Urban Oyster in the Press . . .

Urban Oyster Tours brings their established reputation for top rated, unique and interactive walking tours to global tour company Urban Adventures. Urban Oyster will be developing new tours under the Urban Adventures brand starting with a new Lower East Side Food Tour, “Tenements, Tales, and Tastes” that launches this May.

Urban Oyster’s newest walking tour will include delicious food, a ferry ride across New York Harbor, amazing history, tales of Superstorm Sandy and a contribution to ongoing recovery efforts.

"the bounty of a craft beer revival that is restoring this once-thriving pocket of New York."

"One of New York City’s most creative walking tour companies"

"Whether you're interested in history, seeing the sites in Brooklyn, or sampling some booze, we've found a walking tour for you."

“No better way to engage with the city’s infinite dining scene.”

"There are independent craft food and beverage stores all over Brooklyn . . . and Dave Naczycz knows exactly where to find them - which is why he set up Urban Oyster, a tour company that specializes in exploring New York's many 'hoods via food."

"It was a fitting way to explore an area where owners are often neighbors and coworkers are sometimes family."

"Hungry customers begin at the corner of Smith and President Sts. Three and a half hours later, they return full, not just of food, but also of history, new friends and a fresh perspective."

"Urban Oyster, a small tour company hoping to keep NYC neighborhoods from going the way of its oysters (plentiful and inexpensive in the 19th century, they were polluted to inedibility by 1927), is keeping the history of Brooklyn's breweries alive."

"an amazing set of tours in NYC designed to get to the real cultural conversation, digging into the story behind what you’re seeing and experiencing with research, chats with store and food cart owners and other cool things that you’ll just have to find out about when you go!"

"Even New Yorkers would learn something on these guided excursions.  Get educated on the company's indie-focused tours"

"Walking tours of old cathedrals/breweries, stories of Brooklyn beer past, pizza and of course lots of beer."

"There's Brewer's Row, a stretch of East Williamsburg once home to 14 breweries . . . Urban Oyster's "Brewed in Brooklyn" tour is the best way to see it all."

"Urban Oyster really provided an awesome experience for beginners and intermediate mongrels alike."

"Led by foodie-focused company Urban Oyster, these two new tours encourage copious amounts of noshing and drinking (respectively). 'Come hungry, thirsty and eager to participate'"

"The company offers a lot of cool, New York Tours that are worth checking out."

"The Brewed in Brooklyn tour, offered by Urban Oyster, is a historical brewery and bar tour for beer lovers."

"Enter the Brewed in Brooklyn Walking Tour a three and a half hour trek through the back streets of Williamsburg, where we'll learn all about the rise and fall (and return) of the borough’s brewing industry. Plus, there's um, beer."

"Needless to say, we left the tour feeling well educated, well fed, and well… drunk?"

"This tale of the rise, fall and resurrection of the Brooklyn beer scene is the focus of a new walking tour by Urban Oyster"

"Learn about German history while drinking your way through Williamsburg, a burgeoning Little Germany, on the Brewed in Brooklyn Tour."

"I was pleasantly surprised by the tour’s blend of fascinating information, first-hand historical accounts, and delicious beer tastings."

"David was incredibly knowledgeable, funny, and more than eager to hold a discussion about beer.  It ended up being a really fun and educational afternoon."

"You may have heard rumors about the rich history of brewing in Brooklyn, but this walking tour will teach you everything you need to know."