10 italian rooms in Boston we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Boston | Italian across every city.
Italian food is one of Boston's defining cuisines, rooted in the North End and now reaching across the river to Cambridge. Mamma Maria on North Square and Bricco on Hanover Street work the fine-dining end of the North End, while Giacomo's and The Daily Catch keep the no-frills, no-reservations tradition alive on the same streets. Coppa in the South End and Pammy's in Cambridge show how the cuisine has spread and modernized beyond its historic core.
Mamma Maria ★ 4.6
north-end · 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. Kitchen leans italian.
Giacomo's Ristorante ★ 4.3
north-end · 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. Priced at $$. At 355 Hanover St.
Carmelina's ★ 4.5
north-end · 307 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
Damien DiPaola named Carmelina's after his mother and runs it on Hanover Street as a regional Italian kitchen in Boston since 2012. Located in North End.
Coppa ★ 4.6
south-end · 253 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MA 02118
Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette's Italian enoteca on Shawmut Avenue runs house-made charcuterie and Roman pastas in Boston's South End since 2009.
Pammy's ★ 4.7
cambridge · 928 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Chris and Pam Willis run Pammy's as a New American-Italian trattoria between Central and Harvard Squares in Cambridge since 2017. Priced at $$$$.
Giacomo's Ristorante ★ 4.3
north-end · 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.
The Daily Catch ★ 4.4
north-end · 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.
Carmelina's ★ 4.5
north-end · 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.
Bricco ★ 4.4
north-end · 241 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
Frank DePasquale's Bricco on Hanover Street has run a contemporary regional Italian fine-dining room in Boston's North End since 1995. Book 2 weeks ahead.
Bricco ★ 4.3
north-end · 241 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
Frank DePasquale's Bricco on Hanover Street runs a Friday-Saturday late-night Italian kitchen until 02:00 in Boston's North End since 1995. At 241 Hanover St.