Cupcake Walking Tour In New York City

Joanna and Cindy were very nice and the tour was the best one on my vacation with Grammy. They even got us Gelato! Do you know how cupcakes were invented? Take the Tour and Joanna will tell you. The whole time will be very, very fun. Caleb, age 9

Our guide was awesome. Loved hearing about the history. I was hearing impaired and he made an effort to look at me the whole time.

Vince was absolutely amazing! My wife and I learned and saw so much history and cool stuff. Much more than cupcakes-it was a whole Village experience.

We only were offered 2 cupcakes. The other items were what seemed to be leftover cake donut holes, coffee beans, and a pastry puff. Our guide walked very quickly, encouraged us to cross streets outside of crosswalks or when there was clearly a do not walk sign. He seemed to be in very much a hurry. We walked longer distances than I expected with a food walking to her. Our guide talked about the history of the neighborhood, but some of it was inappropriate for kids, and we had to ask him not to cover a few topics. I think for a cupcake walking tour we had anticipated this would be appropriate for kids, and we would only eat cupcakes. That was not the case.

We enjoyed the cupcakes and our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable about the city. Unfortunately it was a rainy cold day and we were provided with the wrong meeting spot. We texted the guide to ask where they were and they apologized saying the spot had changed and we just weren’t notified. We walked about 3/4 of a mile to the new meeting spot. Not great given the weather. We also weren’t crazy that the guide walked through no-walking street signs and left members of the group behind to wait for traffic several times. I’ve lived in New York and completely understand the fast walking but given that we had an 8 year old with us, it didn’t feel appropriate.

Purchased this tour through Groupon and was surprisingly pleased! Vince was so knowledgeable about the history and took us all through Greenwich Village. The desserts were good but honestly his tour was the best part. He walks fast and talks fast but he’s a local so keep up! Definitely recommend and hopefully you get Vince!

I was so excited to bring my son and his girlfriend on the cupcake tour which turned into a disaster. Shah our guide was unprepared and unhelpful. We should have known we were in trouble when she misidentified the Freedom Tower as the Empire State building. The other guests were from Mississippi. She explained why they were called cupcakes-a cup of each ingredient which was also wrong. She got us to the first stop Melissa's and misidentified the flavors of the cupcakes. She informed us the next stop would be 20 minute walk. She walked us for 50 minutes around the Jefferson Library after identifying it as a catholic church in victorian style. She was just making things up. at the 50 minute mark I asked her if she was lost and it was ok we could help her. She emphatically said no and whispered to a stranger for directions who started laughing. Her phone died and she had to borrow someone's and tried to tell us she took us around the not catholic church on purpose. She was almost belligerent when we all noticed we were walking down the same street. All 8 of us agreed and my child even had a picture to prove it. My husband told her you have 5 minutes she then walked us halfway down a block the wrong way again and that was it for my family. They were hungry. In addition she had us jaywalking and referred to Union Square as the hood I wish I was exaggerating but we wrote all this down when we had lunch after leaving our one cupcake tour.

It was an awesome tour! My two daughters enjoyed it as well. We visited NYC for the first time and were amazed at the wonderful time we had. The beautiful places we visited were a highlight of our trip.

Vince was very knowledgeable. We were the only 3 on the tour. He gave a great deal of history about the area. We would have preferred cupcake shops that had places to sit rather than eating outside on the street. Molly’s was the best!

The best part of the tour was our guide Vince who was very knowledgeable about NYC history and told us many interesting stories. He had a great sense of humor too. We passed by many historical/pop culture landmarks. The cupcakes were just a bonus - I would consider this more of a history tour than a cupcake tour. We didn’t mind that two of the cupcakes were mini because by the end we were so sugared out. It was a fun experience but I received this as a gift otherwise I don’t think it’s worth paying the full price.

