North End Food and History Tour
Overview
Thank you for considering my tour! I lead all of the tours to ensure a world class experience for my guests. I have been leasing this award winning tour for over a decade and I promise it will be an unforgettable experience.
Inclusions
- Lunch
What to expect
Stop At: North End, Boston, MA, USA
Off the Eaten Path tours is the North Ends most delicious and filling food and history tour. Explore the greatest Little Italy in America with a local guide. We will travel up and down the peninsula of Italy as we taste and learn about regional Italian cuisine. Learn how the oldest neighborhood in Boston became Italian, while visiting small family business. We have 5 stops, including a two course lunch with wine pairing, visit an authentic Italian market and learn about olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and cheese, visit an artisan bakery, and an authentic Italian caffe for cannoli, gelato, and espresso, and many other delicacies. Visit Naples, Sicily, the Amalfi coast, and Emilia Romanga without leaving the North End. You will be transported to Italy without the passports, and become a North End insider at the same time!! This is truly the most special and unique tour of this remarkable district. Come hungry! Leave with your hearts, minds, and bellies full. You will never think of Italian wine and food the same way.
Sample Menu
• Arancini, Sicilian pizza, caprese salad, pasta
• Cannoli, Gelato, espresso
• Olive oil, prosciutto, balsamic vinegar, cheese
Off the Eaten Path tours is the North Ends most delicious and filling food and history tour. Explore the greatest Little Italy in America with a local guide. We will travel up and down the peninsula of Italy as we taste and learn about regional Italian cuisine. Learn how the oldest neighborhood in Boston became Italian, while visiting small family business. We have 5 stops, including a two course lunch with wine pairing, visit an authentic Italian market and learn about olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and cheese, visit an artisan bakery, and an authentic Italian caffe for cannoli, gelato, and espresso, and many other delicacies. Visit Naples, Sicily, the Amalfi coast, and Emilia Romanga without leaving the North End. You will be transported to Italy without the passports, and become a North End insider at the same time!! This is truly the most special and unique tour of this remarkable district. Come hungry! Leave with your hearts, minds, and bellies full. You will never think of Italian wine and food the same way.
Sample Menu
• Arancini, Sicilian pizza, caprese salad, pasta
• Cannoli, Gelato, espresso
• Olive oil, prosciutto, balsamic vinegar, cheese
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
MAKidXYZ
May 2022
The history of Boston's North End combined with fantastic food! Paula is an amazing story teller and incredibly knowledgeable.
The history of Boston's North End combined with fantastic food! Paula is an amazing story teller and incredibly knowledgeable.Ballet07
April 2022
Paula gave us an in-depth tour and the history of the North End.. I found her to be very knowledgeable not only about the North End but the regions in Italy. The food was paired up according to the regions of Italy. The tour was a lot of fun to visit the hidden gems in the North End, whether it ...
Paula gave us an in-depth tour and the history of the North End.. I found her to be very knowledgeable not only about the North End but the regions in Italy. The food was paired up according to the regions of Italy. The tour was a lot of fun to visit the hidden gems in the North End, whether it was the local bakery tucked away, the coffee shop, fresh veggie market, meat market or the local pastry shop. I highly recommend this tour even if you are from the area as I am. Be sure to arrive with a big appetite.Janet C
April 2022
Fantastic walking tour around the historic Italian North End! Paula is so knowledgeable- a real local who loves the neighborhood. This was a really fun, interesting and most importantly, delicious tour! Definitely highly recommended- you will love it!
Fantastic walking tour around the historic Italian North End! Paula is so knowledgeable- a real local who loves the neighborhood. This was a really fun, interesting and most importantly, delicious tour! Definitely highly recommended- you will love it!mariahmdanceboo
April 2022
This was my favorite thing I did while in Boston! Paula was so knowledgeable about the district and I learned so much about the area and the food we were eating. Come hungry as you get to try so much delicious food as well. This is a must do tour while in Boston! You will leave with a full stomac...
This was my favorite thing I did while in Boston! Paula was so knowledgeable about the district and I learned so much about the area and the food we were eating. Come hungry as you get to try so much delicious food as well. This is a must do tour while in Boston! You will leave with a full stomach and have learned so much. Bring all your friends and family!saraegg
April 2022
I took a group of college students on this tour in April, and we had a fantastic experience! Paula is extremely personable, knowledgeable about the North End, and is really passionate about what she does. She was super flexible with the large size of our group and made sure that we all had a grea...
I took a group of college students on this tour in April, and we had a fantastic experience! Paula is extremely personable, knowledgeable about the North End, and is really passionate about what she does. She was super flexible with the large size of our group and made sure that we all had a great experience. Her website accurately portayed what the tour would be like, and we were right to come on empty stomachs! There was more than enough food to fill you and it was all delicious. Thank you, Paula -- the tour was all around really enjoyable!JessNickRupert
March 2022
More than 10/10 recommend! If you have any interest in history or consider yourself a “foodie” by any means, this is the tour for you! Paula’s Off The Eaten Path tour is absolutely FANTASTIC! Whether you are local to the North End/ Boston, MA area or you are in town to visit, this is 100% worth y...
More than 10/10 recommend! If you have any interest in history or consider yourself a “foodie” by any means, this is the tour for you! Paula’s Off The Eaten Path tour is absolutely FANTASTIC! Whether you are local to the North End/ Boston, MA area or you are in town to visit, this is 100% worth your time. To start, Paula is extremely sweet, personable, and really makes your experience feel so unique. She will chat with you on a personal level, while also being extremely professional throughout the tour. She is very knowledgeable about local history and the history of Italy, which made the tour that much more interesting. Not only does Paula take you to see some of the ”landmark” locations of the North End, she also focuses a lot of time and detail on the hidden gems and local favorites. We found this to be even more exciting and interesting because we got to truly see what life is like in the North End and enjoy some of the local favorites for food and drink, rather than the “tourist attractions.” These locations are favorites for a reason, the food was PHENOMENAL! We travelled to multiple stops along the tour to try different food and drink selections and there was not one thing that we did not enjoy! After the tour we went back to a few of the stops and purchased some items to bring home because we enjoyed them that much! We are local to the Boston area and visit fairly frequently, but had never really felt confident in navigating the North End, until now! Paula’s tour not only taught us some extremely interesting facts about Italy, Boston, and the North End, but we also learned about how the streets connect and how to visit again sometime and find our new favorite places! We really loved the genuine, local, family feel to the tour as well. Every place we walked into someone immediately greeted Paula by name and acknowledged us and gave us a food or drink to try right away. I cannot say enough about how wonderful this experience was! It was so easy to purchase tickets, schedule a tour, meet up with Paula, and the tour experience was so easy to just enjoy. We already have plans to bring our family and friends on the tour with Paula, so that they can have the same amazing experience as us! Please, do yourself a favor and book with Paula of Off The Eaten Path Tours Boston, you will not be disappointed! As our family in Italy would say, the tour was perfetto! Perfect! Thank you, Paula! With sincere gratitude, Jess & Nick