Big Al was the most amazing tour guide, ever. Rich history, great humor, easy to understand and easy to hear his big voice. I'd take another tour with him any day. read more

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Had an amazing day with our tour guide Scotty Lombardo ! Pizza stops were amazing @ modern bakery underground/ Umberto's and Ernesto's . Very knowledgeable about the fre read more

So I had done this tour about a year before, but I came to Boston with my Brother to see family and had so much fun the first time I bought tickets for round two. We were almost late after some check in issues at our Airbnb, but luckily we made it over just it time. Scotty was our tour guide and he made the tour so much fun. He has a great personality and knows quite a bit about the history. We ended up at the same places as the first go around and this time I would say Rina's was my favorite over Ernesto's. I liked the basement at Modern more this time around as well. Of course the cannolis from upstairs are always a hit. The next day we ran into our tour guide Scotty walking through Faneuil Hall! We were chatting about the Pats game the following day and he invited us to join him and his crew for a tailgate before the game. We met up with him and had the best time. He's the king of customer service haha! Between Boston Pizza Tours and connecting at the tailgate, Scotty was definitely the highlight of our weekend! read more

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Best $63 we spent! The tour was not only a good distance overall but the food was amazing. Was I too full when I left? Very. Would I do it again? Absolutely! Scotty is a great tour guide who is super personable and funny, but also knowledgeable about the area and made the learning fun. Very local family owned places that you would normally pass by become spots you'll talk about anytime someone asks you about your trip. read more

We did a private pizza tour on a beautiful crisp Friday at 11 am. It was absolutely amazing. Along a tour of historic sites, we ate amazing pizza and I had cannoli that was out of this world. We chose the private tour route as we have a 3-year-old and can't eat at places indoors. Our tour guide easily accommodated us by choosing nearby parks that we could sit and inhale the tomatoey cheesy goodness that he picked up for us. Interspersed between our pizza eating, we saw Paul Revere's house, North Square, Old North/Clough house (Boston's oldest standing church, Copp's Hill Burying Ground (Boston's second oldest burying ground), and Copp's Hill Terrace where we saw the USS Constitution from afar. Throughout the tour we heard truly interesting stories and absorbed the history enthusiastically. The cannoli deserves it's own paragraph. We went to Modern Pastry which is one of the top places for cannoli in the North End as I understand it. When we were walking around after the tour, like 50% of the people we saw going about their day were holding a box from Modern Pastry (the other half were holding boxes from Mike's Pastry). All I can say is that when I bit into the cannoli it was like my whole reference for what cannoli should taste like...changed. It was so good. Like bring tears to your eyes good. Like, make you want to get a second stomach so you can shove more of this creamy goodness into your face good. Like make you wish that they would make a giant cannoli and you could climb into the cream and take a nap good. I could go on and on. I would highly recommend Boston Pizza Tours. If you're looking for a fun way to see some very historic sites and you love amazing, authentic food, this is the activity for you! read more

Went on the Historic North End Pizza Tour with "Big Al" as our tour guide. Had a fantastic tasty experience eating pizza from Umbertos, Regina's and Ernesto's while finishing up with a cannoli from Modern Pasty!!! Big Al told some great stories, had lots of historical facts and told them in a way that our group could relate and have fun with. He was professional and lots of fun!! All the slices were delicious as well as the sweet treat! We were offered water, given bathroom breaks and just had an overall great family afternoon ! Would definitely recommend read more

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Do not do this tour. We had a several hour layover in Boston and my son wanted to do the Boston Pizza Tour, so we booked it months in advance. The day before we arrived, we received an email confirmation of our tour. We arrived at the designated location several minutes before our start time. Several minutes after the start time, no one showed up. We called the number on the website and no one answered. We continued to wait and called again (now 20 minutes after the tour was set to start) and were simply told they were not going to run the tour that day. When I reminded him of the email confirmation, he said that was an automated system. If you have unlimited time and can wait for days, this may be appropriate for you. If you want to be sure you have plans, choose another option. read more

My friend and I visited Boston from Los Angeles. This tour was a great way to spend the morning and a great way to see historic north end Boston. Scotty was an amazing tour guide. As a local, he knows a lot of Boston history and has great food recommendations. I really enjoyed the three restaurants we stopped out to get pizza. I especially loved the margarita pizza we had at modern bakery. We ate in a cozy space in the underground. Highly recommend this to tour and I highly recommend Scotty if you're ever in Boston. read more

