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La Padrona
Italian
A grand staircase leads you from the ground-floor bar up to a high-ceilinged dining room of globe lights, gold accents, and big windows that have clearly been briefed on the assignment. Inside Raffles Boston, La Padrona is an opulent, high-energy Italian restaurant where the pastas are made in-house and the plates are sized for sharing. The New York Times put it on their restaurant list, and the chef is a James Beard Northeast semifinalist.
The awards strongest first
- The New York Times 2025 · The Restaurant List
- Eater Best New Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Boston Magazine #7 · Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Boston Right Now
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Boston
- Boston Magazine 2025 · Best Italian Restaurant · Best of Boston
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northeast · Amarilys Colon
One number, weighted & current 85
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Tagliatelle Emilia-Romagna
The New York Times, 2025 -
Bistecca alla fiorentina
“dramatic entrées like the 40-ounce bistecca alla fiorentina”
Boston Magazine, 2025 -
Cheese and fennel breadsticks
“Start with cheese and fennel breadsticks before digging into beautifully seared scallops finished in saffron butter.”
Michelin Guide
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