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A narrow street with parked cars, a person with a backpack, and various storefronts including one for fried dumplings. 2
A building with red doors and a sign for Canal St. 3
A snowy urban street with shops, pedestrians, and traffic cones. 4
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Price is AU$93 per adult
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      NYC Chinatown Hidden Gem Dumplings & Buns Tour

      • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
        2h 30m
      • English
      Language options: English
      Price details
      AU$93.42 x 1 AdultAU$93.42
      Total
      Price is AU$93.42

      What's included, what's not

      • What's includedWhat's included
        Stories of the residents and movements that shaped Chinatown
      • What's includedWhat's included
        Historical tour of Chinatown
      • What's includedWhat's included
        Four tastings from hole-in-the-wall dumpling and bun restaurants
      • What's includedWhat's included
        Receive a digital map, full of recommendations from your local foodie guide
      • What's includedWhat's included
        Tour led by a local licensed expert foodie guide
      • What's includedWhat's included
        Two extra dumpling and bun tastings when more guests book
      • What's excludedWhat's excluded
        Service charge

      Know before you book

      • Wheelchair accessible
      • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
      • Service animals allowed
      • Public transport options are available nearby
      • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
      • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
      • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

      Activity itinerary

      North Dumplings

      • 20m
      • Admission ticket included
      Meet your guide for your first dumpling stop of the day, a tasty fried bite from Fujian.

      Lower East Side

      • 10m
      Explore the historic Lower East Side, learning how the area has became a part of Greater Chinatown.

      East Broadway Mall

      • 20m
      • Admission ticket included
      Enter the basement of a nearly abandoned mall and sample pork buns from the city's best hidden gem eatery.

      Kimlau Square

      • 10m
      • Admission ticket included
      Learn the history of Chinatown as you stand in Kimlau Square, the neighborhood's heart.

      Doyers Street

      • 10m
      Step onto one of New York's strangest looking streets to hear the origins of the nickname "The Bloody Angle" — and why that title isn't accurate to the street's history.

      Mott Street

      • 20m
      Visit your next dumpling stop of the day, indulging in Shanghai-style soup dumplings — complete with guide instruction about the best way to eat the brothy bites.

      Historic Five Points

      • 10m
      • Admission ticket included
      Visit the former home of the Five Points, New York's most infamous mafia hangout, and hear how resident-driven labour movements have reclaimed the area as a site of area resistance.

      Eldridge Street

      • 20m
      Visit your fourth dumpling stop of the day to try some Sichuan style dumplings, made with an extra spicy, numbing pepper.

      Chinatown

      • 30m
      • Admission ticket included
      Want more dumplings? Bring friends along! With bigger groups, we go to two more restaurants: a traditional Fujianese steamed dumpling house, and a bakery that specialises in delectable pumpkin buns.

      Location

      Activity location

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        North Dumplings
        • 23 Essex Street
        • 10002, New York, New York, United States

      Meeting/Redemption Point

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        13 Essex St
        • 13 Essex Street
        • 10002, New York, New York, United States

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