Foodies Tours NYC

Great, interesting, very accommodating, and highly recommended! Delightful, knowledgeable guide, fabulous food. Do this tour, it’s a blast!

We took this tour to celebrate a friend’s birthday and it was the perfect day. Dawn is easygoing, flexible and fun. She is knowledgable about the area (Astoria, Queens) and provided us with a gastronomic experience. We ate everything from warm spanakopita, to fresh homemade mozzarella (& other Italian delights), to the most delicious spiced tofu (I had never eaten tofu before!) and so much more. Clearly she is well respected in the neighborhood and we were treated like royalty everywhere we went. I HIGHLY recommend this tour!

I took the tour early November. Although I have lived in Astoria for 6 years and pass by some of the eateries visited, most of them were new to me. I really enjoy the ethnic diversity of the food and appreciate the opportunity to sample foods from all around the world. Dawn, a NYC licensed tour guide, not only provided information about the types of food we would eat, but about how these ethnic flavors were introduced in NYC and the neighborhood of Astoria. She also provided historical information of Astoria, from the Steinway pianos to the subway lines.
Dawn is very knowledgeable about the area and her selection of eateries is excellent. No need to go to Manhattan for great Indian or Greek food, it’s around the corner from my house! She has great attention to detail and cares for her patrons. We received a bottle of water at the beginning of the tour and wipes for our sticky fingers after enjoying the best baklava in NYC. I strongly recommend this tour to any Astorian, New Yorker and traveler who would like a break from the Manhattan crowds and high rises. Come to Astoria for a taste of a real NYC neighborhood.

Went on the foodies tour last weekend. Beautiful fall day … treated a good friend of mine for her birthday … she was very happy with her present. I’m not a «foodie» but I felt like getting out and having a bit of exercise with my food. The afternoon was a very nice combination of eating, talking, walking, and sitting. Not too strenuous … all flat, nothing uphill. The neighborhood felt safe and all the store owners were very friendly. There was Indian food for those who like spicey, but my favorite were the Greek and Italian «nibley bits.» I purchased food to bring home from three of the stores. Sorriso’s Italian Deli had the most delicious mozarella cheese I have ever tasted. And … the miniature canoli from artopolis bakery was a «religious» experience… as in «Oh my g-​d, oh my g-​d, oh my g-​d.!»
I’d highly recommend this tour. It was a good experience for me and my friend «the foodie» really liked it. I drove in from Brooklyn and because it was Sunday afternoon, getting a parking spot near the starting point was easy. I also think it would be a good idea for anyone thinking of relocating to the area … it gives you a good feel for the neighborhood and it’s people.

This is a great tour — great food and a wonderful introduction to a really interesting neighborhood. Don’t eat beforehand! You get to sample a little of many diverse foods in one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the city, as well as effortlessly picking up on some history and seeing a part of NY most tourists don’t get to see. You’ll meet some nice people and a knowledgable and well-​prepared guide in Dawn. Plus some of the best Italian and Greek food (those were my favorites, anyway) you’ve ever tasted.

I was a little skeptical about this tour, since it only had 1 review on Unilocal,but so glad we took a chance! Dawn didn’t have a regularly scheduled tour for today, the day we wanted to go, but she organized one around our interested, and had the lead time to promote in the neighborhood. Dawn is incredibly well organized and well prepared. We’re from SF, staying in LIC for the week, and I just Unilocaled Astoria tours, and this came up.
First: come hungry! Although each stop is really just an appetizer, the combination is as filling as any meal I’ve had since I arrived. We had delicious samples of food from Dawn’s favorite Greek, Indian, Lebanese, Italian & organic delis, bakeries, grocers & restaurants. She knows the neighborhood & the history, including ethnic & demographic trends.
She thought of everything – even greeted us with cold bottled water as we got off the subway stop. She brought of napkins, plastic ware, wet wipes (for after the baklava). She’d contacted all the purveyors in advance; they all knew her by name and welcomed us warmly. She will happily accommodate any special requests or interests – she even checked ahead to see if we had any special dietary requirements.
Although Dawn’s own foodie tours are a relatively new venture, she is clearly really experienced. She’s a licensed NYC Tour Guide, and formerly worked for Gray Line and other tour companies. She’s very smart, well informed, and could answer almost all of our many questions. Although her academic training includes post-​graduate work in a more technical field, this is clearly what she loves & is passionate about.
Very convenient, as it starts right at the Grand Ave/​30 Ave subway stop on the NQ line. Highly recommended!