North End Boston

[chrisstrmn]

does anybody know a good restaurant for the dollar in the Northend of Boston.

[limster]

Adding to some of the suggestions here -- I really like The Daily Catch for monkfish marsala and squid ink pasta on the side. Taranta is also a good place -- there's been a few recent posts about their Peruvian-Southern Italian food.

[Harp00n]

I agree with both of you recs, limster, But I can't believe we gotten to the last post, so far, before Taranta's mentioned, A sweet place with food and staff to match! Well at least nobody's championed Strega :-))

[limster]

Yeah, I was assuming that there was much Taranta discussion recently, and folks just wanted to talk about other places instead.

[mouths2feed]

I am still a fan of Il Panino on Parmenter Street which has been around for 20 years now and has just added an outdoor patio. Has anyone been to Marco? It has not been mentioned in this thread and I am not sure how it fares.

[Kate Sylvester]

High End - Lucca, Prezza
Mid level - Neptune Oyster, Tranta, Monica's
Low End - Pagiluca's

[surferbettygal]

I love Giacomo's on Hanover...Al Dente on Salem. And the bakeries are amazing! Bova's and there is another one that starts with a P on Parameter (?) Street. My husband loves Massimino's on Endicott.

I loved Umberto's pizza and arancini! Is Haymarket Pizza still around? They were pretty cheap like Umbertos and good!

[Bostonbob3]

Oh, Haymarket Pizza is still there. At least as of last night (sweet, sweet sausage pie...).

[Buddernut]

Am I missing something about Lil Vinny's in Somerville?? I find their red sauce very jar-esque. Been to Vinny's at nite once and liked it better, but Lil Vinny's gravy/sauce is no even as good as a jar of Chateau Sauce. I generally judge an Italian restaurant by its red sauce... then the rest of the menu is "gravy". I am more partial to a toally smooth, beef flavored/based gravy.. and do understand some prefer chuncky marinara's. I just found that a bottle of tums are always needed after dining at Lil V's. Artu definitely has a very find red sauce/gravy. Drinkable by the quart without requiring an antacid chaser.

[MC Slim JB]

I agree, Buddernut: Lil Vinny's food is a significant step down from Vinny's at Night, though it looks a little nicer. A very bad tradeoff.

[Grita]

I am very sorry you had a bad experience at Pomodoro. I have always had a wonderful time there and love the food. It is a favorite of mine. As a North End resident for several years, I have come to realize that service at most places is very inconsistent and many servers are less than polite, unless you want to pay for a big night out at Lucca, Mamma Maria or Prezza.

[fenian]

Artu, Pizzeria Regina, Umberto Galleria

[Grita]

Artu on Richmond, Monica's Trattoria on Prince and Pomodoro on Hanover are all excellent and reasonably priced.

[seefood]

Don't go to Pomodoro unless you don't mind being treated rudely, or worse. Read this first: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/336400

[Gio]

Actually Artu is at 6 Prince St. It's one of our very favorite North End restaurants, and I've been dining in the NE all my life.....which is a considerable length of time.

[rizzo0904]

I like La Familia Giorgio and if you have a student ID you get 10% off. Good food...nothing fancy.

[Bostonbob3]

My fav line about this place is from a friend who said, "yeah, they give you huge portions. But then you have to eat it."

[hotoynoodle]

every dish starts with a pound of pasta. it's obscene.

[9lives]

Daily Catch is pretty reasonable for pasta/seafood dishes.

Red sauce..Artu is a good value. Their roast lamb/eggplant sandwich is great for lunch.

[thegolferbitch]

I really agree with Artu and Ernesto's on Salem has always made nice slices of pizza pretty cheaply.

[wontonton]

I just went to Cibo for the first time and thought it was pretty good, and not that expensive. I had a very good linguini with clam sauce. The only thing that wasn't so hot was the bread, but it's a minor quibble.

[Gabatta]

Our visits to the NE have been one disapointment after another over the past few years.

Except for Pizzeria Regina and Neptune Oyster, I am pretty much all done with the NE.

Try Vinny's at Night or Lil Vinny's in Somerville for great Italian at an even better price.

[WineTravel]

gabatta... you took the words right out of my mouth... the only 2 reasons to go to the NE are the 2 spots you mentioned... Regina's and Neptune Oyster Bar. Nice.....

[hiddenboston]

There are many threads on this subject, so you might want to do a search, but a few I would recommend include La Summa on Fleet Street, Antico Forno (pizza and Italian) on Salem Street, and Galleria Umberto (Sicilian pizza) on Hanover Street.

[Bostonbob3]

No Rabia's? I think it's very good for the money.

Umberto's is lunch-only, of course, but one heck of a value.

Despite some recent complaints here, I still like Antico Forno.

[hiddenboston]

Yes, definitely Rabia's. For some reason, that one slipped my mind. Darn brain cells....

Another good one that is inexpensive is Pagliuca's on Parmenter Street. Great lasagna, excellent pastas in general, and definitely reasonable.

[MC Slim JB]

My own feeling is that most of them aren't worth the money, even though many are pretty reasonable. Some picks:

Low end: Pizzeria Regina (it's pizza only), Antico Forno

Mid-range: La Brace, Carmen

High end: Prezza, Mamma Maria