Tonino
Italian restaurant · Jamaica Plain
669a Centre St, Boston, MA 02130
Highlights
Taleggio cappelletti, pizza bianca, and standout tiramisu.
Taleggio cappelletti, pizza bianca, and standout tiramisu.
"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
"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
"This Jamaica Plain gem has garnered an enthusiastic following since it opened in October 2022. It’s hard to go wrong with anything on the menu, but look especially for the taleggio cappelletti drizzled with aged balsamic, the bowl of countneck clams, and the Roman-style pizza bianca with excellent pairings including whipped ‘nduja and stracciatella, ricotta and hot honey, and eggplant caponata." - Erika Adams
"An acclaimed Italian restaurant is partnering with Jamaica Plain’s sweet toddler cafe, Little Cocoa Bean Co., to offer a family-friendly pasta-making class on Thursday, January 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The workshop — aimed at both adults and kids — will be held at the Jamaica Plain Library; tickets are free but require signing up in advance." - Erika Adams
