Fodor's Expert Review Tresca

An intrigue in both meaning and sentiment, this captivating North End trattoria on historic Hanover Street serves up multiregional Italian cuisine through fresh and fine ingredients that fuse together the sights, scents, and tastes of the Old Country. Styled after a Tuscan villa, the dark woods, candles, dim lighting, and marble accents build the perfect surroundings for sipping fine Italian wines from one of the area’s most extensive wine lists. Handmade pastas, Vitello Milanese, Risotto di Capesante (pan-seared sweet sea scallops with brown butter and sage atop seasonal vegetable risotto), Rich's Famous Lasagna Bolognese, and Swordfish Puttanesca all keep mouths watering. Sweet teeth adore the Italian donut holes and chocolate cookie pot pie. A coveted spot is the #77 table (named for co-owner Bruins hockey legend Ray Bourque) for two overlooking busy Hanover Street. It's known as the most romantic table in Boston, so call ahead to beat others to the lovebird’s eye view.