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

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.

Pammy’s is a great Italian restaurant in Riverside.

Sportello is a cool Italian restaurant in the Seaport.

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

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.

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

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

Artu is a traditional Italian restaurant in the North End that’s good for weeknight walk-ins.

Mamma Maria provides the best combination of North End atmosphere and Italian food that was actually made with a little effort.

Tony and Elaine’s is an old school Italian restaurant in the North End that isn’t actually that old.