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To accommodate its legions of fans, Davio’s recently moved from its longtime berth on Newbury Street to bigger digs near the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. The new pad features high ceilings, majestic columns, a wine rooms with space enough for 300 bottles, and all the old crowds. The restaurant’s typical, albeit expertly- prepared, Italian fare includes classics such as Davio’s crispy chicken livers in balsamic glaze and penne with smoked chicken and sun-dried tomatoes. The bar menu is served until midnight.
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Don’t look for much red sauce or velvet at this wildly popular North End restaurant. Prezza’s minimalist decor complements chef/owner Anthony Caturano’s spare Italian dishes in which the flavours of the food are the main attraction. The menu emphasises the pork, polenta and vegetables that predominate in the ancient Italian town of Prezza, from which the restaurant takes its [name], and each dish has a mate in the eatery’s extensive wine list. Caturano also incorporates foods from other regions with standouts including his wood-grilled quail with mushroom risotto and baked oysters with marscapone. Make reservations well in advance.
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This 28-seat North End jewel-box of a restaurant is a Mecca for serious foodies. Those who can withstand the long line outside and the cramped set-up inside, are rewarded with Chef Anthony Susi’s Northern Italian and New American masterpieces such as bacon-wrapped venison and braised beef short-ribs. Lighter dishes include mahi mahi and salmon. Order up a cordial and stay for the warm chocolate cake with vanilla anglaise, but just make sure you can fit past the tables and out the door when you’re finished.
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Come here to see, be seen and of course, mangia bene. A favourite of visiting rock stars and luminaries, Via Matta, translated as the 'crazy way’ is among the trendiest restaurants in Boston, and, thanks to the culinary inspiration of locally-renowned chef Michael Schlow, one of the most highly-regarded. Fresh antipasti and pastas of every incarnation top the list of crowd pleasers, while the knowledgeable if not overly friendly staff is quick to help diners select a wine from Via Matta’s long, all- Italian list. But be sure to speak up. All that wine consumption makes for an especially loud dining experience.
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