whitman Posted September 18, 2006 #1 Share Posted September 18, 2006 looking for a great italian restaurant in boston north end and then strolling thru italian bakery and cafes for espresso and cannoli. any suggestions on best restaurant, bakery, cafe from someone from the boston area or someone who has taken the newengland/canada cruise and done this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negc Posted September 18, 2006 #2 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I'm hard pressed to single out a particular restaurant in the North End because there are so many. Three of my favorites are: Dolce Vita; Strega; and Limoncello. Caffe Vesuvio is also popular. Joe Tecce's is popular with celebrities and politicians. As far as cannolis and other pastry, Mike's Pastry Shop is a local landmark and has been visited by many celebrities and dignitaries. The North End is a pretty compact area so you are pretty much guaranteed a great Italian meal in any of the restaurants you find there.:) For great pizza look for the original Pizzeria Regina on Thacher Street in the North End. They also have a location in Quincy Market and franchises in many locations but the original shop is still the best.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMom57 Posted September 18, 2006 #3 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Definitely hit Mike's on Hanover Street!!!! The best bakery, by far! There are also many great Italian restaurants on Hanover Street. My son lives in Boston and this is one of his favorite places to eat. (and my son is a VERY discerning diner....not picky, but KNOWS good food) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzinnh Posted September 18, 2006 #4 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Our favorite is L'Osteria. www.losteria.com It is located a couple minutes walk off of Hanover Street. The food is to die for! We drive down from New Hampshire just to go there! Kathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo Posted September 18, 2006 #5 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Do not miss mike's for pastry. We took a friend there just before he flew home to Milwaukee. He grabbed a box of goodies with about 4 items in it. He called me the next day to say he should have gotten a dozen goodies! Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwlane Posted September 18, 2006 #6 Share Posted September 18, 2006 great italian restaurant in boston north end and then strolling thru italian bakery and cafes for espresso and cannoli. We've never faced a more difficult choice as to where to eat as we did in the north end. Restaurants and bakeries are EVERYWHERE, and they all looked great! We'll agree with negc on Dolce Vita at 221 Hanover. Franco was a wonderfully gracious host. Damn! Now you've got me thinking food!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjlabre Posted September 18, 2006 #7 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Another vote for Mike's Pastries after dinner. Make sure to save some room, you'll be glad you did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.