The food and drink choices in Brooklyn can be overwhelming, but foodies that explore this bustling borough with a guide can eat and drink the best of the best. With this tour, indulge in some of Brooklyn's best cuisine. You can try New American, Middle Eastern, and Italian food including pastries, cheese, and bread. Listen to commentary on the culinary history of the neighborhood and New York City as you go, and even take home a map so you can continue independently.

Foodies uncover the Brooklyn culinary scene on this food and culture tour even if you are vegan, vegetarian or gluten free.
Discover some of the mom-and-pop businesses that make Brooklyn so desirable.
Explore one of the most iconic neighborhoods in New York and enjoy stunning views of Manhattan.
Enjoy a personal tour experience with your guide, and only 12 tour guests or take a private tour just for your group
Get a great value, with all 7 surprise food tastings (amount of food included will be equal to a full meal) and drink tastings, and 7 stops, plus area map included
Join this carbon neutral tour, operated by a B Corp certified company committed to using travel as a force for good.

What's Included

Discover best bites Brooklyn has to offer on 7 Unique Stops and taste 7 Food samples
Walk 3 hours and explore diverse Brooklyn cuisine, from New American to Italian, the Middle East
Visit family-owned food stores
Join Friendly Local, English-speaking guide
Get tips on what else to see, do and eat during your stay

Tips / gratuities for your guide
Additional food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

61 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
Outside of 61 Bergen Street (near the F/G subway entrance), Brooklyn, NY 11201

Start time

11:00 AM

End point

Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain
513 Henry St, Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA

What To Expect

Smith Street

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Carroll Gardens

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cobble Hill

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Brooklyn Heights

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
Suitable for all ages and fitness levels, but please note that this tour covers 1.6 km (1 mile) of walking.
You will pick up some responsible travel tips that will help you to be a greener traveller while you’re in the city
This tour can cater vegetarians, vegans, gluten free customers, but for any any specific dietary request we need to know 24 h before the tour start time.
Please note food options, portion sizes , and stops will vary depending on the season and where we stop that day, but the total amount of food included will be equal to a full meal.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Take this food tour!!

Christine_C, Apr 2024

James was a wonderful guide! Informative and entertaining. The food and history of Brooklyn made the tour memorable.

Don’t miss this tour!

Kellie_B, Apr 2024

Our tour guide, James, was the best! We had a blast on this tour. Food was amazing and the history James provided helped us learn so much about the area. 10/10!!

do thiz!!

Suzanne_D, Apr 2024

alex was a fantastic, fun & a wealth of knowledge!!! my friend and i had a great tyme do this great tyme

Great Tour!!

Delaney_G, Apr 2024

I went on this tour with my mom and husband and we all had a great time! Jesse was a fantastic tour guide and taught us a lot about Brooklyn. The food was also all excellent and we got to try a large variety of foods. Great for vegetarians as well. Highly recommend!

The best of all worlds - food, history, culture, and architecture.

Nancy_P, Mar 2024

Mickey was a great tour guide who really helped us learn about the history, culture, and architecture of Brooklyn. She's a very friendly and knowledgeable guide. It was fun to learn about some of the restaurants, bakeries, and other foodie spots that give Brooklyn its personality - make sure to not eat much before the tour as you will definitely eat along the way. It was a great first visit to Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Heights walking tour

Jonathan_S, Mar 2024

Alex was a great tour, we enjoyed this tour very much. Great food, very knowledgeable on the area and gave great recommendations.

A History, Gastronomy, 'n Colloquey of Breuckelen

Stanford_G, Mar 2024

Alex Papas's knowledge of NYC history as related to "mom 'n pop" enterprises and their struggles to survive. We signed on to be in a group tour that transformed into a private tour that became an exceptional running conversation with Alex!

Great food tour!

Haritha_M, Mar 2024

James was a great guide! We enjoyed learning about Brooklyn history in addition to all the delicious food.

Request Angelo!

Junko_B, Mar 2024

Great facts learned from Angelo. Very knowledgeable tour guide. He would take detours to take us to places with hidden history. Loved the Brooklyn Bridge and NY skyline art on the sidewalk, would’ve never known about it if he hadn’t pointed it out.

