New York City Tours by Urban Oyster
Fun and unique walking tours of New York City! Discover the people and places that make our neighborhoods vibrant, diverse, and sustainable.
Brewed in Brooklyn Tour
Explore Beer, Breweries, and the Story of a Great Brooklyn Industry
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Toast your way through the past and present of beer brewing in Brooklyn! Once home to 48 breweries, this ancient and tasty trade disappeared from the borough in the 1970's, only to be reborn in recent years with craft breweries leading the way. On this tour, we'll take a behind-the-scenes look at how beer is made at one of Brooklyn's three 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.
Tickets: $60/person Must be 21 years of age or older to participate Buy Tickets Request Private Tour More Info |
Neighborhood Eats Tour: Brownstone Brooklyn
Italian, Middle Eastern, and New American cuisine come together on this stroll through Brownstone Brooklyn
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Join Urban Oyster for a strolling lunch through one of Brooklyn's premiere culinary neighborhoods. This tour will include both old school haunts and new culinary entrepreneurs which makes for an exciting menu of traditional flavors and daring dishes. We'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 artisanal foods. While we enjoy their delicacies, we'll learn about the neighborhood's rich history and changing character from the local business owners and residents themselves. Come hungry!
Tickets: $55/person Buy Tickets Request Private Tour More Info |
Neighborhood Eats Tour: New York Waterfront
Discover the amazing past and present of food along the NYC waterfront. Delicious food, a ferry ride, amazing history, and tales of Super Storm Sandy.
Discover the amazing past and present of food along the NYC waterfront. Delicious food, a ferry ride, amazing history, and tales of Super Storm Sandy.
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This truly unique experience celebrates that New York's waterfront was once the home of food being shipped in from around the world, teaming markets where New Yorker's shopped, and major food production plants that fed the country. Today, waterfront neighborhoods are being reinvented by a new breed of entrepreneurs. On the tour you'll visit new artisan markets, chocolate factories, historic restaurants, and brand new shops where you'll taste a host of delicious treats while you learn amazing stories about the waterfront. Beyond Food and History, the neighborhoods that we are visiting are the very ones that were inundated and devastated by Super Storm Sandy. You'll be able to see the damage and recovery first hand. Additionally we are visiting the same places that are struggling to recover so you'll be able hear their stories and contribute directly. A donation is built into price of each ticket and will go towards the recovery efforts.
This Tour Is Still in Development and Will Go On Sale Shortly. In the Meantime, Please Help Support Our Efforts To Bring This Tour to the Neighborhoods Devestated by Super Storm Sandy (and pre-purchase discount tickets) by Contributing to Our Crowd Funding Campaign |
Fermented NY Craft Beer Crawl
The revolution will not be televised. It will be poured into a pint glass and savored.
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With over 1,500 (and growing) breweries operating nationwide, choosing and appreciating beer has become an art form. Join Urban Oyster for a walk through either the East Village in Manhattan or Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where we’ll learn about the finer side of craft beer and bars, taste over a dozen beers, learn to pair food with beer, and discover the finest places to have a pint in New York. Think of it as a pub crawl with a purpose. East Village Crawls run Thursday afternoons and Williamsburg Crawls run Saturday afternoons.
Tickets: $65/person Must be 21 years of age or older to participate Buy Tickets for Williamsburg Tour Buy Tickets for East Village Tour Request Private Tour More Info |
Brewery, Winery, and Distillery Tour
Taste Your Way Through the Boom In Craft Fermentation in NYC
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Visit the Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn Winery, and New York Distilling in Williamsburg, Brooklyn all in one afternoon on this Urban Oyster tour. You'll meet the people behind these artisanal businesses, learn about their crafts, and of course, taste the final products. You’ll also learn about the history of beer, wine, and liquor both overall and specifically in the city. Did you know NYC once was home to America's most popular wine and that many of the city's founders were int the distilling business? Learn all of that and more while you sip delicious drinks and get a behind the scenes look at these amazing local businesses.
Tickets: $70/person Must be 21 years of age or older to paricipate Buy Tickets Request Private Tour More Info |
One-time Tours and Events
In addition to our regular tours of the city, Urban Oyster hosts events with partnering businesses that we believe are important to the sustainable and healthy growth of the neighborhoods of New York City. Click here to learn about upcoming events.
