Tour operator
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
A long-running sightseeing cruise company sailing from Pier 83 on West 42nd Street, with full-island, half-island and evening harbour tours.
A New York food tour company running tasting walks since 1999 through Greenwich Village, Chelsea Market and the High Line, Chinatown and beyond.
Good to know
Foods of NY Tours has been running food and culture walks in New York since 1999. Its tours combine tastings at long-established local shops and eateries with stories about the history and architecture of each neighbourhood, so you come away with a sense of place as well as a full stomach.
The Original Greenwich Village tour is the signature route, and there are also walks through Chelsea Market and along the High Line, as well as Chinatown, Nolita and Brooklyn. Public tours last about three hours, and private groups of up to 48 people can be booked. Come hungry and skip a big breakfast beforehand.
Reviewed by Lifestylemetro · Details checked October 23, 2026
Public tours last about three hours; private tours run two and a half to three hours.
Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Chinatown, Nolita and Brooklyn, among others.
Café
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Restaurant
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Attraction
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Hotel
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