Best of Boston
Best Italian Restaurant
2007 Best Italian Restaurant, Affordable
Trattoria Toscana
Boston
This Tuscan specialist hits all its marks: good wine, great pasta, glorious espresso. Grab one of the 28 seats, and relax in the mellow atmosphere [...] read more»
2006 Best Italian Restaurant, South
Riva
Scituate Harbor
Italian food means many things to many people. At Riva it means a lusty love of fresh flavors, simple preparations, and family-friendly but still serious—and [...] read more»
2006 Best Italian Restaurant
Via Matta
Boston
Time and again, Via Matta floors us with its marvelous interpretations of Italian standards: The prosciutto is accented with creamy homemade ricotta and piquant (not [...] read more»
2006 Best Italian Restaurant, Berkshires
Verdura
Great Barrington
Homey Italian joints all seem underwhelming after you've been to Verdura, the simple standout from restaurateur Bill Webber. In the rustic Tuscan dining room, plates [...] read more»
2006 Best Italian Restaurant, Affordable
Vinny’s at Night
Somerville
We'd trek to Vinny's just for the show—the checked tablecloths, the no-nonsense waitress, the vaguely Sopranos-esque clientele sucking down pasta fazool. But the food at [...] read more»
2005 Best Italian Restaurant, Nantucket
Sfoglia Restaurant
Nantucket
We've always loved Ron Suhanosky's humble touch with simple Italian cuisine. The rotating menu at his year-round restaurant is worth a trip, but it's his [...] read more»
2005 Best Italian Restaurant
Via Matta
Boston
Perhaps it's the ultimate enoteca or beautifully designed space. Maybe it's the comprehensive menu of antipasti, pastas, and entrées, or the carefully selected all-Italian wine [...] read more»
2005 Best Italian Restaurant, Affordable
Vinny’s at Night
Somerville
Word about its low-priced, generously portioned Sicilian fare got out a while ago, but dinner at this no-longer-hidden gem in East Somerville still makes you [...] read more»
2004 Best Italian Restaurant
Teatro
Boston
Beautiful people and authentic Italian food—a combination for the ages, and a constant at Teatro. Here, generous portions of rustic Northern Italian fare are lavished [...] read more»
2004 Best Italian Restaurant, South
Saporito’s Florence Club Café
Hull
Packed every weekend with straight-from-the-beach diners, this casual 14-booth Italian-Mediterranean outpost is as much about laid-back socializing as its menu is about great flavor. Locals [...] read more»