A Quick Visit to Boston’s Little Italy

I would be remiss if I didn’t offer a quick blurb on a very nice evening in Little Italy during my business trip to Boston last week. I went with a couple co-workers for dinner one evening to some places I highly recommend.

Dinner was at Giacomo’s Ristorante. We shared a meal of Zuppa Di Pesce that included Lobster, Shrimp, Scallops, Calamari, Clams and Mussels Served over linguine and we chose the Fra Diavolo: Spicy Lobster based Red Sauce.

We got there around 7pm – I was with the two people you see next to the light post above; it took about an hour from there… and it was well worth the wait!

And for dessert we walked down the street to Modern Pastry where we each enjoyed a build your own cannoli.

Cheers!

For completeness, the next night I did go to visit the Cheers bar. Great ambience at the bar downstairs (not the one in the TV show, but one of three in the building), and for historical value I did go visit the TV featured bar that is upstairs in the building.

Casa Oaxaca Restaurant

What a spectacular way to end the trip. This is one of the best restaurant experiences I have ever had. Rooftop dining in a beautiful city with a great companion, the Moon, Mercury and Mark close together in the evening sky.

Here is their website.

For starters they came to the table and prepared (stone ground) the salsa with peppers, tomatoes, tomatillos, etc.

And the food was spectacular!

  • Chile de agua with dorado ceviche and sweet and sour passion fruit.
  • Turkey with black mole cooked in a clay pot, bean tamale, holy leaf and male banana
  • Pork Tomahawk with marinated red ancho chili, with chicatana molito, pressed cheese from the coast and bay beans