Mamma Maria
Italian restaurant · North End ·
Romantic townhouse serving seasonal Italian with local ingredients
Romantic townhouse serving seasonal Italian with local ingredients
"A North End favorite for in-the-know locals, Italian restaurant Mamma Maria offers five private dining rooms, including a one-table enclave that only seats four, for the most intimate of events, and another that can accommodate up to 70. Full restaurant buyouts are also available. Find out more at Mamma Maria’s website." - Erika Adams
"Mamma Maria has five dining rooms spread out across two floors of a 19th-century townhouse. If it’s your first time here, be sure to follow the host—otherwise, you might get lost in the labyrinthine space and never find your way out. But if that happens, there are worse places to be stuck. Order the burrata, the earthy-sweet beet salad, and the heady gorgonzola-stuffed figs with buttery prosciutto and speck. For mains, the seared black bass is a stunner, and the meltingly tender osso buco on saffron risotto has the well-deserved honor of being the only constant presence on the otherwise ever-changing menu. Dessert is a must, especially the chocolate torte with amarena cherries." - lala thaddeus, tanya edwards
"Where classic red-sauce dining meets Boston’s historic old charm, Mamma Maria defines what good food in Boston should look like. Overlooking the cobblestones of Boston’s oldest city square on North Street, Mamma Maria’s gorgeous storefront reels you in, and the food will surely make you stay. As is done in Italy, expect an ever-changing menu — Mamma Maria focuses on seasonality, taking the best from what the local markets have available, like pumpkin for their pumpkin gnocchi with sea scallops. The bar is not to be missed, featuring artisanal cocktails with local liqueurs, including Boston’s own Black Infusions vodka." - Erika Adams
"Pasta is for lovers, and this North End classic boasts plenty of pasta and plenty of romantic vibes. It features a variety of rooms, each with a different personality, great for private event bookings small and large, but it’s just as nice for a regular date night. The restaurant follows Italian cuisine’s ethos in terms of local sourcing by showcasing New England ingredients in traditional Italian dishes that lean northern in the fall and winter and southern in the spring and summer." - Celina Colby
"Mamma Maria has five dining rooms spread out across two floors of a 19th-century townhouse. If it’s your first time here, be sure to follow the host—otherwise, you might get lost in the labyrinthine space and never find your way out. But if that happens, there are worse places to be stuck. Order the burrata, the earthy-sweet beet salad, and the heady gorgonzola-stuffed figs with buttery prosciutto and speck. For mains, the seared black bass is a stunner, and the meltingly tender osso buco on saffron risotto has the well-deserved honor of being the only constant presence on the otherwise ever-changing menu. Dessert is a must, especially the chocolate torte with amarena cherries." - Lala Thaddeus