Off The Beaten Path Food Tours and Experiences

Off The Beaten Path Food Tours runs guided neighborhood walking tours that combine local history with food tastings at a variety of eateries along the route. Its Cambridge offering is the Harvard Square Chocolate Tour, a walk through the square with tastings at local businesses. Friendly, knowledgeable guides lead each group from stop to stop and share stories of the neighborhood’s history between tastings, keeping the outing light and fun.

Each walking tour lasts between an hour and a half and three hours, and the ticket price covers all of the food served along the way. The lineup of stops shifts over time: on the Harvard Square route, Salt and Olive has returned as a stop and Milk Bar has recently joined. Tastings are spread across several local businesses on a single walk rather than served at one restaurant.

What to Know

• Beyond Harvard Square, the company also runs food tours in Davis Square and Union Square in Somerville.
• All tours must be purchased in advance, and sign-up is handled online.
• The business is listed by the Harvard Square Business Association.