Original Greenwich Village Food and Culture Tour

Had a blast learning so much about the history of the Bleeker St. area and indulging in the fabulous taste bites. Returned to Cornelius Street to dine in the evening at the Cornelia Cafe and enjoy a blast from the past. The proprietor graciously shared his bottle of grappa with us. Many thanks to Diana, our tour guide.

My daughter and I agree that this tour couldn't have been better. Food selections were marvelous*, the pace was just right, and information about the area was interesting. Our guide (Diana) was well informed and pleasant. Congratulations, FONY! *Do NOT pass up the incredibly scrumptious cauliflower dish (with onions, currants, pine nuts......mmmm).

My wife and I visiting from Edmonton were expecting a local tour of eating establishments, what we got was an interesting history of Greenwich Village. One you could only get by walking through the neighborhood. Our guide Barry was very knowledgeable about the food and the area. It was one of the highlights of our trip, we even returned to one of the stops with guests for dinner. We would highly recommend it and would try some of the other tours on our next visit.

Great experience. Very informative about neighborhood accompanied by great food.

This tour was the number one favorite part of my trip!!! Definitely worth every penny!!

Our lovely guide was Heather and the weather was perfect. I loved getting both the culinary tour, and the short historical/architectural tour as well. The tastings were definitely plentiful. Something that's really important to me, especially in a big city, is knowing the places the locals go and this fit the bill perfectly. I'll definitely be back to visit some of the shops and restaurants I was introduced to on the tour, not to mention just doing another tour.

My friends and I had a great time on this tour. The service, food and the tour guide's knowledge of Greenwich Village were excellent. Keri Ann was fun, very informative and sociable.

Our group was a bit unwieldy at 16, but Marie did a pretty good job of keeping us together -- and in earshot of her commentary. A slice of pizza; olive olive oil and honey on 1/2 slices of baguette; a rice ball; a bowl of risotto, a large cookie; three bites of different cheeses and a slice or sopressata and finally a cannoli. Mosly on foot, seated twice -- once with access to a bathroom. Interesting tour of the historic district. Pretty interesting but not really a gourmet experience. Perhaps you'll go back and shop for the things you really wanted -- as we did -- taking home a wonderful collection of goodies for our supper. Don't forget to use your coupons in the brochure provided.

I am a foodie and just loved the tour. Not only did we have several tastings from pizza, to olive oil (purchased a couple of hundred dollars of olive oil and balsamic vinegar to take home in my suitcase, which thankfully arrived without incident) to cheese and meat, to risotto, we also received a wonderful history of the Greenwich area, the types of architecture as the area went through various periods in the development of Manhattan. Then came the restaurants and pubs and went back to several of them for dinner as we were staying in the West Village about 2 blocks from the tour. Wonderful and highly recommended.

A wonderful way to get a peak into one of NYC's neighborhoods. Our guide,Heather,was very knowledable. l would highly recommend this tour.