3 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
10 people
English
TOURS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE TOURS This is a wander, not than a tour. We don't follow a scripted route. We take input from the licensed and experienced NYC guide, group, and city to make each experience memorable and unique. This is a dynamic experience for dynamic people. We start at Grand Street and explore both Chinatown and the Lower East Side – two of the most aesthetically stunning neighborhoods on earth. See the city with fresh eyes, illuminating subtle details that unravel big themes about the neighborhoods, the city, and the world. We'll eat at 4-5 amazing street food and fast casual spots, catch some parks, and really work on seeing the city rather than simply passing through. BYOW.
SAMPLE ITINERARY
We wander, rather than follow a fixed route, taking input from the experienced, licensed NYC guide, as well as from the group and the city in order to make each experience unique.
We meet near First Park, where Houston St, E. 1 St., and 1st Avenue come together, and head south from there.
Because each wander is unscripted, we may visit all of the following spots, or none.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Depending on the mood, we might start with half a sweet knish from Jonah Schimmel, or a slice of chocolate babka from Russ & Daughters.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
One of the most visually stunning places in New York City, this alley is a collaborative art project between hundreds of artists from around the world. Epic.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3 generations of the Cohen family having been making smiles since the 1930s. This place is just a joy and a delight. You’ve gotta be a sourpuss not to love it!
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Need a coffee? We might swing through Essex Market to use the facilities. Porto Rico is one of the oldest coffee importers in Manhattan, and at this location in Essex Market, they’re actually nice.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
There used to be lots of pickling joints on Essex Street. Now there’s just one and it’s awesome. They pickle all sorts of stuff under strict rabbinical supervision.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
We might grab a taco and beer at this outstanding hole in the wall joint.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
If it’s before 2pm, we might swing in for a warm sponge cake. Great joint.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Originally a drainage ditch, Canal Street continues to function as a kidney, with traffic, tourism, and touts all flowing back and forth as if connected to the nearby tides.
• Admission Ticket Included
Under the Manhattan Bridge on the Manhattan side is one of the most sublime places in New York, with amazing graffiti and shops grafting themselves to the bridge’s massive footings.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The best pan-fried dumplings in Manhattan? Probably. We’ll eat ’em on Henry Street.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
If we’re feeling fancy, we might swing by Dim Sum Go Go for some soup dumplings.
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
The pedestrian block at the heart of Chinatown, Doyers Street has a storied history, some of Chinatown’s top restaurants and great photo ops.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Formerly the slums of Five Points, where The Old Brewery was said to host a murder every night for 15 years, Columbus Park is now an intensely vibrant public space. It’s a great place to wrap up.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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