Here are the 2024 restaurant openings we’re excited about

The team behind Trade, Porto, Saloniki and The Venetian will open their newest venture in the spring: La Padrona at Raffles Back Bay. The Italian restaurant was designed to transport guests from the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston to a custom-designed Grand Italian villa. Chef Jody Adams and Executive Chef Amarilys Colon will delight with their interpretations of traditional Italian cuisine, relying on ingredients sourced directly from Italy (like salumi and artisan cheeses) and around New England (produce and seafood) to stitch in local flair. All pastas will be house-made, and the dishes will span the entire country, from northern Piedmont to the islands of Sicily.