Boston · NORTH END & LITTLE ITALY FOOD WALKS
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Boston’s Little Italy runs on family bakeries and recipes older than the country, and the way in is a guide with standing reservations. These are the 15 best North End food tours: how many tastings each includes, whether cannoli and pizza both make the cut, how far you walk, and what it costs to arrive hungry.
Taste North End classics and walk the Freedom Trail’s Revolution sites on a small-group, fully on-foot Boston tour.
“We had a wonderful time on our tour!! We had great food and great company. Caitlin was a great guide. Fun and very knowledgeable!”
Sample North End classics and Italian sweets on a small-group walk with clam chowder, lobster roll, cannoli, pizza and a secret dish.
“My son and I had a great time. Sean not only helped us experience the culinary side of Boston, but it was all served with a side of history. We had a great time!”
Walk Boston’s North End for Italian bites, espresso, and a church stop tied to Paul Revere, all in a small group for about 2 hours.
“Tim was a great guide. Very personable and had a lot of interesting insights! And if course the food was delicious!!”
Small-group North End walking tour with regional Italian tastings, a two-course lunch with wine, and real neighborhood history in Boston.
“Excellent food choices along with great history of the North end AND information about the food selected for the food tour. Not only that Paula provide sources for us after the tour which lasted longer than the allotted time stated. Learned so much and tasted such delicious foods and drinks, the added history of the area and foods was a definite bonus.”
A 3-hour North End walking food tour with Anthony. 5–7 Italian tastings, mafia stories, and local shops. Full and funny.
“If you are easily offended then this might not be for you but we thoroughly enjoyed it. Laughed a lot, learned a lot and ate way more than we probably should have! The description tells you to come hungry and that is an understatement. We had an Italian sandwich, pizza, ravioli, a desert pastry with sweet cream filling and then to finish it off a delicious affogato! All of these items came from different local restaurants and I would go back to any of them. Flash was our guide and he definitely knows the area and local history since he was raised there. I would do it again!!”
A 2-hour North End dessert and cocktail walk with skip-the-line stops, cannoli and gelato tastings, and Revolutionary Boston story stops.
“Tons of fun with tasty drinks and cannoli's. Lots of history and lots of laughs. Deuce (Pat #2) was our guide and he was awesome.”
Walk the North End and Freedom Trail with a local guide on a 2 or 3-hour food tour featuring chowder, pizza, and sweets.
“The tour was great! And Kyle was very knowledgable and informative. We enjoyed the city and the food!”
North End food and Freedom Trail history in a small group walk with bread, pizza, cannoli, churches, and Boston’s best photo stops.
“This tour was the highlight of our first trip to historic Boston. We learned so much about the layout of the city and we got to see so many historic sites in U.S. history. It was a wonderful bonus to stop and enjoy amazing food snacks from local restaurants along the way. Our guide was a great storyteller and knew so many details about the city. I highly recommend this tour.”
A 3.5-hour North End and Market District food walking tour with classic chowder, market tastings, and guide-led history in Boston.
“From the moment we walked up Audrey made us feel right at home. I have taken many food tours and this by far was one of the best. We had a small intimate group of 11, which was the perfect size! Audrey’s relationships in the community and wonderful sense of humor made it one of the best parts of our trip to Boston. Make sure you ask her how to roast strawberries!”
Taste your way through Boston’s North End on a small private walk with meal-sized samples and an included Old North Church visit.
“Our guide Nabil was very entertaining and took us to really tasty, out of the ordinary places. We really enjoyed the time spent together, the history lessons, and his humorous way of telling the stories. Thank you and keep it up!”
A 3-hour private Boston North End food crawl with 6+ tastings, cannoli, lobster roll, and classic Italian stops on Hanover Street.
“Elaun was prompt and knowledgeable during our Boston food tour. He provided us with history and facts along the way. We enjoyed all of the food options and would definitely do this again! Elaun was even able to accommodate dietary restrictions. Thank you Elaun for a memorable day in Boston!”
Walk Boston’s North End with a guide, sample 3 pizza styles and a Modern Pastry cannoli, plus Freedom Trail sights and views.
“Big AL was an awesome tour guide! Very knowledgeable about everything. Even on things about the city you might not get on other tours.”
A colonial-costumed guide leads you from Boston Common through key Freedom Trail stops and into the North End for Paul Revere House.
“We walked around Boston on the Freedom Trail but it wasn't too much walking. We stood and listened quite a bit so someone who has a hard time standing might find this tour difficult. It was really interesting. Our friend didn't want to go on the tour, thought it sounded boring and was quite surprised and happy!”
Taste Little Italy with local guide Bobby Agrippino on a North End Boston Food Tour featuring wine and limoncello pairings and lots of bites.
“Amazing tour with great food and lots of it! Bobby and his stories were well worth the price alone. But you also won’t leave hungry. Everything timed out perfectly- our favorite food tour ever. Definitely recommend!”
A 2-hour guided Boston North End “Little Italy” walk with history stops and bakery bites, ending at Polcari’s Coffee for $35.
“We had a great time learning the history and enjoying some great food! We went back to several of the places we visited during the rest of our trip.”
