Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Greater Boston

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Updated July 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Italian cuisine in Greater Boston? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favorites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Piccolo Nido

5.0

5 (324)

$31 to $50

Italian

North End

About the restaurant

Piccolo Nido in Boston is an Italian restaurant with a family atmosphere, owned and operated by chef Pino Irano from Napoli. Piccolo Nido’s dinner menu includes a daily soup option, as well as classic antipasto and pasta dishes. Enjoy an espresso or cappuccino with dessert, and enjoy getting to know Pino when he steps out of the kitchen to greet the patrons.

Entrees at Piccolo Nido include favorites such as spaghetti and gnocchi, but also has options for lovers of true Italian flavors, such as veal and trout. The fresh catch of the day is also available for the freshest seafood around, and diners can also enjoy tiramisu or a dessert of the day.

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Stacy

Dined on Jun 18, 2025

A hidden gem in the North End. Hospitality can’t be beat. You will feel like family before you leave. The red sauce is perfect!!!

Paradiso Ristorante

5.0

5 (511)

$30 and under

Italian

Swampscott

About the restaurant

Paradiso Ristorante is a family-friendly restaurant located across from the Swampscott train station. Small kitchen with big flavors.
Executive Chef Benedetto Carenza from Avellino, Italy prepares Italian cuisine that will make you want to lick your plate. All menu items are cooked to order. Quality is our number one priority. Enjoy the ambiance of our “soon” newly renovated lounge and dining room. The casual atmosphere of our lounge offers 6 flat screen TVs, along with our dining room, outdoor heated patio and outdoor tent.

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Madeline

Dined on Jun 17, 2025

From the moment we walk in Paradisos is welcoming. Our waiter is always great and the food delicious

Molinari's

4.9

4.9 (557)

$30 and under

Italian

Dorchester

About the restaurant

“I wanted to do a place with good Italian comfort food. The simplicity of it, the freshness of it, the quality of ingredients that you get to work with.” They specialize in that quintessential Italian comfort food – pizza. “I think it’s great that the city of Boston is turning around and starting to become known for pizza like the other big cities in the country,” he said. “It is such a simple food but it all comes down to the quality of ingredients.” It’s all done out of an open kitchen where the star of the show is Molinari’s wood burning oven.

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JohnVIP

Dined 5 days ago

Best food best service. Never had a bad meal. Highly recommend.

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Chicken Parmigiana

Vuolo's

5.0

5 (230)

$30 and under

Italian

Winthrop

About the restaurant

Named after our beloved grandfather, we are a small family-owned establishment built on a commitment to making every patron that walks through our doors feel they are at home. Our approach, in addition to supplying friendly and attentive service, is to take the traditional Italian cuisine that our family grew up eating and elevate it to something new and fresh.

Mangia!

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Angela

Dined on Jun 23, 2025

I have eaten there several times and each time the food was amazing! The servers are always friendly and attentive. The atmosphere is comfortable and inviting. Wonderful restaurant!

Via Cannuccia

4.9

4.9 (525)

$30 and under

Italian

Dorchester

About the restaurant

Home Made Italian Deliciousness – Trattoria & Bakery

⏳ Table Time Limits:
🍽 Parties of 1-2: 1 hour 30 minutes
🍽 Parties of 3-5: 2 hours
🍽 Parties of 6+: 2 hours 30 minutes

We reserve tables as well as bar seats

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For parties of 8 or more, we kindly ask that you email us in advance at viacannuccia@gmail.com so we can discuss the best dining options for your group. To ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience, we prefer that large parties choose one of the following:

✅ A family-style dinner, with curated options starting at $75 pp for dinner and $60 for brunch (not including tax or gratuity)
✅ Pre-ordering ahead of time based on our menu
✅ Placing the entire order at once upon arrival so the server can go over specials and ensure a seamless dining experience

These options allow us to provide the best service and ensure your meal is as enjoyable as possible. Thank you for your cooperation, and we can’t wait to welcome you soon!

Warm Regards,
Via Cannuccia

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MichelleVIP

Dined 6 days ago

It is the best Italian food in the city of Boston.

