Giacomo's Ristorante is an italian restaurant in North End, Boston.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 2 hours
Explore Boston's culinary scene on a guided express Food Tour. Savor lobster, North End pizza, and a Boston cream donut while discovering the city's history and hidden gems.
Guided tour · 2 hours
Explore Boston’s North End with fresh Italian bread, pizza, and a classic deli-style sandwich, sip authentic espresso, and uncover stories of the city’s revolutionary past.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Sample and learn about iconic Boston dishes as you’re treated to the city’s best spots for Lobster Rolls, New England Clam Chowder, Boston Baked Beans and Brown Bread ...
Address: 355 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
Regina Pizzeria on Thacher Street has fired thin-crust brick-oven pies in Boston's North End since 1926. The original location only, walk-ins, no slices.
OrderThe Margherita; the crust is the menu's whole point.
TipAvoid the chain locations citywide. Only the Thacher Street original is the historic pie.
Santarpio's on Chelsea Street has fired Boston-style thin pies in East Boston near Maverick station in Boston since 1933. Located in North End.
OrderPlain cheese pie and a side of charcoal-grilled lamb skewers with bread.
TipTake the Blue Line to Maverick. Skip the menu, order pies and skewers; the grill is the whole show.
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.
OrderBlack pasta aglio olio, hand-ground squid-ink linguine with chopped calamari.
TipTwenty seats; the line forms by 18:00. The new takeout window two doors down at 331 Hanover skips the wait.
Damien DiPaola's Carmelina's on Hanover Street has run regional Italian in Boston's North End since 2012. Reservations available, family-style sharing.
OrderThe carbonara with smoked pancetta and pecorino, the kitchen signature.
TipOpenTable bookings four weeks ahead. Sunday lunch family gravy at 13:00 is the easy seat.
Neptune Oyster on Salem Street runs the city's defining raw bar in Boston's North End since 2004. 42 seats, no reservations, hot-buttered lobster roll.
OrderHot-buttered lobster roll on a butter-toasted split-top bun.
TipPut your name on the iPad at 16:30. The wait at 18:30 runs 90 minutes; weekday lunch is the easy seat.
Regina Pizzeria on Thacher Street has fired thin-crust brick-oven pies in Boston's North End since 1926. The original location only, walk-ins, no slices.
OrderThe Margherita; the crust is the menu's whole point.
TipAvoid the chain locations citywide. Only the Thacher Street original is the historic pie.
Santarpio's on Chelsea Street has fired Boston-style thin pies in East Boston near Maverick station in Boston since 1933. Located in North End.
OrderPlain cheese pie and a side of charcoal-grilled lamb skewers with bread.
TipTake the Blue Line to Maverick. Skip the menu, order pies and skewers; the grill is the whole show.
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.
OrderBlack pasta aglio olio, hand-ground squid-ink linguine with chopped calamari.
TipTwenty seats; the line forms by 18:00. The new takeout window two doors down at 331 Hanover skips the wait.
Damien DiPaola's Carmelina's on Hanover Street has run regional Italian in Boston's North End since 2012. Reservations available, family-style sharing.
OrderThe carbonara with smoked pancetta and pecorino, the kitchen signature.
TipOpenTable bookings four weeks ahead. Sunday lunch family gravy at 13:00 is the easy seat.
Row 34 on Congress Street has run the Fort Point oyster room in Boston since 2013. Named for row 34 in Duxbury Bay, 20 East Coast oyster varieties daily.
OrderA mixed dozen of East Coast oysters and the crispy oysters with sriracha aioli.
TipThe bar runs the same menu without the reservation lead time. Tuesday nights walk in easily.
Neptune Oyster on Salem Street runs the city's defining raw bar in Boston's North End since 2004. 42 seats, no reservations, hot-buttered lobster roll.
OrderHot-buttered lobster roll on a butter-toasted split-top bun.
TipPut your name on the iPad at 16:30. The wait at 18:30 runs 90 minutes; weekday lunch is the easy seat.
