North End Food Tour: Award-Winning Decade-Long Experience
5.0
271 Ratings
Boston
Thank you for giving my tour a thought! I guide all the expeditions to provide a top-notch journey for all visitors. With more than ten years under my belt leading this prize-attaining tour, I assure you it will be a memorable adventure.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- North End - Off the Eaten Path tours is the North Ends most delicious and filling food and history tour. Explore the greatest Little Italy in America with a local guide. We will travel up and down the peninsula of Italy as we taste and learn about regional Italian cuisine. Learn how the oldest neighborhood in Boston became Italian, while visiting small family business. We have 5 stops, including a two course lunch with wine pairing, visit an authentic Italian market and learn about olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and cheese, visit an artisan bakery, and an authentic Italian caffe for cannoli, gelato, and espresso, and many other delicacies. Visit Naples, Sicily, the Amalfi coast, and Emilia Romanga without leaving the North End. You will be transported to Italy without the passports, and become a North End insider at the same time!! This is truly the most special and unique tour of this remarkable district. Come hungry! Leave with your hearts, minds, and bellies full. You will never think of Italian wine and food the same way.
What's Included
- Lunch included
Location
North End
The tour meets by the stone map of the North End, located directly across from 3 North Square.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(271 Ratings)
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Molly_s
Mar 23, 2024
Magnifico! - So enjoyed Paula’s intimate knowledge of the North end’s history and true Italian food choices. We learned a little about so many things. The food choices were varied and very delicious. Can’t stop talking about it, would highly recommend!!
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Justin_m
Mar 18, 2024
Must Do While in Boston - Paula’s tour was the highlight of our trip to Boston. Her passion for her neighborhood’s history, food, and culture makes for a top-notch experience. This was our first ever food tour and I’m afraid that Paula has set the bar so high that any other tours we take will be disappointing.
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Stephanie_w
Mar 10, 2024
Excellent North End food tour! - This tour was EXCELLENT! Paula is extremely knowledgeable about North End food and history! We ate and drank delicious food and wine at very interesting and quaint locations. I would recommend this tour 100%!
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Philip_i
Feb 25, 2024
Loved it! Very glad we did it! - We very much enjoyed the afternoon. Paula was both knowledgeable and engaging, and the food was Great. Terrific way to enjoy a cool neighborhood in Boston with a Local. Recommended!
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Alexrp4634yk
Jan 22, 2024
Super food and history tour. - Paula does a great job of both providing in depth history of Little Italy as we as personalizing the tour. It was fascinating hearing about the changes over the past 200 years and walking the streets where it all happened. The food choices were great and we were completely stuffed by the end of the tour. Highly recommended!
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Lw821
Jan 16, 2024
This is a MUST-DO in Boston! - Wow, this exceeded any and all expectations that I had! Paula was just fantastic!
I planned this as a company outing, and everyone absolutely loved it. Paula had so much knowledge not only on the history of the neighborhood but the history of food and wine. It was the perfect balance of walking the area, learning, and visiting various local establishments. It also progresses perfectly with having a full multi-course meal throughout the visits.
This is a MUST-DO if you are visiting Boston or planning any sort of outing in the city.
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Susan_m
Jan 6, 2024
Food and History - all in a fun package! - Paula, of Off the Beaten Path Tours, packed a lot into her three hour tour. Historical tidbits and neighborhood culture and lore, delivered in Paula’s engaging style, made for a fabulous day for our family group! Then there’s the food!! Many stops for olive oil, cheese, pastries , pizza, pasta, wine, and more! We highly recommend this tour! Brava!
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Adianezs2015
Jan 3, 2024
Amazing Tour and Guide! - Paula’s knowledge on the North End is amazing!! We felt transported to Italy for the day! All the stops and the food were superb! I would highly recommend it and would do it again myself!
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Lulutrav67
Dec 31, 2023
Best food tour! - Best North End food tour we’ve done! Paula is immersed in the community so she knows where to go! She was knowledgeable not only of the area and history but also about the food, wine, olive oils, pastries, etc. Go hungry because you will eat on this tour! More than just samples. I would definitely do this tour again. So much fun… even in the rain!
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Shelleymassachusetts
Dec 29, 2023
A great family event! - This was an amazing tour! Paula, the tour guide, weaves North End history into the tour which makes it even more special. As for the food, bakeries, cafes and restaurants chosen, they are off the beaten path and spectacular. I live local to Boston and hope to make it back to many of the places visited, and hopefully for another tour soon! We took the tour as a family with our two teenage boys.
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