Off the Beaten Path Food Tours

Harvard Square Donut Tour

A food tour featuring the best doughnuts in Boston. Explore the Sweet Side of Harvard Square!
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On this donut tour you will…

Best Donuts in Boston!

Try everything from savory donuts to greek donuts to gulab jamun to the best doughnuts in Boston.

Greek Coffee Frappe Pairing

What goes better with donuts than a unique coffee pairing or lemonade?

Enjoy Fun Stories

We’ll entertain you with tales about donuts, Harvard Square, and the places we visit!


Food Tour Details

90 mins

1 mile

4 stops

$50+
includes donuts and coffee pairing

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  • Fun for adults, teens, and kids!
  • Discounted Parking Available - Easy transit!
  • Most Tours sell out 48 hours in advance

Join us on a fun donut adventure through Harvard Square! Indulge your senses on a tantalizing journey through the iconic Harvard Square, where history meets deliciousness! Join us on the Harvard Square Donut Tour for a mouthwatering adventure like no other.

Whether you’re a donut aficionado or simply seeking a sweet escape, the Harvard Square Donut Tour is the perfect way to satisfy your cravings and experience the magic of this historic enclave. Donut miss it! You’ll have a blast!

It’s not UNDERGROUND that we are the only local company offering donut food tours in Cambridge! Some giant international donut tours are trying to copy us, but they aren’t the real deal! Thanks for supporting local small businesses and booking with us – we are so grateful.

Why Choose Off The Beaten Path Food Tours?

✓ TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence winner
✓ 5-star average rating from delighted guests
✓ Local expertise from guides who live and breathe Cambridge
✓ 95% of our guests book directly with us for the authentic experience

Book now and travel the world with us through the eye of a donut: visit Mexico, Greece, and Boston! 

Sample Itinerary

Food Tour Itinerary

What to Expect

  • Discover hidden gems and beloved institutions as we traverse charming Cambridge. Walk through the oldest streets in Cambridge and Harvard University together with a fun and friendly guide.
  • Devour delectable greek loukoumades and a greek coffee frappe pairing at James Beard Best Chef Jodi Adams’ Saloniki.
  • Delight in a mouth-watering colorful donut at Union Square Donuts
  • Try a unique savory everything bagel donut at Blackbird Donuts
  • Travel to India with us and try warm gulab jamun at The Maharaja – with a view!
  • Learn all about how donuts came to be and be entertained by stories about donuts and Boston!

Note: Sample itinerary is subject to change based on availability.

Special Diet Information
Vegetarian Diets

This tour is vegetarian. Due to the ingredients in donuts, we are unable to accommodate most dietary restrictions including gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, caffeine-free, or soy-free.

About the Neighborhood

HARVARD SQUARE LOCATION

Located right outside of Beantown in Cambridge on the Red Line MBTA train stop, Harvard Square is home to Harvard University and has a flourishing food scene with some of the most unique food in the city. Book your tour today and treat yourself to a culinary experience you’ll never forget!  Each tour is a fun 90 minutes with plenty of treats and less than a mile of walking. We can’t wait to take you on a unique, underground doughnut tour adventure!

Cancelation Policy

If you have to cancel, at least 48 hours notice before the tour start time is required in order to receive a refund back to the original payment method. Guests requesting a refund less than 48 hours prior to the tour start time cannot be refunded or rescheduled due to advanced preparation and scheduling commitments for each tour. Guests who arrive late or don’t show will also not be refunded or rescheduled. Should we have to cancel a tour, you’ll be refunded in full.

Per industry standard, private tours are not refundable. We look forward to meeting you. Thanks for supporting our small business, local guides, and independent restaurants!

Meeting Place

Meet In front of SMITH CAMPUS CENTER

1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA

PLEASE NOTE: This location is outside of the Red Line MBTA right on Massachusetts Avenue and across from Harvard Yard. 

Please meet under this awning pictured.

