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Famous For: its “Little Italy” neighborhood

To Do: buy rum cake, tiramisu or canoli at the fame, usually packed

and cash only Mike’s Pastry 300 Hanover St (617)742-3050 Mon Wed & Thurs 8-9pm,Tue

9-8pm, Fri 8-10:30pm, Sat 8-11pm, Sun 8-9:30pm www.mikespastry.com * see Boston’s narrowest house at 44 Hull

Street * dine at the fame, tiny and cash only Giacomo’s restaurant 355 Hanover St (617)523-9026 Mon-Thurs

5-10pm,Fri Sat 5-10:30pm, Sun 4-9:30pm * have gelato at Gelateria 272 Hanover St

(617)720-4243 Mon-Sun 10am-12am www.gelateriacorp.com

     One of the interesting things I found out about North End is the Skinny House pictured above.  It is so slim at 6.2 feet that an adult can touch both walls at the same time!  And according to the owners, Spencer Welton and Jennifer Simonic, when they had a New Year’s Day party onetime everyone had to move to let one person go to the bathroom.  Furthermore, people would just walk into their backyard and sit at their picnic table and take a couple of pictures of their house.  You can see this Boston’s narrowest house at 44 Hull Street right across from Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, Boston’s second oldest burying ground. Oh, by the way, Giacomo’s was also Rachel Ray’s pick for her $40 A Day book/show.  She recommended the fried calamari and pumpkin tortellini.

Boston, MA 02109

(617)720-2283

Subway Stop: Orange line’s Haymarket

www.northendboston.com

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