Giulia

Jea Kim

Outstanding contemporary Italian restaurant with a great blend of classic and avant garde Italian dishes. Among the myriad of Italian restaurants in Boston, Giulia certainly ranks in the top 3. Their popularity has been attested by the extreme difficulty to make reservations, and we were very fortunate to snag one only a few days in advance. We started off with two of the most popular starters. Both the chicken liver crostini and the warm sem. cakes were as good as the hype, and they were excellent introductions to Giulia's culinary style. Each dish had an unconventional element that seamlessly integrated into the dish, and this continued throughout the majority of the dishes we ordered. Standout dishes from the antipasti include the salt roasted beets and the marinated octopus. The salt roasted beets demonstrated a perfect juxtaposition of sweet and salty notes, and the citrus fruits and herbs on the octopus refreshened our palates before diving into the pastas. While the first five dishes exemplified contemporary Italian style of cooking, the pastas transitioned into a more classical approach as we couldn't find any bold or creative toppings. Nevertheless, their execution was flawless, and we liked the slight variations in the flavor notes of the toppings. Bucatini was our favorite with its savory pancetta toppings, but the sweet notes of the anolini and the nuts on the farro fusili were also interesting. Highly recommend dining at this place but make sure to make a reservation at least two weeks in advance.

Derek Oliver

All the food was excellent. Top notch actually. My only knock is the portion sizes were extremely underwhelming for the price. Never want to pay a bill that high and leave feeling like you need more food.

MMLT W

Visiting from Montreal (where we have amazing restaurants), we were thrilled to get reservations @ Giulia’s. We were lucky enough to be seated in Kelly’s section. Kelly was knowledgeable about the entire menu, providing details of the dishes with excellent recommendations. We were four people and enjoyed several different dishes from the menu. All excellent, wonderful ingredients, sublime flavours, prepared perfectly!! Perfect portions, comfortable seating, great ambiance, Sometimes it’s the little things that leave an everlasting impression!! Fresh mint and hot water with a wonderful selection of incredible desserts!!! THANK YOU! Cheers!

Rachel Moskowitz

Amazing restaurant. As far as seating goes, went right at 5:30pm when they open and they didn’t have any tables, but tons of availability at the bar. Seats didn’t last for long at the bar so you should definitely make a reservation ahead or go right when they open. Waitstaff was super nice and attentive. Drinks were so beautifully made and delicious, not too overpriced either. Got the chicken liver crostini appetizer but ate it too quickly to snap a picture. Very small but tasty dish. They serve good complementary bread, too. For the meal, got the bucatini all’amatriciana. The noodles were incredible, the pancetta added a perfect crunch. Also got the garganelli with mushroom conserva, you have to like mushrooms—but so delicious and creamy and cheesy. Both meals were not heaping portions, but probably what’s considered a more standard portion. I was happy with it because I had room for an app, drinks and dessert. The dessert I got was a seasonal sorbet made with fresh Maine blueberries with some sort of cream and crunch. I’m not entirely sure what was in it, all I know is it was the best dessert I’ve ever had. Highly recommend this entire meal, but you really can’t go wrong with anything on the menu.