You'd expect that Boston's first Italian restaurant had dishes like pizza and pasta on the menu, but that actually isn't the case. Here's why.

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Throw a meatball and you will hit a good Italian restaurant in Boston, making winnowing this list a particular challenge (our companion list of the area’s best pizza wasn’t any easier). But our ...

Heavy snow in Boston calls for discounts on meatballs at one Italian restaurant in the South End. SRV will offer bottomless meatballs for $6 per person any time a snow emergency is declared in the ...

In October 2023, chef Douglass Williams opened a new restaurant called D.W. French in the Fenway. Williams, behind the popular Mida restaurants in the South End, Newton, and East Boston, was better ...

This month in Greater Boston food and drink: a Thai-Japanese izakaya, a revival of a beloved Italian restaurant, a Turkish bakery, and lots more. Here’s the latest installment of our monthly guide on ...

GLAMOUR, theatrics, and bright, bold flavors—welcome to Boston’s 2024 dining scene, where every table is a front-row seat to a mouthwatering show. After years of takeout and industry upheaval, ...

An Italian restaurant in Boston that just celebrated its 22nd anniversary is getting ready to close for good. Grotto in Beacon Hill "will be closing later this summer," Owner Scott Herritt wrote on ...