Unique summer only (June to August) food tour experience in the waterfront, beach and amusement neighborhoods of Brighton Beach (Russian/Ukranian), Coney Island (New York’s World-Famous Amusement Area), and Sheepshead Bay (New York’s Fishing Village). Tour usually runs on selected Fridays. Allow 5 hours. Tour meets inside Pennsylvania (Penn) Station. Three ride or unlimited MetroCard or OMNY are required for the tour that includes your return to Manhattan. You must show up with your subway pass or payment options (OMNY) ready. Tour ends in Coney Island and includes the most walking of all our tours. Most of this tour is by the water and walking in open areas such as the boardwalk so head covering is recommended. Food On Foot Tour reserves the right to switch the tour at any time because of weather and no refunds are given.
This tour is a scheduled public tour with individual ticket sales and each guest requires a ticket. WE DO NOT ACCEPT RESERVATIONS. This is a seasonal tour that takes place in warm weather months. Tour calendar code is NYWV. This tour is also available to be booked as private or group tours by contacting Food On Foot Tours directly.
Food On Foot Tours are a QUALITY FRESH FOOD EATING TOUR. We are not a sampling, gourmet, food preparation or history tour. We talk about the neighborhoods to give you a flavor (we had to do it) of the area but we are all about the eating and meeting others. You choose what you like at each stop and how much with either a ticket with a food credit included or you can pay-as-you-go (most people spend about $20 per person on the tours based on sharing). The tour will replace a meal and maybe two meals if you’re really full or skip a meal before. There’ll be plenty of food on the tour. All our stops are a surprise. The anticipation is part of the fun. We want you to experience the city the way New Yorkers do at the smaller authentic places where locals eat. There are waits at each stop while food is prepared and all our guests finish. That’s why we are a true meet mingle tour. We designed the tours to give you time to take in real non-tourist New York neighborhoods in a relaxed manner while meeting others.
Tour Information
Helpful Tips For New York Waterfront Villages- Brooklyn Food On Foot Tour
- This is beach area tour where you will be outside for virtually all of the tour.
- Tours are rain or shine and this tour can be changed by us at any time because of inclement weather and if changed, no refunds are given.
- This is a beach area tour near the water in open areas so head covering is recommended.
- This guided tour includes the most walking of all our tours and the subway. A MetroCard or OMNY payment with credit card of three rides or unlimited MetroCard is required and a purchase, if needed, has to be done before you meet the tour.
- This tour ends within walking distance of the subway.
- You choose what you like and how much at every stop. You eat WHAT YOU LIKE!
- Our tours go up to 40 people and are designed differently than a standard food tour.
- Our tours are surprise tours. We don’t tell you the stops because the anticipation of the next stop is more fun.
- Our stops are brick and mortar (storefronts). We do not go to food trucks.
- Our stops are all local and sometimes small.
- This tour usually has four stops and includes one or more sweet stops.
- All or most stops have vegetarian options.
- Gluten free options are available at most stops. Check with us before you book because tour stops can change. We can guarantee a minimum of one vegan option on this tour. Other stops may be available based on your definition and parameters.
- Most stops have seating but we will accommodate you if needed, when possible. To this: Stops have limited seating but seats are usually available at or near all food stops. Seating is outside.
- Come hungry and eat in the morning as this is usually a late lunch/early dinner tour.
- This tour matches well with a Brooklyn Cyclones game or amusement area visit, We do not recommend booking a Manhattan attraction after the tour until later because of travel time.
Meeting The Tour
Accessibility, Transportation & Tickets
- Meeting points are clearly noted and simple directions are given on your confirmation to help you meet the group. This tour meets indoors at Penn (Pennsylvania) Station.
- ALL TICKETS ARE CONSIDERED A PURCHASE subject to the terms agreed to when you purchase. Because our tours have limited capacity, WE DO NOT ACCEPT RESERVATIONS!
- Your confirmation is your ticket. The tour guide will have a list with your name. There are no physical tickets.
- You must show up with your subway MetroCard or OMNY payment method set. Tours will not wait for you. It is not fair to people who show up on time to be waiting. A minimum of three rides including a return ride to Manhattan or somewhere else is needed. Info: www.mta.org/fares.
- You must arrive 15 minutes early for check-in. If you do not, you risk missing the tour and we do not issue refunds under ANY circumstances. Our tickets are the same as any concert, performance or sporting event. They do not issue refunds for no-shows or being late and neither do we.
- Since we are dealing with restaurants and transit, tour times are realistic estimates only.
- Unlike some tours our guide will not just leave you. At the end of this tour your guide will give you directions by subway back to Manhattan or your next stop. Tour length listed does not include return to your next stop once the tour ends.
- We have at least one stop with a toilet. There is a long subway ride to Brooklyn from Manhattan and a toilet is not immediately available upon arrival for a few hours. Please use the toilet BEFORE check-in as bathroom lines can be long at the train station.
- This tour is not handicapped accessible as we use the subway multiple times.
- We offer different ticket levels based on cancellation options and whether you’d like food included or you’d prefer to pay-as-you-go. No matter what ticket you pick you choose what you like on the tour. If your ticket choice includes a cancellation option there will be a cancellation fee based on when the tour is cancelled.
- If you choose a pay-as-you go ticket or have any ticket where food is not included we recommend having at least twenty dollars cash in person in smaller bills.
- If you are getting tickets through a partner program, only the type of tickets offered by that program are valid for that tour. Tickets CANNOT be changed once purchased. TICKETS ARE CONSIDERED A PURCHASE. WE DO NOT ACCEPT RESERVATIONS. Check your program for details and requirements. Your booking agreement also has those details. All partner program tickets require a cancellation fee if there is a cancellation option offered.
- Tickets are sold via our website and we recommend advance purchase as tours often sell out. Walk-ups are welcome based on availability for Gold Tickets only. Walk-up tickets are cash only and exact change is required. Meeting point is noted on the website calendar, not the booking calendar, by clicking on this tour.