5 Restaurants you should to try in North End

North End or Little Italy, Boston is the oldest neighborhood for English Puritans since the early 1600s. Little Italy is the heaven for people who love Italian food and seafood.

By: Ryan & Abhinav 

Here are 5 restaurants that you should try when you visit this neighborhood:
1. Neptune Oyster
63 Salem St # 1, Boston, MA 02113
This restaurant open at 11.30am and I suggest you to come before that time to make reservation unless you want to spend more than 2 hours waiting before you can enjoy your food. One thing that you should keep in mind that this restaurant does not take phone reservation. They only take on-site reservation, which mean you have to come early and make reservation in person. So I do not recommend you to come during lunch time or when you are very hungry to make reservation, since you will starve to death waiting. When you go to the restaurant you should expect the waiters to ask your phone number for reservation and they will notify you once your table is ready. While waiting, you can explore the area around Little Italy. You can visit historical sites such as Old North Church, Holocaust Memorial, The Paul Revere House, and Copp's Hill Burying Ground.  

The food in Neptune Oyster was really great especially the Yellowfin Tuna menu with avocado spread and North End Cioppino. They also got lobster roll, which I think it is worth to try. We will discuss about the best lobster in a few weeks.

North End Cioppino

2. Daily Catch

323 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113

Another popular restaurant in the area is Daily Catch. Even though the place seems not really that fancy, but they sell good stuffs. The place itself is smaller than Neptune Oyster, so you have to be patient before it comes to your turn. And we cannot make a phone reservation but instead we have to stay in line before we got served. One of their signature dish is the famous black ink pasta, which I really loved and also bunch of other special menus available.

Black Ink Pasta

3. Mare Oyster Bar

3 Mechanic St, Boston, MA 02113

This restaurant served a wide variety of seafood dishes. You might need a little bit effort to find this restaurant, since it is located in a quiet hidden area. The alley where the restaurant located is laid somewhere on the Hanover Street. I ordered Tagliatelle Con Aragosta last time, which was very good. It has unique Italian touch to it that make the dish stand out. I also ordered wild boar pappardelle, which also makes me scream for more.

Tagliatelle Con Aragosta

Recommendations from Abhi:

4. Giacomo’s Ristorante

355 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113

I had heard a lot about this place in North End and that too from many people. Everytime I went to North End and crossed this restaurant, I saw a long line of people outside this restaurant waiting for their chance to go in, so I used to postpone my plan of going there everytime. I found this very surprising. So finally, one day me and my friend decided to go to Giocomo’s. As expected, the line was long, it actually had twice the people in it which could actually fit in. When we were waiting in the line, we played a few games to kill time, we had to wait for 45 minutes, but it was worth the wait. The food was amazing there. The service was great there.  One important thing I would like to tell you that this restaurant is cash only. This place is tiny but the staff working there, knows very well how to run it efficiently. Everything their tasted good, from fried calamari to their bread. But one thing I would strongly recommend is their house special Zuppe di pesce with Fracomo sauce, which comprises of Lobsters, Clams, Scallop, Calamari, Mussels, Shrimps. I believe this is the best dish at that place and is priced at approx. $55, and is worth it!.

Abhi and Zuppe di Pesce

5. Mamma Maria

3 N Square, Boston, MA 02113

One fine evening, I was having a walk with my close friend, in and around North End area. We were  not sure where to go. After a few minutes we entered a street on the right hand side of the main street where most of the main restaurants are located, this street was a bit quiet and peaceful, and after a minute walk, we saw this beautiful view and in there was a restaurant named Mamma Maria. The scenery looked beautiful. Both of us knew and decided to try this restaurant. There are so many restaurants in North End, but this one is different from all. The moment we entered we got a very good and rustic feeling. The staff here was extremely good and very nice. Mamma Maria is a high-end restaurant.  In terms of food, I would rate it 10 on 10. I like their bread. We ordered their signature lobster ravioli and the scallop appetizer which were perfect. Also, the duck was very tasty. The wine here tasted great, I think the beautiful ambiance added something special to it. This restaurant is beautiful and well decorated. From the food, the service, the conversations, the wine, the staff...everything was perfect. My evening there was very special and memorable. Both of us loved the place and had an amazing time. I would strongly recommend this place if you want to take someone on a date.

If you guys have more ideas of the restaurants in North End, feel free to comment below. Enjoy your day 😃