2 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
10 people
English
Our East Village tour begins at one of New York’s donut institutions, Donut Pub. Donut Pub has been around for over 50 years and has some of the best donuts in New York City. We’ll showcase some of their most famous flavors and you’ll get to sample many of them. From here, we’ll take a walk through the lovely neighborhoods, high rises, parks, and landmarks which dot East Village and make it one of New York’s most iconic neighborhoods. At our next stop, we’ll try some classic Italian Bomboloni that you’ll swear came right from the old country. If you’ve never had bomboloni, you are in for a treat! From here, we’ll highlight some of the music history and icons in the surrounding neighborhood including CBGB and Bowery Electric one our way to our third stop. Here, we’ll highlight their signature cardamom buns which were recently a viral sensation on TikTok. And last, but not least, we’ll end our tour with some incredible artisan donuts which rotate seasonally. Book your tour today!
We’ll begin our tour here and highlight the amazing donuts we think you should try, as well as the history around The Donut Pub.
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We’ll talk about Astor Place and it’s importance to the history of the neighborhood along with the surrounding buildings, theaters and sculptures in the area.
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We’ll walk through Bowery street and talk about its importance to the East Village, along with the various musical theaters that used to grace the neighborhood (CBGB’s and others).
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We’ll walk past McSorely’s and briefly talk about the history of the bar and the location. New York cities oldest Irish pub.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We’ll try some of their amazing pastries and talk about the history of La Cabra.
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
A little gem in the heart of East Village. Russo’s is a cheese and pasta shop serving homemade, fresh mozzarella and other Italian favorites. We’ll highlight some products you should try after the tour.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Petit Chou is a French inspired bakery with a special focus on choux pastry. Choux pastry is the base dough for all eclairs, cream puffs and profiteroles. When prepared properly it is light, crispy, with a tender interior and a perfectly hollow center. This provides us the perfect vehicle to deliver you with generously flavorful bites.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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