Brooklyn Food Culture and History Tour

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You may not immediately compare Brooklyn to a small town, but the hippest borough is made up of distinct community-oriented neighborhoods that thrive and blossom because of the local mom-and-pop businesses, many of which have been here for generations. Throughout this neighborhood food tour, we celebrate the businesses by telling the stories of the people involved, by sampling some of the delicious food being sold.

Meeting Point

61 Bergen St

61 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA

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

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

Smith Street

Smith Streetjh, Brooklyn, New York

We spend the first part of the tour along one of the most exciting restaurant districts of Brooklyn. Wandering up and down Smith Street in Carroll Gardens, we stop into many of the local mom and pop businesses including a renowned baker, an impressive cheese shop, and an adorable little cookie bakery.

30 minutes

Carroll Gardens

Brooklyn, New York

As we stroll through this picturesque neighborhood we learn how it got its name, about its history as an Italian and Irish immigrant neighborhood, and how the waterfront helped transform it. We meet residents and shop owners and taste some great pastries, house roasted coffee, and visit an old-school soda fountain.

30 minutes

Cobble Hill

Court Street and Kane Street, , Brooklyn, New York

This historic district features some of the most beautiful brownstones in all of Brooklyn. Feel like a local as we wander through the residential streets and beautiful parks. Admire the architecture and visit many of the mom and pop businesses in the neighborhood.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Brooklyn Heights

, Pierrepont St & Henry ST, Brooklyn, New York

We just touch on the southern end of this historic neighborhood by walking down the main commercial street of Atlantic Avenue. Here we get a sense of how locals shop by visiting one of the legendary Middle Eastern bakeries.

20 minutes

Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain

513 Henry St, Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA

We end our tour at one of the cutest businesses in the neighborhood, and a place where you find kids indulging in an ice cream sundae and grandparents enjoying a good old fashioned ice cream float. This revived soda fountain brings the old world and the new world together with modern twist on New York classics. And you need to hear the story about how they first began.

10 minutes

What's included:

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

Not included:

• Tips / gratuities for your guide
• Additional food and drinks