Vincent, our tour guide, was a wealth of information and a fantastic storyteller. We loved walking through the beautiful West Village hearing about the early days of Bob Dylan, Jimmy Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Tony Bennett, Stonewall Riots, Death location of Alexander Hamilton, "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" locations and on and on. If I had to critique this tour at all, it was only that the cupcake part of the tour was limited to three cupcake stops (two of which were only mini cupcakes) and the others were cookies and creme puffs. Maybe change the name of the tour instead of making it all about the cupcakes...but again, overall a great experience.

My grandchildren enjoyed listening to the stories about the various cupcake stores and how they originated. They enjoyed walking through the streets and seeing the sites of the city. Johnnie was a very pleasant and patient tour guide as my grandchildren were also distracted by looking at all the shops we passed too. My only recommendation is that the kids do not have to eat cupcakes at every place. Perhaps they create mini-ones for these tours.

Our tour guide was amazing! Great tour for not only being able to try out different sweets around nyc, but also for seeing a lot of cool historical/pop culture sites.

This tour is a scan. No tour guide showed up at the meeting place. The people at the shop in the meeting area had no idea of a cupcake tour. We four paid for the tour and no one showed. I’ll dispute the charge with my credit card company. What a ripoff.

Save your money. You would be better off just going to cupcake shops on your own. None of the shops seemed to be expecting our group of 10. The guide basically just bought a sample pack at each store and we ate outside down the street as the stores were too crowded. No space reserved for our tour. No where to sit down ever. The build your own cupcake wasn't as special as it sounds. The tour started late. We booked for 3pm and were informed in the morning that the guide would be running late and it needed to start at 3:30. We had already booked another event at 5:30pm in Brooklyn and the late start threw off our day. And the company contacted me through WhatsApp from a Philippines number - very strange - this not a local company and has no idea what goes on in NYC. Pacing of the tour was off - we had 1 mini-cupcake in the first 45 minutes, did a lot of walking around, and then 3 in a row. It was not all cupcakes. One stop was a chocolate covered expresso bean (neither my wife or son like coffee so that was a waste). One stop was an Italian cookie. We had 1 full size cupcake in 6 stops - we skipped the last one because it was running late. The guide was fine and gave us some good history along our walk but this simply missed the mark as a cupcake tour.

Started late, I was informed the night before via a bad phone call and did not quite hear (was out to dinner) the time change. There was no follow up email or message. The guide was great at knowing the city and quite entertaining with facts, but the bakery stops were not at all welcoming or interactive. They gave us a sample and we walked out. Only 1 location was good, where we built a cupcake. I would never suggest this to anyone.

Vince was great, he included details for all 3 generations of pur family that were here. We had 2 mini cupcakes, a full size cupcake we designed ourselves, chocolate covered espresso brans, a italian cookie (very cake like, and a beautiful cream puff. We enjoyed the neighborhoods and rhe treats.

Your company sent me an email at 8 am. I didn’t know I got the email. They cancelled the cupcake tour and offered us a chocolate tour instead. I asked where the new location was but nobody got back to me. So I cancelled!

Our tour was cancelled. They did try to offer a different time and date but we already had plans. They then tried to offer a different tour and it was the same. I asked for a refund and have gotten no response. These tours are expensive and when a customer asks for a refund due to the tour cancelling it should be given immediately. Very disappointed.

Awful. Don’t recommend. Vaguely said to meet at the corner of a park for the tour. I show up and can’t find anyone. Call the provided number and they don’t answer. They text me and tell me they emailed me previously and said tour was canceled because guide was sick. I asked that they provide me with the alleged email that it was canceled. Never did. Never answered my numerous calls.,

Trip was great. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about history which made it even better. The only thing that could have been better was one stop was chocolate covered expresso beans which no one on our tour ate.

