Eataly
Gourmet grocery store · Back Bay ·
Authentic Italian market with restaurants, quick-service counters, and groceries.
Authentic Italian market with restaurants, quick-service counters, and groceries.
"Part of a large Italian market-and-restaurant chain; the Boston location remained in operation at the time of reporting and is located steps from the Back Bay venue where the alleged 2017 incident took place." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"The Boylston Plaza patio is opening with a casual Italian program—spritzes, pizza, pasta—and daily hours subject to weather, with safety guidelines posted online and reservations on OpenTable." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"Opened in late 2016, Eataly in Boston is an Italian food emporium and although it can be thought of as a food hall, it operates as a single, unified Eataly entity rather than a collection of independently owned kiosks." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"Best for: Dads who are foodies Why we love it: In the past few years, Boston has emerged as a top culinary and cocktail destination. Here’s your itinerary: In the Italian-centric North End, check out Tony & Elaine’s, a new, kitsch Italian-American joint that pays homage to mom and pop holes-in-the-wall of yesteryear, with colossal mozzarella sticks and heaping plates of perfected chicken parm. For a more sophisticated take on Italian, reserve a table at Terra, the flagship restaurant of Boston’s Eataly outpost, set in a stunning rooftop garden. Dishes like the house-made squid-ink cavatelli and coal-roasted beet tartare impress in both taste and presentation. At Shore Leave, a subterranean tiki bar and restaurant, dishes are an eclectic, gastronomic tour through Asia-Pacific (hello: scallion pancake with spicy King Crab dip). Finally, for a night spent sampling forward-thinking cocktails and calorie-rich bar snacks, head to The Longfellow Bar at Alden & Harlow, led by award-winning chef and restaurateur Michael Scelfo. Overnight at the just-opened Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, a striking glass skyscraper that stands as the Boston’s third tallest building." - Paul Rubio
"A well-known Italian marketplace in Boston that was referenced in reporting about the alleged 2017 incident at a neighboring bar and that removed the chef’s merchandise from its shelves amid multiple sexual-misconduct allegations; the situation contributed to the broader fallout that included the chef’s firing and divestment from his restaurants." - Jenny G. Zhang