Every day people try to convince me that South End is a close second. I don't buy it. The South End, Back Bay and Beacon Hill combined still don't even come close to the North End. Anyone who has been there more than once will agree.
The question people ask, "what is your favorite restaurant" is an impossible question to answer. If you say Strega you want to be seen and think you are a celebrity, if you say Giaccamo's you watched too many Rachael Ray shows and are a follower and if you say Regina Pizzeria I won't necessarily argue but pizza doesn't count right now...
There really is no best restaurant. There are just tiers of quality restaurants; the 9.somethings, 8's and 7's. There are no sub 7's in the North End.
While I love Saraceno's basement wine seller atmosphere, Fiore's roofdeck and Damiano's small plate dishes, my current favorite it L'osteria on the corner of Salem & Cooper Street.
The Atmosphere is a 9.7, the food a 9.8 and service a full 10. But the price is what really sold me. I took my girlfriend there for our anniversary and I almost fell off my chair when I saw the bill.
2 apps, 2 entrées and a 'bottle' of wine for under $70. The key was the wine, and here is my breakdown.
In the North End a bottle of house Pinot Grigio anywhere is at least $50. Factor in tip and that bottle becomes $60 and its only about 3 or 4 glasses. At L'osteria it is $20 ($24 with tip) and it is at least 6 glasses worth in a large jug type decanter, not a bottle.
My overall rating is a 9.9, go try for yourself.
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