NYC Chinatown Hidden Gem Dumplings & Buns Tour

New York’s best kept culinary secrets are in Chinatown — but after this experience, they won't be secrets for you anymore. Follow an expert guide to the hole-in-the-wall Chinatown restaurants only locals know about. - Indulge with over ten dumplings and buns across at least four different local restaurants you’d never find without a guide, from hidden gem storefronts to eateries in mostly abandoned malls - Want to try more dumplings? Invite friends! The bigger the group, the more dumplings and stops we’ll enjoy - Learn about different styles of Chinese cuisine, from spicy Sichuanese bites to decadent juicy Fujianese buns to Shanghai-style soup dumplings - The tour is a small group capped at 10 for a personalized experience - Delve into Chinatown’s 150-year history, visiting statues highlighting the neighborhood immigrant experience and labor movements - This tour is 70% food, 30% history, great for lovers of both - Come hungry — you’ll get more than enough food to fill you up

1. 1

   Stop 1

   20 min

   Meet your guide for your first dumpling stop of the day, a tasty fried bite from Fujian.

2. 2

   Lower East Side

   10 min

   Explore the historic Lower East Side, learning how the area has became a part of Greater Chinatown.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   20 min

   Enter the basement of a nearly abandoned mall and sample pork buns from the city's best hidden gem eatery.

4. 4

   Kimlau Square

   10 min

   Learn the history of Chinatown as you stand in Kimlau Square, the neighborhood's heart.

5. 5

   Stop 5

   10 min

   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.

6. 6

   Stop 6

   20 min

   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.

7. 7

   Stop 7

   10 min

   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.

8. 8

   Stop 8

   20 min

   Visit your fourth dumpling stop of the day to try some Sichuan style dumplings, made with an extra spicy, numbing pepper.

9. 9

   Chinatown

   30 min

   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

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.