The tour guide was knowledgeable of the area. He had some insights to offer. The cupcakes themselves, it is a cupcake tour after all, were prepackaged at two stops and quite tiny. One stop had a “normal’” cupcake size. We got a cookie at one stop not a cupcake. The last stop was a mini cream puff. We could only go into two locations and had no real availability of personal choice. It was difficult finding the tour guide at the meeting point as it’s not an actual location but a park that hosts an outdoor market. When I called the company to ask where the guide was they didn’t know the location at all. The group for this tour was too big at ten plus the guide and a trainee. I have done cupcake tours in other cities and they have all been wonderful…this one had us wanting to walk away at the second stop.

Too much time between the first and second stops. Samples were at times quite small. The guide had great information however there was a lack of pre communication we had with other guides.

The Cupcake walking tour of NY City was an amazing idea! It was much fun, the cupcakes were delicious and we really enjoyed the guide - great sense of humour and knowledge of New York. Will definitely try out some of their other tours next time I visit.

Went to this tour with kids, great experience! 7 stops and now I need to lose some weight. Magnolia cupcakes are so tender. My daughter enjoyed Molly's as she could build her own cupcake.

Going to Washington Square Park and tasting all the unique deserts. Our favorites were Baked by Melissa and Molly’s. They both have interesting stories and the owner was working in Mollys.

This is a terrible tour and a ripoff. I booked this BestTours tour through GetYourGuide, and both sent me emails after the tour to "leave a review" and I left one-star reviews...and those have not showed up in a week. I wrote emails directly to Best Tours and there has been no response. You will only see 4-5 star reviews on those websites. Those are filtered and notice only a handful are within the past two years. The tour was absolutely terrible. They basically gave you the free samples at the gelato place. Then you get a couple mini cupcakes and macarons. The information was disjointed, minimal, mostly inapplicable, and sometimes inappropriate, and the guide wouldn't make sure the whole group could hear it. He was also completely disorganized, forgetful, reading off his phone, and there is no "design your own cupcake" experience and I highly doubt he was licensed. You will be getting a $5 experience for $50. DO NOT DO THIS. And of course, now I mistrust both Best Tours and Get Your Guide.

I was scheduled for the Cupcake Tour on 4/23/22. I received an email from the company that morning stating the tour was cancelled due to the guide possibly having Covid. The company wanted me to schedule another tour but I am out of town and only in the city for the day. I have made numerous attempts to contact company by phone voice messages, emails and online chat asking for a full refund. To date, this company has not responded at all. My bank is disputing and the NYC Better Business Bureau have been contacted.

Lee was a FABULOUS tour guide, so informative and fun. The cupcakes were less than impressive and bite size, only 3 stops. Definitely not worth the price of the tour. I highly recommend Lee as a guide and would go on another tour with him.

Justin was fantastic and we saw parts of Greenwich that we would’ve never visited on our own and it was beautiful with lot of history! Justin showed us various landmarks along the way and oh the cupcakes were delicious and very filling. Our 9 year old loved it!

Had a great time taking in NYC while enjoying sweet treats. Our guide was enthusiastic and kind with great details in cupcakes and the city!

I really enjoyed the cupcake tour. Our tour guide on Mother’s Day Sunday at 3 was pleasant and knowledgeable. The places we went were great. Delicious. It was an excellent experience

I received a message to say the tour was not possible on date booked due to the guide having a personal emergency and unable to run the tour. I did book this very last moment (the morning of the afternoon tour) and appreciate things happen causing the cancellation of walking tours. I was offered a new date but I was unable to take, as I would be travelling home and no longer in NYC. I requested a full refund but to date have heard nothing. I am hoping I will be reimbursed the fee I paid for a tour cancelled by the company.

Did this with friends as part of a girls weekend. Mallory was fabulous! It was a fun informative and delicious way to spend some time in Greenwich Village

This walking tour strikes a good balance between learning more about an interesting New York location/community and eating sweet stuff. The size of the tour group was about right (13 people) so we could hear everything. Our tour guide, Justin, was knowledgeable about both topics but could have been more engaging and enthusiastic in his delivery - after all, a tour like this is a performance. The tour delivers plenty of sweet stuff including three cupcakes (two of them mini ones), some large pieces of a good donut and several spoonfuls of gelato. Other than the charming West Village, the star of the show is choosing your own cupcake at Molly's Cupcakes. The chocolate cupcake with brown butter icing (recommended by Justin) was hands down the best cupcake I have ever eaten. Sensational. The only disappointment was the dry and ordinary mini-muffin from Magnolia Bakery.

