Best Red Sauce ( southern Italian ) in North End ?? Suggestions ?

[Wheels1]

Still on the hunt for good basic red sauce Italian .. been to Pagliuca's and Al Dente .. which I find to be pretty good ... Any other thoughts ? Thanks

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Pagliuca's
14 Parmenter St, Boston, MA 02113

Al Dente Restaurant
109 Salem St Ste 1, Boston, MA 02113

[Wannabfoode]

Antico Forno. Best for lunch.

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Antico Forno
93 Salem Street, Boston, MA 02113

[carneyvore]

L'Osteria, Al Dente & Euno are all good, though I haven't been to Euno in awhile.

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L'Osteria
104 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113

Al Dente Restaurant
109 Salem St Ste 1, Boston, MA 02113

[phatchris]

My standbys are Locontes and Galleria 33.

[pemma]

You'll never get a concensus, but I think La Summa and Cantina Italiana are good choices.

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Cantina Italiana
346 Hanover Street, Boston, MA 02113

[Swankalicious]

Has anyone here been to Ida's? It looks .. .curious

[Taralli]

Would not recommend.

[Pegmeister]

Definitely would not recommend.

[Wannabfoode]

Avoid!

[keith]

L'Osteria has been a reliable "red sauce" joint in the North End for years now. Nothing overly innovative, just very consistantly executed "southern italian" (really Italian-American) food. Love their Braciolatine and Francese dishes.

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L'Osteria
104 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113

[Science Chick]

second L'Osteria

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L'Osteria
104 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113

[hiddenboston]

Third L'Osteria. I also like the red sauce at Monica's, Massimino's, and Mother Anna's.

[pasuga]

Fourth L'Osteria. I really love their veal agrodolce and antipasti. Also like Massimino's a lot. Suggest while you're in the neighborhood, stopping by Monica's Salumeria, just off the corner of Salem and Prince, and getting some of their fresh sauce to take home. Her kids make it at the restaurant and it's wonderful.

[ecwashere7]

totally agree with L'Osteria. I also agree that it's really Italian-American and not southern Italian. Outside of the NE, I'd either go with Carlo's (Allston) or Delfino (Roslindale).

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L'Osteria
104 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113

Delfino Restaurant
754 South St, Roslindale, MA 02131

[nsenada]

Florence's was my favorite way back when, I'm still sad they are gone. Cantina Italiana is pretty good, though expensive and kitschy.

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Cantina Italiana
346 Hanover Street, Boston, MA 02113

[MC Slim JB]

Massimino's is my standby in that regard. I like Pomodoro, too, but it doesn't take reservations, which makes me skip it most of the time.

I'm thinking of taking a spin by Davide before its Kitchen Nightmares episode runs next week. The new Ramsay-shaped menu looks to have its share of tomato-based sauces: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150133230231802

http://mcslimjb.blogspot.com/

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Pomodoro
24 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02445

Massimino's
207 Endicott St, Boston, MA

[5thAndNowhere]

did you go to Davide? how was it?

[MrsCheese]

Pomodoro takes reservations. I've heard of them not being great about honoring them, but I haven't had a problem.