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Italian American Food Tour of Williamsburg

Name: Italian American Food Tour of Williamsburg
Start: 2025-07-20T13:00:00Z
Location: New York

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Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Location

New York

Duration

3 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 12 guests

Language

English

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore Williamsburg's vibrant flavors on a 3-hour tour. Taste chicken parm, deli meats, pizza, pasta, and more. Immerse yourself in the rich heritage of Italian-American cuisine.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

The Italian American Food Tour of Williamsburg is deliciously designed to tell the story of Italian American immigration, cuisine, and legacy through a series of mouthwatering food tastings.

What to Expect:

This is a 3-hour guided walking tour of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. One of our expert tour guides will lead you through the neighborhood, making stops at different locations where you will sample a pre-selected menu of tastings.

This tour includes 2 sit-down tastings, 4 takeout tastings, and stops at 2 culturally-significant sites.

What you will eat:

- Chicken parmesan

- Classic Italian deli meats

- New York style white pizza

- Traditional Roman style pasta

- Ancient Roman pizza

- Italian hero

- Mini cannoli/ Rainbow cookie/ espresso

DIETARY RESTRICTIONS:

Please be advised that at this time, substitutions cannot be made to the tasting menu unless you are booked for a private tour.

This tour is not recommended for those who follow a gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, or pork-free diet.

What You Get

Meals

All pre-selected tasting items are included in the ticket price!

Bottled water

We suggest bringing a bottle of water

Good To Know

Not recommended for those with certain dietary restrictions (including but not limited to pork-free, gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan)
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Williamsburg

Meet us at Carmine & Son Restaurant and indulge in a delicious chicken parmesan while we set the stage for what you will learn and eat throughout your tour. Here, we will begin our story by talking about the events that triggered the first wave of Italian immigration to the US, and how these events set the foundation for the creation of Italian American cuisine. We will also cover exactly what constitutes as Italian American cuisine and how it spread in popularity across the US.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Williamsburg

Next, we will walk to the Familia/ Famiglia mural to learn about the shared history of Italian Americans and Puerto Ricans in Williamsburg.

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Williamsburg

Savino's Quality Pasta- Explore an Italian food store filled with homemade pasta and imported ingredients. Here we will sample a slice of capocollo, or as some may call it "gabagool"!

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Williamsburg

Anthony & Son Panini Shoppe is THE bucket list place to experience Italian heroes. We will split a mouthwatering hero while we talk about how the Italian American experience has changed through the years, what it means to be Italian American today, and how this specific panini shoppe plays a role in bringing together Italian Americans in today's day and age as traditional Italian neighborhoods across the US begin to decline.

25 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Williamsburg

We will take a quick walk by the oldest Italian restaurant in Brooklyn to learn about its place in mob history and TV/ film legacy established over the past 125 years.

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Williamsburg

At Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, we will learn about the significance of Italian feasts in honor of Catholic patron saints. We will talk about how and why Italian Immigrants ended up in Williamsburg and how this church enabled the community to upkeep its feast traditions dating back to the year 410 AD in Italy.

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Williamsburg

Best Pizza is a classic NYC slice shop that is dedicated to preserving ingredient quality and freshness in a way that is similar to native Italian cooking. We will sample their signature white slice as we hear the surprising story of how pizza went from being an undesirable peasant food in Naples to an American staple.

25 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Williamsburg

At Montesacro, we will learn and taste the difference between Italian American and native Italian cooking as we sample classic Roman pasta and flatbread dishes. As we discover the roots of both these cuisines, we will learn exactly how the globalization of food, "artisanal" marketing, and a search for authenticity lead to the popularization of native Italian cuisine in the US. We will also talk about how this history ties into the changing landscape of WIlliamsburg over the past 50 years and its affect on the Italian American community here.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Williamsburg

Lastly, we will sample pastries, cookies, and espresso at Fortunato Brother's Bakery while learning how to identify what goes into making an Italian American dessert the "right" way.

25 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Carmine & Sons, Graham Avenue, Kings County New York, United States, US, 11211

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Please meet us in the front of Carmine & Son's, located at 356 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Half a block from the Graham Ave L subway station.

End Point

Fortunato Brothers, Manhattan Avenue, Kings County New York, United States, US, 11211

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This tour will end only a few blocks from our meeting point at Fortunato Brothers Bakery, located at 289 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211.

Cancellation Policy
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from $116.07

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Please note that the time is in Eastern Time.

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

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2025

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Earliest available date: July 20, 2025

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

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Italian American Food Tour of Williamsburg

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Meeting & Pickup

Cancellation PolicyCancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.Read more

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Read more