This Tour’s Food Guides

Emily

Bio & Tours

Emily

Emily is originally from Western Mass and moved to the Boston Area after graduating from college. Emily is an alumna of City Year Greater Boston, and she now works at an education nonprofit in the Boston Area. Emily is a lover of 60s and 70s music, the arts, traveling, trying delicious foods, and spending time with loved ones.

What she loves about Union: She loves how vibrant Union Square is-there’s always so much to do! On a given weekend, you can find vintage markets, live music, comedy shows, and of course, great food. There’s also such a neighborly and friendly feel here, which is so special.

Favorite food: It’s hard to pick one…but she’ll narrow it down to soup, ice cream, and pasta.

Favorite stop on the tour: She has fond memories of going to Barra with her family and her roommates. It has a really cool atmosphere, and the food and drinks are unique and great to share.

Favorite time in history: She is very interested in 19th Century Paris! This period of rapid change and modernity has had a lasting influence on art and culture, and she especially loves the way women artists shaped the Impressionist movement.

Super power she’d most want: Teleportation would be so convenient- she can’t imagine an easier commute!

Other fun fact: Emily worked at the Tribeca Film Festival upon graduating from college.

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Melissa

Bio & Tours

Melissa

Melissa is a proud Wellesley College and Harvard Graduate School of Education graduate! For several years after college, she gave tours of Boston and Cambridge (Harvard / MIT) to international students who were in America to learn English and is thrilled to return as a tour guide. You can catch her on stage as a stand-up comedian as well!

Favorite Food: What food doesn’t she like?! The weirdest food she loves is raw spinach.

Fave stop on the tour: Union Square Donuts

Favorite time in history: There are complications with every time period, but they really did make the roaring 20s sound fun!

Super Power: Teleportation

Other Fun Fact: She once won a televised dance contest!

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Emily K

Bio & Tours

Emily K

Short Bio: 
Emily is from Lexington, Massachusetts, the location of the first shot of the revolutionary war.

Now she lives in Cambridge as an undergrad at Harvard College. In her free time, she plays cello with the Harvard Pops Orchestra and sings alto and mezzo with the Radcliffe Choral Society!
What Likes About Harvard Square: 
How things are constantly happening. She really enjoys how not a day goes by without something new and exciting to do, food related or otherwise. Harvard square is really where it’s at!
Favorite Food:
Cheesecake and mango sorbet.
Fave stop on the tour:
Amorino’s! She goes there with her dorm-mates sometimes on late nights.
Favorite time in history:
Medieval times. Joan of arc is her personal hero.
Super Power:
Laser focus whenever she needs it. Those problem sets can be tricky!
Other Fun Fact: 

She’s a Pinterest enthusiast and has over 17k pins on her largest board.

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Customer Food Tour Reviews

I had an INCREDIBLE experience on my tour. I loved learning about the history of food within Cambridge and beyond. Our tour guide was incredibly insightful and had great energy.


Amelia C.
★★★★★

If you’re looking for something different and fun to do (with or without your kids) on the weekend, this is it! We did the Harvard Square donut tour and it was awesome.


Vanessa W.
★★★★★

Our guide for the Harvard Square Donut Tour was so kind and insightful. Delicious donut stops and a fun way to learn about the history of the area. Highly recommend!


Emily S.
★★★★★

The Harvard Square Donut Tour was fun. Ria was a fantastic tour guide. It is hard to say which (donut) was my favorite. They were all delicious. Ria was knowledgeable... I would definitely take another tour.


Frank V.
★★★★★

My family and I went on the Harvard Square Donut Tour with Brett and had a fantastic time...Brett was a great tour guide, we highly recommend him! :)


Kayla L.
★★★★★

I wanted to up my Father's Day game so I booked the donut tour for June 15. My dad, my husband, my teenage son and I all had a great time! Although we live nearby, there were so many places we had never tried.


Denise S.
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