Lower East Side NY Artisan Food Tour

Guide was very knowledgeable about food and the neighborhood

Recently, my wife and I, both native born and raised New Yorkers (who believe The World stops at the east bank of the Hudson River), took your lower east side tour. Not only did we go to some interesting and unique places that not even we knew, but our guide did an outstanding job of weaving local history, ethnic food history, and current neighborhood events into the tour. All and all an enjoyable and informative adventure in one of the more interesting parts of The Greatest City In The World And The Center Of The Universe.

We did the tour on a Sunday, which meant that the Essex Street Market was closed, so there was no cheese sampling or chocolate sampling, but if we had taken the tour on Saturday, the Jewish places would have been closed, so its a trade off. Our tour guide, Nichole was wondeful and full of information. We had a group of 6 friends and we all enjoyed everything. The food was interesting and delicious and I can't wait to go back with my husband and take him to the places we visited again. I will definitely go on another NYC Food Tour!!

Enjoyed the tour very much. If your interest is in the Jewish foods do not go on shabbat, they will be closed.

Our host, Kalista, was great. She gave some history of the area and introduced us to many taste treats along the way. It's a wonderful way to see the area.

Our tour guide, Susan, was knowledgeable, personable and clearly loved what she was doing. Our group was very diverse and "game" to try anything. It was a relaxed mix of neighborhood, cultural and food information and discussion. I highly recommend the Lower East Side Artisan tour.

As a grandparent, I appreciated our guide Nicole's consideration of our grandson's food preferences (no vinegar, mushrooms) and her overall knowledge and interest of the foods and Lower East Side. The Austrian dumpling was outstanding.

We have a fun day the food we great and the information from the guide was helpful

I have taken several tours with CityFoods and this is my favorite so far. The cultural history of the Lower East Side is great, and the neighborhood still has most of its original charm as opposed to other re-gentrified areas. Our guide Nicole was absolutely charming. Visits included both old favorites of the neighborhood (Kossars Bialys) and new hip destinations (Roasting Plant, Doughnut Plant). Nicole did a great job of telling a little bit of the history of the Lower East Side in addition to the food part of the tour. She was very enthusiastic and you can tell she really loves her job and the neighborhood. She also had plenty of great recommendations of other great places to eat/see in the Lower East Side that we did not have time for on our tour. Highly recommend this tour: great way to start a Sunday morning. Walking was very light and there were places to sit at most stops along the tour. Can't say enough about how great Nicole was as a guide.

Laura Simon was our tour leader and she was so knowledgable and patient with our many questions. She knew the history of the Lower East Side as well as of the food. Laura was well known by the shopkeepers and they were also willing to talk to us. We are "foodies" and loved the variety and authenticity of what Laura showed us. The Pickle Guys and the Essex Market were favorites - nothing like that here at home! This is a wonderful tour for the money - we were very pleased.