North End Market Tour

Great tour guide, fun and informative, but not worth $50.00.

This tour made our trip to Boston.

enter the shops and markets where you would shop if you could. learn what to buy where. limited samples of pastry to cheeses. the information given was a bit drawn out and w/out samples of each food. restaurant info was not given which was explained but as a tourist was missed. in all the tour was enjoyed but we ducked out to run to get lunch b/c we were left hungry. Not given any advise on where to eat we ended up with a very bad meal.

Toured with Jim and loved every minute. Learned lots of new and interesting information about my favorite cuisine -Italian. Loved finding some great places off the beaten path. Jim really knows his stuff and had some great insights and recomendations for food shopping and cooking. Of course the tasting part was fun too. Gives you some good ideas about what you might like to go back and buy later. "Food for thought" if you are just in for the day -many of the stores close at 6:00pm so if you do the 3:00 tour you may not have time to get back to everywhere you want. Tried a recommended restaurant for dinner that makes fresh pasta Monica's Tratorria which was delicious.

A group of friends got together and did the tour as a going away party for me. I am moving out of state. We all had a great time and even though we live in the area we learned so much about the North End we didn't know. The tour was informative, entertaining and best of all delicious. The samplings were terrific and if I wasn't moving I would have certainly stocked up on many of the items. Our tour guide gave us a suggestion for dinner (there were 7 of us). It was a perfect place and we even got a complimentary dessert when we said we had been on the tour. I would go again in a heart beat.

This tour more than lived up to my expectations. Our tour guide Jim was extremely knowledgeable, funny, and courteous. The tour was perfectly paced and took into account the extreme heat! We were given informative hand outs. At the end of the tour, Jim recommeded a great restaurant for lunch. I am looking forward to attending the Asian markets tour that Jim leads in the fall. I would also take this tour again. Thank you!

It was extremely hot that Sat. Our guide, Beth, was very accomomdating to the heat factor. We were fascinated by all that we learned. Beth was very comfortable with her knowledge and shared it with ease. The 4 of us tried all kinds of things of new things. The shops were tiny and authentic, each with their own specialty. It was a great new adventure. We'll try the China Town Tour next year. Big thanks to Beth- she was terrific!

The variety of shops visited was great. The shop owners as well as the guide were friendly and informative. We went back the next day to several of the shops and got all the delicious ingredients required for a delightful picnic in the Boston Commons.

Enjoyed the tour. The tour guide was knowledgable and interested.

I would recommend it.