New York's West Village Food Tour

Overview

Experience New York's West Village like a local on this lunchtime walking tour that combines tastings of bagels, pizza and other neighborhood favorites with a hearty helping of history. See where famous writers and musicians including Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan and Lou Reed hung out and where Monica on the hit show 'Friends' lived. Savor six tastings at popular West Village spots including Faicco's Italian Specialties, Hudson Bagels and Mamoun's Falafel. By the end of your tour, you'll have learned lots about the bohemian past and current hotspots of this beloved New York neighborhood.

City: New York City

Sun 22 Sep

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Starting at $75.00

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Sun 22 Sep

Starting at $75.00

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What's Included

Professional guide

Lunch

Six food tastings

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Comfortable shoes are recommended
Tours run rain or shine
Please advise of any specific dietary restrictions at time of booking
Per New York City regulations, you must show proof of vaccination for indoor dining. Some of our food tastings are done inside the food establishment. You must show proof of vaccination to take this food tour. Thank you for your understanding.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

West Village

The West Village draws fashionable crowds to its designer boutiques and trendy restaurants. Quaint streets, some still cobblestoned, are lined with Federal-style townhouses and dotted with public squares.

Washington Square Park

Washington Square Park is a 9.75-acre public park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. One of the best known of New York City's public parks, it is an icon as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity

Friends Building

This tan brick building served as the exterior for the apartment in the popular 1990s TV series.

Cafe Wha?

Your guide will discuss Cafe Wha - An Energetic house bands play at former hangout of Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Allen Ginsberg & others.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (107)

moonflower160

Jul 2019

I booked this tour for my mom and I after receiving a Cloud 9 Living gift certificate as a present. Our guide for the day was Adam and he really made this a fun, informative, and delicious food tour of the West Village. This tour does feel like it may be better suited for tourists or out of towners, but as a born and raised New Yorker, I still enjoyed learning more about a city I love. A number of historical talking points that Adam pointed out throughout the tour were mostly things I never really knew about. It makes you realize that you can live in a place your whole life and you still may not know as much as you think you do. The food stops we had on this tour were a good mix of what the West Village neighborhood has to offer. I made note of some of the places we had in our stop for a future visit. Adam is a wonderful guide and an all around nice guy. He was really attentive and took care of our group, especially on one of the hottest days on record. My mom and I thought having a food tour during 100 degree weather would be a miserable experience, but Adam made you forget about the heat with his personable demeanor and sense of humor. I would highly recommend this tour whether you're a long time New Yorker or someone who's vacationing in our city. You'll come to the tour hungry and leave it pleasantly full and satisfied.

Laura G

Jul 2019

My son and I took the tour with Alec and were very impressed with the thoroughness of the offerings and information about the West Village. The restaurants and stores we went to were representative of the many different cultures that called NYC home and the food was absolutely delicious. And the portions were not skimpy, I was still full at dinner time. I have gone on other food tours and would definitely recommend this tour especially if Alec is the tour guide, he was fantastic.

Inna V

Jul 2019

We took New York's West Village Food Tour. It was a relatively small group-5 people (guide told us that 3 people cancelled). It made it very nice and personable. Our guide Adam was great - friendly, knowledgeable and attentive . We had seven stops-all represented different ethnic cuisine of NYC - Mediterranean, Italian, Thai, Cuban, Mexican, German and of course amazing dessert. Even thou it was 90 degrees, Adam made sure we walked in a shade, provided water and we were fine. Highly recommend it.