Tours in New York (Food on foot tour, Radio City tour & Inside Broadway tour)

We joined 3 tours in New York - Food on foot tour, Radio City music hall stage door tour and Inside Broadway tour! It was great fun! Each tour shows the inner beauty of New York and we learnt New York from different perspective.

Food on foot tour is guided by Corey, it was a wonderful way to see part of the city and walked around the neighbourhood in East Village. He took us to some delicious places to eat.

The first stop started by Chinese dumplings which is same taste as the dumplings in Hong Kong. Other people enjoyed the dumplings so much!

The second stop is pizza from Artichoke. It was started by The slice was huge and the crust was thick and fresh. The creamy white sauce was delicious! It truly represents the taste of New York pizza.

Artichoke

 



Next, we tried Porchetta sandwich. The taste of pork was so special.

The fourth stop was Butter Lane, the cupcakes were amazing! We ate chocolate cupcake, it was light and fluffy. We’d recommend this place if you’re a cupcake fans! The staff was friendly and funny. We asked if we could take a photo of the cupcakes and he danced and said we needed to pay tips. We showed a surprised face and he said was just kidding and made fun! 

Butter Lane

Butter Lane Cupcakes

Crif Dogs is one of the best hot dog places in New York. It’s among the highest rank if you search “hot dog” in Yelp. One of the customers was surprised with a crowd suddenly came in Crif Dogs in non-peak hour. We chatted with her and explained we’re on a food tour. She suggested trying the Tsunami Dog. It was wrapped with pineapples and green onions. The pineapples added a good taste to it. The food was great in the tour and we got so full!

For many, Radio City Music Hall may not be a must-see sightseeing spot in New York. We don’t even know the history of Radio City Music Hall. We just passed by after Easter Parade. Radio City Music Hall Stage Door tour introduced the interior design, art decoration and history. Interior designer Donald Deskey showed the contemporary and modern design in 1929.

Radio City Music Hall is one of the largest indoor theatre in the world. We walked all over the building including bathroom and balcony. The hall was the largest LED panel in the world. We got a chance to meet the Rockette and asked her questions. We thought it’s the first generation of Korean girls’ group SNSD. It was an interesting tour for us.

Inside Broadway tour, our tour guide, Samantha shared her experiences with us. For off-broadway, it refers to theatre with fewer than 500 seats. We can buy cheap tickets on the date of purchase. TKTS Discount Booth located at Times Square offers same day theatre tickets up to 50% off! Or buy from App Today Tix, you can find great deals! Broadway shows normally start at 8pm except Tuesdays which starts at 7pm, do come early to find cheap tickets.

The most popular broadway show is Lion King nowadays! She recommended us to see it! She’s enthusiasm and energy. The Shubert Organization is America's oldest professional theatre company, currently owns and operates seventeen Broadway theatres. On 45^th street, you can see 5 theatres operated by them.

The top-5 longest broadway show in New York is “The Phantom of the Opera”, “Chicago”, “Cats”, “The Lion King” and “Les Misérables”. There’s a “Living Legend” plague outside Imperial Theatre. We watched Les Misérables after the tour. It was a great performance and the actors and actresses acted so well! The audiences were mesmerized and got emotional when they sang “I dreamed a dream”. The music was good!

On the day of tour, “Hand to God” has its opening night! It’s a tradition that Broadway shows always have previews for weeks. Script writers will observe audience’s reactions and rewrite the scripts during the preview period. After opening night, the show is set and no further changes will be made.