La Morra is an Italian restaurant in Brookline with excellent small plates and pastas.

Bar ’Cino is a Italian restaurant in Brookline serving grilled pizzas and good cocktails.

Luna’s is a restaurant in East Boston serving both Italian and Latin food.

Rino’s is an Italian restaurant in East Boston with huge portions and long lines.

Mario’s is an old-school Italian restaurant in East Boston with homemade pastas.

Fox & The Knife is an Italian place in South Boston that’s a way bigger deal than it should be.

Orfano is an Italian steakhouse in the Fenway. It has a three-foot tall pepper mill, so that’s something.

Capo is an enormous and (sadly) mediocre Italian restaurant and bar in South Boston.

Peregrine is a swanky but slightly disappointing Italian place in Beacon Hill.

Bar Mercato is a Downtown restaurant with a menu that works for a lot of different situations.

Casa Razdora is a counter-service Italian place downtown with great sandwiches.

Basile is a Back Bay Italian spot with average food and an atmosphere made for the people who complain about restaurants being too loud these days.

Pammy’s is a great Italian-ish restaurant in Cambridge.

Casarecce is an Italian Place in the North End.

North Square Oyster is a tiny bar in the North End. It's a great place to grab a beer and some oysters, skip everything else on the menu.

Ciao Bella is a typical North End Italian restaurant, for better or worse.