Private Harlem Food and History Tour
Tour Type: Private Group Walking Tour
Themes: NYC History, Architecture, Black History, West African Food
Starts: 334 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031
Ends: 251 W 116th St, New York, NY 10026
Duration: 2.5 hours
Cost: $85/person. Fee includes all food. 6 ticket minimum. 48 hour cancelation policy.
Good For: Groups, Students, Corporate Events, Families, Anyone!
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Join Alex on a Harlem history tour and follow the neighborhood from the American Revolution to the Harlem Renaissance, and beyond. We’ll learn how the area transitioned from German, Jewish, and Italian, to America’s most influential Black community. We’ll visit churches, theaters, famous mansions, and some of NYC’s finest residential architecture. We’ll also discuss events and places considered central to Black identity in the United States, like the Harlem Cultural Festival and the iconic Apollo Theater.
Eventually we’ll arrive in “Little Senegal”, NYC’s largest West African community. We’ll talk about contemporary West African migration to the United States, visit several local markets, and meet some business owners in the neighborhood. Most importantly, we’ll eat a ton of traditional West African food, including the national dishes of Senegal, Ghana, and Nigeria. You may even learn about the dishes from the chefs themselves!
Along the way you'll have plenty of time to ask questions and engage with Alex on any number of topics. Tours are casual, flexible, and fun, so bring your curiosity, appetite, and a comfortable pair of walking shoes!
This tour is perfect for groups, students, field trips, networking events, corporate events, families, or anyone looking to experience New York City’s food, culture, and history in a new way!
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Alex will meet you at a predetermined location, and the tour will begin. Tours are flexible, and we arrange everything, so you can simply focus on the experience!
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Food Strolls Guided Tours was created in 2020 as a means for sharing our passion for New York’s food, history, and culture with others. What began as a hobby has developed into a full service tour agency, and over the past three years we’ve given over 1,000 tours to clients including Stanford University, Columbia University, Princeton University, NYU, Google, Etsy, You Tube, Ernst and Young, Zillow, The Lawrenceville School, and the NYC Department of Education.
We are fully licensed and insured tour guides, professional bloggers, and active members of the Guides Association of New York City. Local food and history is our passion, and our tours are experiences you simply will not find anywhere else in NYC.
For more information email alex@foodstrolls.com, or call us at +1-609-658-8556. To inquire about any of our private group tours, click below.
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“I took my 12th Grade African Literature class on the Little Senegal walking tour. As a native New Yorker myself, I found this tour to be engaging and informative. My students loved the African restaurant. Alex pointed out the history and stories behind buildings I had passed by many times. He brought history to life with his large photographs and amusing anecdotes. My students enjoyed this unusual and informative field trip!” - James Carmody, teacher at Information Technology High School in Queens
“We'd been planning a private food tour in NYC for a while, and finally decided on the Harlem Food and History Tour with Food Strolls. We had an amazing time! Alex gave us a great overview of the history, and knew all the little shops and restaurants in "Little Senegal", including the owners! It was a very immersive cultural experience.” - Cynthia Figueroa, Professional Caretaker in Brooklyn, NY
“Alex did a tremendous job educating and entertaining my family as we learned about Harlem's history and it's West African food culture. We've always found food tours to be a great way to learn about a city. With a city as big as NYC, we pick up a new neighborhood with each visit. Bonus that this was a private tour, so was tailored to the interests of our group. Thanks Alex!” - Jim Hurst, Vice President of N.K. Hurst Co.