Lower East Side Food & Museum Walking Tour
Taste Lower East Side classics and uncover immigrant history with museum entry
Duration
2.5 Hours
Includes
Food samples, guide, museum entry
Highlights
Explore the Lower East Side through its delis, food hall, and immigrant history. Hear the stories behind historic synagogues and tenements as you sample neighborhood specialties.
- Sample pickled vegetables, a bialy, and a New York bagel
- Discover the neighborhood's history from Jewish immigration to today
- Visit historic synagogues, tenements, and community spaces
- Explore Essex Market, a food hall beloved by New Yorkers
- End near Katz's Delicatessen with time to purchase lunch
Itinerary
1 Café Grumpy - Lower East Side 2 The Pickle Guys 3 Kossar's Bagels & Bialys 4 Lower East Side 5 Russ & Daughters 6 Museum At Eldridge Street 7 Essex Market 8 Katz's Delicatessen
What's Included
- Deli food samples
- Reserved entry to the Museum at Eldridge Street
- Guided Lower East Side walk
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure for a full refund.
FAQs
Plan for a moderate amount of walking and dress accordingly. Bring an umbrella for rain or sun.
No. Gratuities are not included.
Start by meeting your guide outside Café Grumpy in the Lower East Side. The tour ends at Katz’s Delicatessen, with the option to go in and have lunch.
Meeting details
Outside Café Grumpy, 13 Essex Street, New York, NY 10002
Related locations
Museum at Eldridge Street
Admission includedStep inside the Museum at Eldridge Street and feel the weight of more than a century of Jewish immigrant life settle around you. The restored sanctuary glows with light filtering through intricate stained glass, its hand-carved wooden ark and painted ceiling commanding quiet attention. The Museum at Eldridge Street stands as one of the most significant religious landmarks in American history, offering a rare, intimate encounter with the community that shaped this neighborhood.
