Visit historic Lower East Side sites and nosh on delicious rugelach, pickles, knishes, and dumplings on a walking tour that focuses on a few of surviving buildings and structures of an era of mass Jewish immigration, when the streets were lined with stores and pushcarts, including Jewish delicatessens, bakeries, pickle stands, and cafeterias.

A seasoned guide shares stories about the neighborhood’s transformation and concludes with a discussion of several food establishments that still exist today. Along the way, participants stop at a couple of these to nibble on both Jewish and Chinese bites!

Highlights:

• Explore synagogues of the Lower East Side that have been repurposed into art galleries, churches, and event spaces, as well as bathhouses, restaurants, movie theaters, and more
• Sample traditional New York Jewish and Chinese foods
• Learn about the history of the Lower East Side, once the most densely populated district in the world
• Uncover the history of Jewish immigration in the area and hear what tenement life was like; find out where immigrants shopped, banked, and how they obtained their news
• Stop by significant Lower East Side landmarks 

Please share any and all dietary restrictions during registration by emailing programs@eldridgestreet.org.

Cost of food is included in ticket prices. Please note that the nosh offered will not constitute a full meal. Ticket price includes museum admission.

Image Credit: "Push Cart Market, East Side," New York, ca. 1915. Library of Congress.