Antico Forno

Yummy food in North End! My son got the lobster ravioli and enjoyed it so much. I got the lasagna- homemade noodles and sauce was second only to my dishes in Italy! The atmosphere is busy, exciting, and a bit loud. The staff are knowledgeable and efficient. I recommend making reservations as it was very busy.

Rustic Italian dishes, delicious wines, tempting dessert menu await! Great selection of brick oven pizzas and pastas. Excellent entrees with variety for dietary preferences. Larger dinning room is good for groups in the North End. Reservations are recommended for weekends and busy evenings. A true classic!

Went for a casual dinner on a Thursday night - service was slow and food was just okay. Got the white sangria and calamari to start, then a seafood risotto and a gnocchi dish. Very few pieces of seafood in the risotto and calamari was average. I've heard from others that they had a great experience here so maybe just an off night for us, but not sure we will try again.

I highly recommend them as the best Italian in Boston. Tomato, basil and mozzarella, each ingredient produced excellent flavor and also blended nicely. I rarely choose to go to Italian restaurants in general because they are typically so heavy and taste too strong e.g salty, oily, too strong cheese…. Antico Forno is not. We had an excellent experience and we were very happy. This must be the true, southern Italian food!

Went here because it's one of the few places in the North End with vegan options and I wanted to splurge for my birthday. Everything was quite delicious, even if the options were fairly small, the portions were good. I sat at the bar and the staff was polite and attentive. The atmosphere was quaint and warm, the crowd skewed older and/or families. I had the meatball starter very yummy, the sauce is fresh tasting and not acidic, the fennel in the meatballs is a touch I love that a lot of places skip Veggie Ravioli were very good, nice mix of veggies in and out of the pasta. Satisfying but not too heavy in that same delicious sauce. The one thing I really wish was that they rounded out the experience with vegan dessert & coffee options no I don't mean gelato. Even if it was just one rotating cake selection and some oat milk for an after dinner cappuccino. I had to go searching the streets for something after not easy as no one in the North End has ever heard of oat/soy milk in their life, you would think would have been nice to stay in one place. Overall very good for a satiating special splurge on my budget or perfect spot for a date or family dinner out. Vegetarian options: Small selection but very yummy, a blessing in an area with little-to-no vegan options. Parking: Good luck. It's best to park literally anywhere else besides the North End and just walk over from the T station.

I’m so impressed with the quality of food and service! Super friendly and helpful staff. We ordered here because we wanted wood fired pizza and this place exceeded our expectations! The pizza toppings were super flavorful and great quality.

We ordered pizza and pasta for take out. Pizzas were tasty with prosciutto and veggies, a classic margarita and an original pistachio pesto with sausage. Would order pizzas again! We also ordered a carbonara with huge chunks of lardons- wouldn’t recommend unless chewing on fat is what you’re after!

It was fine. Nothing special ‍ I got the dish with rigatoni and sausage and ricotta. I thought our waiter had told me that the rigatoni was made in-house but it definitely wasn’t. My husband’s bolognese was really yummy with homemade noodles.

Y U M M Y !!!!! Top notch in Italian food. We enjoyed ourselves- great place for a date. The architecture was so pretty which make the place more magical. The restaurant was too crowded, but this is the only bad comment I have.

The Antipasto Traditionale was amazing. The variety of Italian meats was excellent and they melted in my mouth. The Margherita Pizza was very good. The sauce was smooth and the crust was the right balance of crunch and chewiness. The Linguine al Frutti De Mare was filled with plenty of Calamari, Mussels, Shrimp and Clams. The Calamari was cooked perfectly. It was tender and not chewy. I would definitely visit here again.