These are two historical neighborhoods with contrasting cultures, yet they share a myriad of similarities. Immigrating to New York, Lower Manhattan, during the same timeline of the 1800s, they quickly contributed to the cultural diversity, especially in architecture and gastronomy. Whether it is a historic tea parlor and the largest Buddhist temple in Chinatown or the oldest pizzeria and Americas oldest cheese shop in Little Italy, there is a lot to explore. Apart from Chinese dumplings and genuine dim sum, or Italian olives and Sicilian pastry, Ben can guide you to some fresh garlic bagel.
Bagel Tour Tidbits
- Did you know? The Italian and Chinese were never fond of the bagel, in fact, Italy has its own version of the bagel called Tarallo.
- Did you know? When Chinese gangs/tongs needed to escape police pursuits, they did so through tunnels which are nowadays used as office malls.