We had such a fun time in this pizza tour with Scott as our tour guide! He knew so much history and was so laid back and easy going . We felt like he was just an old friend showing us around "his" neighborhood ! I've done these kind of tours in the past but I think this was my favorite and the make it and break it with these tours by FAR .... Is the tour guide . You got a good one with Scott for sure ! read more

We had the chance to check out the Boston Pizza Tour (North End) this weekend and were not disappointed. We had a great tour guide (currently blanking on his name), who mixed in a little bit of history, as well as lots of pizza and interesting tidbits about Boston. For pizza, we got to try Modern Underground, Galleria Umberto, and Ernesto's. My favorite was Galleria Umberto, which is old school sicilian pizza and seems to have a line out the door all day long. They sell until they run out of the few items they offer. All were really good in their own right, but all very different. The tour seems to vary the pizza stops depending on the tour guide/weather/day etc. We were a group of 16, but ended up being able to find seats immediately at the first two places, and the last place we were a little cozier. A great way to take in a little of the Freedom Trail, taste some delicious food, and learn about the north end neighborhood of Boston! read more

Good pizza tour with historical guide of North End. Be prepared to walk. The tour covered Paul Revere's house, North Square, Boston's oldest standing church, Copp's Hill Burying Ground and other places. The tour only provided 3 stops at pizza restaurants for takeouts, for a total of 2 cheese slices and 1 margarita slice; one slice per restaurant. In other words, you don't dine at the pizza restaurants. The tour concluded with a cannoli from Modern Pastry as a gift. Therefore, this is not really a pizza tasting tour of the North End but nevertheless, it was still fun at a reasonable price. read more

This was the only tour we did while we were in Boston and it was a blast. If you are more interested in lots of history this tour is not for you, but if you'd like to learn a little and eat a lot this is totally for you! Out of the three pizza places we went to two were absolutely spectacular and worth the money I paid for the tour. The second place we went to was one of the 1000 degree chain places and I was genuinely not pleased. I can get that pizza anywhere and was hoping for pizzas that were authentic to the city of Boston. I was also confused about the drinks that were included. On the pizza tour website it said that two drinks were included and only one was. However overall we had a blast, would highly recommend it to any foodie, and loved meeting people from all over the world in our group. read more

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A weekend in Boston meant getting in as much of the city, history, culture and eats as we could. Found this tour through Plum Benefits and scored on the price. The only downside (& I'll start with that but end on a positive...promise) was that the city was playing host to Boston Pride ‍which meant traffic and road closures. We took an uber from the South End to the North End meeting spot but we arrived 10 minutes late and the tour had left without us. Determination and perseverance along with asking every large group if "they were the Pizza Tour?" Guess what... we found them! Having only missed the first Pizza stop (& there were 3 along our tour) we managed to get in some history, see some of the oldest buildings in Boston, learn about the local Italian eateries in the area and on our second stop, Regina's Pizza. Our tour guide was so gracious to provide us with a personal pizza to make up for the first stop we missed. If you are planning to make a trip to Bean Town and you're a foodie AND history buff.... this is the tour for you! read more

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Went on this tour today with my 2 girls (12 and 15). We loved it. The history was fascinating and the pizza was perfect. Nothing quite like comfort food on a cold, rainy day in Boston. Each pizza stop offered something different. We really enjoyed each slice. And the cannolis were so authentic and delicious. Our guide was terrific. I could have just sat down with him over a beer to hear more about this cool town. He did a great job. A tip for anyone visiting the neighborhood for the first time - this is a place I would have loved to just spend the day eating and shopping. But you need CASH. Just about every store was cash only. Just a heads up so you can enjoy the whole day there. read more

Excellent tour around one of the most beautiful parts of Boston. Martin our guid was full of knowledge, took his time and made you feel right at home. The pizza along the tour was some of the best I've ever had and I'm from New York, I know my Pizza. It was my wife, myself and our 11 month old. You will definitely get your steps in and burn off that pizza. Finishing it all off is a delicious cannoli from Modern Pastry. Highly recommend this tour if your a history buff and a pizza enthusiast! read more

We were in Boston for a long weekend and found Boston Pizza Tours on TripAdvisor. Our tour guide was Martin and he provided a fun historically infused tour of the North Side. We made 3 pizza stops that were great but also walked in between slices. It was a lot of fun and definitely a family friendly tour. Much recommended to families with young kids. Please note: you will be very full by the end of this tour! And as the Cuban's say... "barriga llena, corazon contento" or, a full belly equals a happy heart! read more

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They market this as a pizza tour but it is not. This is a history tour with pizza. So if you are expecting details on pizza making or types of pizza you won't get it. read more

