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Giulia Restaurant

4.8
4.8
1563 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian
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Giulia is a chef-owned regional Italian restaurant located between Harvard and Porter Squares in Cambridge. It is the first restaurant of award-winning Chef Michael Pagliarini. Its reputation has spread nationally with frequent out of town guests as well as Boston area locals.

Giulia puts a particular emphasis on hand-crafted pastas, made each day on our custom-built chef’s table adjacent to the open kitchen.

Best of Boston Italian Restaurant. All Italian wine list with unique Italian varietals. Local purveyors, dry aged local beef, burrata di andria, stone milled flours, vegetarian options.

Giulia is currently open for indoor dining and limited outdoor dining. We accept reservations up to two weeks in advance. To reserve a patio table, please call us at 617-441-2800. All reservations made online are for indoors only. Kindly note that our patio is uncovered so reservations there are weather dependent and will be canceled in the event of inclement weather.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 17 times today
Experiences are available.

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Italian

  • Hours of operation

    Dinner Mon–Thu 5:30 pm–8:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–9:30 pm

  • Phone number

    (617) 441-2800

  • Website

    http://www.giuliarestaurant.com/

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Executive chef

    Michael Pagliarini

  • Private party facilities

    You can book our Chef’s Pasta Table for a semi-private, celebratory dinner for up to 12 people. Both early and late seatings available.

  • Location

    1682 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

  • Neighborhood

    Cambridge

  • Parking details

    Street Parking

  • Public transit

    Harvard Square and Porter Square T stops

  • Additional

    Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Experiences

  • Valentine's Day 2023

    $85.00 per person

    Feb 14, 2023 only
    Celebrate Valentine's Day with us at Giulia! Join us in our dining room for a four-course tasting menu featuring our Chef's favorite seasonal dishes. Menu pricing starts at $85 per guest, and excludes beverages, state tax, and a 23% kitchen and service gratuity. Kindly note that your table will be reserved for a maximum of 2 hours in order to accommodate multiple seatings. Feel free to contact us with any questions at 617-441-2800.

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What 1,563 people are saying

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4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.5Value

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  • Boston

    Italian

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  1. L

    Lizzie

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great ambiance, friendly service, superb food. Especially good pasta and desserts. We will be taking our visitors to Giulia!
  2. A

    Alex

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    We loved the potato focaccia and the erbazzone!! The pappardelle was also wonderful.
  3. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    The food at Giulia’s you can tell is made with the finest and freshest ingredients. Only 4 stars because our dinner unfortunately came out cold. But our waiter, and appetizers were amazing!!
  4. Y

    Yuni

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on January 30, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    Food is always super. Service used to be also great but today was quite basic.
  5. SC

    SusanC

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Every single thing we had was delicious. It’s cozy and comfortable and the waitstaff gracious and attentive. We had a perfect meal.
  6. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    One of our absolute favorite restaurants in Boston for date night - great food, great wine, great service!
  7. d

    djjr

    New England

    16 reviews

    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on January 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Food and service were excellent.
  8. DM

    DaleM

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We loved every dish and hope to return very soon!
  9. SC

    SuperCrispy

    New England

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Loved this place. Amazing food.
  10. RF

    RachaelF

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is always amazing...potato focaccia with lardo and bucatini all'amatriciana are favorites. We are usually too full for dessert but my husband had pistachio gelato this time that was delicious. However, our real love for Giulia is because of the consistently excellent service. I have a complicated food allergy and eating out can be unpleasant and even scary. However, every time we visit Giulia, the servers, managers, and chef, are super-kind and attentive to ensuring that we have a great time and a safe meal.
  11. VR

    VickiR

    Central Coast

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Giulia is an absolute gem. The food and the service are top notch. Our server was so personable and the hostesses were as well. We would come to this restaurant once a week if we could get a reservation!!
  12. A

    Anonymous

    New England

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 9, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience2
    We were seated near front door, which has a great view, but is freezing in winter. Our waiter was initially kind of rude and unfriendly. He warmed up but it was not a great start to the evening. Took him a while even to offer us drinks, after telling us we needed to order everything all at once. Food is good but I would not recommend for someone who needs to eat gluten free. Surprisingly no GF pasta and limited other GF options. I loved the food (I was not the GF eater), but I am not sure I would hurry back.
  13. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were well taken care of by the friendly and knowledgeable staff. Food was incredible and the cocktails were sublime.
  14. F

