Italian
All Posts
You can’t throw an arancina in the North End without hitting a mid-tier red sauce joint. But there are also excellent spots hiding throughout this tiny neighborhood’s cobblestone streets.
The best bar pies and North End slices, because you need more pizza in your life.
Carmelina’s is one of those rare restaurants that make us reevaluate everything we thought we knew about what constitutes a great meal.
Walking into Arya’s second-floor dining room above the chaos of Hanover Street can feel like being submerged in a sensory deprivation tank. And we mean that in a good way.
Mamma Maria is a classic Italian restaurant spread out over two floors of a 19th-century townhouse.
La Famiglia Giorgio’s large menu full of American Italian favorites is ideal for picky eaters, and their wide range of vegetarian and gluten-free options makes this place a godsend for those with dietary restrictions.
In a neighborhood full of tourist spots, Limoncello stands out as a restaurant for locals.
Parla is the perfect place to go when things are getting a tad too predictable at your favorite bar.
Bostonians are fiercely loyal to their favorite “authentic Italian” bakeries, but we are, bravely, willing to say that Modern Pastry sells the best cannoli on Hanover Street.
Our guide to the best Italian restaurants in a city that has a lot of Italian restaurants.
Prima is the sort of place people go to mark special occasions—or at least to feel like they’re marking one, even if it’s just dinner on a Tuesday night.
This casual spot is the perfect middle ground between date night and a lazy afternoon cocktail with old friends.
Rino’s is a cozy, family-owned East Boston institution known for enormous portions and long wait times.
Peregrine in Beacon Hill is good for a low-key brunch on the weekend, or a networking breakfast with food you probably won’t get all over your shirt.
Eating at The Grotto in Beacon Hill feels like dining inside of a candlelit cubby—you’ll snack on good Italian, French, and American dishes in a room that’s too dark for photos.
Toscano has been open for over 40 years, and having dinner at this Italian restaurant is a Beacon Hill right of passage (and a much better one than tripping over all the uneven sidewalks).
The Daily Catch is an Italian seafood restaurant in North End with great squid dishes and wine in plastic cups.
Tony & Elaine’s is an old school Italian restaurant in the North End that isn’t actually that old.