Planning to spend the weekend in New York City and hence looking for some fun outdoor ideas? If that’s right, congratulations on coming to the right place. You see, food and sightseeing tours are some of the most popular outdoor activities for fun in New York. To that effect, I’m going to be telling you about the top 4 enjoyable food and sightseeing tours you just can’t miss here:

1. SarahFunky NYC Tours

If you have been wanting to tour NYC, now is the perfect time to book a SarahFunky NYC tour. You have quite a few tour options! You can book a custom designed private tour to fit your own personal interests with Sarah, Luis, or Tom. Or, you can get the best of both worlds with food and sightseeing and book a Best of New York Food Tour with Luis or A Secrets of New York Tour with Tom! They are all NYC experts and enjoy showing others around the city they love. Certainly, you do not want to miss this one-of-a-kind experience!

2. A Slice of Brooklyn Bus Tours – The Original Brooklyn Pizza Tour

Offered by a company known as “A Slice of Brooklyn Bus Tours” whose website is asliceofbrooklyn.com, this is quite an enjoyable pizza and sightseeing tour worth trying. Designed for both adults and kids, the nearly 5-hour tour is offered by the company using a plush tour bus.

The expedition starts from Manhattan and ends in Brooklyn. On the way, tourists will get a chance to see lots of attractions, including the city’s spectacular infrastructure.

In Brooklyn, tourists will be taken to five spectacular neighborhoods, which are namely; Dumbo, Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, and Coney Island, which is known for the magnificent boardwalk. Notably, some of these neighborhoods have also served as filming locations for famous movies such as Saturday Night Fever, Goodfellas, and Annie Hall.

Don’t forget that throughout the journey, there are two pizza stopovers, giving visitors a chance to devour the mouthwatering Neapolitan-style pizzas or Sicilian-style pizzas of New York City. The stops are at Grimaldi’s and at L&B Spumoni Gardens, respectively.

When it comes to the costs of this tour, depending on who’s traveling, juvenile tickets(for 11-year-olds or younger) start at $70 while adult tickets cost $80 and above. As far as availability goes, the trip is offered on Wednesday, Friday, through Monday at 11 am. N/B: Don’t forget to book your ticket in advance as tours normally sell out. Also, don’t forget to carry your camera.

A Brief about Neapolitan-style Pizzas and Sicilian-Style Pizzas

The first and second images show a Neapolitan-style pizza and a Sicilian-style pizza, respectively. Both types of pizzas are similar in terms of ingredient composition and preparation methods but different in terms of the crust thickness with a Neapolitan-style pizza generally being less thicker than a Sicilian-style pizza is.

How I Source My Pizza Ingredients

You can easily make each type of pizza at home so long as you’ve got the right ingredients plus recipes. Matter of fact, I do source my ingredients from either Home Chef or Hello Fresh both of which I’ve subscribed to.

Thought that Home Chef and Hello Fresh are one thing? Finding it difficult to tell the differences between the two meal kit delivery services?  If you answered yes to one of the above questions, please take a moment to read this enlightening post to stay informed. The author expertly explains the crucial differences between HC and HF. Then there’s Sun Basket, which is a  great alternative to the two. I’ve got a few friends who use and speak highly of this meal kit delivery service. 

3. Taste Harlem – Historical Food Tour

Are you fascinated by hip-hop culture? Or do you find Harlem lifestyle mind-boggling? If you answered yes to one of the above questions, you might want to go on the Taste Harlem – Historical Food tour. This is offered by a company known as “Taste Harlem Food and Cultural Tours.” To learn more about the company, you can go to www.tasteharlem.com. This amazing trip gives tourists a chance to experience the food, sights, sounds, and culture of Harlem you may have seen in HipHop music videos. It’s an exhausting but exciting four-hour journey on foot that takes tourists through the heart and soul of Harlem.

During the journey, there’s a total of six stop-overs for food. This gives you an opportunity to try the neighborhood’s cuisine, characterized by African and Caribbean dishes like the well-known maffe (peanut butter stew). Along the way, your guide will keep you entertained with a long, interesting lesson on the history of this community. Many people are not aware that Harlem has actually been home to many other ethnic groups and races including German and Dutch people besides black people. 

Offered on Tuesday, Thursday through Saturday at 10 a.m, the Taste Harlem Historical Food Tour goes for as low as $55 for kids aged between 6 and 12 years old and $78 for adults. Besides leisure and food sampling, this can be a good academic tour that leaves you with great knowledge of the history of Harlem. It’s also a good way to shed off those extra pounds, thanks to the nearly 2-mile walk.

4. Foods of NY Tours – Chelsea Market

This tour is a great opportunity to explore the Chelsea Market and The High Line Park and Garden, which is New York City’s only elevated outdoor park. The market, which is located in the heart of the city’s meatpacking district has a magnificent indoor food hall with dozens of food vendors. There’s also a shopping mall, an art gallery, among other amenities. The streets are lined with colorful restaurants, trendy boutiques, and some of the most state-of-the-art nightclubs in the city.  

Here’s where you’ll find some unique and tantalizing treats worth spoiling yourself to. And of course, it’s where you are likely to meet celebrity chefs of New York who come to shop. The 3-hour trip includes up to 8 food tastings. It’s offered by Foods of NY Tours Friday through Sunday from 9.30 am/10 am. The cost starts from $35 for kids and $58 for adults. 

Final Thoughts

Whether you live in New York City or are visiting, you don’t need a high budget to have great fun. That’s because there are numerous exciting yet affordable food and sightseeing tours you can take. Offered between Wednesday and Sunday, these tours generally cost very little money, yet are full of pleasant surprises. In conclusion, these are the top 4 most enjoyable food and sightseeing tours in NYC. Try any tour above and you can thank me later.