Location: Manhattan
Duration: 3 Hours
Tour Includes: All food, enough for lunch!
Optional Upgrades:
Walking Distance: Two miles
Are you ready for a culinary adventure that will leave your taste buds dancing? Join us as we explore the culinary wonders of the famous Chelsea neighborhood, where history and innovation meet, and where iconic landmarks are just the backdrop for irresistible flavors. Our expert tour guides are here to make every step of your journey as delectable as the food you’ll taste.
Looking for even more? Why not upgrade your tour? See upgrade details in drop down below!
Tour Highlights:
Please note that our tour stops are subject to change at any time, ensuring that we provide you with the most up-to-date and exciting foodie experiences in the city.
🍻 Toast to Your NYC Journey! 🍻 For the perfect (and refreshing!) end to your tour, please stop by our friends at The Bronx Brewery Hudson Yards and enjoy 15% off all food items, and a free 5oz. draft pour of one of their delicious brews with purchase of food. The perfect way to cap off your tour and fuel up before you head off on the next urban exploration! Details of how to redeem provided upon tour purchase.
Join us on this epic culinary voyage through the heart of New York City, and let your taste buds be your guide. Book your adventure today, and get ready to elevate your foodie game to new heights!
Additional notes: This food tour is great for vegetarians. You can indulge in sangria (happy hour pricing for us at Takumi!), beer or wine (additional cost).
Looking for more than a standard private tour? Upgrade your tour to a Deluxe Tour for $50 per person and we’ll add an extra hour to your tour & the following amazing stops:
Upgrades are available to add on at check-out. After your purchase we will reach out to confirm your upgrades.
Local Roots NYC is an independent, minority woman-owned business and grassroots movement building a community-driven, regenerative food system in New York City. Established back in 2011, we’re all about connecting our fellow neighbors with local family farmers, bringing the joy and nutrition of peak-flavor food to more and more neighborhoods, and supporting our local community to create a healthier, more just, sustainable and delicious future — for all of us. Join the Local Roots NYC Harvest Club and subscribe to get weekly, farm-fresh harvests. Or come see, smell and taste the terroir of the Northeast for yourself at our Local Roots Market & Cafe located in charming Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Check out our impact:
Growing vibrant local communities and healthy, resilient local economies
Inspiring a sustainable farm-to-kitchen cooking culture among fellow New Yorkers
Replacing toxic, conventional food systems with nutrient-dense, regenerative alternatives
Rehabilitating local soils and waterways to preserve farmlands for future generations
Ensuring the humane treatment of animals and sustainable livestock management
Reimagining business as a force for good that nourishes our members, farmers and our planet
On your tour you will hear the term “social impact”, but what does that really mean? For us, social impact is making sure that we have a positive impact on the communities we live and work in, as well as the amazing places we explore with our tours. We believe that truly experiencing a place “like a local” means having meaningful engagement that supports local, community-based organizations and learning about their causes and the people making them happen. Just as we carefully select the places you’ll visit and the food you’ll try, we have also carefully selected our social impact partners to showcase the amazing work being done in our communities. Your patronage on our tours is a small act to help these initiatives flourish. We want to help our visitors explore NYC on an authentic level and make sure that we are all having a positive impact while doing it.
Meatpacking District
Although the area was originally residential, markets have existed in the district since the 1840s. People moved into tenements in the Meatpacking District in the 1820s to escape epidemics in what was then the main part of New York. In 1900, 250 slaughterhouses and packing plants filled the district; by the 1930s, those houses produced the nation’s third-largest volume of dressed meats. Five meatpacking companies still operate in the district. Boutiques and bars are more common than rump roasts these days, and the neighborhood continues to evolve almost daily.
Chelsea Market
Chelsea Market is a food hall, shopping mall, office building and television production facility located in the Chelsea neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan, in New York City. It was built in the former National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) factory complex where the Oreo cookie was invented and produced.
The High Line
“Built on a historic, elevated freight line destined for demolition, the High Line has inspired millions worldwide as an example of how cities can reuse industrial spaces to create beautiful, hybrid spaces.”
Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards is the largest real estate development project in the history of the United States! It features five acres of public space and gardens with the centerpiece being the Vessel which is an interactive landmark. There is one million square feet of shops and restaurants as well as office buildings and residential buildings. It has its own MTA subway stop off the 7 line. The 7 was extended to end here (previously the last stop was Times Square).
There is a 10% non-refundable cancellation fee for holding the tour guide and the tour date. The balance of the tour is fully refundable up to 14 days prior to the tour date.
We get it, some of us are details people and some of us are just along for the samples. We’ve got you covered either way on tour, but this tab is for our detail oriented planners. You’ll also receive this information in your confirmation email:
Meeting Point: Chelsea Market – 75 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10011
Ending Point: The Vessel – 20 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
