North End and Boston Market District Food Tour with Local Guide
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Recognized by Yelp as Massachusetts #1 food tour in 2025! Locally owned by Boston native. Specialize in award-winning best eats, culinary education, and history. Part 1: Tour begins in the North End, Boston's Little Italy, with an iconic cannoli, and a James Beard Classics Restaurant Award winner, where guests will enjoy Sicilian pizza. Next up: Old school Italian slush in the warmer months, 3x Best of Boston Bread Bakery, and freshly-made mozzarella. And then your hardest decision of the day: Mamma Connie's famous meatball or house-made Limoncello. You choose! Part 2: Fridays & Saturdays, guests will experience the historic Haymarket Market, the country's oldest outdoor market. Next, the indoor Boston Public Market. Tastings: apple cider doughnut and flavored roasted nuts. Part 3 (Union Oyster House): Iconic chowder at the oldest continuously-running restaurant in the country!
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- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(180)
What a highlight of our trip to Boston! Audrey was incredibly knowledgeable about both the city's history and its food scene, and she took us to amazing local spots we never would have found on our own. The best part for my husband and me, though, was seeing the genuine friendships Audrey has built within the community. Because of those relationships, we had the opportunity to chat with longtime residents and hear stories we never would have experienced otherwise. By the end of the tour, it felt like we had spent the day with friends instead of just sightseeing as tourists. If you're visiting Boston, don't miss this tour!
When an "Oh, nooo" quickly becomes a "Let's gooo!!!" Why? Because at Boston Foodie Tours, we don't give up, either! Thank you for being a trouper, and joining us on our North End and Market District Tour despite your uncooperative knee. Together, we teamed to provide an optimal tour experience, regardless of the duration. We're glad that you experienced not only the North End's delicious eats, but also its rich culture and colorful characters. We hope that these memories inspire a return trip in the future, and that Boston will always hold a special place in your heart.
We had a wonderful experience with Audrey on our Boston Foodie Tour. She was engaging, informative, and delightful. The food stops were amazing. We went back and ate at two of the places we were introduced on our tour. I also took home some goodies from a shop in the Boston Market from the tour. Overall an awesome experience.
This tour experience remains indelibly etched in this guide's memory, and for good reason: Your partner's face simply lit up at every stop on our North End & Market District Tour. From start to finish she was in heaven. We're pleased to have provided an optimal experience that brought joy to both of you, and created lasting memories. And the best part for your gift-giving needs? Q's Nuts ships!
Audrey was referred to us by the Concierge at Marriott Long Wharf. She is just fabulous. She's native to Boston and has deep relationships with the restaurants, bakeries and other purveyors. Every stop was a delight and Audrey has such deep knowledge of the. neighborhood too. Be sure to book Audrey early in your Boston visit so you'll hv ample time to return to any/all of the stops on her tour. And don't hv a big breakfast before the tour if you go early!
Just the ladies! It was a joy to host you and your lovely friend on our North End & Market District Tour, and to walk down memory lane as you recalled your long-ago days as a local. As you learned, much has changed since your last visit, yet much has stayed the same. It was a pleasure to update you, and to introduce you to some of the two neighborhoods' best eats, as well as to the locals, who add color to every tour, and offer our guests an authentic view of what makes the North End and Haymarket areas a must-experience for all Boston visitors.
What a pleasure, Audrey made us feel we were traveling with a relative from Boston. The food and knowledge of the North End was the best. We travel across the US and this food tour was OUSTSTANDING.
Oh, the fun we had!!! Sometimes our guests are meant to be grouped together. On this day, our two Southern-based couples were perfectly matched. From beginning to end, the conversations, the laughs, and the best eats flowed without interruption. We hope we inspired a future return visit to your former home and, if we're lucky, to enjoy another culinary experience with Boston Foodie Tours.
I gift my husband a 1-2 day getaway (in New England) over the holidays each year. This year we ended up in Boston (again) and I was initially uninspired but this tour SAVED the day! Despite the bitter cold Audrey provided an AMAZING experience. We have been on many food tours throughout the country and this was the BEST one - a completely unexpected surprise. We can’t put our finger on it- but some amalgamation of Audrey’s relationship with the neighborhood, interesting stories, food history, variety of seemingly “hidden” stops and DELICIOUS food made it magic! Thank you Audrey!