Brava Cucina

4.9

4.9 (109)

$31 to $50

Italian

Downtown

About the restaurant

Welcome to Brava Cucina, where we bring the authentic flavors of Italy to your table. Our menu features freshly made pastas, artisanal craft cocktails, and a highly curated wine list showcasing exquisite Italian varietals. Whether you're joining us for a casual dinner or a special celebration, we offer a warm and inviting atmosphere that perfectly complements our bold, yet comforting, Italian fare.

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Jessica

Dined on Jun 27, 2025

Don't hesitate, make your reservation now. Absolutely loved it! The food, cocktails and service were all outstanding. We had the prosciutto and fig bruschetta, the polpetti, shrimp scampi, canestra alla norcina and chicken broccoli Alfredo. All of it was really amazing. This is not your typical American Italian food, it's the real deal, soooo good. We were there on a very busy Friday night so it was loud, but that won't stop us from going back at all. Looking forward to trying their summer menu which is coming out soon.

Sam's Kitchen

4.9

4.9 (135)

$30 and under

Italian

Woburn

About the restaurant

Sam’s Kitchen a long desired dream is now put into motion. With a prodigy in the kitchen, only special homemade quality foods are to be delivered. With Italian cuisine experience since 1988, head chef Samuel Azevedo promises to provide nothing but the best tasting food whether it be a take-out, sit-in or catering order. Be the judge and make your way down to Sam’s Kitchen!

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Anne

Dined on Jun 19, 2025

This is my second time eating at Sam’s Kitchen. I had out-of-town family visiting so I took them to Sam’s Kitchen for dinner. Sam’s Kitchen’s staff are always pleasant, welcoming and attentive. The food is delicious and in generous portion. I had the $35 Taste Trio which came with a Caesar Salad, Chicken Marsala and Tiramisu and it was scrumptious. My other family members had Frutti Di Mare and Caesar Salad with Salmon - their plates were completely wiped cleaned!!! I would definitely come again and tried other dishes on the menu.

Vinny's Ristorante

4.8

4.8 (747)

$30 and under

Italian

Somerville

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of Somerville, Vinny’s serves the best in Sicilian-style cooking, made only with the finest ingredients. Our Dinner and Lunch entrees are superb! Along with a wide choice of Wines, Vinny’s has a full bar as well as the best desserts this side of the North End. Our premium deli sandwiches are available all day, as well as Meals To Go, subs and catering. Come on down and enjoy your next meal here at Vinny’s.

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RickVIP

Dined on Jun 20, 2025

We arrived earlier than normal. The restaurant was sparsely populated. The calamari salad was delicious as always. My wife had the swordfish and I had the haddock stir fry. Both were delicious.

Buca's Tuscan Roadhouse

4.9

4.9 (717)

$31 to $50

Italian

Harwich Port

About the restaurant

Buca's Tuscan Roadhouse would like to transport you to a favorite trattoria - a little hole in the wall in Tuscany. So, join us, relax, have a glass of wine, a piece of cheese and let your journey begin!

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AlecVIP

Dined on Jun 27, 2025

Delicious fresh food. The bolognese was incredible!

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4.9

4.9 (3616)

$50 and over

Italian

Hingham

About the restaurant

Tosca is the flagship restaurant of Eat Well Inc. Open for dinner only, Tosca is located on historic Hingham Harbor and offers creative regional Italian cuisine focusing on fresh New England flavors and local, seasonal ingredients. Constructed in the 1910 Granary Marketplace building, the award-winning restaurant boasts a theatrical setting with exposed brick, imported tiles, mahogany woods, and an open kitchen from which executive chef Divino Costa takes center stage.

Tosca can also provide a setting for business dinners and meetings to weddings and showers to anniversaries and birthdays. Whether you choose the Classic, Rustic look of The Wine Room or the sophisticated, continental flavor of The Salon, it will set the stage for a grand event or intimate celebration Contact Event Manager Kari Buttkus at 781-740-0800 for details.

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Adrian

Dined 4 days ago

Service and food were spectacular as usual. The salmon was the perfect summer dish, highly recommend.

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SIRLOIN MEDALLIONS

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