Giulia Restaurant

Name: Giulia Restaurant
Address: 1682 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United States, 02138
Telephone: (617) 441-2800
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.8

4.8

1802 Reviews

$31 to $50

Italian

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2 people

Dec 28, 2024

9:30 p.m.

Booked 19 times today

Neighbourhood gem
Good for special occasions
Great for fine wines

Giulia is a chef-owned regional Italian restaurant located between Harvard and Porter Squares in Cambridge. It is the first restaurant of award-winning Chef Michael Pagliarini. Its reputation has spread nationally with frequent out of town guests as well as Boston area locals.

Giulia puts a particular emphasis on hand-crafted pastas, made each day on our custom-built chef’s table adjacent to the open kitchen.

Best of Boston Italian Restaurant. All Italian wine list with unique Italian varietals. Local purveyors, dry aged local beef, burrata di andria, stone milled flours, vegetarian options.

Giulia is currently open for indoor dining and limited outdoor dining. We accept reservations up to two weeks in advance. To reserve a patio table, please call us at 617-441-2800. All reservations made online are for indoors only. Kindly note that our patio is uncovered so reservations there are weather dependent and will be canceled in the event of inclement weather.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of Operation
Dinner Mon–Thu 5:30 pm–8:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–9:30 pm
Phone number
(617) 441-2800
Website
http://www.giuliarestaurant.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Michael Pagliarini
Private party facilities
You can book our Chef’s Pasta Table for a semi-private, celebratory dinner for up to 12 people. Both early and late seatings available.

Location
1682 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
Neighbourhood
Cambridge
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Harvard Square and Porter Square T stops
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Popular dishes

Chilled Octopus*US$18.00
with parsley, potato, smoked onion and orange
Canederli 'In Brodo'*US$15.00
foraged mushrooms, leeks, kale
Burrata di Andria*US$19.00
with delicata sott'olio, lentils, radicchio and walnuts
Prosciutto di Parma*US$19.00
with aged parmigiano, fresh pears and pine nuts
Assorted SalumiUS$18.00
with giardiniera vegetables and provolone piccante
Insalata di Radicchio*US$16.00
with brown butter vinaigrette, apple and lardo
Erbazzone*US$14.00
braised greens, ricotta, chanterelle sugo
Ivory Silo LettuceUS$16.00
with leek vinaigrette, pumpkin seed and whipped gorgonzola
NostraleUS$14.00
local farm pick of the day

Pasta 'Dalla Nostra Tavola'

Bucatini All'Amatriciana*US$26.00
house-cured pancetta, tomato, pecorino
Buckwheat Pizzoccheri*US$26.00
cabbage, potato, fontina
Paccheri 'Alla Bolognese'*US$27.00
beef, pork, parmigiano
Strozzapreti*US$26.00
with mushroom conserva (leeks, egg yolk, parmigiano)
Rye Orecchiette*US$25.00
broccoli, stewed peppers, lamb sausage
Fusilli*US$25.00
with escarole (broad bean, garlic, caprino lentischio)
Pappardelle*US$28.00
with wild boar (black trumpets, juniper, parmigiano)

Secondi

Monkfish 'Alla Piccata'US$31.00
meyer lemon, cauliflower, capers
Black Cod 'En Brodetto di Coriandolo'*US$29.00
cilantro broth, local vegetables
Lamb Sausage*US$27.00
with broad bean, escarole and nardello crisp
Half Chicken*US$32.00
with broccoli, confit garlic, n'duja and lemon

Dolci

Pistachio GelatoUS$14.00
with dark chocolate and sbrisolona
Pumpkin BomboloniUS$14.00
with miso caramel, pumpkin seed brittle
Dark Chocolate Budino*US$14.00
with blackcurrant and caffè latte gelato
Brown Butter Zeppole*US$14.00
with concord grape sorbetto and cinnamon pastry cream
Apple CrostataUS$14.00
with frangipane, graham streusel and anise chantilly

What 1,802 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.7Service
4.8Ambience
4.5Value

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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Giulia Restaurant is a culinary gem in Boston, renowned for its "innovative" and "phenomenal" Italian dishes. With "exceptional" service and a "warm atmosphere," it's a favorite for diners seeking an authentic experience. While reservations are challenging to secure, the "delicious" food and "outstanding" ambiance make it well worth the effort.

