The new culinary center of the Big Apple, where food and dining trends are dispersed to the rest of the country, is Brooklyn. And with this half-day tour, you can take a big bite out of it. From old ethnic enclaves to the latest hipster 'hoods, Brooklyn's dining scene is both diverse and cutting edge. Munch pierogies in Polish-dominated Greenpoint and hip farm-to-table fare in Williamsburg. This guided eating tour of New York's coolest and tastiest borough is ideal for foodies and the people who love them.
Welcome to Brooklyn, the coolest, most dynamic borough in the Big Apple. Not just the center of all things hip and artisanal, Brooklyn also happens to be one of the best places to eat in the country right now, where dining standards like locavore-ism and farm-to-fork trends hit here early on.
This guided half-day culture-and-food-centric tour winds throughout Brooklyn, revealing the hip 'hoods and the off-the-beaten-path eats that you'd be hard-pressed to find on your own.
Your journey begins in the historic West Village, the past and present home to some of the city's most influential residents. Then, along with your knowledgable food-crazed New Yorker guide, hop into the air-conditioned shuttle and venture across the Williamsburg Bridge.
Journey around the ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish section of Williamsburg, where families stroll the bustling streets that look like they haven't changed in a generation or two, before hitting the hipster section of the neighborhood. Williamsburg is one of the best restaurant neighborhoods in the city where third-wave coffee roasters sit next to cutting-edge farm-to-fork restaurants. Indulge in a slice of Neapolitan pizza or a cannoli before moving next door to Greenpoint.
Wander around Greenpoint, a neighborhood where you may hear "dzień dobry" as much as "hello." That's because the area has long been home to the city's Polish residents. Stop into a traditional Polish eatery for scrumptious meat-stuffed pierogies and juicy kielbasas.
The tour suddenly gets sweet in DUMBO, an atmospheric part of town that stands for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. Sample some delectable sweets at the Jacques Torres chocolate factory and then walk it all off at the recently re-constructed Brooklyn Bridge Park (make sure you bring your camera for the incredible views of the Manhattan skyline).
Then return to Manhattan, pleased with your newfound knowledge of New York's coolest borough.
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Fantastic, interesting, well run. Tasty. Went to Polish restaurant, ate pizza, falafal, meatballs, chocolate, and Italian cannolis! Very little walking, the way I like it! The tour bus was very comfortable.
Review by: Benjamin G, June 2018
I really enjoyed learning about the history of the neighborhoods we visited in Brooklyn. In addition to the 6 selected Brooklyn neighborhoods Rick also provided great information about Greenwich VIllage and The Bowery._br/_ The establishments selected for food were all unique and tasty. The falafel was my favorite dish on the tour. Rick provided lots of information that helped prepared me for the last 2 days of my trip to NYC. The driver Jerome did an excellent job. I cannot imagine driving in the NYC traffic and Jerome made it easy. Definitely take this tour! I am considering staying in Brooklyn on my next visit and exploring some of the neighborhoods in more detail.
Review by: Monique A, May 2018
Great food tour! The guide was knowledgeable, friendly and guest conscious! Would go on this tour again in a minute!
Review by: Justin G, April 2018
Amazing. Worth the money. Excellent guide, excellent driver. Drop off in DUMBO and perfect pictures of the Brooklyn Bridge. Highly recommend walking back to downtown Manhattan over the Brooklyn Bridge if the weather is nice.
Review by: Brianna E, April 2018
Awesome food, guide Alyssa was amazing!
Review by: Sari, April 2018
Great food and perfect guide. Absolutely loved this one
Review by: mjaynes, April 2018
The food was good, the tour guide was the best we've ever had on any kind of tour. Fantastic and highly recommended.
Review by: Beth C, April 2018
Great guide. Good stops. Very comfortable transport. Easy tour for anyone with walking issues. I felt the history of the neighborhoods was the most interesting part of the tour
Review by: dasughrue, April 2018
Went as a family with our teenagers and we all really enjoyed it. Turned into one of their favorite activities of the trip. Rick our tour guide was terrific.
Review by: Paul K, March 2018
Fantastic tour and ran really well by Issac and Rick highly recommend. We had a large group on tour and everyone of us loved it !
Review by: Regina G, March 2018
amazing tour guide and coach driver. had fun and tummy satisfied :
Review by: Patricia H, March 2018
Really enjoyed the tour. Alyssa did a great job of describing the history of Brooklyn and introduced us to the food culture of the region.
