Carmelina's

Italian restaurant · North End

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"The North End is awash in Italian restaurants — this is arguably the U.S.’s most famous Little Italy, after all — but there are a few spots that stand out amid a sea of spaghetti. Carmelina’s is one of those restaurants. The menu is rooted in coastal Sicilian fare, which means there’s a lot of seafood (mussels, calamari, shrimp, clams, you name it) and there’s also a ton of pasta, from carbonara and fettuccine to Carmelina’s famed Sunday Macaroni, with penne, meatballs, Sulmona sausage, and beef rib tossed in a tomato sauce and a dollop of whipped ricotta on top." - Erika Adams, Nathan Tavares, Celina Colby, Eater Staff

Boston’s Best Italian Restaurants
Carmelina’s

307 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113 Get directions

carmelinasboston.com
@carmelinasnorthend

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