Boston North End Food Tour with Authentic Local Flavors & Dishes
Description
Discover Boston’s famous North End, where Italian tradition meets New England seafood, on our Secret Food Tour. Over 3 delicious hours, our local guide will lead you through cobblestone streets as you explore the city’s rich 400-year history while tasting its most iconic dishes. Enjoy a comforting cup of New England Clam Chowder, a pastrami sandwich, authentic Italian Brick Oven Pizza, a sweet Mini Cannoli, a refreshing Lemon Slush, and more. In total, you’ll experience 6+ tastings, including Our Delicious Secret Dish, revealed only on the tour. Along the way, we’ll share stories of Boston’s past, from Puritan settlers to the modern-day city, making each stop both flavorful and unforgettable. Whether you’re a foodie, history lover, or simply craving the best bites in Boston, this tour blends culture, flavor, and local charm into one memorable experience.
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Itinerary
We'll explore high-quality artisan and ethnic products, along with freshly-prepared foods from independent merchants at the Boston Public Market.
Hanover Street, once a Native American path, now a vital Boston thoroughfare, renamed in 1708 after the House of Hanover, hosts Little Italy's Italian culture and played a role in the American Revolution, featuring landmarks like St. Stephen’s Church and the Concert Hall.
A historical plaque at 256 Hanover Street in Boston's North End commemorates the trial and execution of Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti on August 23, 1972
We'll take a moment to eat at this spot full of history. North Square has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1961, greeting visitors to the North End with historic charm.
Built in 1680, it is downtown Boston’s oldest building and one of the few remaining 17th-century dwellings in a large urban area in the United States.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- *This tour involves a fair amount of walking; comfortable shoes are recommended.
- *Please note: the itinerary and menu is subject to change, based on the locations' availability, weather, and other circumstances.
- *Please ensure to contact us in advance of the tour for any dietary requirement, to ensure we can cater for them the best we can.
Reviews(1,572)
Absolutely Awesome and Wonderful Tour with Food and drinks too (if take up the optional drinks package well worth the drinks too) Thank you
Thank you for choosing Secret Food Tours! We hope the experience gave you an enjoyable introduction to the city and its local food scene. We were pleased to have you with us.
My wife, our good friend and I had such a great time on this tour. Elizabeth was an excellent guide. Her mix of fun facts, history and food spots was just perfect. Her fun loving personality was a great match for our group. Overall it was an awesome experience.
It was nice getting to know you during the tour. We hope you enjoyed the places we visited and left with a few spots you’d like to come back to on your own. We’re glad Secret Food Tours could show you around!
Our tour guide, Gabriel, was very fun and knowlegeable. Food was great, tour was great. Nice variety of food and place, the clam chowda and arancini were especially delicious.
Thank you for joining us! We’re glad Secret Food Tours could be part of your time in the city and hope the day gave you plenty to enjoy along the way. It was a pleasure having you with us.
Fantastic tour. Hannah our guide was wonderful- very knowledgeable and helpful. Plenty of foods to sample. Quite a bargain for the price.
It was lovely meeting you! We hope the food, neighborhood, and conversations gave you a more personal feel for the city. Thank you for choosing Secret Food Tours.
Elizabeth was a great guide and very knowledgeable about the food and venues. The food presented was very tasty and diverse
It was great having you in the group! Every guest adds something to the atmosphere, and we enjoyed sharing the day with you. Thanks for making Secret Food Tours part of your visit.
Sean was amazing. He went above and beyond and the entire group had a great time and learned alot. We left with our tummy’s full!
Your visit gave us another chance to do what we enjoy. We hope the day showed you a few places and flavors you might otherwise have missed. We’re glad Secret Food Tours was part of it!
We had a very good experience with Elizabeth on 8/10/26. Large family group with wide range of interests and tastes. She did a really good job with the food tour and threw in nice historical and local information. She was very knowledgeable and patient. Followed up with photos, recipes and additional info o sites we inquired about. Completely satisfied and happy with the tour and Elizabeth as our guide. Highly recommend.
It was great having you with us. We hope you found a few new favorites along the way and enjoyed getting to know the city from our perspective. Thanks again for choosing Secret Food Tours!
My family and I went on this tour with Elizabeth and she did an outstanding job explaining North Side dishes, folklore from the area, and engaging historical details. Everything was organized, delicious, authentic, and interesting. We were a large group of 12 with a mixture of kids (age 7-15) and adults. Elizabeth allowed us to set our own pace. This is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon in Boston.
Thank you for spending part of your visit with us! We hope the food, conversations, and stops along the way gave you plenty to enjoy. It was a pleasure having you on the Secret Food Tours experience.
We enjoyed the food and the tour with Evan! He was kind, energetic, and full of information about Boston.
Thanks for making us part of your visit. We hope the tour gave you a relaxed way to explore, eat, and get to know a few local corners. We’d love to see you again with Secret Food Tours!
It was super fun and our guide was very knowledgeable and shared cool facts about Boston and the foods/restaurants we sampled from.
Every guest arrives with a different reason for exploring a city. We were glad to be part of yours through Secret Food Tours. We hope to welcome you again somewhere along the way!
