SRV in the South End is a great Italian restaurant with plenty of room, outdoor space, and pasta.

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

The Daily Catch is an Italian seafood restaurant in North End with great squid dishes and wine in plastic cups.

Coppa is an excellent Italian restaurant in the South End.

Taranta is an Italian-Peruvian restaurant in the North End that more people should know about.

Galleria Umberto is a pizza joint in the North End serving thick crust pizza for lunch.

Sportello is a cool Italian restaurant in the Seaport.

Prezza is an old-school Italian restaurant in the North End.

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

Locale is a North End pizza place with good pies and craft beer.

Trattoria di Monica is a small but modern Italian restaurant in the North End that does a good job with a traditional menu.

Mida is a nice Italian restaurant with an opera singing bartender on the South End/Roxbury border.

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

Carmelina’s is a small Italian red sauce restaurant in the North End.

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

Antico Forno is a traditional Italian restaurant in the North End with brick oven-baked pastas.