Viale
Italian restaurant · Cambridgeport
502 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Highlights
Seasonal Mediterranean fare, wood-fired pizzas, and $1 oysters daily
Seasonal Mediterranean fare, wood-fired pizzas, and $1 oysters daily
"Central Square restaurant Viale is shucking $1 oysters daily from 5 to 7 p.m. Looking for an earlier buck-a-shuck deal? Viale’s sibling restaurant across the street, Althea, offers $1 oysters from 2 to 5 p.m." - Erika Adams
"Whether it’s date night or just please-not-takeout-again night, Viale can suit a range of dining-out moods. The unpretentious Italian restaurant — from the same team behind the recently opened Althea just down the street, also well worth checking out — pairs usual suspects like bucatini carbonara, potato gnocchi, and margherita pizza with some more playful dishes that also hit the spot, like duck croquettes with a fennel, apple, and radish slaw and tarragon emulsion, plus cannoli filled with sweet ricotta and studded with chocolate chips for dessert. Oh, and don’t miss the happy hour oyster deal." - Erika Adams
"It’s often hard to get a table at Viale, but you can always walk-in at the bar or a high-top table. That’s good, because the Italian menu at this bright, modern spot on Mass Ave is perfect for when you don’t know where else to go on a Tuesday night. The small plates are our favorite section of the menu (particularly the toast with duck croquettes), but the pasta gets the job done, too." - dan secatore
"Central Square restaurant Viale is shucking $1 oysters daily from 5 to 7 p.m." - Celina Colby, Erika Adams, Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"Italian at heart, Viale emphasizes the beautiful Mediterranean coast at their Central Square restaurant. The menu is multifaceted — boar ragu gnocchi, saffron arancini, halibut crudo, and pizzas with whipped ricotta, calabrian hot honey, and sausage. The cocktails are meticulously curated, and there’s negroni on draft." - Nathan Tavares, Tommy Ranucci, Eater Staff
