What Guests Want to Know
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Tickets must be purchased in advance. This is because tickets are limited and our tours typically sell out quickly. For a better chance of getting the day, time, and number of tickets you prefer, please book well in advance. Tickets can be purchased with a Visa, Discover, AMEX, or MasterCard either online or by phone. Cash is not accepted.
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The tours are held in rain, snow, or shine. We ask that you make sure to check the weather on the day of your tour and dress appropriately (bring an umbrella if necessary). On days of inclement weather, we will do our best to use indoor spaces as much as possible.
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Unfortunately, we do not have a waiting list. If the time slot you’d like is sold out, we suggest you check another date/time for availability!
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Ahoy New York Tours & Tasting does its best to accommodate any dietary restrictions and allergies. Please alert us upon booking your tour/dining experience. If you prefer, you may also reach us at 518-332-4386.
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Yes, private tours may be booked by visiting our Private Food Group Tour page. From there, we ask you to fill out our Private Food Group Tour Form. An Ahoy New York Tours & Tasting staff member will contact you within one to two business days. You may also phone us at 518-332-4386.
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Yes, all of our guests must purchase a ticket whether or not they plan on participating in the food tastings. Non-paying individuals will not be able to join the tour for any reason(s). The ticket fees not only cover the food tastings, but they also pay for your tour guide(s) wages. Tour guides offer valuable information throughout our tours regarding history, architecture, culture, and restaurant recommendations.
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Yes, gift certificates are available. Please visit our Gift Certificate page, or call (518) 332-4386.
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While we welcome children on our tours, our tours are mainly for a mature audience in that we taste a variety of cuisine and dive deeply into history and culture. Sometimes we find that children of a young age may become easily disengaged. Although we are a family-friendly tour company, please take care in knowing if your child will enjoy the experience prior to booking. We find that children 8 years old and older enjoy our Little Italy & Chinatown Food Tour. For our Tasty Global Bites Food Tour and Market 57 Chelsea Food Tour, we suggest ages 13 and up.
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There are eight tastings on our Little Italy & Chinatown Food Tour, six hearty tastings on our Tasty Global Bites Food Tour and seven tastings on our Market 57 Chelsea Food Tour. All tours are considered a meal. We do encourage a light breakfast or lunch before the tour, as the tour is not intended to replace two meals. Most participants leave our tours feeling comfortably full.
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We will be on our feet and outdoors for most of the tour, so please wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes. Please dress appropriately for the day’s weather, including bringing an umbrella on rainy days, wearing warm layers on cold days, and cool clothing on hot days.
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Gratuities are graciously appreciated, though not mandatory. The standard gratuity in the service industry is 15%.
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On all of our tours, we walk no more than ½ a mile at a moderate pace. During the three hours, there are many standing breaks, so we aren’t always walking. There are a few opportunities to sit throughout the tour.
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On our Little Italy & Chinatown Food Tour, our tastings include a classic Chinese pastry paired with jasmine green tea, a Chinese sponge cake with a twist, authentic Chinese dumplings, roasted duck of the OG eggroll, a seated hearty Italian tasting paired with wine or beer, imported Italian cheeses and olives, fresh pasta with outstanding marinara sauce, and a well-known Sicilian pastry, a cannoli.
On our Tasty Global Bites Food Tour, we taste freshly made Spanish churros, French cheeses, Israeli falafel, scrumptious fresh pasta (option to pair with wine), Vietnamese spring rolls, and a popular Chinatown dessert.
On our Market 57 Food Tour we will taste dishes from 7 different local, independent minority- and women-owned businesses selected by the James Beard Foundation. Tastings include: Chinese dumplings, Caribbean-inspired empanadas, an Italian sandwich, Japanese crunchy sushi-style rice patties, oyster chowder, Mexican paletas, and a rotating tasting from the Good To Go incubator program.
Food tasting locations can change without notice.
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During the sit-down portions of the tours we will provide you with water. We recommend bringing a bottle of water/beverage to complement the other tastings along our tour. Water/beverages may also be purchased at the starting location before we begin the tour.