Good tour -even though it was pouring rain at times -Justin did a good job -informative and personable. Comments: at gelato stop it was awkward to spoon tastes from one container-should have been individual little cups. At milk and cookies stop chocolate chip cookies would have been better than oatmeal ones!

They advertise gelato. Be warned: the guide comes out with a pint and 20 spoons. You get one small spoon. You wait outside. On a hot day, a scoop would have been nice. Also being able to sit inside. At some stops you wait outside while the guide goes in to the shop and brings out the cupcakes or cookies. Two stops are for mini cupcakes, one the circumference of a quarter. The guide was nice but gave very little info about the village. Much of the tour is standing outside waiting in the heat while the guide goes into the shops.We paid $240 for 4 adults and one child. This was a rip off.

The tour guide was very knowledgeable but the group size was ridiculous. You could not hear anything. There were officially 15 people in the group but the tour company had 30 people really since they split the group into 2 with a guide each. Both groups went on the same tour at the same time so we were told sorry because of size of group you can’t choose the flavor of your cupcake. There was not enough room in the shops for 15 let alone 30 so 1 group was outside in the rain. Tour would have been fabulous if capped at 10.

Group was to large - larger than what I thought I saw advertised. Could not hear the guide. She needed a microphone and to speak more directly to the group. Went to stand outside some cupcake stores but only went in one. Stood outside some dessert shops but went in none. We really wanted a cupcake tour not a dessert tour. We also didn't want a history of the area walking tour - we wanted a cupcake tour. Expected to be able to see the cupcake stores - hear from the owner or something.

Great thing to do with a family, esp. with kids! we learnt so much about NYC history and architecture, kids love the cup cakes and gelato (adults too!); we never could have gotten our kid to enjoy walking around the city otherwise! Our guide Jenny is AWESOME - Love her and her passion & knowledge about the city plus her sense of humor!

Thank you to Justin for a great tour of The Village and a chance to sample some delicious products from proper local producers. Would recommend to anyone as fun and informative.

MALLORY was wonderful!!! The tour was very informative. Molly's cupcakes, the best and b.c the gelato place to die for!!

Loved the variety of places visited. Well organized and informative. Mallory our guide was personable informed pleasant and clever. Made it a perfect tour. All in all it was delicious

Excellent tour Mallory was fantastic. She went above and beyond. My kids thoroughly enjoyed the tour I would definitely recommend

A tour around the village filled with facts and yummy snacks .We had an energetic , funny tour guide Jenny who made the adventure a lot of fun . We loved the mango gelato and the delicious cupcakes at Molly’s . We highly recommend this one !!

<p>Really enjoyable tour conducted by Mallory. Plenty of delicious samples to taste en route. Mallory was a great guide and gave us lots of information in a friendly manner. As there was only two of us on the tour she did a few detours to point out places interest. Would definitely recommend this tour.</p>

<p>Fun! Our guide was punctual and informative and I was glad the tour wasn’t cancelled because it was raining. The first stop gave us one teeny tiny cupcake but it got better from there. We were stuffed by the end of stop 4! I would definitely recommend this tour.</p>

<p>Jenny was great! Nice small group allowed personal conversations. Loved the non cupcake sights in the neighborhood too.</p>

<p>Mallory our tour director is truly a cupcake queen-knowing all about cupcakes, the history and even some history of the area that we toured. The cupcakes and even a cookie were all great. Had to bring some of the goodies home since there was too much to eat. Highly recommend- I brought a 10year old with me and she had a wonderful time too!</p>