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NYC Chinatown Hidden Gem Dumplings & Buns Tour 20% OFF

Location New York City, New York, USA
$52
$65
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

The NYC Chinatown Hidden Gem Dumplings & Buns Tour reveals the culinary treasures of Chinatown, where local secrets become your delicious discoveries. Guided by an expert, this tour takes you to the best hole-in-the-wall restaurants that only locals frequent.

  • 🥟 Indulge in over ten dumplings and buns across at least four different local restaurants that are hidden gems, from storefronts to eateries in mostly abandoned malls.
  • 👥 Want to try more dumplings? Bring friends along! The larger the group, the more dumplings and stops you’ll savor together.
  • 🌶️ Learn about various styles of Chinese cuisine, including spicy Sichuanese dishes, juicy Fujianese buns, and Shanghai-style soup dumplings.
  • 📜 Discover Chinatown’s 150-year history, visiting statues that highlight the immigrant experience and significant labor movements in the neighborhood.
  • 🍽️ This tour is 70% food and 30% history, making it perfect for those who love both culinary delights and cultural stories.
  • 🍜 Come hungry — there’s more than enough food to satisfy your appetite throughout the tour.
  • 🗺️ After the tour, receive a digital map filled with local recommendations from your guide to continue your culinary journey.
  • 🚶‍♂️ The tour is led by a local licensed expert foodie guide who will share their passion for the vibrant culinary scene.
  • ♿ Wheelchair accessible and pram/stroller friendly, ensuring everyone can join in the delicious adventure.

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NYC Chinatown Hidden Gem Dumplings & Buns Tour
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

  • Two extra dumpling and bun tastings when more guests book
  • Tour led by a local licensed expert foodie guide
  • Receive a digital map, full of recommendations from your local foodie guide
  • Four tastings from hole-in-the-wall dumpling and bun restaurants
  • Historical tour of Chinatown
  • Stories of the residents and movements that shaped Chinatown
  • Gratuities

Meeting point
Meet your guide outside Cafe Grumpy on 13 Essex Street.

  • Meet your guide for your first dumpling stop of the day, a tasty fried bite from Fujian.
  • Lower East Side
    Explore the historic Lower East Side, learning how the area has became a part of Greater Chinatown.
  • Enter the basement of a nearly abandoned mall and sample pork buns from the city's best hidden gem eatery.
  • Kimlau Square
    Learn the history of Chinatown as you stand in Kimlau Square, the neighborhood's heart.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Visit your fourth dumpling stop of the day to try some Sichuan style dumplings, made with an extra spicy, numbing pepper.
  • Chinatown
    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.

  • 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
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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    NYC Chinatown Hidden Gem Dumplings & Buns Tour 20% OFF

    Location New York City, New York, USA
    $52
    $65
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

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