ST. AUGUSTINE EXPERIENCES TOURS ranked #8 and #22 in USA for 2025
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From America’s Oldest City to the Heart of NYC, This Team’s Tours Keep Winning National Recognition
St. Augustine, FL – September 8, 2025 – St. Augustine Experiences is proud to announce that it has once again been recognized among the top tourism experiences in the country, with two of its tours named to the 2025 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards in the Food & Drink category, a rare honor for any company, let alone one operating in a historic small town.
The St. Augustine Wine, Cocktail & Food Experience was ranked #8 in the USA, while the Sweets & History Walking Tour came in at #22, reaffirming the company’s place among the top-tier culinary experiences in the nation.
The team behind these wins also operates Manhattan Walking Tour, the company that laid the groundwork for St. Augustine’s success. With 15 years of award-winning tours in New York City, the same team brought its signature style…small groups, big flavor, and deep storytelling, to Florida just over five years ago. This year, their NYC-based Hell’s Kitchen Food & History Tour was ranked #21 in the USA, giving them 3 spots total, and making 2025 their most awarded year yet.
“Receiving recognition as a top 25 Food & Culinary Experience by TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice in two different markets is an incredible honor for us,” said Alex Drywa, Vice President of St. Augustine Experiences and Manhattan Walking Tour. “It reflects our commitment to providing outstanding culinary & historic adventures for our guests and showcasing the vibrant food scenes of both St. Augustine and New York City.”
Since expanding to St. Augustine in 2019, St. Augustine Experiences has been amplifying the flavors, stories, and hospitality that make this city’s food and drink scene so special. From the indulgent Sweets & History Tour to the locally loved St. Augustine Food Tour, and spirited experiences like the Beer & History Crawl, the Wine, Cocktail & Food Experience, and Bourbon, Whiskey & History Experience, each tour invites guests to explore St. Augustine’s historic streets through flavorful stops, engaging storytelling, and unforgettable hospitality.
“I feel incredibly proud of this recognition, which wouldn’t be possible without our team,” said Alex Drywa. “These rankings aren’t just about us. They’re about our incredible guides, our restaurant and bar partners who serve unforgettable food and drinks every day, and most of all, the guests who take the time to share their experiences. We don’t take that for granted.”
The accolades follow a strong trajectory for St. Augustine Experiences:
- In 2022, the Augustine Wine, Cocktail & Food Experience was ranked #1 in the World in TripAdvisor’s now-retired Wine, Beer & Spirits category.
- In 2023, after the category merged into Food & Drink, it placed #11 in the USA.
- In 2024, it climbed even higher to #5 in the USA.
- And now in 2025, it holds strong at #8 in the USA, while the company’s Sweets & History Walking Tour also made its debut on the list at #22 in the USA, further cementing St. Augustine’s place on the national culinary travel map.
Meanwhile, Manhattan Walking Tour continues to thrive. In addition to making the 2025 Travelers’ Choice list, the company was recently named the #1 Tour Operator in New York State by Yelp’s roundup of the Best Tour Operators in All 50 States, a distinction that highlights their continued leadership in the highly competitive NYC tourism market.
For more information about St. Augustine Experiences and Manhattan Walking Tour, including upcoming tours and reservations, please visit www.staugustineexperiences.com and www.manhattanwalkingtour.com.
About: Founded by the same passionate team, St. Augustine Experiences and Manhattan Walking Tour are two distinct companies united by a shared mission: to bring history to life through immersive, small-group walking tours. Whether in the brick-lined streets of America’s oldest city or the bustling neighborhoods of New York, each experience blends storytelling, local culture, and culinary highlights to create unforgettable connections to place.