I did this tour with my work colleagues who were from out of state. Thought this would be a perfect combination of history and eating some great north end pizza. The good: The tour was good, tour guide was entertaining. The not so good. Pizza at Modern? made no sense, not a place I would ever go for pizza, then another place, Rina's, where we ate cold pizza out in the cold (if we ate fresh pizza inside, it might have been better) and ended with Ernesto's which was also nothing to be wowed by. We were in the North end! How did we not go to Regina's a staple pizza place in the north end. As a local and wanted to show out of towners a good time, this was a let down. read more

I took both my kids on this tour and we had fun! We learned a bunch of fun facts regarding Boston! And the North End! Had Delicious pizza!!!! And Cannolis!!!!! our guide Tim was absolutely the best man for this! He was up beat, chatty, and very informative. Also has a sense of humor! And very knowledgeable regarding his tour and fun facts. He was just a joy and we were lucky to have him guiding us! read more

My husband and I just went on the North End/Little Italy Tour this morning/early afternoon. This was our first time to Boston, and really enjoyed learning about the North End, as well as some revolutionary history, as well as enjoying pizza along the way. I would highly recommend this tour. Our tour guide was fabulous and knew a lot of great historical information, as well as history of the North End area. This is a great tour to get your feet wet about history, and try out some really yummy pizza places. Our tour guide also let us know about other yummy restaurants and bakeries in the area to give a try! read more

Perfect tour of the north end if you want a mixture of history, delicious pizza and local flair. Our tour guide, Scotty, was a memorably real guy- funny and personable- even met us out for a beer after the tour. He hadn't been touring for long, and did a great job keeping us entertained, informed and answering questions- so I imagine he is just going to get better and better! Weirdly if you are a pizza person, you already know Boston isn't really known for pizza, so it's not like you are going to get some sort of specific Boston style pizza, but 3 very big slices of really great cheese pizza. read more

Scottie was an amazing tour guide. He was knowledgeable, funny, and connected to everyone who joined the tour. He even recommended other places to visit in Boston and restaurants to try. The 3 pizza places and cannoli were incredible. Highly recommend Scottie and this tour! read more

Hmmm...I'd really, REALLY like to give this FIVE stars! Because PIZZA really is my life! Patrick our tour guy gets the five stars without a doubt! He was great! Super fun, really friendly, answered all the questions and was super knowledgable. The tour on the other hand, was actually not as fun. We got there at the designated time. Acatually we were there 15 minutes early. Other guests were NOT! So the entire tour we had to keep waiting around for these guests. Which had Patrick continuosly calling in and trying to "round up" the lost guests and us waiting on them. It was just ridiculous. He rounded up pizza for them, called for them, etc. It was really getting annoying. We kept standing around waiting for these people. However, the pizza was fantastic and thankfully Patrick was awesome! I've been on many tours of Boston so I didn't learn to much of the city I didn't learn from a previous tour. I think I'll stick to the cupcake tour and chocolate tours. BUT....thank you for showing me that there's an amazing bar in the basement of Modern Pastery..SCORE! read more

I can highly recommend this tour and tour guide Scottie. We enjoyed three different styles of pizza, some Boston history, interesting fun facts and then topped it off with a decadent cannoli. Scottie entertained us with his knowledge of Boston history and mixed in a little humor too. A tourist must do! read more

We had Dave as a tour guide and he was great! The 3 stars was because only cheese pizza is offered and there were only 3 stops. I've been on a fair share of food tours and normally there are five or more stops, especially for the price. There should be more stops and a specialty slice offered at one of the stops. read more

Scottie was an excellent tour guide! He was very funny and super knowledgeable. Learned a lot of really interesting history about Boston and the North End. Oh and the pizza was to die for! Excellent experience, would definitely recommend! read more

We had a great time. We did the North end pizza tour. Martin was a great guide. He answered questions and was so friendly and helpful with suggestions of places we should see and try.We had a mixture of history, a nice walk , and pizza. He took us to Ernesto's which was amazing and the crust was perfect, Regina pizzeria was very good, we ate it in the prado by Paul Revere park. We finished up at Modern underground and the buffalo chicken pizza was to die for. We even went back for some sweets at Modern bakery.We will be back to try one of his other tours in the future. Look him up. You will not be disappointed. Thank you again Martin! read more

Touring Boston's North End while sampling some of its best pizza is the way to go! Our awesome tour guide, Margot, showed us many historical sites and was a wealth of knowledge. She was also awesome for finding us even though we were running a little late and the tour had to start without us. We would definitely recommend this tour and we absolutely recommend going with Margot. She's the best. PS Wear comfortable shoes for all the walking!! read more