This tour was special for us, too! We couldn't be more delighted than when we're able to introduce locals/Massachusetts residents to the North End and Market District's best eats. On this cold winter's day, not only were we the gift, but we were also hosting food tour veterans. With the bar raised high, we were up to the challenge, and they - our lovely guests - were up for the delicious eats, along with a bit of silliness, and more than a few laughs. Together, we were a winning combination. We hope that your future visits to the area will be just as enjoyable, if not more so, and that food tours around the globe will continue to provide you with as much joy as they have provided this tour guide/tour operator.
What a fun tour! Delicious food and more than enough to eat. Audrey is an amazing tour guide and really knows the neighborhood and people well. Great way to start our Boston trip and immerse ourselves with the locals. Thank you, Audrey for a truly memorable experience!
Someday, when we hang the "closed" sign on the door for good, it's not the delicious eats that this tour guide/owner will remember the most, or the many laughs enjoyed with our always-terrific guests, rather, it will be how moved I was by the love witnessed between family members. In this case, a young adult daughter spending alone-time with Dad, and a father who cherished every moment. Thank you for choosing Boston Foodie Tours, and for allowing us and our partners to be part of a memorable father-daughter weekend escape. We were happy to be a prelude to a Celtics game, and to create lifelong memories with you. May our North End tour be the first of many that you will enjoy as a family, and may each food tour bring you the joy that this one did.
Our guide, Audrey, was absolutely delightful!! She educated us about the North End neighborhood, giving us insights into the history and families. And, we enjoyed so many wonderful tastings, from pizza to desserts to limoncello. We couldn’t have asked for a better tour.
We love hosting families of all configurations, and this tour didn't disappoint either our guests or us. Two sisters meeting up in Boston, and including a North End food tour on their itinerary. What could be better? We know! An unexpected "private" tour with just the girls, and only pro-age baby boomers, including this tour guide!!! Thank you for choosing Boston Foodie Tours, and for "Sip, Savor, & Shopping" through the North End with us. We hope that we added a special touch to your Boston trip that you wouldn't have experienced otherwise, and that we raised the bar high for future food tours that you might enjoy.
We highly recommend this tour. New to the North End, we wouldn’t ever have been able to taste and sample all the goodies that we did under Audrey’s expert guidance! By the end, we felt like old friends. 5 stars for sure!
What a pleasure, and what a wonderful pairing: American Test Kitchen demos and meet-and-greets, and a North End & Market District Neighborhood Tour. Might need to consider a partnership! We're thrilled that we were able to complement your food-focused visit to Boston so well, and offer you and your husband a personalized experience to satisfy your palettes, and your culinary interests. We hope that any future visits to Boston will include another food tour with us, and more discoveries that will improve your stay, and your cooking!
So much great food and history! Audrey was amazing. Everyone knew her and she made us feel like we were part of the North End family. I 100% would pass this on to others (and I have!).
Mission accomplished! When guests fell like locals by tour's end, we consider our job well done. Thank you for joining us, and for pairing our tour with your attendance at a Harvard-based podcast finale. Your husband's pure joy at nearly every tasting on our North End & Market District Tour could not have been more heartwarming to this seasoned food tour guide/operator. We hope that the combination of your favorite literary podcast, combined with our food tour, will serve as a wonderful memory of your time spent in Boston, and that it will inspire future guests to include us in their Boston-based plans as well.
Oh my gosh, Audrey was such a delight as our tour guide! She guided us around the North End and Boston Market areas. We tried a variety of foods and style (basement panaderías, patios, cash only pizza, market donuts, nuts, etc). It was also really neat to learn about the family and restaurant culture behind the food and restaurants.
Right back at you!!! What a joy it was to host you and your fun-loving family, along with their significant others. Food tours are wonderful pairings with a range of activities, whether weddings, a baseball game, or, as in your case, a road race. We were more than happy to provide the carbs leading up to the big day. Thank you for taking the event planning lead for your crew, and for trusting Boston Foodie Tours to hit it out of the ballpark. We're ready to do it all again whenever you are. The welcome mat will always be out for you, Mom, siblings, and partners.
