Discover NYC's Hidden Pearls on a Private Tour or Event
Urban Oyster offers a wide range of engaging and enjoyable experiences for
corporate outings, birthday parties, family reunions, and groups of friends.
Urban Oyster customizes tours and events for the needs and interests of private groups. Please send us a private tour inquiry and we'll get back to you as quickly as we can.
 | Discover Manhattan's Best Curbside Kitchens
Join Urban Oyster for a strolling lunch as you sample an international buffet of offerings, observe the constructive genius that cram full kitchens into improbably small carts, and hear the stories of their proprietors--from struggling immigrants to culinary school graduates and drop-outs. Along the way, you'll learn about the history of the industry and the many challenges of running these thriving but feverishly demanding small businesses. |
 | Eat Like a Local in Brownstone Brooklyn
Visit a vibrant mix of small, locally owned, artisanal food shops (both old and new) on this tour of Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, and Boerum Hill. You'll visit mom and pop businesses, meet the owners, and experience an exciting menu of traditional flavors and daring dishes. You'll stop into Italian and Middle Eastern shops that have long been the staple of the neighborhood, and explore the growing scene of cafes and restaurants specializing in New American cuisine. |
 | Get a Taste of the Finer Side of Beer on the Craft Beer Crawl
Take your friends out for a night on the town for this culinary class in pub crawl form. As you go from bars to beer shops and hear the stories behind each business, you'll learn about how the beer is made, what goes into serving it, how to distinguish between different varieties and pair them each with various dishes. This is a pub crawl with a purpose and is available in Manhattan's East Village or Williamsburg, Brooklyn. |
 | Step into the Story of Brooklyn's Beer Brewing Industry
Take a behind-the-scenes look at how beer is made at one of Brooklyn's four present-day breweries, explore the pre-prohibition era as we check out 19th century brewery buildings and a church, and share stories of the German immigrants who worked and lived in the neighborhood in those days, and, of course, have plenty of craft beer and food along the way. |
 | Bring on the Beer with an Urban Oyster Tasting
Invite Urban Oyster's craft beer connoisseurs to host a beer tasting event at your home, office, or one of our favorite local bars. Introduce your friends or co-workers to the wonders of craft beer as you learn to discern various styles and pair them with food the way professional tasters do. Tastings range from $60-$120/person depending on the beer and food selections and location. |
 | Surprise your relatives with a tour about your family history
Put the Urban Oyster team to work to create a custom-made neighborhood tour for you based on a chapter in your family's history. This is the perfect experience for a family reunion, anniversary, or for out-of-town guests coming into New York for a wedding weekend. |
 | Explore Brooklyn's Ave. of Puerto Rico and a Historic Market
Take an in-depth look at the history of Brooklyn's "Avenue of Puerto Rico" - once the heart of a Jewish community - and the Moore Street Market, built in 1941 to mark the end of the pushcart era and today a centerpiece of the Spanish-speaking community. Excellent tour for Urban Planning, Spanish language, and Latin American and Caribbean Studies classes |
 | Brooklyn Navy Yard Tours by Bus or Bicycle
Explore the Brooklyn Navy Yard's transition from being one of the nation's foremost naval shipbuilding facilities to a national leader for sustainable urban industrial parks. By bus or bicycle, we'll stop to get a closer look at the Yard's most intriguing sites, including a dry dock that's been used since before the Civil War, the 20-acre former Navy hospital campus that is virtually frozen in time, and the nation's first multi-story LEED-certified industrial building. |
 | From Bavaria to Boricua: A Historic Church Tour
Venture down into the crypt, up into the bell tower, and even into the rathskeller rectory on this architectural and historical tour of the beautiful Church of Most Holy Trinity - St. Mary, built in 1885 as "The German Cathedral" and described in author Betty Smith's famous novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. |
 | Landmarking Bushwick: A Historical Walking Tour
Explore the labor and housing history of Bushwick. This walking tour will visit historically significant mansions and churches, the sites of two former breweries, and end at the Schaefer family's stables on Linden Boulevard, now known as the Secret Garden. |
 A tour for 4th-8th graders | Building the Brooklyn Bridge: A Hands-on Experience
From the Roebling family stories to the workers who labored in the caissons, this hands-on tour explores the dramatic history of building the Brooklyn Bridge. With booklets in hand, students will search for physical clues on the bridge that answer questions about its construction. Furthermore, they use maps and look out at the harbor from the bridge to make observations about the geography of the city today, as well as the diverse transportation options that have evolved over time, from the Verrazano Bridge to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the city's rejuvenated ferry system. |
