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North End Boston Food Tour: Local Delicacies Discovery
4.9
882 Ratings
Boston
Embark on a mouthwatering adventure through Boston's North End, where you'll indulge in local delicacies and uncover hidden gems. Taste meat, cheese, bread, pastries, pizza, and more!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Greenway Carousel - Your North End experience begins at the lifeblood of Boston, the Boston Harbor. Walk through a scenic waterfront park, with views of the harbor, East Boston and the historic wharfs lining Atlantic Ave. We’ll make our way to the heart of the North End, with views of some of the most historic sites and properties in the neighborhood, some dating back to the late 1600s and early 1700s.
What's Included
- Tips for additional local sights, activities, and eateries
- Old North Church entry fee included (or equivalent)
- Exclusive visit to a secret Italian bakery for fresh bread tasting
- Savor a pizza slice at the guide’s top spot
- Tour with a friendly, English-speaking food enthusiast guide
- Sample fine meats and cheeses at Boston’s oldest Italian Salumeria
- Relish a classic Italian drink and pastry
What's Not Included
- Additional food and drink
- Tips/gratuities for your guide
Additional Information
Explore the local flavor of Boston’s North End, the city’s most frequented area. Take a tour of Boston’s most respected church and indulge in scrumptious tastings covering meat, cheese, bread, pastries, pizza, along with a warm beverage. The North End is characterized by tradition, history, and culinary delights, so come along to experience the best of this vibrant neighborhood. We will also guide you beyond the usual tourist routes to uncover some of our cherished secret spots!
- This is a child-friendly tour. Children under the age of 6 are permitted to join this tour free of charge.
- We reserve the right to change both the route and places visited within the tour. Food inclusions are subject to change, dependent on availability on the day.
- This tour can accommodate vegetarian, vegans, and gluten free options. Please notify us in advance at least 24 h before the tour start time if you have any dietary requests.
- Suitable for all ages and fitness levels, but please note that this tour covers 2 km (1.3 miles) of walking.
- Experience happens rain, shine, or snow unless such weather constitutes a dangerous situation.
Location
The Greenway Carousel
Atlantic Avenue
The Greenway Carousel (Outside - Next to the Carousel entrance), 191 Atlantic Ave., Boston, MA 02111
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Jennifer_g
Jun 23, 2024
North End with a Local - Little tidbits of history and local stories. Navigating the small back alleys. Additionally the history info was interesting and informational.
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590illeanac
Jun 23, 2024
Tour for foodies and history lovers! - Adam did an awesome job weaving history, culture and food stories into this great tour! Food was awesome…I had the very best cannoli I’ve ever eaten! Highly recommend!
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Duffy-mariee
Jun 17, 2024
Great food tour! - Lexie did a great job taking us to all the best spots. She had a great deal of knowledge and we really enjoyed the tour. Would recommend.
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Andrew_n
Jun 17, 2024
Wonderful Experience! - Terrific tour guide. Great food mixed with history and fun stories. Secret places I would never have known to visit.
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Tonia
Jun 16, 2024
Fun day exploring North End! - Alex was a wonderful guide for our family! It was a great foodie tour of North End combined with some very interesting historical facts of the city! He was very knowledgeable and a great storyteller!
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Hannahaf9989rc
Jun 16, 2024
Great food. Great History. Great Tour Guide. - Alex was an amazing tour guide! This tour provided not only good food off the beaten path, but an incredibly detailed history of North End, Boston. Alex was quick to answer questions as well as ask and involve us as well. A definite must to see and experience the unique intricacies of Boston.
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R5376rejosha
Jun 16, 2024
Unique way to learn an iconic neighborhood! - Alex was a great guide! His theatrical and quirky style kept us on our toes, and was such a unique way to learn about a Fantastic cultural area of Boston. The recommendations and locale were exceptional and I truly feel like I gained a large amount of local feel for the area in a short time.
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Patricia_t
Jun 14, 2024
Excellent Tour of Boston’s North End. - Sampling various delicacies along the way. Your guide very knowledgeable & approachable & interesting in his own right.
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Mark_b
Jun 10, 2024
Fun and informative tour - Larry was an incredible and knowledgeable tour guide. Larry was very engaging, funny, and a gracious ambassador of Boston.
Great tour, thank you Mr. Larry.
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Debbie_n
Jun 23, 2024
Interesting, fun and we learned a lot! - Our tour guide Trey was great. We enjoyed the history and some of the food locations. North church great stop.
First stop, staff was not friendly. Would have liked a pasta stop and a beverage.
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