Mamma Maria

Frommer's Review

In a town house overlooking North Square and the Paul Revere House, the best restaurant in the North End offers innovative cuisine and a level of sophistication far removed from the neighborhood's familiar "hello, dear" service. The menu changes seasonally. Start with excellent soup, risotto, or a pasta special. The superb entrees are unlike anything else in this neighborhood, except in size -- portions are more than generous. Fork-tender osso buco, a limited-quantity nightly special, is almost enough for two, but you'll want it all for yourself. You can't go wrong with main-course pastas, either, and the steaks, chops, and fresh seafood specials, all with creative accompaniments (say, diver scallops over spaghettini with Maine shrimp, bacon, and corn), are uniformly marvelous. The pasta, bread, and desserts are homemade, the wine list is excellent, and the atmosphere is oh-so-romantic.

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