Guided tour

New York City: Little Italy Italian Food Tasting Tour

Activity provider: Best Tours US
Guided tour

New York City: Little Italy Italian Food Tasting Tour

Activity provider: Best Tours US
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From US$ 70 per person

Likely to sell out

Savor the flavors of Italy American style on a 2-hour food tour of Manhattan’s most colorful neighborhood. Sample pizzas, prosciutto, and cheeses in Little Italy, and learn the history and culture of the neighborhood at family run bakeries and dairies.

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Duration 2 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Wheelchair accessible

Experience

Highlights
  • Savor delicious pizzas, fresh pastries, and cheeses in New York's Little Italy
  • Learn the history of immigration to New York in the early 20th century
  • Visit family-owned bakeries and pizzerias to learn about local food tradition
  • Discover New York's bootlegging depot during prohibition at Curb Exchange
  • See Little Italy movie locations from "The Godfather" and "Donnie Brasco"
Full description

Immerse yourself in the food culture of Little Italy on a 2-hour tasting tour, and visit 4 different venues in the famous New York neighborhood. Every venue you will visit is more than a century old, and the tastings will make up the equivalent of a 4-course lunch.

 

Start at La Bella Ferrara, the delighting denizens of Little Italy since the late 1800s, and get some of its Italian Rainbow cookies. Then, visit the family-owned Alleva Dairy, where more than 4,000 pounds of fresh mozzarella prosciutto and rice balls you'll ever taste.

Then, go to the oldest pizzeria in America and see a 106-year-old coal oven at Lombardi's Pizza. Along the way to Ferrara Bakery, your guide will point out movie locations from blockbuster films, such as “The Godfather,” “Donnie Brasco,” “Mean Streets,” and “Sex and the City”.

 

Next, see the bootlegging depot from the days of Prohibition, and discover a square named after New York’s first Italian detective. Finally, peek inside St. Patrick's Cathedral to see where high-profile weddings and memorials take place before concluding your tour.

Includes
  • Professional licensed guide
  • Delicious Italian food tastings
  • Skip-the-line access
  • Gratuities

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Meet your guide in front of La Bella Ferrara.

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What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

  • Pets

Know before you go

  • Please wear comfortable shoes and loose pants
  •  If the tour does not have 20 participants, your activity may be canceled. If this is the case, you will receive a refund or the option to book another date
  •  Tour operates rain or shine
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.2 /5

based on 146 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.5/5
  • Value for money
    4.3/5
  • Service
    4.6/5
  • Organization
    4.3/5

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We had a great tour with Vince. He was very informative. He knows so many of the businesses and their owners. In addition, he knew a lot about the neighborhood and buildings. We samples a variety of delicious foods. The pizza was fabulous! I would highly recommend this tour.

March 31, 2023

Tremendous - we had a blast! Our guide, Lionel, was a great host. A fountain of knowledge. It was a very warm Saturday afternoon, with a large group, and I brought my 8 year old son along. Lionel hung in there like a champ, remembered everyone’s name, kept everyone involved, and kept everyone fed.

March 31, 2023

Great tour. Our guide communicated via text early on tour day to ensure we knew the meeting point. Tour was informative, the guide was fun, and adjusted the tour to accommodate our fast walking and interest in a few places. Food was delicious at every stop and some of the best pizza we have ever eaten. Very pleased to have done this tour - good value. We were a party of 5 with two 50+ and 3 young adults - we all loved it.

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March 31, 2023

Product ID: 47951