Boston Seafood Lovers Food & History Walking Tour

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2 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Boston is heaven for seafood lovers thanks to iconic dishes such as lobster roll and clam chowder. On this walking tour, dive into the city's seafood delights punctuated with peeks at its colonial and revolutionary history on route—all without getting sidetracked and with a guide for foodie insights and tips. Enjoy lobster roll and chowder at two traditional eateries, see Freedom Trail sites, roam the harborfront and finish with a cannoli in the 'Little Italy' that is North End.

Sample Boston's beloved seafood dishes on a small-group walking tour
Discover eateries and learn background on local dishes you may miss alone
Taste lobster roll, clam chowder and more, and see historical sites on route
Numbers limited to seven for a more personalized and engaging experience

Sample Menu

Starter

New England Clam Chowder

Taste a cup of award-winning Clam Chowder. This delicious "chowdah" is so thick, your spoon will stand straight up in the cup!

Starter

Raw Bar

Try fresh Oysters on the half shell, and "peel & eat" jumbo Shrimp!

Main

Lobster Roll

Enjoy a full-sized Lobster Roll (served warm or cold) - no samples, or half sizes on this delicious Food Tour!

Dessert

Cannoli

Finish this tasty tour with cannoli from a famous North End pastry shop!

What's Included

See sites along the Freedom Trail including Old State House, Faneuil Hall and Paul Revere House
2.5-Hour Boston Seafood Lovers Food & History Walking Tour
Sample a 2-time Winner of Boston's "ChowderFest"
Stop for fresh oyster and shrimp at a local Raw Bar
Walk along the waterfront for scenic views of Boston Harbor
Visit Long Wharf, the oldest commercial port in the city
Enjoy a FULL SIZE lobster roll and chips at a fun restaurant located along Boston's Freedom Trail.
Finish your delicious tour with a treat from a famous North End bakery!

Gratuity/Tip

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Modern Pastry - Underground
263 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113, USA
Tours start in Boston's historic North End. Meet your Tour Guide at Modern Pastry Underground. Please DO NOT wait in line for the pastry shop - walk right in, and head downstairs!

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

The Paul Revere House (Pass By)

North Square Park

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Faneuil Hall Marketplace (Pass By)

Quincy Market

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old State House

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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.

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Reviews

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Great food. Especially loved the chowder!

Lynne_G, Apr 2024

Great food choices. Never had raw oysters before and he showed us how to eat it. Great small group of adults were wonderful company. The guide gave us local tips that were helpful.

Short trip to Boston

Eric_L, Apr 2024

Worthwhile. Had a good time and gave my wife and I enough of a sample so that we can plan the remainder of our trip. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and friendly.

Sampling Boston seafood on great tour with Dan

leathmelissa, Apr 2024

We had an awesome tour with Dan, in spite of a rainy day which could have really “dampened” our experience! All of our samplings (clam chowder, shrimp/oysters and lobster roll) were delicious and venues where we ate them were fun/well-chosen. Got some great history lessons along the way. Pick up location was easy. Admin details were easy also. Highly recommend!

Seafood Lover's event

Donna_D, Apr 2024

We had such a great time on the Seafood Lover's tour. Dan was a fun tour guide. We love the clam chowder and the lobster roll. The cannolis were absolutely amazing. The shrimp and oysters were not our favorites but still good. And the company was fun too. WE loved it!

Fun food tour

Jennifer_R, Mar 2024

Great guide and plentiful seafood! Honestly there wasn’t much walking but there was lots of eating - and the guide was sarcastic and funny and quizzed us on American history

Great personal tour with Lee!

Ruth_J, Dec 2023

Great food, great snippets of area history that you do not find in history books. Wonderful neighborhood information, too. Enjoyed it very much. Great way to see the area close up and eat your way from point to point.

Boston seafood 🦞 rocks!

Karen_B, Dec 2023

Our tour guide was amazing! It was nice to hear his history stories and the food was unbelievable! Clam chowder was our favorite.

Lots of yummy food

Amina_M, Nov 2023

Had such a great time trying different food in different locations I was so full afterwards I had a power nap

Worth it!

Amy_W, Oct 2023

The food and walk was wonderful! Little to no gluten/ gluten-free friendly tour. Our tour guide provided some history during the tour. Didn't give 5 stars because our tour guide was so-so. He didn't introduce himself or ask if anyone had restrictions, he walked too fast, and he was very casual/borderline unprofessional. He did tip very well at the restaurants which was good to know. The restaurant managers seemed familiar and friendly with him. Overall a great tour itself, just not excellent because of the guide's style.

The food; first eating of...

Wanda_S, Oct 2023

The food; first eating of raw oyster- good! Chowder was outstanding! Shrimp - delicious! Lobster roll (Maine style) amazing! And the guide (Dan) and our fellow tourists were such fun!

Perfect day:)

Nikki_S, Oct 2023

The seafood tour was perfect:) The food was great and we learned a lot from the tour guide:) I would definitely recommend:)

Highly recommend this food tour!

Carol_B, Oct 2023

The restaurant selections were awesome- a win with all 4 food choices. Dan was amazing , so fun and informative. The length of the tour was just right and we didn’t feel rushed.

Seafood Bonanza

camcam, Sep 2023

Dan was a fun host with lots of good info. The seafood stops gave us a great crossection of the seafood of Boston. The servings were full sized and delicious at all our stops.

Clam "Chowda"

Alan_R, Sep 2023

Fun way to experience Boston! The food was all good. The Chowder won the show! Our guide was very knowledgeable & friendly.

Terrible experience

Susan_F, Sep 2023

There was little to no history, the guide made comments he wasn’t great at this which was accurate statement. He was more interested in talking about his career goals of being a comedian. The place scheduled for lobster roll was closed so we went to another restaurant, guide left to go pick up cannolis before ordering our lobster rolls but not before asking us to order him a cocktail. It started raining during tour so he said, we’re forgoing the history part because he wasn’t dressed for rain. We all knew rain was in forecast and therefore came prepared. The guide should have done the same. Before he left, he said please rate us 5 stars, then continued to say, rate how you want I don’t care only my boss does. Well I care that I got 1 star service/experience for $129 per person I was hosting my family and paying the group bill. I didn’t appreciate his lack of professionalism and disregard for the money spent to have a Boston experience

Response from Host, Sep 2023

So sorry, Karen. We will take your criticism, and use it constructively to better the experience.

Great experience!

Elisabeth_J, Sep 2023

Great time on the tour - wonderful food! Dan was really great and knowledgeable. Definitely recommend!

Amazing food and so much history!

Alisa_M, Sep 2023

The food was incredible. Come hungry! There is a lot of food on this tour. We really got to experience Boston’s best. Our tour guide Dan is not only a history buff but also a stand up comedian. So we learned a lot and may have laughed even more. Great tour can’t recommend it enough. Would def do again.

great experience, great guide

Allyson_L, Aug 2023

loved the tour guide and the walk but thought there could have better locations to get oysters and lobster roles

Thanks

Zanetta_G, Aug 2023

Dan did a great job would have like to hear history of freedom trail since it was in the Quincy market. Food was great.

Amazing tour guide!

Kyle_H, Aug 2023

Our tour guide was amazing! Took us to see some historical sites before the seafood tour started, our tour started at 11 but the first restaurant didn’t open until 11:30, so it was nice seeing some things we wanted to go check out after the tour. He was funny and personable and made sure everyone had a good time. The food was awesome but truly the highlight was our tour guide!

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