Cantina Italiana

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Cantina Italiana An iconic tradition in Boston’s Historic “Little Italy”, Cantina Italiana Opened in 1931, Cantina Italiana is the oldest restaurant in the North End of Boston.
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The North End’s Oldest Restaurant

An iconic tradition in Boston’s Historic “Little Italy”, Cantina Italiana serves the tastes that make the North End famous. We boast over 90 years of tradition in providing the best in homestyle Italian American cuisine, service, and experience. Cantina Italiana’s warm and charming atmosphere gives the restaurant a comfortable and relaxed setting to enjoy your meal and drink amongst the most important part of your dining experience: family, friends, and food! Enjoy and cheer as we would at home: mangia, beve, e buona salute!

Thank you to everyone who made this happen! 🖤 Our Mob Wife Dinner this November is officially SOLD OUT! We’re so excited...
10/12/2026

Thank you to everyone who made this happen! 🖤 Our Mob Wife Dinner this November is officially SOLD OUT! We’re so excited for this one. More events are coming in the next few months, so stay tuned 👀🥂

Pasta, martinis & a little old-school glamour.🥂Join us Thursday, November 5th for our Mob Wife Dinner at Cantina Italian...
10/01/2026

Pasta, martinis & a little old-school glamour.🥂

Join us Thursday, November 5th for our Mob Wife Dinner at Cantina Italiana. Come dressed in your best fur, diamonds, and old-school glam.

🍝 Caesar & garlic bread
🍝 Choice of pasta
🍸 Choice of martini
$50 tax + tip included

Thursday, November 5th · 7:30 PM
346 Hanover Street

If it’s not homemade we don’t want it
08/30/2026

If it’s not homemade we don’t want it

Queen Elizabeth II in the North End?! 👑🇬🇧In 1976, the Queen visited Old North Church during America’s Bicentennial, 200 ...
08/28/2026

Queen Elizabeth II in the North End?! 👑🇬🇧
In 1976, the Queen visited Old North Church during America’s Bicentennial, 200 years after the Revolution. Thousands of Bostonians lined the streets to see her, and yes, the North End was already serving up Italian food. 👀🍝
Rumor has it she wanted dinner at Cantina Italiana…
We’ll never know if she made it in…

A little piece of North End history. 🇮🇹Members of the Roman A.C., a private North End club, gathered around the table so...
08/11/2026

A little piece of North End history. 🇮🇹

Members of the Roman A.C., a private North End club, gathered around the table sometime in the 1950s–60s.

Before the North End became a destination, it was a neighborhood, where friends knew each other, families gathered, and meals were meant to be shared.

The faces change. The tradition doesn’t.

❤️ From the old North End to Cantina today.

No gatekeeping here.🤌🍝Experience Boston’s oldest restaurant in the North End during Dine Out Boston. For just $46 per pe...
08/03/2026

No gatekeeping here.🤌🍝

Experience Boston’s oldest restaurant in the North End during Dine Out Boston. For just $46 per person, enjoy a three-course meal with your choice of appetizer, entrée, and dessert.

Available August 2–16 (excluding Saturdays, dine-in only). Come see why generations have gathered around our tables.

📍Cantina Italiana

Skip the tourist traps. Eat where the locals do. 🇮🇹 Our Frutti di Mare is packed with fresh seafood, rich flavors, and g...
07/26/2026

Skip the tourist traps. Eat where the locals do. 🇮🇹 Our Frutti di Mare is packed with fresh seafood, rich flavors, and generations of Italian tradition. From the sea to your table at Cantina Italiana. 🦐🍝

07/06/2026

A family-owned restaurant means even the babies have to clock in 💪

“If Cantina Italiana existed 250 years ago…”We’d be serving fresh pasta in a candlelit tavern while the city talks revol...
07/04/2026

“If Cantina Italiana existed 250 years ago…”

We’d be serving fresh pasta in a candlelit tavern while the city talks revolution outside the door.

“Forget tea—pass the w**e and the pasta.”

Happy 4th of July 🇺🇸🔥 viva la libertà, viva la pasta.

Proof that finding parking in the North End has been a tradition for generations 🏁🚗
06/26/2026

Proof that finding parking in the North End has been a tradition for generations 🏁🚗

Address

346 Hanover Street
Boston, MA
02113

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 10pm
Tuesday 4pm - 10pm
Wednesday 4pm - 10pm
Thursday 12pm - 11pm
Friday 12pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 12pm - 10pm

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