Best of Boston
Best Italian Restaurant
1985 Best Italian Restaurant, Outside the North End
Il Capriccio
Waltham
Tiny, with northern Italian specialties. Chef Maurie Warren is outstanding. read more»
1984 Best Italian Restaurant, North End
La Piccola Venezia
Boston
After a short slump, the food is better than ever, the prices as low as ever, and the house red wine as much fun as [...] read more»
1984 Best Italian Restaurant, Outside the North End
Allegro
Waltham
Finesse to match the high prices. read more»
1983 Best Italian Restaurant
Sabatino’s Restaurant
Boston
Unusually light sauces for a North End establishment. Simplicity is its virtue. read more»
1982 Best Italian Restaurant
Allegro
Waltham
Terrific pasta, even though chef Jim Burke has never been to Italy. read more»
1981 Best Italian Restaurant, North End
Sorrento’s
Boston
Pleasant second-floor walk-up with a chef trained in, of all places, Switzerland. Uniformly good veal and pasta, something the rest of the unreliable North End [...] read more»
1981 Best Italian Restaurant, Outside the North End
Romagnoli’s Table
Boston
Home of the new Italian cuisine in Boston. Actually, the location leaves a little (well, a lot) to be desired in terms of ambience. But [...] read more»
1981 Best Italian Restaurant, Suburbs
Allegro
Waltham
This is Papa Gino land, and top-notch Italian cooking is otherwise hard to find. Northern (light on tomatoes) is the style here, and new owners [...] read more»
1980 Best Italian Restaurant, Outside North End
Davio’s
Boston
They make the pasta themselves, and both the linguini and fettuccine are excellent. read more»