Just off the main tourist path of Hanover Street in the North End in an unassuming side street is one of the best Italian places in the area. Mamma Maria does not only boast a beautiful building and interior but also impeccable service, great pastas and food all around. To start, M and I shared a Maine peekytoe crab appetizer with frisée and a poached egg. Continuing with the theme of seafood, we both got the striped bass entrée, which also consisted of calamari, mussels, and clams atop a bed of risotto nero (pitch black risotto flavored and colored with squid ink). To accompany our cups of coffee, M got the walnut rhubarb cobbler with vanilla gelato served in a cast-iron pan, while I opted for the boozy baba au rhum, or brioche soaked in rum. Of course, I would get the alcoholic dessert option.
Mamma Maria's is definitely pricier than your standard options, i.e. Giacomo's, but its not so outrageous that you couldn't come here on a nice date or with your parents. So if you are like me and M and foolishly thought you would be able to get a table at Neptune's on a Saturday night, stroll on over to Mamma Maria's where, in the comforting ambiance of the restaurant, you will soon forget about the ridiculousness of a 2 hr+ wait for oysters.
Mamma Maria
3 N Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02113
(617) 523-0077
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