Excellent tour

Carol_H, Mar 2024

The tour was great and the food was delicious. The area of Brooklyn was very interesting and quiet.m

Food tour of Brooklyn

Nicolas_D, Mar 2024

Our tour guide Brian was fantastic!! Knew the area, the locals and all the establishments that we went to on a personal basis, which shows how well he knew the area food and importantly the best places to visit on this tour! Highly recommend this tour and if possible ask for Brian!

Very enjoyable food tour

Jeffery_A, Mar 2024

Our tour guide Brian was very personable, knowledgeable, knew the business owners and able to engage them in conversation to give a history of the business, and we sampled great cookies, bread, pizza, spinach pie, smoked salmon bagels, chocolates. Also a good review of the neighborhood history and architecture.

We loved our tour. Angelo...

Laurie_S, Feb 2024

We loved our tour. Angelo gave us so much Brooklyn history and the food was amazing. He also helped us with other New York tips. Would highly recommend.

Jessie was a rockstar guide

Nicole_P, Feb 2024

We had our tour with Jesse who was an excellent guide. She was kind, energetic, and very knowledgeable! You can really tell she knew a lot about her community - I loved her little fun facts of the different residents of the streets we walked on. I truly thought that made the tour even more memorable apart from the delicious food! I love the variation of food we tried - sweet, savory, middle eastern, Italian etc. The best for me was meeting the chocolatier at the end who gave us an emotional story about the yahoo poster in the shop. Needless to say we truly got an essence of what Brooklyn is all about. Would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to see what locals do or just anyone who is genuinely curious about the sections of Brooklyn we visited.

A Local Telling You About His Neighborhood - FANTASTIC!!!

David_B, Feb 2024

If you want a "local's" view of food, history and culture in Brooklyn, I highly recommend taking this tour. Brian is not a tour guide. He's a local who is taking you on a tour of "his" neighborhood and introducing you to "his" friends (the owners of the stores). Very informative, excellent pace and discussion. Had a great time.

Yes!

amyb, Feb 2024

Brian was great! Very engaging with all of us too! The food was delicious and his stories of the area informative.

Entertaining, interesting and delicious tour of Brooklyn

Sandra_W, Feb 2024

An interesting and entertaining tour with Brian. You could tell that his heart beats for Brooklyn. We visited many small, family-run shops that would probably have been overlooked otherwise. Everywhere there was a tasty snack to try and the owners sometimes had time to talk to us. We had a lot of fun on the tour and learned a lot about Brooklyn, especially Cobble Hill. Brian also provided us with restaurant tips for our further trip. Thank you, Brian.

Amazing Tour! Incredible Experience!

Tom_M, Feb 2024

This was an experience that we will always remember! If you want to feel like a local, our tour guide, Angelo, will give you that experience. We met Angelo at the address provided and we immediately felt welcomed. We had a private tour. Angelo was extremely engaging and gave us detailed history of the area. We loved stopping in to the local businesses and speaking with the business owners. We learned about their history in the area. A big thank you to Angelo for this amazing tour! Angelo was very knowledgeable! We also made a stop at Trader Joes! It was well worth it! Highly recommend this tour when you are in New York!

Great combo of Brooklyn history & interesting bites!

Paula_J, Jan 2024

Good combo of history and eating - great pace and interesting selection. Angelo was both very conscientious to the group and knowledgeable about Brooklyn. A great way to spend the afternoon in NYC and you will not go hungry!

Best of Tours

Joel_R, Jan 2024

This tour of Brooklyn was, without a doubt, the most enjoyable outing of our recent trip to New York City. The tour guide, Angelo, was the reason. From the get-go, he set the stage for an experience that was a pleasure to take part in. We were indeed fortunate to be part of a small tour group (six plus Angelo.). The histories of the areas and places we visited during the tour were fascinating, and the foods we sampled were varied and delicious. Even a brief, cold, unexpected change in weather conditions couldn't dampen our enjoyment. But the main difference in this and other tours we have taken was our guide. Angelo went out of his way to make sure we all had a great time, and came away with full tummies and enlightened minds.

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