Top 7 Lower East Side Tours

1.Lower East Side Food Tour: Taste NYC’s American Dream

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,031 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $54Our pick

Walk about a mile through Lower Manhattan with an English-speaking guide such as Astrid, Erik, or Tavia. Expect four food tastings, immigration stories, street art, Chinatown dumplings, Little Italy pizza, and a small group capped at 14 people.

“Very enjoyable tour- loved hearing the history of NYC and tasting samples of food from different cultures. Our guide, Tavia, also supplemented the tour with photographs and images. A great idea.”

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2.NYC Lower East Side Walking and Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 646 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $94

Join a guide such as Amanda, David, or Emmeline for a three-hour Lower East Side walk built around food and immigrant stories. You’ll sample pastrami, dumplings, pickles, candy, bialys, and doughnuts. The group is capped at 12, lunch is included, and vegetarian substitutions are available.

“Knowledgeable guide, plethora of food, fun part of town and the small group size allowed an intimate time to be had by all.”

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3.Taste the American Dream a Lower East Side Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 307 reviews · 3 hours · from $53Best value

Walk 1.6 km from the African Burial Ground to the Lower East Side, stopping for four tastings and stories about Jewish, Chinese, Italian, and Latin American New York. Small groups of up to 14 make it easy to ask questions. Guides have included Bruce, Erik, Alex, and Micaela.

“Very informative tour with an excellent tour guide who was energetic and passionate about his job!”

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4.Lower East Side Eats Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 100 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $99

Walk New York’s Lower East Side for three hours with a licensed guide and up to 12 people. Expect generous tastings, including Katz’s pastrami, Dominican food, bialys, pickles, candy, and Doughnut Plant sweets, plus neighborhood stories. Guides such as Adam, Shaina, Jack, and Jonathan bring different personal styles.

“Matt was great... very personable and knowledgeable. Great spots to visit.. Totally worth it... plenty of food!”

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5.Lower East Side Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 31 reviews · 3 hours · from $99

Spend three hours with Sidewalk Food Tours tasting Jewish deli classics, bialys, pickles, dumplings, doughnuts, and candy in the Lower East Side. Small groups of up to eight follow English-speaking guides such as Jack and Ross, with stops and tastings subject to change.

“Jack was amazing, stops fabulous book it! Had to move due to weather flight delay to another morning GYG was very accompanying!! Thank you”

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6.Lower East Side Devour Food & History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 19 reviews · from $79

Walk the Lower East Side with an English-speaking Devour guide, tasting 7 or more dishes at 7 family-run businesses. Expect Katz’s pastrami, Dominican breakfast, handmade cheese, a modern bagel, Fujian noodles or dumplings, pickles, and inventive doughnuts.

“Guide was outstanding. Great knowledge of history of the area and shared an interest in food with all of the people on the tour. Took my 11 and 13 year-old boys and they had a great time.”

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7.Lower East Side Walking and Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · 3 hours · from $89

Spend three hours with an English-speaking New York guide, tasting your way from Katz’s Delicatessen to Doughnut Plant. Amanda, Dante, and Emmaline have led recent tours, which include pastrami, pickles, bagels, dumplings, and sweets. Lunch, bottled water, and a private group are included.

“A really interesting introduction to an area of NYC I may not have otherwise seen and fantastic to learn about its very rich history . Amanda really knew her stuff ands was a really good guide (I tipped her with cash on the way). Unfortunately I had an upset stomach at the end of the tour. I know Katz’s Deli is an easy place to find and super busy from 11:00 am but we finished our tour at 2:00 pm and their pastrami, which is delicious, would have gone down better around lunchtime. It wasn’t clear on the description that lunch was what we’d spend all morning eating and as…”

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