I had been recommended to do this by several friends, so was really excited when Gster gave this to me as a birthday gift. Classically, we didn't use the birthday gift until about nine months later. However it was still much appreciated, thanks Gster. We invited some friends to come with us for a day full of pizza and history. Or what we had hoped. Sounds like a blast! We arrived a bit late which didn't seem to be a problem. Our guide was a short blonde women, who says she's lived in every area of Boston except the North End. We should have known this was a sign that the tour would not be what we expected. Overall I was quite disappointed with the tour. Firstly, all of the pizza places they took us to, Gster and I had already been to. Well 2 1/2 of them. However they did choose the best pizza places ... Gster and I had just already sought them out before. The information on the tour itself was minimal at best. I was hoping to learn new things about the different types of the pizzas, or the histories of the pizza places. But the information was mostly general information about the buildings in the North End. But even that was very scarce. She also took us to a chocolate shop, which would have been great if we were on a chocolate tour, however, we were on a pizza tour... and all I wanted was pizza! Given these problems, I would have been mad if I spent the full price, however, we did use the Groupon. Overall, I think it's a good idea and a great concept and maybe we just got stuck with the bad tour guide. Regardless of the tour, our group had a great day, we got our 10,000 steps in, and were too full to eat for the rest of the night. read more

Great Boston Tour for locals and tourists. Great chance to see some nooks and crannies of Boston that you may have already walked by 100 times...all while enjoying pizza and beer. Starts in the North End and walk over to Charlestown with a ferry back to the North End. What better way to enjoy a sunny afternoon. read more

Our tour guide Scottie was awesome! We live in MA and learned a lot. He put a fun spin on each stop and was helpful with suggestions on what to do later. Great tour! read more

My husband and I took the tour last Saturday while visiting Boston. It was fantastic. We had great pizza, met some very nice people on the tour and had s great tour guide, Dave. The tour is s must do while visiting Boston! We now want to go on other pizza tours in major cities!!! read more

Martin was our tour guide and he was incredible! Very friendly, knowledgeable and fun! He answered all our questions and was such a warm guy. We stopped at three pizza spots and walked throughout the North End learning about all of Boston's history. Would highly recommend booking a tour! read more

Went with my family and had a blast! Pizza was great, tour was great, tour guide was great. Kids want to do it again next week.

Martin was fantastic and just a delight! Some amazing pizza served and topped the tour off with some amazing cannolis! Very informative as well about the neighboring sites. So much fun read more

This tour was fun, informational and tasty. A perfect way to get to see and sample the North End. Jimbo, our tour guide who was great, the little secrets and stories that went along with the tour made it very personal. I will definitely be doing this tour with my brother and his girls this spring. We had pizza from a variety of restaurants, each one slightly different and with a history of its own. If you like pizza; and you're in Boston this is. T far the best way to sample The Best pizza places! read more

I recently moved to the area and am a huge pizza fan, but am gluten-free. This tour was able to accommodate my needs, and I got to enjoy a tasty pizza from one pizzeria (that's ok with me - I was appreciative to even HAVE any pizza!) all for me. :-) The history we learned about the North End was extensive and it was a lot of fun. I can't wait to take friends on this at some point - those who appreciate good pizza will LOVE this tour! read more

Great tour with an even greater tour guide (Jimbo). We spent the tour walking along the streets of downtown Boston and Charlestown, stopping along the way at three different pizza/bar joints, all of which were great. Oh, and a fairy ride! Also had some history lessons and cool stories about the city. Overall, awesome time! read more

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Came from Indianapolis for the weekend and so glad we did this tour. Our tour guide Dave was super friendly and knowledgeable. We started off at Galleria Umberto for a great Sicilian slice. Then hit Rina's for a delicious Mahgerita pizza slice. Finished up at Modern Underground. Good solid pizza there but an even better vibe and place to hang out for a post tour beer. The tour not only had great variety of pizza slices but was great history too. Not my first walking tour of Boston but one of the most fun. Highly recommended. read more

Yesterday we did our second pizza walking tour. We had done one two years ago on Father's Day, and had a great time, so we went again. Two of the three stops were the same, but still great nonetheless. It's a fun way to get a little fresh air, enjoy a few slices, and hear some fun facts about Boston history. Pat was our tour guide each time, and yesterday was his last tour. Bummer, he's very entertaining, but we wish him luck on his new venture! Highly recommended this 2-hour walking tour! read more