North End Market Tour

We have lived in Boston for over 12 years and still did not know about all the little places this lovely tour showed us. We now know where to get the best pastries, pasta and other lovely goodies in the North End. We recommend this tour to anyone whether you live in Boston or are from out of town...the tour guide was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Enjoy!

Tour guide was well informed & entertaining. The samples & recommendations were excellent. We have lived in the Boston area for 30 years & still learned many new facts. The tour was well worth the money.

We had a wonderful tour with Al. He knew so much about, food, cultural background of the North End and many other misc. facts. It was one of the best tour I had even taken. The food was good, although it was just a sampling.

Chris has evidently been involved with North End restaurants in the past; she is knowledgeable about the history of the North End's immigration waves and long-time restaurant owners; she is an enthusiastic cook and willingly shares tips and recipes; she was thoroughly prepared (we had the opportunity for a "tasting" at each place we stopped); and had an overall terrific time. Although 3 hours seems like a long time, it flew by and we had a chance to "rest our feet" occasionally. Shopkeepers welcomed her and our group of 8 (mostly out of town tourists). Be sure to give her a nice tip at the conclusion ... she works hard at giving us a good time and it is the polite thing to do.

I purchased tickets for the North End tour as part of a dear friend's hen party. We loved it! Alan (sp?) was a wonderful tour guide. We saw a familiar (and beloved) city in a new way.

Our guide was great. Really knew the area, took time to answer any questions, and we learned a lot about the foods and history of the North End. Thanks!

My date and I have spent lots of weekends walking around and dining in the north end. This tour gave us wonderfulr information and history on the neighborhood, the merchants and the restaurants. Can't wait to bring more friends on the tour and go shopping, Our tour guide was terrific and was a great resource for the 3 fabulous hours together.

Almost felt like we were in Italy! Our tour guide Beth did a wonderful job describing the authentic Italian food we were tasting at each shop and combining the tastings with the history of the North End from the English settlers to today. I have been all over Boston and to the North End many times and still learned so much from the tour. I highly recommend it for everyone from locals to tourists.

Chris was great....very informative, personable and fun!

We had a great time touring the North End of Boston with our knowledgeable guide. Loved the the hand outs of recommended shops as we will be back to shop there. I thought the tour could have been shorter and less expensive, however. Three hours of mostly standing wasn't comfortable.