We recommend Sportello for the perfect lunch, it’s counter-style space (“Sportello” is Italian for “counter”) makes it ideal for mid-day often harried eating.

In spite of the bustle and hustle, there’s plenty of space for you to enjoy a slow glass of wine over the strozzapreti (“priest stranglers”), little twists of pasta served with bits of braised rabbit, green olives, and a sauce made with rabbit jus and rosemary or a dish of gnocchitini, baby dumplings graced in a light seafood-and-tomato sauce with mussels.

Bella pasta!

Sportello
348 Congress Street
(617) 737-1234
sportelloboston.com.