Beacon Hill Neighborhood Tour - Public Tour

Get fancy without dressing fancy!

Duration

3.5 Hours

About Boston Foodie Tours

Locally owned by a Boston native and culinary school alum, multi-award-winning Boston Foodie Tours (“BFT”) focuses on award-winning best eats, culinary education, and the city’s rich history. We partner with Best of Boston winners, James Beard Award winners, food institutions, and the like.

With its Federal brick townhouses, window boxes, gas-lit street lamps, cobblestone streets, and brick sidewalks, historic Beacon Hill is a must-visit for both locals and tourists.

We’ll begin with a best-selling small plate, and a non-alcoholic drink at The Whitney Hotel's Peregrine restaurant, led by the team of Chef Josh Lewin and Katrina Jazayeri, whose Juliet restaurant has been recognized as "Best New Restaurant", Food & Wine magazine.

Next, guests will enjoy a ice cream of choice at a local ice shop ranked by GQ magazine as one of the top ten in the country that you must try. Tastings of top-selling chocolate truffles at a multiple "Best of Boston Chocolatiers" winner follows.

The sightseeing portion of the tour will bring our guests to Acorn Street, described as the most photographed street in Boston, and sometimes the country! Next, we'll visit historic Louisburg Square, the home of former presidential candidate and Secretary of State, John Kerry, as well as other past and present literary notables, including Louisa May Alcott and Robert Frost.

Our tour route will intersect with the Black Heritage Trail, where you'll find a significant part of Beacon Hill's history, including the Museum of African American History, the oldest standing Black church building in the country.

Our guests will then enjoy a sandwich tasting at a James Beard Award winner's beloved bakery, which has been ranked as high as the third best in the country! And, no worries, you won't miss out on its must-try iconic sweet. Clue: This sticky treat beat Bobby Flay, AND was featured on the Food Network's "Best Thing I Ever Ate".

Our tour will conclude at the restaurant of legendary James Beard Award winner, Lydia Shire, with soup and a slice of iconic lobster pizza. Food Network magazine recognized it as the best pizza in Massachusetts!

Additional Tour Considerations

• Currently, we can only offer this tour on a private basis due to limited staffing.

-Tastings amount to a full meal.

-Tour requires the physical ability to climb a hill.

-Tour can accommodate most dietary restrictions well.

• Not recommended for young children.

What to Bring

• Drinks are extra for groups of 3 or more, unless otherwise arranged. Otherwise, price includes (1) drink at each restaurant.
  -Tour guide gratuity, if you desire to offer, is extra. Option to pre-pay gratuity at check out.
• Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
• Recommend that guests bring bottled water.