Michele Topor, Inc.

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.

Informational and fun is the best way to describe this tour. I can't believe how the time flew by-must be because it was so interesting. The dim sum lunch was delicious and very enjoyable. I'd recommend this tour to any adult-young or older.

Our guide, Beth, was very knowledgeable about the historic North End. Her grandfather was born there. Her knowledge of the various food establishments is extensive. A result of Beth's wonderful tour, all of our future visits to Boston (from Portland, Maine) will include a visit to the North End--for both shopping for gourmet food and dining.

People will want to note that this is a MARKET tour. (Perhaps a simple title change to Market Tour of North End would make this clearer.) The tour does take you to various small markets - a bakery, a butcher shop, a green grocer, wine store, etc - all of which are locally owned and run. That's a positive. The specialty items of the store are pointed out and explained - another positive. At times quite small samples are shared; but they are adequate and give one a sense of the product. However, the tour lasts 3 hours and you are on your feet the whole time in small spaces. Essentially you are talked to the whole time. That was just too long for us. And the price, for that kind of tour, was a little high. We have been on other food tours but this was our least favorite.

The tour was one of the best parts of my family's trip to Boston! Our tour guide was very informative and knowledgeable about everything relative to the tour as well as the city itself. We learned a great deal about cooking and finding authentic ingredients to use. Afterwards, we returned to many of the places we visited on the trip to purchase various products we learned about. I highly suggest this tour whether you are a local or not and especially if you like to cook. Additionally, it was even more interesting having an Italian background and learning about the history of Italy in relation to food.

If you love food or love to cook and enjoy history than this is the tour for you. We learned about the North End, the adaptations of Italian food served in America and some Italy history. Jim was so knowledgable and he enjoys what he does. If you ever wondered about balsamic, olive oil or cinammon he can tell you. We tasted lots of great food. This tour is worth every penny. Enjoy!