Tonino
Italian restaurant · Jamaica Plain ·
Housemade pasta, wood-fired pizza, cocktails, and tiramisu.
Housemade pasta, wood-fired pizza, cocktails, and tiramisu.
"Tucked in Jamaica Plain, this cozy neighborhood joint from the team behind Tres Gatos serves pillowy sheet-pan pizzas, light handmade pastas, and a thoughtful aperitivo and natural wine list; don’t miss the perfectly chewy-to-crisp focaccia pies with toppings like ’nduja sausage or hot-honey and eggplant, or small plates such as guanciale-laden clams, kale Caesar with cured egg yolk, anchovy-butter bucatini, and an out-of-this-world taleggio cappelletti finished with aged balsamic." - Todd Plummer, Shannon McMahon
"Tonino in Jamaica Plain falls into the category of restaurants we’re calling ZBVs, or places with zero bad vibes. It’s a small restaurant where people from the neighborhood actually have dinner, and it’s impossible not to find happiness on the menu. Especially if you order the taleggio cappelletti and pizza bianca that you can customize with pairings like ricotta and hot honey or eggplant caponata. There are plenty of two-tops for dates, but try and snag the two counter seats in the back that look into the open kitchen for a peak ZBV evening." - tanya edwards, joel ang, dan secatore
"Opening later this summer in the former Little Dipper space at 669A Centre Street, this neighborhood Italian is being launched by Jamaica Plain residents Luke Fetbroth and Claire Makley; they plan to serve house-made pastas, Sicilian-style pizza, and an “eclectic, food-centric beverage program.” Fetbroth is already familiar with the storefront (he was Tres Gatos’ chef de cuisine and consulted on Little Dipper) and brings experience from spots like Sarma, Giulia, and Stone Hearth Pizza, while Makley has worked at Hojoko and helped open Brighton’s Koji Club." - Eater Staff
"A Jamaica Plain neighborhood gem celebrated for one of the best plates of pasta in the city and for serving heartfelt, red-sauce, Italian-American comfort that draws local loyalty." - Erika Adams
"This tiny gift of a restaurant — truly, the dining room is not much bigger than yours at home — has quickly established itself as a force to be reckoned with in Boston’s saturated Italian restaurant scene. The tightly edited menu features a handful of pizzas, pasta, and small plates that are all hits, from the clams bathing in a broth studded with melt-in-your-mouth guanciale to the tiny pockets of cappelletti bursting with warm taleggio cheese. Don’t leave without ordering a bowl of tiramisu at the end of the meal. If you drive: Parking on Centre Street is free but fills up quickly. Head for the large municipal lot behind Casa Verde instead; it’s also free, and it is located one block away from the restaurant." - Erika Adams