Upper West Side Food Tour
Fine dining and high culture in an exclusive NYC neighborhood
Duration: 2.5 hours
Meeting Point: Giuseppe Verdi Statue
Private tour from $399 per group
(4 guests = $169 per person)
All-inclusive food and drink (5 curated food stops)
Private tour led by a local, five-star guide
Fully customizable experience
What’s on the tour?
Tucked between Central Park and Riverside Drive, the Upper West Side is a neighborhood long associated with intellectual life, artistic prestige, and an unmistakable New York sensibility. On this private walking tour, we’ll visit five of the area’s best food stops — from old-school classics to new, chef-driven standouts — while tracing the story of how a patch of farmland far uptown evolved into a mecca of high culture and iconic architecture.
This is a tour of architectural grandeur and culinary discovery. From the Dakota to the Ansonia, the neighborhood’s Gilded Age glamour is etched into its buildings. Along the way, we’ll explore how the Upper West Side became home to both iconic New York institutions and trailblazing restaurants that continue to shape the city’s food scene today.
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“Nicky created the Upper West Side tour for my ladies’ group because we needed a new area to visit! He has a gift for reading his group in terms of humor, delivery, and pace! WE ADORE HIM!”
“Highly recommended for visitors and locals alike. I live in NYC but went on my first city tour with Nicky and was bowled over by the amount of wild history and quirky facts that make the city we see today.”
“Nicky gives the best food tours in NYC, and I’ve done dozens. He is personable, knowledgeable and the food is amazing. We didn’t need dinner that night. Looking forward to our next one.”
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