Original Greenwich Village Food and Culture Tour

We completely enjoyed our walking tour of Greenwich Village. It was excellent because we got to try foods that maybe we normally wouldn't have tried. Also got to experience many different restaurants a little at a time. Because of the history of the area, it was really neat to learn from the guide. Totally recommend this as a way to get to know an area... but be warned you'll want to go back and spend more time exploring yourself!

Excellent guide made the tour very memorable with her level of knowledge of the culture and area. Food tasting selections were interesting and appetizing. Tour made me aware of other options will visiting NYC. My friend and I had a great afternoon while of wives were taking in a play.

Loved the tour. Heather was very nice and knowledgeable. I enjoyed the food also! The little Cuban lady was so sweet and her restaurant was cozy and awesome. Hope to eat there sometime. I did not enjoy this tour quite as much as I did the Soho tour last year. We went back to Joe's and Pino's from that tour this year to gather up some goodies to take home. Susan made that tour awesome because she grew up in the area and knew so much of the history. I felt like there was much more to see on this tour. Thanks, we will be back again to try another tour next year!

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our Food Tour thru Greenwich village. Marie, our guide, was superb in her knowledge of the area and provided us insights into the small restaurants in the area along with historically pertinent information. The best part was the food and the variety of it......we wish we would have booked other food tours! Rod & Mandy Kelly Spring, Texas

Barri was an excellent guide - cheerful, friendly and very knowledgeable. She gave us a good insight into the history and culture of the Village as well as the food. There was the right balance between food, history and culture. The restaurants and delis were good, and made us feel welcome. The highlights were the deli and cheese shop, although my wife and I especially liked the cookies and the Italian pastries! However we felt it was odd to go to an olive oil shop to taste imported products. We feel you should be showcasing all-American, either home grown or home cooked. While the oils we tasted were exellent, we are from the UK and have easy access to a wide variety of European oils. It would have been fine if the olive oils had been American. Apart from that personal view, the rest of the tastings and the tour were most enjoyable.

An excellent tour. We'd taken a walking tour of Greenwich Village a few years ago, but this added a whole new dimension. After the tour we returned to the olive oil shop to buy some things and later that evening came back to the Village to have dinner at one of the restaurants the guide had recommended - Cornelia Street Cafe. It was very good. The only slight criticism was that we had a bit of difficulty finding Murray's Cheese Shop to start the tour. We had a street number, but if we'd been told it was at the corner of Bleeker and Cornelia that would have been helpful. We'll definitely recommend it to others.

Our 2nd tour with FTNY. Very enjoyable way to learn about this area of the city, it's history, and to sample some of the local fare. Tour guide, Marie had lived in the area and was very knowledgeable about some of it's "nooks and crannies"! Highly recommend!

We (my wife, Bess, and I) enjoyed every part of the tour. There was another couple traveling with us, and they also loved the tour. Our tour guide, MARIE, was a totally delightful person, extremely personable, and she was VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE about the area and the places we visited. We could not have spent a better several hours. MARIE never hurried us, she was always concerned about our comfort and safety, and she went out of her way to make us feel welcome. She is a trememdous ambassador for NYC and your company. She had nothing but complimentary things to say about your company and her employer(s). Please feel free to contact us if you need/want additional and/or or more specific information. You will notice that I'm 70+ (please make that a YOUNG 71). Anyone of any age could enjoy this trip providing they are able to walk at a regular pace without assistance. Thanks, Ray Shannon

We (mother and daughter from the Netherlands) came to New York for the first time of our lives and wanted to do something different. We are both interested in food (tasting) and this tour gave a unique way to see New York from a different point of view. Our guide Sefra is a very enthusiastic woman who knows all about the neighbourhood, shops, restaurants and their historic background. We tasted some lovely food from New York thin crust pizza to all kind of cheeses, cookies, Italian specialities and visited all kind of very nice stores and thiny restaurants. We recommend this tour to everybody from Europe but also from the U.S.A.

This activity was enjoyed by both age groups in our party. The tour was informative and the food was excellent. Our guide was exceptional.