Salumeria Italiana sits at one hundred fifty-one Richmond Street, marked by its position on the Freedom Trail just around the corner from the Paul Revere House. This Italian grocery store stocks imported goods like salumi, cheeses, oils,…
North End Food Legends
This self-guided walk leads you through the history of Boston's Italian community by visiting legendary neighborhood bakeries, the oldest pizzeria, and the active clubhouses behind historic summer feasts.
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1. Salumeria Italiana
2. Modern Pastry Shop
Modern Pastry Shop occupies a storefront on Hanover Street in the North End, marked by the frequent sight of a line forming out the door and onto the sidewalk. Established in nineteen thirty, the bakery was named for the then-modern…
3. St. Leonard Church
St. Leonard of Port Maurice Church sits at the corner of Hanover and Prince Streets, identifiable by its Romanesque Revival architecture and the Peace Garden located alongside it. Founded in eighteen seventy-three, it was the first Roman…
4. Bova's Bakery
Bova's Bakery sits on the corner where Salem Street intersects with Prince Street, marked by the steady stream of people moving in and out at all hours. Founded in nineteen twenty-six by Italian immigrant Antonio Bova, this family-owned…
5. 92 Prince St
Ninety-two Prince Street stands as a plain, multi-family building in the heart of Boston's North End. While the street is known for its narrow, winding path through a historic residential community, this specific address is recognized for…
6. Regina Pizzeria
Regina Pizzeria is recognized by the prominent blade sign hanging above the street at eleven and a half Thacher Street. Opened in nineteen twenty-six by Luigi D'Auria, a recent immigrant from Campania, Italy, it holds the distinction of…
7. St Agrippina Society
The St. Agrippina Society is defined each summer by a two-thousand-pound, life-size statue of the saint mounted on an ornate canopy. This society was founded in nineteen fourteen by immigrants from the town of Mineo, Sicily, to maintain a…