How to choose
Pick the neighbourhood, then the tasting count
Most food tours here are on foot and last two to three hours. In October 2026, 98 of them are small-group tours, most capped at 8 to 15 people, and 35 are private. The neighbourhood decides the food: dumplings and pizza downtown, bagels and falafel in the Village, pastrami and pickles on the Lower East Side, pierogi and cannoli in Brooklyn. Prices below are the lowest per-person price and rating on Viator in October 2026.
Chinatown and Little Italy
The Chinatown & Little Italy Food Tour with 6 Flavorful Dishes starts by Columbus Park, the old Five Points, and ends at Lt. Petrosino Square. The six are crispy dumplings, a roast pork bun, Dan Dan noodles, New York pizza, pesto arancini and a secret dish. From $99, rated 4.94 from 3,489 reviews. The Original NYC Food Tour of Chinatown & Little Italy, running since 2009, serves 8 tastings, two or three of them seated, over half a mile of walking, with water and tea included. From $110, rated 4.95 from 2,329 reviews.
Greenwich Village
The Village tours work Bleecker and MacDougal Streets. The Greenwich Village Food Tour with 6 Locals Favorites Dishes (from $78, 4.96 from 1,922 reviews) serves a bagel, falafel, pizza, a cupcake, a cookie and a secret dish. Greenwich Village Food Tour: 6 Tastings + Iconic Sites (from $99, 4.97 from 1,684) samples arancini and sopressata at Faicco's and passes Cherry Lane Theatre, the narrowest house in the city and the Friends building; beer and wine are for sale at two stops. For Italian food only, Greg Marro's Greenwich Village Italian Food Walking Tour (from $89, 4.89 from 633) takes eight people at most.
Lower East Side
Lower East Side Food Tour: 6 Tastings + Famous Landmarks (from $99, 4.97 from 716) runs from the pastrami deli of When Harry Met Sally to Economy Candy, Vanessa's Dumpling House, The Pickle Guys and Kossar's Bagels, past the Tenement Museum on Orchard Street. The Lower East Side Food Tour: Iconic Eats (from $51, 4.83 from 1,070) also crosses Chinatown and Little Italy, with four tastings and about 2.5 miles of walking.
Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Food Walking Tour (from $59, 4.84 from 691) walks Smith and Court Streets in Carroll Gardens through family-run shops, a Middle Eastern bakery on Atlantic Avenue and a chocolate tasting. The Brooklyn Food Tour by Mini Coach (from $170, 4.88 from 761) leaves Greenwich Village for 4.5 hours: Williamsburg, pierogi in Greenpoint, cannoli in Carroll Gardens and coal-fired pizza in DUMBO, with the option to walk home over the Brooklyn Bridge.
Chelsea Market
The Chelsea Market and High Line Guided Food Tour (from $94, 4.87 from 1,001) spends about 90 minutes in the market, with fusion tacos, dumplings, egg custard tarts, pizza and mini doughnuts, then walks the High Line to end at the Vessel in Hudson Yards.
