Place Category: Italian, Mediterranean, and Outside Dining
Superior local and seasonal ingredients distinguish our Italian cuisine. Our menu is updated daily to reflect market changes. Our setting is historical and unique. Five elegant dining rooms ( most with views of the city) are tucked throughout an antique brick townhouse overlooking North Square in the heart of Boston’s North End neighborhood.
FOUR DIAMOND RATING by AAA Travel Guide
Mamma Maria Sample Dinner Menu
Menu and prices subject to change
(Menu changes daily - this is a recent menu)ANTIPASTI
Roasted Bone Marrow 17.00
Two large pieces of canoe-cut, roasted on-the-bone marrow, with crostini triangles, preserved blueberry goat cheese, and sautéed chanterelle mushroomsAngry Pasta 14.00
Imported artisanal paccheri pasta with a spicy seafood arrabbiata sauceThree Squash & Lobster Soup 18.00
Winter soup with three varieties of local squash and fresh Maine lobsterPork Belly 14.00
Chickering Farm, Westmoreland NH wood-grilled crispy pork belly with fig glaze and baked polentaTuna Tartare 16.00
Point Pleasant, NJ yellow-fin tuna tartare with sliced cucumber, local Maine watermelon baby radishes, and DOP extra virgin olive oil from Lazio.Pinzimonio 14.00
Colorful Tuscan salad with small tastes of marinated raw winter vegetables – baby cauliflower, local heirloom carrots, baby turnips, and baby radishes, with DOP extra virgin olive oil from LazioPoached Pear & Prosciutto 17.00
Trebbiano-poached pear, sliced, and served with Gorgonzola Dolce and layered with 22 month aged DOP Prosciutto di Parma.Duck 16.00
Slow-roasted duck leg with dried cranberries and Sicilian black rice pilaf.Carpaccio 18.00
Named after the Renaissance painter and created by Harry's Bar in Venice --our version features local arugula and shaved black truffles.Oysters 18.00
Great Caesar Duxbury, MA oysters, baked with Prosecco zabaglione, 18Arugula Salad 14.00
Greenlaw Gardens, Kittery, ME greenhouse arugula with a pan-sauce of smoked bacon, pecorino, and blood orange.PRINCIPALI
Suckling Pig 30.00
Rotisserie-roasted suckling pig, from Quebec with sweet baked apple, Gorgonzola dolce, tri-colored beets and toasted faroWild Shrimp Risotto 32.00
Venetian-style risotto vialone – simmered with Stumpy Point, Carolina wild shrimpHalibut 32.00
Line-caught East Coast halibut, pan-seared, with fresh herb salsa verde, and creamy winter parsnips.Veal Cotolleta 33.00
Classic Milanese "elephant ear" of breaded veal, pan-fried, with farm egg, fresh arugula, and fresh hedgehog mushroomsMushroom Ravioli Pasta 29.00
Plump pasta ravioli filled and served with a mix of exotic and hand-foraged wild mushrooms.Sea Scallops 32.00
Penobscot, ME day boat-harvested sea scallops, pan-seared, with sliced blood orange, radicchio, and shaved fennelLobster Agnolotti Pasta 39.00
Maine lobster and Venetian-style pasta agnolotti in lobster brodo, with chanterelle mushrooms and red tobiko.Beef 36.00
Grilled Black Angus beef tenderloin with Hudson Valley foie gras, local sea beans, heirloom carrots, and summertime risi e bisi risotto.Pasta con Sugo 29.00
Rustic pasta with meat ragu - as prepared in the village of Serralunga di Crea - with homemade pepperoncini tagliatelle.Ossobuco 44.00
Pasture-raised veal ossobuco with saffron risotto carnaroli alla Milanese.Rabbit Pasta 32.00
Slow-cooked small farm Sonoma rabbit, in the Tuscan-style, with pappardelle pasta, crispy pancetta, and fresh rosemary.Mamma Maria Sample Vegetarian Menu
Menu and prices subject to changeANTIPASTI
Angry Pasta 14.00
Imported artisanal paccheri pasta with a spicy arrabbiata sauce.Black Lentils 13.00
Baby Brussels sprouts, Meyer lemon roasted fennel, and black lentils.Mozzarella di Bufala & Olio Nuovo 17.00
Fresh buffalo milk mozzarella from Campania - featuring 2018 olio nuovo - fresh press olive oil from Titone Agricola Biologica in Sicily.Winter Salad 13.00
Local greenhouse baby field lettuces with toasted almonds, dried cranberries, quinoa, and fresh imported ricotta.PRINCIPALI
Risotto Milanese
Saffron-infused risotto with roasted eggplant, turnips, and a trio of local baby beets.Warm Winter Vegetables 24.00
Warm salad of roasted baby Maine fingerling potatoes sautéed Tuscan black kale and white beans.Mushroom Ravioli Pasta 30.00
Plump pasta ravioli filled with exotic and hand-foraged wild mushrooms and served with a farm-style wild mushroom ragu.Aeolian Island Pasta
Sicilian favorite with artisanal pasta, salt-cured capers, Taggiasca olives, lemon, chopped parsley, and basil.Cacio e Pepe Pasta 25.00
Variation on the spicy Roman classic with imported pasta alla chitarra, pecorino romano, and black pepper.Mamma Maria Sample Dessert Menu
Menu and prices subject to changeDESSERTS
All our desserts and coffees are made with all-natural, hormone-free cream and butter produced and delivered by Highlawn Farm in Lee, MassachusettsSicilian Aphrodisiac 8.50
Rosemary-infused warm poached blood orange slices with honey mascarponeFormaggio 12.00
A trio of Italian cheeses: due latte Robiola, Taleggio and Pecorino Toscano, with seasonal garniChocolate 9.50
Venetian-style chocolate torta with preserved cherries from Cantiano, ItalyPanna Cotta 9.00
Fresh cranberry panna cotta with toasted hazelnuts, and homemade biscotti. Contains nutsTiramisu 9.50
Trevisano classic with artisanal coffee liqueur, lady finger cookies, and whipped mascarponePear & Granita 9.00
Chianti-poached Bartlett pear with homemade Chianti sorbetApple Tart 9.50
Florentine-style apple tart, baked-to-order, with roasted apples and brown sugar