Lo Conte's Restaurant

Lo Conte's Restaurant serves traditional Italian dishes, with homemade pastas such as fettuccine, gnocchi and ravioli. Diners often order the Artichoke Orata, a lemony fried artichoke appetizer, and the Chicken Broccoli Ziti. The stuffed veal bracciolettini and the cheese tortellini pesto, topped with roasted pine nuts, also draw praise.

Open since 1987, the restaurant has three mahogany-trimmed dining rooms and a second-floor function room for larger events. Reservations can be made online, and the restaurant offers catering, gift cards and a 10% military discount with ID. Gluten-free options are available if you ask the staff. It sits on lower Salem Street in Boston's North End.