    Fern21

    New England

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on January 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Giulia is a for sure hit every time we eat there. From the amazing food to the great customer service, this place is always a great dinner out.
  15. B

    Brian

    New England

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was great, and our sever was one of the best I've ever had at any restaurant. Amazing expereince.
  16. PB

    PB11

    Cincinnati

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We all had pasta, an appetizer and dessert. Everything we ordered (with an assist from our server) was excellent. I also loved the wine she recommended: aSoave from the Veneto. We loved the combination of exquisite food, attentive service but with a fairly laidback vibe. We did go on a Wednesday night, since the next several weekends were fully booked. Look forward to a return.
  17. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food and service! Will definitely be back!
  18. F

    Foodfighter

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall2food2service4ambience3
    The service was good, overall. The staff were pleasant and polite. Our order consisted of the scallops as the appetizer, and the squid ink linguine and cheese and potato ravioli as our entrees. The scallops were well-cooked, and we enjoyed them. However, the raviolis were average at best, and the flavors in the linguine did not sit well with us. If in the low likelihood that we would return here, we would definitely try something else.
  19. S

    Sarah

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Truly the best Italian food in the Boston area.
  20. GF

    GiovannaFinziContini

    New England

    14 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on December 28, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Holiday outing with family. My son and daughter in law loved the salmon and cocktails. As usual, service was perfect, thoughtful and on point. My chicken liver crostini and tajarin with truffles were a poem. The ‘children’ also loved their inventive dessert, and I tried not to eat my cookies while enjoying a little vin santo. Very lovely, which is why I keep taking my NYC friends to Giulia. They drop their New York City restaurant biases rather quickly. Instantly! Ha, take that, Via Carota!
  21. EB

    EriB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 28, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The best pasta I’ve ever had in my life. Staff was super friendly. Lovely ambiance.
  22. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 24, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Giulia was incredible from start to finish. Our server was prompt and friendly, the drinks were delicious — we loved the mezcal cocktail. The ravioli was the best we’ve ever had and the apple almond cake is to die for. Amazing date night. 11/10 will return
  23. FW

    FoodieWhoCares

    New England

    78 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    78 reviews

    Dined on December 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Giulia never disappoints. Consistently wonderful every time.
  24. M

    Merilynd

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Start with the burn on drink warmed with fog and walnut vermouth. Polenta and mushroom sfizi was perfectly prepared. Bucatini excellent. If you’re there during truffle season—break the bank. It’s worth it. Portions are human size. We love that. Service staff subtle but ever aware. Also, personable and fun. Great meal
  25. m

    marjoriew

    Seattle

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 20, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We went for our daughter's 22 birthday. The food was divine and everyone loved what they ordered. Service was attentive, but not over-bearing. The wines were pricey (a glass of Barolo was $24), but otherwise everything was perfect. Wish it were easier to make reservations ahead of time, but understand why it is so popular.
  26. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 18, 2022

    overall2food2service1ambience3
    There was a lot of build-up to this dinner, but unfortunately, the night of was a let-down. Giulia had been discussed in hushed tones in our friend group. “The wild boar was incredible.” “Every dish was a revelation.” “It was *the* place to go.” The difficulty in getting a reservation seemed to confirm the hype. I woke up early two weeks before my girlfriend’s birthday to book a table, and the only available time was 9:30pm. It had sold out that quickly. Luckily, using Open Table’s alert feature, I was able to move the time up to 7:30pm the day before. Giulia didn’t seem to get the message. The night of, we arrived a bit early, nervous and dressed in our best. We checked in with the front desk and were then shown our table, by the door. It was a cold night, and the draft was noticeable but that was okay; this was Giulia! We were just excited for the chance to be there. Our waiter swooped over in short order and was very attentive as he walked us through the menu. We ordered drinks, two appetizers, two pastas, and an entree. The waiter complimented us on our choices and relayed the information to the kitchen. The appetizers came out quickly, we ate, and our plates were replaced with fresh ones for the pasta. “It will be right out,” he said. It would not. We waited an hour-and-a-half to get our pasta. Our once attentive waiter had suddenly disappeared. Tables who had arrived at the restaurant after us received their food before us, and we had no one to check in with in the meantime. We sat there growing more incredulous and sullen until the draft from the constantly opening door had blown away all of the warm feelings we had kindled leading up to that night. When the pasta finally did come, the waiter apologized for the delay and refilled my wine for free. This was a nice gesture, but it did not make up for the wait nor the food. Perhaps no dish could have succeeded with that kind of an introduction, but I felt like I could make better pasta at home. Two stars.
  27. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Giulia has definitely earned their high rating! We went to celebrate an early Christmas dinner and were impressed with the service and menu selection. We
  28. AC

