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New York: Food, History and Culture of Brooklyn Tour
4.9
440 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:
1 day
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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.
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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
(440 Ratings)
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882shelleyt
Jul 7, 2024
Great food in wonderful Brooklyn! - We were so pleased we decided to book the food walking tour of Brooklyn. It was so interesting to explore a different part of NY and Mickey was an engaging and informative guide. The food choices were very tasty and varied and I will definitely recommend this tour to family and friends.
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Emilywp8301aa
Jul 3, 2024
Delicious food - Really enjoyed every aspect of this tour! The food was delicious and versatile, and James was a friendly and knowledgeable host. You get a good understanding of the history and culture of Brooklyn. Highly recommend!
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Maryanne_c
Jul 1, 2024
Angelo is the best! - We had the best time on our Brooklyn Tour! We were lucky enough to have Angelo as our guide. He was awesome -- so friendly and informative and made our tour a lot of fun! Angelo went above and beyond to show us all of these great spots in Brooklyn and even gave us extra treats throughout the day ... it was such a nice gesture. The restaurants and shops that Angelo chose gave us a real sense of the history of Brooklyn and where Brooklyn is today. Angelo's stories were fun and informative. I would be remiss if I didn't mention all the delicious food we had! Our personal favorite was the pizza from Table 87 - omg so good! We hope to have Angelo as our guide on a future NYC food tour as we know he'll make any tour he does a great experience for all!
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Jamie_d
Jun 27, 2024
Tasty and informative food tour - James was a fantastic and knowledgeable tour guide… Love to learning about the brownstones and history of the surrounding neighborhoods. And all the food was delicious! In most locations we met the owners and learned a little bit about their personal stories too.
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Jenjen
Jun 15, 2024
Do it! - Highly recommend. We had a fabulous experience. Alex was a knowledgeable guide and very easy going..
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Jp
Jun 11, 2024
A great way to explore Brooklyn - A wonderful tour, splendidly guided by our host, Mickey. We weren’t really sure what to expect, but we had an excellent time exploring Brooklyn, with food stops ranging from bagels to pizza to chocolate sorbet - all excellent. We’d highly recommend.
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Manuel_g
Jun 9, 2024
Really enjoyed the tour... - Really enjoyed the tour and Micki was awesome!! The food was outstanding especially the pizza. Highly recommend to anyone that wants to know Brooklyn and its culture
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Debralg4319lb
May 29, 2024
Excellent afternoon of food and history in Brooklyn - Mickey's tour was thoroughly entertaining, educational and very delicious. We experienced a wide variety of specialty foods along an interesting walking route. Mickey recounted many great stories along the way. The tour was well-paced and truly a terrific way to spend an afternoon!
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Charlottef443
Jul 2, 2024
Brooklyn bites - Great way to explore parts of Brooklyn you wouldn’t usually visit and try some of the yummy local food. Mickey was a great tour host
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Coolboat
May 28, 2024
A pleasant walk with a thoughtful guide - This was the only reasonably-reviewed tour of Brooklyn that suited my schedule and that I was able to find before leaving my country. It turned out to be fun.
It was a hot day, but our guide made sure everyone got to stand in the shade while not getting in the way, providing enough time to sit. She spoke slowly. She often provided an extra portion of food (to which we mostly declined in order to save space for our stomachs). She made sure we knew where the restrooms are and where we could get free drinking water.
Being sort of a senior person myself, I was afraid that the food may be too heavy, but it turned out to be a nice balance of light snacks often with a sour taste and the sweets were sophisticated.
Our guide had an interesting habit of getting the 2nd digit of 4-digit years wrong, so some of the historical events she explained was exactly a century incorrect. But I soon caught that habit and was able to look it up myself later to find out facts. Since her 4th digit was always correct, it was easy to learn from her many hints. Perhaps there were places/food/drinks she skipped and questions she couldn't answer properly, but her storytelling was magnificent, and our group became a friendly bunch creating a pleasant atmosphere.
The one thing I feel can be easily improved is the meeting spot. Although the address is clearly stated, no landmark was informed to us in advance, and it's not that there is a sign for the tour. (As our guide explained as part of the tour, it was a new shop that opened after the pandemic, and Google Street View showed nothing.) Upon arrival, I asked a boy standing next door to the address, and as he went back and forth trying to help me, it took some time until I asked a group of people if they happened to be the tour. This could be prevented if the guide held up a small card, or if our last-minute voucher showed the name of the shop.
Overall, it was a great way to spend lunch time tasting bits and pieces of a variety of local food while consuming it through a walk in ordinary residential places, learning cultures and history old and new.
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