Queens Corona's Culinary Essentials Tour

Experience the vibrant culinary scene of Queens Corona on this essential food tour. From Mexican pastries to pit-roasted goat, indulge in Latin American flavors and street food delights.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Corona - We’ll begin our exploration in the pedestrian-only Corona Plaza, a vibrant hub for locals, and visit a quaint, family-owned Mexican bakery. Here, we’ll partake in the weekend tradition of selecting freshly baked sweet pastries and bread from expansive trays presented to patrons. Next, we’ll venture to a hidden gem where we’ll join local families for a robust Mexican brunch featuring succulently pit-roasted goat.
  • Jackson Heights - Continuing our gastronomic journey in Queens, we’ll traverse Roosevelt Avenue, which becomes a bustling marketplace of street vendors representing various Latin American countries on weekends. To indulge our craving for sweets, we’ll stop by an Argentine bakery for some authentic confections and pause for a “cholado,” a unique Colombian concoction that’s part icy dessert, part fruit salad. Our adventure concludes at a cozy bodega established by a Veracruz native, where we’ll celebrate with a (shrimp) cocktail. This final destination is situated at the crossroads of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, two neighborhoods rich in immigrant culture and cuisine. They offer a glimpse into the extensive culinary treasures of Queens, hinting at the vast array of flavors we’ve yet to discover in our half-day exploration.
What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages included
  • Lunch provided
  • Snacks available
  • Breakfast included
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Corona is the culinary epicenter of New York’s Latin American community, a place where you can find regional specialties ranging all the way from the Tierra del Fuego up to Mexico’s northern border with the United States. On this tour of Corona’s culinary essentials, we hit the streets on a Saturday, when the griddles and grills in this already lively neighborhood are working overtime and the street vendors come out in full force. Starting at Corona Plaza, we will drop by a family-run Mexican bakery for sweet breakfast pastries. From there, we’ll continue to an out-of-the-way spot where we’ll sit down with neighborhood families to enjoy a hearty Mexican-style brunch of pit-roasted goat. We will continue along Roosevelt Avenue, stopping by street vendors, an Argentinean bakery and make a stop for a “cholado”. We’ll end our day at a small bodega. This last stop leaves us at the edge of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, having tried what makes Queens such a culinary Promised Land.

Location
Corona Plaza
National Street
The meeting point is in front of the Walgreen’s in Corona Plaza, 10314 Roosevelt Ave, Corona, NY 11368 (between 104 St. and National St.). It is right outside of the 103 St. - Corona Plaza station of the South Exit of the 7 train.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Margaretgf3648zv
Jul 10, 2024
An Exceptional Experience - We went on the Queens Corona tour and had a fantastic time! Our guide, Sierra, did an exceptional job of, not just introducing us to new foods and places, but being prepared to produce everything we could possibly need for the tour from the "magic pack"! Culinary backstreets tours get you off the beaten path and away from the tourist spots to introduce you to the people and places that really make up the city you are visiting. We ate some truly amazing food, but it was so much more than that. Sierra was a wealth of information and provided background on the history, politics and people that connect the food to the larger culture. This was our second CB tour and we will definitely be back for more!
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Y4291ljmarthac
Jul 6, 2024
Culinary Backstreets in Queens! 10/10! - Culinary Backstreet does it again! This is my 4th tour with this company and they never disappoint. Sierra was an excellent guide! I appreciate the attention to local, family owned business and the explanations of how the food plays a role in their culture. Queens is such a an incredible place to eat and experience NYC! 10/10 would do again!
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E9038btsebastiank
Jul 4, 2024
Best tacos ever - We loved everything about this tour: Sierra, our guide, the variety of amazing food from all over Latin America including the best tacos ever, an area of NY we had never visited- and that includes our friend who has been living in NY for 7 years.
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604ashleyy
Jun 15, 2024
Great tour! - Our guide Sierra was fantastic and the small businesses we visited with them were great. I enjoyed learning about various cuisines of the Americas as well as the broader history and culture of 8+ countries. I’m so glad we did this tour of Queens!
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Y2780ufmarck
Jun 9, 2024
Excellent Experience with Sierra! - Sierra is fantastic. Great experience. Educational, gastronomical, history. Sierra was the key, polite, generous, well spoken, right on.
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Brooklyntraveler917
May 8, 2024
Incredible culinary walking tour! - What a wonderful unique delicious informative fun day! Sierra was absolutely incredible and provided an extraordinary amount of culinary history as well as local history, architectural facts, cultural information, etc. I have lived in New York for 32 years and had never spent time in Corona or Jackson Heights and it was just the best way to spend a free day in our amazing city.
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Teej101
Mar 13, 2024
Fantastic food tour in Queens - I have done Culinary Backstreets food tours before which were exceptional, and this one did not disappoint! Our guide was a Queens local originally from Colombia with his own rich food heritage and a vast knowledge of the many food cultures that thrive in this fascinating part of New York. We ate from a number of local restaurants and food stalls, and we left feeling so full that we did not have to eat again for the rest of the day! Not only was the food fantastic but Esneider was an engaging person who was also very well organized and prepared for our tour. If you only have a few hours and would like to dip into the many and varied cuisines available in Queens, I would highly recommend this tour.
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Tomasrq4330hv
Mar 13, 2024
Travel through in one Country - Amazing tour! The Guide named Esneider was incredible 👌 delicius Food from different Cultures. I strongly recommend
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