Combine a Hell’s Kitchen food tour with a walk through Central Park during this NYC tour, and fit more sightseeing into one day. Start by sampling food including Middle Eastern, Latin, and Cajun dishes in Hell’s Kitchen, and then discover the secrets of Central Park. Visit lesser-known sections of the sprawling green space unknown to most tourists, and hear fun facts from your guide.

Sample Middle Eastern, Indonesian, and Latin specialties in Hell's Kitchen
Walk through Central Park and learn its secrets and history
Visit parts of the park that are unknown to most visitors
A small group limited to eight people provides an intimate experience

What's Included

Two walking tours
Food tastings
Water
Guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

321 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036, USA
Gyu-Kaku Meet at Gyu-Kaku located at 321 West 44th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues, New York, NY 10036

Start time

12:00 PM

End points

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What To Expect

Discover the lesser known highlights of New York’s Central Park and Hell’s Kitchen during this 4-hour combination food and walking tour. Visitors and locals alike are sure to make some new discoveries during this culinary-themed walking tour and visit to the Big Apple’s most popular park.

Make your way to L’ybane restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen in the afternoon, where you’ll meet your experienced guide to begin your excursion in this fascinating area. Located just west of Times Square, this long-overlooked neighborhood offers an incredible array of food, culture and nightlife options for those willing to look beyond the usual Big Apple highlights.

Begin your food crawl to some of the many ethnic eateries lining this busy neighborhood’s blocks. As you proceed you’ll snack on hush puppies, chow down on baba ghanoush and cap it all off with a mouth-watering doughnut and ice cream sandwich. You’ll have enough to eat during this part of your day to count for a full lunch.

Continue your tour by burning off your food with a walk to nearby Central Park. One of the world’s most iconic (and historic) green spaces has a wealth of off-the-beaten track attractions for those that know where to look. Ever wonder how much the land inside the park is worth? Heard of Shakespeare’s Garden? Where do you end up if you take the only straight path in the park? Each of these queries will be explained as you make your way through this outdoor wonderland.

Check out areas of Central Park few non-locals will ever explore, including one secluded spot that feels a million miles away from the concrete of the Big Apple. You’ll cover approximately 3 miles (5 kilometers) total, walking at a moderate pace. Finish your trip in the park, allowing you the option to continue your exploration on your own.

Hell's Kitchen

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Central Park

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Not wheelchair accessible
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required. Any other dietary needs cannot be accommodated on this tour (no vegan, kosher, nut allergies, dairy free or gluten-free diets)
Service animals allowed
Please advise your contact information (i.e. email and phone number) at time of booking
Near public transportation

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Confirmation and exact meeting address will be received in an email at time of booking
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
If weather is poor, we also have an indoor food tour you can inquire about!
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 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.

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Paulina_J

Jake is an awesome tour guide. The food we went to go eat were soooo delicious we even went back after the tour to buy more food, especially the cookies from Schmackery’s. The Central Park tour was really cool albeit a really, really long walk but totally worth it. There were so many interesting stories to hear about and I appreciate Jake for indulging us in our movie, book, and video game banters. Definitely recommending to any friends or family that want to try food tours. It was an incredible experience!!

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Perfect time and tour

Chris_H, Mar 2024

Variety of the best food. Very well done. Our guide David was fantastic and enjoyed the visit and experience.

Girls trip

Jacqueline_F, Mar 2024

If you like a ton of history talks this tour is for you. Favorite spots we stopped was Cheeseboat and a Mediterranean spot. The tour also ended up lasting almost 5 hours because our guide likes to talk a lot. We did another tour last year in Greenwich Village with another guide which was our favorite.

Hell’s Kitchen Food tour

emma_c, Feb 2024

We had an amazing food tour today, Claire our guide was great, so full of stories and knowledge of New York, would definitely recommend x

Awesome!!

Bridget_O, Dec 2023

Was a great experience! We ate some great food and learned some NYC history in the process. Our guide, Nicky was excellent. Very knowledgeable, easy going and nice. Would definitely recommend!

Walk and eat

Syco_6, Dec 2023

The history details given were great and the guide Claire was real good fun, with a mixture of ppl as well really helped. The food was real good not a lot to spoil ur appetite but enough to get a taste. And the work around central park was a great ending.

Filing and fun!!

Kim_L, Oct 2023

Jonathan was very knowledgable. I loved his menu of food. Enjoyed the experience very much and would highly recommend.

Great guide and great food!

Michael_G, Oct 2023

Claire was a great guide. We booked the food tour in Hell’s Kitchen and the follow walk through Central Park. Claire definitely knows her history! The food was great. We have been on several food tours in NYC and this was the top of the list.

Delish and Fun!

Sandra_F, Oct 2023

Jake was amazing, such a wealth of information and personality! The cookies at Smackerys was the best!

Great tour guide

Stacy_O, Oct 2023

Alex was a great tour leader! He was very personable and knowledgeable about the history of New York and Hell's Kitchen.

Best experience ever

Carol_C, Aug 2023

The information on the rich cultural history of Hells kitchen, food selections, and unique trivia about central park created a fantastic experience. There are full portions at each stop along the food tour. The tour guide was well informed and extremely kind.

Great day!

Jessica_L, Aug 2023

Jake was a very knowledgeable and personable tour guide. It is clear that he loves his job and the city. We will definitely use this company again when returning to the city.

We had a wonderful time.

Lisa_K, Aug 2023

Claire was a wonderful guide. Gave us lots of history and all of the food was outstanding. Would highly recommend.

Great tour guide!

Connie_E, Aug 2023

The tour guide Clair was outstanding! The only thing we would change is some of the food choices. Instead of cookie, desert would have been better. It would be cool to see a chef make noodles or a cook toss pizza dough in the air. or something like that.

Great day!!

Lynn_E, Jul 2023

Our guide Alex was fantastic!!! He explained the history of the area in such detail and told it so well! He was kind and funny!! Food was delicious and plentiful.

Amazing food tour

Dawn_W, Jun 2023

Claire was an amazing guide. Her humor and knowledge kept us entertained. We tried food I would never had thought to try on my own. I loved learning about the history of the area. Totally worth it!!!!

Highly Recommend this tour!

Sally_M, Jun 2023

Make sure to come hungry! There was so much delicious food! Claire was so funny and knowledgeable about the history of the neighborhood and Central Park.

Definitely a great thing to do while in NYC!

bpstorm, Mar 2023

Claire was an amazing tour guide. Every single restaurant stop we made was delicious! I only wish I had two stomachs. You will not leave this tour hungry. Claire had fun stories and a great energy throughout the whole tour, and she was super sweet too. Thank goodness for the walk in Central Park afterwards because we were so full. And we were very glad to have her as our tour guide. Thanks so much, Claire!

Was very good. Was worth...

Casey_h, Mar 2023

Was very good. Was worth it The guide was very knowledgeable and had a good sense of humor. Food was great

Great day! A fun trip.

Frances_N, Jan 2023

We loved our day with Claire she was a fantastic tour guide and we loved the food. The international food theme was super fun and delicious. We loved each stop of the way. The only place we didn’t really like the food was the meatball shop. Everything else was fantastic. We had a blast at the Central Park tour and learned so much. Definitely recommend.

Great Tour in New York

Holly_B, Dec 2022

This was a fantastic experience. Our tour guide, Nancy, was excellent. Extremely knowledgeable and friendly. All of the food was wonderful!

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