Immersive Harlem Food and History Tour
Tour Type: Public 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. 24 hour cancelation policy.
Good For: Individuals, Couples, 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 individuals, couples, 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, Cargill Foods, 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.
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“Alex, thank you so much for an amazing tour of Harlem! Your knowledge of the city, fun stops, great energy, and delicious cuisine made our food stroll an awesome experience! Hoping to catch another one of your tours in another part of town.” - Vanessa Hawkins, Director of Community Life at Redeemer Lincoln Square Church, New York, NY
“We signed up for the Harlem Food and History Tour. Most of the other tours we found were just walking tours, and none of them mentioned anything about "Little Senegal", which interested us. The tour was awesome! It was a perfect combination of Harlem history and food. There was a lot of walking, but it was broken up nicely, and Alex pointed out really interesting things all along the way. Thank you Alex!” - Julian de Morais, Personal Chef in New York, NY
“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