Review by: Terry, February 2018
This is a great tour to do to experience the different neighborhoods of Brooklyn and the multicultural food. I did not realize that Brooklyn was so big and the transport on the tour was the best way to cover the area.
Review by: Rae Jeanne M, February 2018
I had the best time with this tour. I love going on food tours in every city I visit. You not only get to meet wonderful people around the world but also get to try delicious foods. I was pleasantly surprised on the piroshky and falafel stops because its not the type of cuisine I prefer but I think they have converted me The bus was on time and Laurie our tour guide was very friendly and informative. The best part of the trip was getting to take pictures at DUMBO and walking the bridge.
Review by: Rell, February 2018
Loved it, good food, great transport and company... a must for any visit to NYC
Review by: natcheer11, January 2018
Rick was a great tour guide. He has a great storytelling ability which makes the history interesting and he obviously loves Brooklyn. We had great food and great fun!
Review by: Robert A, January 2018
Rick was a very knowledgeable and fun tour guide. The food was very diverse and tasted wonderful. We took our daughter for her college graduation present and she wanted to tour Brooklyn, so that is how we got there. We would highly recommend this tour and would even do it again.
Review by: Leslie B, January 2018
Great food prepare to be quite full at the end and information that I would never have known otherwise. Our tour guide was fantastic. The tour included many diverse areas along with their colorful histories. I would definitely recommend this tour and hope to take it a second time when I return with my sister. Thanks again!
Review by: Theodorus G, January 2018
Great tour, well executed, very professional. Absolutely loved it.
Review by: dora, January 2018
Very good food, quantity could be a bit more, its the only Brooklyn food tour currently in the market somthe6 play ball uninhibited
Review by: Kerry W, December 2017
Great Tour of Brooklyn with wonderful food stops
Review by: tyler.autry, December 2017
I've been on several tours sourced from Viator, but this tour was probably our best tour to date! Our tour guide Rick was just amazing. His wealth of knowledge about New York is epic. We learned so much about not only Brooklyn, but the neighborhoods inside the city of Brooklyn. The tour van we rode on was very very nice, and the driver was just amazing, I couldn't believe how well he maneuvered the van through some of the tight streets of NYC and Brooklyn. _br/_ The food on this tour is going to make you a happy happy person, from The Meatball Shop in Williamsburg to the Pizza at Table 87, you're going to have some excellent food. In addition, Rick also pointed out several other places to eat that we tried the very next day! This is the tour you're looking for, no matter if you're just visiting New York, or you already live there. Thanks again Rick, hope to see you in the Spring!
Review by: Judith C, December 2017
My mother was born in Greenpoint, and my father in Brooklyn in 1912. I was born in Brooklyn in 1943 and shortly thereafter we moved out to Long Island and then to Florida. My husband and I took this half day food and culture tour of the area in a 24 passenger comfortable mini bus, primarily to learn about this new diverse Brooklyn. We were not in the least bit disappointed. Our guide was Alyssa and she knew her history old and new. Alyssa answered any question thrown to her. She was well versed on all the neighborhoods and especially the popularity Brooklyn has now. To top if off, we visited 6 restaurants tasting meatballs, falafil , kibasa, pizza, Italian sweets and chocolates. My husband was celebrating his 80th birthday and I am 74 and we expected that since this tour was a combination walking and bus tour it might be too much for him. But it was not. Alyssa's pace was perfect, plenty of time for tasting and checking menus out and our driver always had us getting on and off the bus in safe places. I highly recommend this tour.
Review by: dmcrh, December 2017
Thoroughly enjoyable. Six restaurants, a tour of the various ethnic minority neighbourhoods of Brooklyn, and a chance to walk the Bridge back to Manhattan at the end.
Review by: Marilyn W, December 2017
My friend and I had a great time on our tour. Lauri was funny, very informative and made the experience one of the best days in NYC. I have recommended it to many of my friends. We would do it again. Thanks so much for a wonderful memory. Marilyn Williams
Review by: srzamski, December 2017
Really nice tour. Rick was the perfect guide. Hearing about the different neighborhoods and the history of them was really cool. Food was great too. Especially loved the polish food.
Review by: Christine A, December 2017
I'm so glad we booked this tour. My husband and I really enjoyed the whole experience of the different parts of Brooklyn.Our tour guide Laurie was amazing. She was entertaining and knowledgable. Comfortable tour bus and delicious food choices. I would definitely recommend this tour.
Review by: Robyn B, November 2017
A good overview of Brooklyn history and a great sample of Brooklyn food. I'd thoroughly recommend this tour.
