Astoria food tour: Five countries in fifteen blocks

Five tastings across Bosnia, Brazil, Egypt, Greece and Italy on one Astoria block

A guided food tour through Astoria, Queens, where you eat at five locally owned restaurants representing five countries in a single afternoon. The small group stays under ten, and each stop includes a generous tasting, enough for lunch, plus time to talk with the owners and watch food being prepared. A live English-speaking guide leads the route through fifteen blocks, ending with your choice of fish at an Egyptian restaurant.

Step-by-step itinerary

Food tasting tour in Astoria

• Visit old-school Italian deli
• Enjoy coffee and dessert at Brazilian cafe
• Try pastries at Balkan bakery
• Taste Greek street food on main street
• Pick and eat fish at Egyptian restaurant

The experience

You start at an old-school Italian deli stocked with sandwiches named after everything from Robert de Niro to the Q18 bus, sampling Italian meats and cheese. From there, the route moves through a Brazilian café for coffee and a dessert with a political backstory, a Balkan bakery known for pioneering a specific pastry in America, and down Astoria's main street to taste Greek street food the way locals do. The final stop is an Egyptian restaurant where you pick out the fish you'll eat, watching it get prepared. Five generous tastings across these stops add up to more than lunch on their own.

The tour runs three hours and covers fifteen blocks, so you're walking a neighborhood, not sitting on a bus. Your guide is a local foodie who hands you a digital map at the end, full of their own recommendations for places to return to. Groups stay capped at ten, which means you're not herded through with thirty other people. You can actually talk to the restaurant owners and see what's happening in the kitchen. The whole thing sits just twenty-five minutes by subway from Times Square, so it fits into an afternoon if you're staying in Midtown or have a few hours between other plans.

What’s included

• Five generous tastings from restaurants in Bosnia, Italy, Egypt, Greece and Brazil.
• a digital map with recommendations from your local foodie guide.
• a small group capped at ten people for a personalized experience.
• a live English-speaking guide leading the entire route through Astoria's fifteen blocks.

Options for this experience

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Guided food tour of AstoriaGuide in English · 13:30

Private TourGuide in English · Available from 19 Nov · 13:30Private tour

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Before you book

Days and timesTuesday to SaturdayDeparts at 13:30

Book up to1h before

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Unscripted Tours

Is this one for you?Book the group tour if you want to meet other food travelers and hear a local guide's stories about each neighborhood. Choose the private option if you're traveling with your own party and want the route and timing to yourself.

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Top questions

How far is Astoria from Times Square by subway?

The tour starts a mere twenty-five minute subway ride from Times Square, so it's an easy trip from Midtown or most of Manhattan.

What countries' food do I eat on this tour?

You visit restaurants from five countries: Bosnia, Brazil, Egypt, Greece and Italy, sampling a tasting at each one.

Will I get enough food to count as lunch?

You'll get five generous tastings that are more than enough for lunch, so come hungry and plan your other meals around it.

Can I book this tour privately instead of in a group?

A private tour option is available at checkout, so you can arrange it for just your party instead of joining a small group.

What happens at the Egyptian restaurant stop?

At the Egyptian restaurant, you get to pick out the very fish you'll eat and watch it being prepared, rather than just ordering from a menu.

Is this tour accessible if I use a wheelchair or have mobility concerns?

The tour is wheelchair accessible. All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible, and public transportation options are available nearby to reach the starting point.