New York City Mafia and Local Food Tour led by NYPD Guides
Overview
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3 hours 5 minutes
Mobile ticket
Begins 5:15PM. Why join us? We LIVED this firsthand. Born & raised in Little Italy - or cops who worked the streets here - both active and retired/ NYPD Officers. Our “walk with stories” breaks the typical tour company mold of boring facts, repetitive "stops" & irrelevant dates replaced with personal life experiences. Walk the very streets where the mafia strolled with a real resident and meet other locals along the way. Plus food included is equivalent to a full 3 course dinner!
Growing up witnessing some of New York’s infamous families and having consulted for TV and major films makes this a unique experience no other company can offer.
Beginning at a famous Mafia "Red Sauce Joint" as seen in Soprano's and "Get Gotti" this experience winds through the East Village & Little Italy visiting notorious Mafia and Crime locations sharing personal true crime stories and eating amazing food from the neighborhood. Rated #1 "Things to do in New York" Recently featured in the Washington Post
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Not recommended for travelers with leg or walking problems
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Headsets ensure you don’t miss a detail
Spaghetti and Meatball, Eggplant Rollatini Parm, Sicilian cannoli.
Three food stops makes this a 3-course dinner. Stops are full portions not samples.
Insider Story from Retired NYPD guides & NYC Mafia expert.
Vegetarian options are available with advanced request.
Drinks are not included, but can be purchased on the day.
Gratuities are not included. We very much appreciate them!
Transportation on the day (if required).
What To Expect
John's of 12th Street
John’s of 12th Street in NYC has a rich history intertwined with the Italian Mafia. Located in the East Village, this iconic Italian restaurant opened in 1908 and quickly became a popular spot for mobsters12. During Prohibition, it operated as a speakeasy, making wine and whiskey in the basement1. One of the most notorious events associated with John’s was the 1922 assassination of Umberto Rocco Valenti, a Morello family hitman, who was killed there during a "peace meeting". The restaurant’s old-world charm and connection to the Mafia have made it a legendary spot, even featured in shows like Boardwalk Empire and The Sopranos We meet inside the back room of this iconic "Red Sauce Joint" for many reasons including the historic relationship to the beginnings of the NYC Mafia
New York City
is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is coextensive with New York County, the smallest county by geographical area in the U.S. state of New York. Located almost entirely on Manhattan Island near the southern tip of the state, Manhattan constitutes the center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area.[6] Manhattan serves as New York City's economic and administrative center and has been described as the cultural, financial, media, and entertainment capital of the world
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New York City Mafia Tour with Food Tastings: the Insider’s Story
Reviews
978 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
It was a very interesting...
Gil E,
Aug 19, 2025
- Viator
5.00It was a very interesting and tasty tour, the guide was very knowledgeable and was happy to share and answer questions, I learned a lot, Thank you.
Don’t miss out on this!
Donna D,
Aug 19, 2025
- Viator
5.00We had such a good time! Dennis is the best, making the walk so interesting. Highly recommend, and the food was amazing as well.
Maybe Best Tour Ever!
David M,
Aug 18, 2025
- Viator
5.00This was one of the most excellent - make that amazing! - tours I have ever had the privilege of attending. Mr. O'Leary has an amazing knowledge of the history of organized crime, and his being both a Retired New York's Finest and a Nontoxic Goodfella allowed him to share rare and uniquely distinctive insights. His tour so piqued my interests that, following its conclusion and my returning home, I Google-ed and Wikipedia-ed for hours in follow-up, and all he said checked out. The meal at John's on East 12th Street was excellent and most filling. I was thereafter too sated to fully enjoy the next meal at Benito One's on Mulberry Street, but will comment that it was hands-down the best eggplant parm I've ever tasted. And Mr. O'Leary did a splendid job of navigating the tour group between these two locations on one of those special summer nights when the weather was perfect and everybody in the city was out and about. At some point in the future, I know that I will take this tour again!
Great history, great food
Rick H,
Aug 14, 2025
- Viator
5.00This was an awesome tour, great info and very interesting. The eggplant dinner I was skeptical of but it was the best part. When we booked we couldn’t find anything about kids, but but we took our 2 daughers(7yrs and 1yr 8month) (we sent a message before to confirm it was fine) girls ate off our plates and our tour guide was very nice and asked if they wanted anything different. I was a little skeptical of the price but it was well worth it. I would recommend to everyone
This tour was a “hit”!
Daniel C,
Aug 13, 2025
- Viator
5.00Frank our guide was very well versed in the history of the mafia as well as the history of the area around Little Italy. It was a blast!
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