New York City is filled with exciting enclaves of culinary traditions and emerging trends. Many of the finest tastes of the city are located off the beaten track, tucked away beyond the typical tourist map.
Foodevents.com offers an opportunity for both travelers and residents with a passion for food and wine to join guided tours exploring culinary regions in the five boroughs. To reserve a Culinary Walking Tour, please contact Tour Info.
The Top 10 - Specialty Food Tour
Get an all day metro pass, and shop like native on a whirlwind tour of the Top 10 Specialty Food Markets in the city. Visit the shops that have spoiled generations of New Yorkers with the finest and widest variety of both imported product as well as a few local treats that are unique to the city. The tour is seasonal, and can also include a few stops over the bridge in Brooklyn.
Viva Italia: Arthur Avenue, The Bronx
The Italian community of Arthur Avenue has the preserved charm of a small neighborhood where the people are friendly, the food is fresh and the markets are bustling all year long. Italian wine tasting included.
Culinary Crossroads: Roosevelt Blvd, Jackson Heights, Queens
Jackson Heights is the most ethnically diverse neighborhood in the country. Enjoy window shopping, delicious South Asian treats and a walk through several of the markets that supply the food for people from all around the globe.
African Diaspora: Harlem, New York
Take a tour of 125th Street for a sampling of African-American, Caribbean and African cuisines that are filled with the life and soul of the neighborhood. Includes a visit to the Studio Museum of Harlem. *This tour is still in a beta-stage.
Culinary Fusion: Lower East Side
LOISADA or LES as it is commonly know, is a community in transition, and these changing times are reflected in the cultural and food trends found both on the streets and in the restaurants. Taste a bit of old New York traditions and new New York trends.
Dumplings and Dim Sum Chinatown, N.Y.C.
Located at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge, Chinatown is home to some of the most delicious and enjoyable treats in town. Enjoy wandering down the narrow alleyways of this vast culinary neighborhood with an experienced guide who can explain the varities of exotic Chinese groceries. Enjoy shopping for specialty cookware and learn how the best dumplings in Chinatown are made.
Borscht Belt: Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
Get a taste of Moscow on the Hudson in this Russian neighborhood that is famous for its bowl of borscht on the boardwalk. Explore grocery stores and speciality food shops with the widest array of food product from the Eastern block this side of the Atlantic.
