2025 Best of Boston Award: Best Italian Restaurant

How do you catch lightning in a bottle—twice? Just ask A Street Hospitality and chef Jody Adams, who've managed to recapture the magic that made Adams' Rialto legendary with their latest venture, La Padrona. The seasonal, region-hopping Italian approach is all here—housed in an impossibly glamorous dining room inside the Raffles Boston Hotel, from the Abruzzo-inspired burnt-wheat rigatoni studded with littleneck clams to the showstopping 40-ounce Florentine porterhouse built for sharing. Ascend that magnificent staircase and prepare for the Italian grand tour you've been craving, no passport required.