! 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 of which 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.
- Suitable for all ages and fitness levels, but please note that this tour covers 1.6 km (1 mile) of walking.
- You will pick up some responsible travel tips that will help you to be a greener traveller while you’re in the city
- This tour can cater vegetarians, vegans, gluten free customers, but for any any specific dietary request we need to know 24 h before the tour start time.
- Please note food options, portion sizes , and stops will vary depending on the season and where we stop that day, but the total amount of food included will be equal to a full meal.
Location
61 Bergen St
Bergen Street
Outside of 61 Bergen Street (near the F/G subway entrance), Brooklyn, NY 11201
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(443 Ratings)
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Rachael_m
Sep 20, 2024
Fantastic tour to learn... - Fantastic tour to learn about the hidden treasures in Brooklyn if you are not a local. Sara was a great guide and kept a great pace throughout the tour. Really enjoyable.
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Russ8082014
Sep 13, 2024
Did Not Disappoint - It’s the right amount of food if you have an average appetite. You can also purchase additional food items if it’s not enough for you.
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Melanie_b
Sep 8, 2024
Great way to get to know some of Brooklyn - Sara did an amazing job showing us the food and the history of the neighborhoods that we walked around. It was amazing to hear both the stories of how Brooklyn used to be, and how that is reflected in the stories of the businesses that operate here now.
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Sian147
Aug 30, 2024
An excellent introduction to the sights and tastes of Brooklyn - Sara was an excellent and entertaining guide, we were lucky enough to have a private tour as we were the only two who had booked on the day. A very relaxed pace, we stopped at some fantastic eateries….an amazing croissant, a fantastic bagel and the chocolate sorbet was out of this world. Thanks Sara for a fabulous introduction to Brooklyn!
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Experience669067
Aug 26, 2024
Brooklyn Food and Culture Tour - Jessie was incredible! She was so knowledgeable about the neighborhood—culturally and historically. We learned so much and truly enjoyed the flavor of Brooklyn! One of the highlights of our anniversary trip! So thankful for this tour!
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Laura_k
Aug 23, 2024
We really enjoyed this... - We really enjoyed this tour!!! Jesse was great!! The food was delish!!! We will book another tour with this company again!!!
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Sipeki2018
Aug 22, 2024
Brooklyn for 1st Timers - Thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour with Jesse. She was very friendly, had great knowledge to share and our day was perfect for an easy stroll in Brooklyn. The tasting samples we enjoyed were all delicious and authentically made from local experts in their foodie lane. 10/10 from visiting Aussies with no previous experience of Brooklyn.
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I4922hvjenniferg
Aug 21, 2024
Fun & Fantastic Tour!! - James was super personable and detail-oriented of the history to present day Brooklyn. His chronological stops and cultural food choices were well thought out. He was equally kind and courteous to all of the vendors and tour guests. I would recommend!!
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Serj_g
Aug 16, 2024
Nice intro into the local Brooklyn life - Thank you for the perfect time spent. We enjoyed the walk, the talk and the food options.
Suggestions to those who book:
- make sure that you are ok to walk a lot since this tour requires it.
- put some sunscreen of you are taking it in the summer
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Gary_v
Sep 3, 2024
A delictable tour of Brooklyn's small businesses - The most memorable parts of the tour were the lox bagel at Konditori, Bien Cuit, and the walk down the Cobble Hill mews. It was also interesting to hear about the historical origins of the city, the buildings, and the people.
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