Review by: Shelli S, November 2017
This was an amazing tour, great food, learned so much about the various parts of Brooklyn, the sub communities, history and culture. I would take this tour again, Yes, it's that worth it
Review by: JoAnne H, November 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Debra R, November 2017
We took the Brooklyn culture tour. Our guide Rick was awesome. He was knowledgeable and took us to amazing places to sample great food from the meatball, falafel to the Polish restaurant the food was amazing. The Polish restaurant was a meal in itself then off to delicious pizza, cannoli and chocolate candy. If you werent full by the time you left that tour there is something wrong with you. Would highly recommend this tour but go hungry so you can taste some delicious food
Review by: Kathleen H, November 2017
We had a wonderful afternoon on this tour. The food selection was great. My favorite was the Italian bakery with the best cannoli I have ever tasted and the most beautiful marzipan display I have ever seen. Our guide Laurie was awesome. She had lots of interesting information on Brooklyn and seem very passionate about New York in general and the food and theatre scene in particular. Our driver James aka Jimmy was also great. He grew up in Brooklyn so he was able to provide additional New York insights.
Review by: Diana F, November 2017
This was the best tour on our trip
Review by: Joseph P, November 2017
An excellent tour! Food was great and Laurie tour guide was very personable and has an exceptional knowledge of Brooklyn and its history.
Review by: Janine, November 2017
My mother and I did this tour, it was so fun! and yummy
Review by: Sharon T, October 2017
Laurie, our tour leader was great. Laurie was approachable. She had good information about Brooklyn and New York City. You will see a good bit of Brooklyn, the bus saves time and is better for the mobility challenged client. There was enough food to fill you up for the remainder of the day until dinner. I would highly recommend this tour.
Review by: Rebecca S, October 2017
Wonderful, a great way to see the city by the local eateries
Review by: Linda S, October 2017
A fun experience, Laurie was great, very informative and enthusiastic. The Mercedes van was great, the food and the sites were very interesting.. the Meatball shop was my favourite, and I'm a vegeatarian
Review by: GERALD G, October 2017
Excellent really enjoyed it !!
Review by: Susan, October 2017
Great tour, guide was super, food even better
Review by: Madeline D, September 2017
Amazing trip, our host, I can't recall her name, was wonderful. The bus was clean, comfortable and our driver was excellent. The history information was wonderful and the food was excellent. I would highly recommend this tour to everyone, young and old, it was the best one we did in New York. We also opted to walk back home across the Brooklyn Bridge which was also a highlight.
Review by: Gaye A, September 2017
Excellent and fun! The food choices were amazing. Informative and interesting. Wonderful guide Laurie and driver Glen. Would highly recommend this tour.
Review by: Patricia C, September 2017
Fantastic activity especially for a rainy day. The bus was just the right size. The food was varied, good quality and sufficient to get a flavor of the different ethnic styles. There was time to purchase additional items if desired but no pressure to do so. The guide was charming while keeping folks on course and moving along. Great way to check out Brooklyn.
Review by: Colleen B, September 2017
Absolutely incredible tour! This has been the first food tour I have ever taken and I am hooked! Rick was very knowledgeable and enthusiastically taught us about the culture as we tasted the various foods In the different areas of Brooklyn. The restaurant choices were diverse and delicious! Rick even allowed us a little extra time at the stops to take pictures, buy a few extra goodies to try and get a cup of coffee. I highly recommend!
Review by: Jane P, September 2017
This was my first ever Food Tour and I was totally impressed - by the amount of historical and cultural information imparted the quality and variety of food introduced to us the seemingly effortless but precise organisation which saw a varied crew in age and backgrounds delighted with the afternoon. Richard was a fountain of knowledge and humour - not to be missed.
Review by: James H, September 2017
Excellent guide and driver; good overview of different Brooklyn neighborhoods. Food tastings were fun, delicious, and filling.
Review by: Robert D, September 2017
It was great to see parts of Brooklyn that as a tourist you would not see and the eateries were what you see on films and are vanishing in the new up market world. Rick was full of anecdotes and really seemed to know his area and loved the old areas and wanted us to love them as well. A really worthwhile enjoyable experience and very tasty as my wife will testify after eating a few chocolate samples and macarons
Review by: AB, September 2017
Wonderful tour, great food, great commentary and really enjoyed.
Review by: Jennifer J, September 2017
Who knew Brooklyn was so cool? We ate some great food visiting different restaurants that we wouldn't ordinarily know about. And it was lots of fun exploring a new part for us of NYC.
Review by: Charles V W, May 2017
Great tour and history of Brooklyn. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. The driver was amazing.
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