Our Chinatown and Little Italy Food Fest Tour does have a tea tasting at the first location.
Each tour’s featured seated tasting has the option to pair wine or beer for our tour goers 21 years old and up.
Not a chance. Our goal is that you not only taste delicious food, but also become immersed in the history and culture of the neighborhoods visited.Yes! Many of our tour-goers are from the NYC area, and we constantly hear that the Ahoy New York Tours & Tasting experience puts the whole city in a new light. We’ve seen many natives learn more about their own backyard, and with many of them being so close, it gives them opportunities to tour with us over and over and bring their friends and family.
We recommend taking our tour early in your NYC agenda. We believe our tours enhance your NYC visit. Throughout our tours, we recommend more dining experiences and off-the-beaten-path locations for you to try once the tour concludes.Yes, Ahoy New York Tours & Tasting will do their best to work with you to customize and personalize your private tour.The Little Italy & Chinatown Food Tour ends about a few blocks away from the starting location. After the tour ends, you can easily retrace your steps and revisit the places we experienced. You will be given an information sheet that will also help guide you along.Our Tasty Global Bites Tour starts in Nolita and ends in Little Italy.
Our Market 57 Chelsea Food Tour starts and ends in Market 57.
We ask that you please wait to shop until the end of the tour so that we can stay on our food tasting schedule and keep the tour running in a timely manner. The tour is designed so you may easily visit any of the locations once the tour concludes. You will be provided with an information sheet which lists all the locations and addresses along with a map.Parking can be difficult in New York City, and therefore we encourage using mass transportation. If you are driving, we suggest parking in one of the nearby parking garages. Specific parking information will be provided after purchasing your tickets in your tour reminder email sent 48 hours before your tour.Our Market 57 Chelsea Food Tour is wheelchair and baby stroller accessible. However, for our other tours, although we would like to try to cater to your wheelchair and stroller needs, it takes time for us to coordinate due to the geographic limitations of the area. With notice, sometimes we can accommodate your needs.Yes, on our Little Italy & Chinatown Food Tour, there is a restroom at our first tasting location and at our sit-down tasting (about half way through the tour).On our Tasty Global Bites Food Tour, there are two restrooms available during the tour.
On our Market 57 Chelsea Food Tour, Market 57 food hall is equipped with restrooms that can be used at any point throughout the tour.
While the majority of our tours are conducted in English, we do have a French and Spanish-speaking guide available to conduct tours. Please contact us if interested.The term ‘Ahoy New York Tours & Tasting LLC’ or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of the website. The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website.
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As a condition of participating in this tour, Participant: (1) hereby releases Ahoy New York Tours & Tasting, LLC, its officers, owners and representatives, from all claims, liabilities, obligations, causes of action or demand that participant or his/her administrators, heirs, successors, executors, administrators, distributees, and assigns may at any and all times have had or hereafter have, due to or as a result of any personal injury, illness, bodily harm, death, or property loss arising out of his/her participation in the tour as a result of negligence or intentional acts of Ahoy New York Tours & Tasting, LLC, its officers, owners and representatives, or the negligence or intentional acts of third parities; (2) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Ahoy New York Tours & Tasting, LLC, its officers, owners and representatives from any act committed or omitted by participant or others; (3) is solely responsible to determine which foods participant may safely ingest based on any allergies or other personal health issues and to notify the restaurant/cook at each location of any such issues; and (4) represents that he/she is in good health and able to engage in strenuous physical activity. This Waiver constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between Participant and the Released Parties, and cancels, terminates and supersedes any prior agreement or understanding relating to the subject matter hereof. There are no representations, promises, agreements, warranties, covenants, or undertakings other than those contained in this Waiver and Release of Claims. None of the provisions of this Waiver can be waived or modified except expressly in writing signed by Participant and the party against whom the waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. Failure of any of the Released Parties to enforce any of their rights hereunder at any time shall not act as a waiver to enforce their rights under this Waiver for same or similar acts at any subsequent time.
