The North End is an awesome place to spend a day. Great restaurants, pastry shops, gelaterias and small shops. It has to be on the top of your list if you visit Boston. Prezza restaurant, though a little pricey, is an excellent choice if you want a great Italian (abbruzzi) meal. more

North End is a fun place to go. It has really nice restaurants and pastries shops. The environment is unique and you get an original flavor from Italy. I highly recommend it. more

The North end was full of life, clean and we had the best meal there. The streets are full of famlies/friends eating pastries and drinking coffee late at night. We loved Mike's pastry shop, very impressed. I had them package me up a box full of pastries (most made with ricotta) to take home and they were fine 10 hours... more

Really nice place to go. The restaurants that we went were really good. There are also really good stores around the area. Ideal place to walk around. more

Salem Street is a really quaint little slice of Italy in the USA. I did find the restaurants were too high for my budget, so I recommend Bova's Bakery (134 Salem). We got a four slices of pizza and then a chocolate dessert. Total cost : $15. They have no tables or chairs, but we just ate outside on a... more

Little Italy was one of the best parts of visiting Boston. It was so cute. And the pastry/candy stores were mouth watering. (Save your calories for the North End.) Walk it; don't try to drive—the streets are old and narrow and congested. Lesson learned: If you come up around 4:30 hoping for an early dinner, know that a number of... more

While walking the Freedom Trail on Tues, July 17, my sister and I wandered off the trail, found Mike’s Pastry and we were in love! (see my review of Mike’s) Our maternal grandmother was 100% Italian, raised by Italian immigrants. While walking the North End, I was reminded of our family picnics as a child. We made a point to... more

Most of the restaurants and bakeries in the North End are small but the smiles you see from everyone after eating there are huge! more

We are forever changed by our trip to Boston, specifically the North End Italian neighborhood. Our first dinner was at Tresca (meaning Intrigue or Love Affair) where we gave ourselves over to the chef's tasting option, although pricey it was worth every penny. The service was unrivaled, the duck divine! Lured back by the prospect of more authentic Italian, we... more