A best-bet for dining in Boston, Mamma Maria delivers a true restaurant experience
in a neighborhood better-known for trattorie
WHEN MOMENTS IN LIFE REQUIRE AN EXTRAORDINARY RESTAURANT
MAMMA MARIA DELIVERS
This plush and romantic Italian restaurant overlooking North Square
blends rustic comfort with polished charm
Boston Common Magazine, Spring, 2006
BOSTON’S MOST AUTHENTIC NORTHERN ITALIAN RESTAURANT --
MAMMA MARIA
Mamma Maria in the North End features five elegantly decorated dining rooms,
including one with space for just one table, covering two floors of a brick
row house. Standouts include a perfect plate of salumi topped with
delicious bread salad, a traditionally Tuscan dish of rabbit and hand-cut pappardelle,
and osso buco with Milanese-style saffron risotto. The chocolate torte with mint gelato
is a transcendent finish. Don't shy away from the name; Mamma Maria is
as close as you'll get to Italian cooking the way it's meant to be done.
Boston Globe Sunday Magazine – The Restaurant Issue, October 9, 2005
HIGH ITALIAN
EXQUISITE REGIONAL ITALIAN CUISINE
Perhaps it takes a sumptuous restaurant like Mamma Maria to remind us of
a culture that takes eating as seriously as it does opera. Attention to detail,
a restful elegance, impeccable service, and seasonal dishes
evoke memories of a leisurely luncheon at a remote Tuscan castle.
Harvard Magazine, September, 2005
"BEST ITALIAN CUISINE
By far the best restaurant in the North End, Mamma Maria
might be the best in town. In a lovely setting, it offers remarkable
regional Italian fare like an exciting cured meat sampler and fork-tender osso buco"
Frommer's Boston 2005
"MAMMA MARIA STANDS FOR WHAT ITALIAN FOOD IS.
Simplicity, quality ingredients and fun…the food of love.
Mamma Maria's food is absolutely delicious"
Emeril Lagasse, TV Food Network, September 26, 2004
"WHERE THE BIGGEST BUSINESS DEALS GET DONE
Long a favorite of discrete executives, Mamma Maria's five private dining rooms
have been the scene of some of Boston's biggest deals and mergers"
The Boston Globe, January 1, 2004
"ONE OF BOSTON'S UNDERRATED TREASURES
Many restaurants in Boston get more than their share of ink. But then there are the places
where we actually go to eat. For fine dining value, you cannot beat Mamma Maria.
The space is chummy and cozy and the tastes are always fresh and clean."
Stuff at Night, January 19, 2004
"EASILY THE MOST ATTRACTIVE RESTAURANT
IN THE NORTH END
Our sampler of New England seafood was fresh and excellent. The sirloin of lamb
over creamy white-corn polenta was one of the tenderest pieces of lamb I've ever had. And
the warm apple crespelle with butterscotch gelato was fabulous!"
Boston Magazine, January 2004
"THIS FIRST-CLASS ITALIAN RESTAURANT
LEGITIMIZED THE NORTH END AS A DINING DESTINATION…
exquisite homemade pastas and triumphant Tuscan dishes served in a romantic townhouse
exuding "charm galore" making it a great choice for a special evening…"
(26 food/23 service/23 decor)
Zagat Survey, 2004
"MAMMA MARIA IN THE NORTH END
of Boston serves exceptional northern Italian dishes in
a charming brownstone with great views of the city!"
National Geographic Traveler, September 2004
"WE HAD A WONDERFUL DINNER AT MAMMA MARIA…
in the North End of Boston with friends from out-of-town. The
chocolate hazelnut tart was the perfect finish to a great evening"
Gourmet, May 2003
"ONE OF BOSTON'S MOST ROMANTIC RESTAURANTS"
Alisa Conaboy, Travel Editor, The New York Post, February 11, 2003
