Top Best Italian Restaurants in Massachusetts

"Intimate neighborhood hotspot with small plates for sharing Not to be confused with Capo -- the dine-by-day and dance-by-night restaurant and bar in Southie -- Coppa offers a cozy environment with a modern take on Italian dining. Rather than a 10-pound platter brought to your table, Coppa’s plentiful small-plate options are perfect for picking at and passing around. Yet if you’re in the mood for some pasta, there’s no shortage of hearty choices, including the creamy-yet-smoky uni carbonara and cavatelli con polla, a hand-cranked pasta with broccoli and chicken sausage."

"Coppa bills itself as a neighborhood enoteca, which is basically Italian for Wine Bar. It’s an intimate South End space, famous for wood-fired pizzas, classic pasta dishes, and sat..."

"No chef is more closely associated with South Boston than Barbara Lynch, who grew up in a local housing project and got her first job cooking at a rectory here while still a teenager. She went on to become one of the best chefs not just in Boston — where she has based her restaurant empire, starting with No. 9 Park in 1998 — but also in the entire country. In the Seaport, she runs the craft-cocktail bar Drink and the fine-dining restaurant Menton, which are both worth checking out, but definitely don’t miss her diner-influenced Italian joint in Fort Point, Sportello: wonderfully fresh pasta, flavor-packed soups and salads, and hearty seafood and meat entrées."

"Up at the north end of Fort Point, this Barbara Lynch eatery is one of the famous chef’s most casual and relaxed offerings. The theme is Italian, focusing on simple yet effective d..."

"If you are beating your budget and have room to treat yourself, they have a prix fixe lunch menu. Two courses will cost you $32 and three courses are $35."

"Restaurants Italian South End. For Sunday brunch by way of Italy, stop by this South End hotspot. Located within the Ink Block complex, this restaurant specializes in coastal Italian fare."

"Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account. View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Bar Mezzana (@barmezzana) on Oct 19, 2019 at 5:10pm PDT"

"SRV, a.k.a. “Serene Republic of Venice,” is bringing bacaro-style Venetian dining to the South End, one small plate at a time. The “Cicchetti” section of the menu provides bites like toothpick-skewered mini pork-and-beef meatballs or soft-boiled quail eggs, while a range of homemade pastas, from Squid Ink Bigoli to a goat’s milk ricotta-stuffed Tortelloni, ensures that no one leaves hungry. If all the options have you feeling overwhelmed, trust the chef and spring for the $45 per-person multi-course Arsenale menu that’s served to the entire table."

"Looking for a restaurant that specializes in Roman cooking and delivers large portions perfect for families or, in some cases, voracious eaters?. If so, then it's high time to book a table at La Famiglia Giorgio's. Located in the historic North End, La Famiglia Giorgio's treats every customer that walks through their doors like family."

"A go-to for huge portions of traditional dishes at an affordable price With plates that overwhelm the table and portions that scream leftovers, you’ll be the talk of the office after reheating La Famiglia Giorgio’s lasagna for three days straight."

"Look, some nights you just need to binge-watch trash television while eating a huge portion of chicken parm with a side of pepperoni-topped garlic bread. (Some nights? Most nights.) Tony & Elaine’s delivers — literally and figuratively."

"Need to inspire some roommate bonding while stuck in isolation?. Nothing brings the gang together around the kitchen table like a rich, delicious cheesecake. (Just ask The Golden Girls.) And the fabulously fluffy, cream cheese-based cakes at 7ate9 in Somerville are probably the Boston area’s best."

"Boston's Best Cheesecake (Food Network) spot has more to offer on Highland. Take advantage of the Cake It Forward campaign to feed sweet treats to frontline workers."

"Speaking of scallion pancake sandwiches—the saucy fried chicken-stuffed, wrap-style rendition ($8) at Bess’s Café in Brookline is on the crispy-and-flaky end of the spectrum, solid enough to be a meal but light enough to entertain the possibility of dumplings on the side. The casual, friendly eatery boasts a menu packed with tasty Chinese dishes—from noodles to buns to soups—that rarely exceed $10. For a simpler snack, pop in for a crispy scallion pancake; without the meat filling, it’ll only set you back $4."

"Serving vegan and vegetarian fare since 2009, this eatery is one of the best vegan restaurants Boston has to offer. Try their vegan nachos to share as an appetizer, or go straight for their Jamaican jerk tempeh or rustic paella. Who says vegan offerings are boring?"

"You can also have a nice vegetarian meal without hearing the buzz of the city. Just outside of Boston, in Watertown, you will find The Red Lentil. This place has a varied menu that serves just about anything."

"Revolution Health Kitchen is one of Boston’s most popular options for healthy types looking to follow a whole food, plant-based diet. Friendly staffers help customers navigate the lengthy menu of nutritious, plant-based foods and beverages. Local moms and office workers pop in for made-to-order juices, smoothies, bowls, and toasts, along with healthful grab-and-go treats."

"Revolution Health Kitchen is a tiny, plant-based health-food café that makes everything from scratch, earning it a loyal set of customers from local office workers to Back Bay and South End residents. The owners, a husband-and-wife team, are usually here and happy to talk to you about their options and what might work best for your lifestyle and health goals."

"Revolution Health Kitchen — with locations in Back Bay and inside Time Out Market Boston in Fenway — is very much an avocado-toast-and-juice type of spot, but there’s more, too, from hearty soups to sweet potato sandwiches."

"South End bistro Frenchie is open for brunch takeout every Saturday and Sunday. / Photo courtesy of Frenchie. Behold a guide to restaurants across the city that dish out fabulous brunch menus, full of sweet and savory standouts that actually make it worthwhile to crawl out of bed."

"Bambara is open daily from 5-8:30pm, serving Mediterranean-inspired dishes like cavatelli with spicy lamb ragu. Make a reservation here (https://www.bambara-cambridge.com/)."

"The King’s Chapel is my favorite church in Boston to go inside–not because it is ornate, but because it is so unique among US churches. Built originally as an Anglican Church in the 18th century, the church has enclosed “boxes” instead of rows of pews. Originally, prominent families who were members of the church would have a box of their own that they would sit in each Sunday."

"The Church of the Covenant (a merger of Central Congregational Church and First Presbyterian Church) is a Boston landmark, built in 1865-1867 by the Central Congregational Church and now affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and the United Church of Christ. Built of Roxbury puddingstone in Gothic Revival style, it was one of the first churches to relocate in the new Back Bay and was built largely with funds donated by Benjamin E. Bates, an industrialist who founded Bates College. Designed by Richard M. Upjohn, the son & partner of Richard Upjohn, who insisted on "a high Gothic edifice ... which no ordinary dwelling house would overtop." It has a 240-foot high steeple, that overtops the Bunker Hill Monument."

"The Church of the Covenant, a Gothic Revival building, sports a number of beautiful stained-glass windows, a high lantern as well as a magnificent steeple. Built in the 1860s, it is a Presbyterian Church that boasts of an electric-light chandelier as well as mosaics. Members meet on Sundays for service, fellowship and the sacrament of communion held on the first and third Sunday of the month."