6 italian rooms in North End, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of North End's food · All italian in Boston.
Mamma Maria ★ 4.6
3 North Square, Boston, MA 02113
Mamma Maria on North Square is the North End's fine-dining anchor in Boston, in a five-room brick townhouse since 1973. Northern Italian pastas, Tuscan game and a Barolo-heavy list.
Tip: Book the upstairs Library room for a quiet conversation. The Sunday family menu at 17:00 is the easy walk-in seat.
Carmelina's ★ 4.5
307 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
Damien DiPaola named Carmelina's after his mother and runs it on Hanover Street as a regional Italian kitchen in Boston since 2012. Sicilian and Roman pastas, family-style portions.
Tip: Reservations open four weeks ahead on OpenTable. The bar is the easier walk-in seat at 17:30 weekdays.
Carmelina's ★ 4.5
307 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
Damien DiPaola's Carmelina's on Hanover Street has run regional Italian in Boston's North End since 2012. Reservations available, family-style sharing, all-Italian wine list under $80.
Tip: OpenTable bookings four weeks ahead. Sunday lunch family gravy at 13:00 is the easy seat.
The Daily Catch ★ 4.4
323 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
The Daily Catch on Hanover Street has run Paul Freddura's Sicilian seafood kitchen in Boston's North End since 1973. 20 seats, open kitchen, squid-ink pasta is the house signature.
Tip: Twenty seats; the line forms by 18:00. The new takeout window two doors down at 331 Hanover skips the wait.
Giacomo's Ristorante ★ 4.3
355 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
Giacomo's on Hanover Street has run a no-reservations Italian-American room in Boston's North End since 1985. Cash-only, big portions, line around the block by 18:00 most nights.
Tip: Arrive by 17:30 to skip the longest wait. Cash only, BYOB welcomed from the wine shops on Salem Street.
Giacomo's Ristorante ★ 4.3
355 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
Giacomo's on Hanover Street has run no-reservations Italian-American in Boston's North End since 1985. Cash only, big portions, sidewalk line by 18:00.
Tip: Cash only. The line moves fast at 17:30 weekdays; weekends run 45 minutes.