East Village Food Tasting and Cultural Tour

New York City offers a dazzling array of cultures and is truly the Food Haven of the World.

New York Food Tours takes tourists and locals alike to experience the colorful history, diverse cultures and progressive development of New York City through food.

The East Village has the greatest diversity of cultures concentrated in one area in all of New York City. Ethnic groups residing in the area include Japanese, Indian, Jewish, and Ukrainian. Within walking distance, you can have the best ethnic foods of the City, experience the tastes of the world, and discover the history, culture, and development of a historic neighborhood.

Your food-tasting journey includes delicious tastings of the following:

1. Authentic Belgian fries (Plus, there is many tasty sauces to choose from)

2. Takoyaki (unsweetened ball pancake with sauce; a famous japanese appretizer)

3. Falafel Sandwich (the best in town)

4. Bubble Tea (the most authentic in town)

5. Italian Cookies (from one of the oldest Italian bakery restaurants in the city)

6. Japanese Rice Ball & Pocky (from one of the oldest Japanese Specialty Supermarket)

Want to have a unique and delicious experience of world food cultures? Join us today! All tastings are included in the ticket price.

The founder of New York Food Tours, Candy Chan, grew up in New York City, the Food Haven of the World, and Hong Kong, the Food Haven of Asia. She has traveled extensively around the world experiencing a wide variety of foods and cultures in Japan, China, France, Italy, Netherlands and Austria. She believes that learning about food is learning about culture; that through food you can appreciate a great deal about the way people live.

Having lived in Manhattan for over 15 years, she has firsthand experience in New York City’s astounding fusion of foods and cultures. Despite her success in other respectable professional fields and multiple advanced degrees under her belt, Candy is thrilled and committed to share her years of experience with fellow food and culture enthusiasts who want to have the most memorable and delicious time in NYC.