    AmyC

    New England

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 16, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Anniversary
  29. LW

    LisaW

    New England

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on December 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Never ever disappoints! ( unless Michael's favorite wild boar ragu is not on the menu). Perfectly seasoned
  30. RD

    RobertD

    New England

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on December 13, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Food is excellent. Giulia's homemade pasta is exquisite: we had a pasta made from emmer wheat with mushrooms, which we despaired of replicating. The octopus starter was also lovely, and the rather sparse list of secondi was, happily, supplemented by a beef shoulder with polenta that made for a perfect winter meat course. The wine selection remains good: Giulia still serves nebbiolo by the glass, which seems to have become a rarity. The glaring lack, at least in the second week of December, is in 'dolci': Giulia clearly do not have a proper pastry chef, since every characterless item (including 'carrot cake', undreamt of in classic Italian cuisine) seemed to rely upon gelato for a spurious air of festivity. Perhaps Giulia might offer a cheese course until a pastry chef becomes available. We were more than happily sated without 'afters', but one imagines that others might feel the lack in a menu that in every other way delights.
  31. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 13, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    One a winter break trip to Boston. The food was wonderful. We were too tired and not hungry enough to eat much, but the next time we’re there we want to try more off the menu. The hosts and servers were all amazing as well!
  32. l

    laura

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall3food2service4ambience4
    My sister did not like her squid ink linguine. The server asked if she wanted to take it home. She declined and told him it was not good. He said he’d let the kitchen know. Her meal remained on the bill. I liked my pasta dish, fettuccine with spinach and mushrooms, the arugula salad and wine. The semolina cake appetizer was nothing special. I’d try it again but not order the items we did not like.
  33. W

    Will

    New England

    30 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    30 reviews

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The absolute best pasta and inventive Italian you can possibly get, in New England. Period.
  34. KH

    KristinH

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 6, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience3
    Great food in a safe neighborhood! I was out for my birthday and they took good care of us.
  35. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 2, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Dining at giulia is always a pleasure. Always get the specials. Make sure if you order the white truffle pasta that you size accordingly: one serves 2-3, two serves 5-6. The semolina cakes are a must-have.
  36. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 28, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Start to finish, everything was delicious. Balanced flavors without pretentions. Straight forward homestyle Italian food executed to perfection.
  37. JN

    JessicaN

    Pittsburgh

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food, and great service! There is a reason why it is so challenging to find a reservation at Guilia. It is honestly one of the best Italian restaurants in the Boston area (this includes the North End). The fresh pasta is incredible and the appetizer specials are amazing.
  38. BD

    BostonDiner

    New England

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The service was notably very good and the food was exquisite.
  39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Stellar. Best in Boston.
  40. SK

    SloKat

    New England

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food! Fresh and unique. Highly recommend . Worth being on line at 12:01 to get a table

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily

  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
    • Staff is vaccinated

FAQs

Giulia Restaurant is rated 4.8 stars by 1563 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 17 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Giulia Restaurant

1682 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

Additional information

  • Neighborhood

    Cambridge

  • Hours of operation

    Dinner Mon–Thu 5:30 pm–8:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–9:30 pm

  • Cuisines

    Italian

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking details

    Street Parking

  • Public transit

    Harvard Square and Porter Square T stops

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Michael Pagliarini

  • Additional

    Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Website

    http://www.giuliarestaurant.com/

  • Phone number

    (617) 441-2800

  • Private party facilities

    You can book our Chef’s Pasta Table for a semi-private, celebratory dinner for up to 12 people. Both early and late seatings available.

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