1,802 Reviews

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Berwald
Chicago
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
ALWAYS look forward to dining at Giulia. Consistently great food and staff. The linguine last night with scallop was a highlight. Love!
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Sally
San Francisco
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 18, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The con of the night….The prosciutto was heavy with fat. The pro of the night…..The farro pasta was out of this world delicious!
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JM
VIP
Greater Boston
3 reviews
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 12, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Too noisy, far too noisy. Altho food and service was great.
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Paula
Los Angeles
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on December 12, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
What a wonderful experience of professional service and incredible bites of food. Highly recommend
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Charles
Chicago
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 11, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Unique ingredient combos that worked great together. Loved the flavors. Loved the wine the waiter recommended.
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Martin
Greater Boston
12 reviews
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on December 11, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Top notch service; great foot; lovely ambience; everyone at our table could hear each other without a problem. Just a lovely experience.
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Noelle
VIP
Greater Boston
66 reviews
4.0
66 reviews
Dined on December 10, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
As always, the food was amazing! Unique ingredients and wonderful flavors. Our server was a bit OCD and ruined our experience. We ordered several (5) plates to share and wanted them all at once. We were unable to do that because she felt the table would be too crowded. We didn’t care. We were ok with the table being crowded. We also noted two different 4 top tables with 2 people at each. One was open when we arrived and after ordered, we asked if we could move to the larger table to accommodate the 5 dishes all at once. We were told no. I don’t know why? We ordered and paid for enough food for 4. Then to find out the four top table was only for 2 was disappointing. We ate our first 3 plates, because that was what we were “allowed” to have and then decided to pack the rest up and leave. It was all very bizarre.
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Nicholas
Nashville
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 8, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was wonderful and staff was top notch, very knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly. Wish we would have made our first trip to Giulia a long time ago. We will be coming back.
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Joel
Greater Boston
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on December 6, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It's been some years since our last visit to Giulia. Great to see and taste that the restaurant still delivers wonderful food, ambiance, service.
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Chuck
VIP
Greater Boston
25 reviews
5.0
25 reviews
Dined on November 30, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Giulia is my family’s go-to restaurant to celebrate occasions and it never lets us down. Last night, as usual, the food was delicious, the service was friendly and helpful, just perfect. Can’t wait for the next occasion to send us there.
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FAQs

Giulia Restaurant is rated 4.8 stars by 1802 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Dec 28, 2024

9:30 p.m.

Booked 19 times today

1682 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

Additional information

Neighbourhood
Cambridge
Hours of Operation
Dinner Mon–Thu 5:30 pm–8:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–9:30 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Harvard Square and Porter Square T stops
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Michael Pagliarini
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.giuliarestaurant.com/
Phone number
(617) 441-2800
Private party facilities
You can book our Chef’s Pasta Table for a semi-private, celebratory dinner for up to 12 people. Both early and late seatings available.

Giulia Restaurant

Make a reservation

Additional information

Fusilli

Pappardelle

Strozzapreti

Sfizzi

Chicken Liver Crostini*US$8.00

Warm Semolina Cakes*US$12.00

Potato Focaccia*US$8.00

Warm OlivesUS$9.00

Mackerel 'Alla Scapece'*US$8.00

Antipasti

Chilled Octopus*US$18.00

Canederli 'In Brodo'*US$15.00

Burrata di Andria*US$19.00

Prosciutto di Parma*US$19.00

Assorted SalumiUS$18.00

Insalata di Radicchio*US$16.00

Erbazzone*US$14.00

Ivory Silo LettuceUS$16.00

NostraleUS$14.00

Pasta 'Dalla Nostra Tavola'

Bucatini All'Amatriciana*US$26.00

Buckwheat Pizzoccheri*US$26.00

Paccheri 'Alla Bolognese'*US$27.00

Strozzapreti*US$26.00

Rye Orecchiette*US$25.00

Fusilli*US$25.00

Pappardelle*US$28.00

Secondi

Monkfish 'Alla Piccata'US$31.00

Black Cod 'En Brodetto di Coriandolo'*US$29.00

Lamb Sausage*US$27.00

Half Chicken*US$32.00

Dolci

Pistachio GelatoUS$14.00

Pumpkin BomboloniUS$14.00

Dark Chocolate Budino*US$14.00

Brown Butter Zeppole*US$14.00

Apple CrostataUS$14.00

Overall ratings and reviews

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