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New York’s best kept culinary secrets are in Chinatown — but after this experience, they won't be secrets for you anymore. Follow an expert guide to the hole-in-the-wall Chinatown restaurants only locals know about.
- Indulge with over ten dumplings and buns across at least four different local restaurants you’d never find without a guide, from hidden gem storefronts to eateries in mostly abandoned malls
- Want to try more dumplings? Invite friends! The bigger the group, the more dumplings and stops we’ll enjoy
- Learn about different styles of Chinese cuisine, from spicy Sichuanese bites to decadent juicy Fujianese buns to Shanghai-style soup dumplings
- Delve into Chinatown’s 150-year history, visiting statues highlighting the neighborhood immigrant experience and labor movements
- This tour is 70% food, 30% history, great for lovers of both
- Come hungry — you’ll get more than enough food to fill you up
- Receive a map of local recommendations from your guide after the tour
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Meet your guide outside Cafe Grumpy on 13 Essex Street.
Itinerary
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1
Meet your guide for your first dumpling stop of the day, a tasty fried bite from Fujian.
20 minutes • Admission ticket included -
2
Explore the historic Lower East Side, learning how the area has became a part of Greater Chinatown.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
Enter the basement of a nearly abandoned mall and sample pork buns from the city's best hidden gem eatery.
20 minutes • Admission ticket included -
4
Learn the history of Chinatown as you stand in Kimlau Square, the neighborhood's heart.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
5
Step onto one of New York's strangest looking streets to hear the origins of the nickname "The Bloody Angle" — and why that title isn't accurate to the street's history.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6
Visit your next dumpling stop of the day, indulging in Shanghai-style soup dumplings — complete with guide instruction about the best way to eat the brothy bites.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
Visit the former home of the Five Points, New York's most infamous mafia hangout, and hear how resident-driven labor movements have reclaimed the area as a site of neighborhood resistance.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
8
Visit your fourth dumpling stop of the day to try some Sichuan style dumplings, made with an extra spicy, numbing pepper.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9Chinatown
Want more dumplings? Bring friends along! With bigger groups, we go to two more restaurants: a traditional Fujianese steamed dumpling house, and a bakery that specializes in delectable pumpkin buns.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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