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

1803 Reviews

$31 to $50

Italian

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2 people

30 Dec 2024

7:00 pm

Booked 21 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
Area
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*USD 18.00
with parsley, potato, smoked onion and orange
Canederli 'In Brodo'*USD 15.00
foraged mushrooms, leeks, kale
Burrata di Andria*USD 19.00
with delicata sott'olio, lentils, radicchio and walnuts
Prosciutto di Parma*USD 19.00
with aged parmigiano, fresh pears and pine nuts
Assorted SalumiUSD 18.00
with giardiniera vegetables and provolone piccante
Insalata di Radicchio*USD 16.00
with brown butter vinaigrette, apple and lardo
Erbazzone*USD 14.00
braised greens, ricotta, chanterelle sugo
Ivory Silo LettuceUSD 16.00
with leek vinaigrette, pumpkin seed and whipped gorgonzola
NostraleUSD 14.00
local farm pick of the day

Pasta 'Dalla Nostra Tavola'

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

Secondi

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

Dolci

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

What 1,803 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.7Service
4.8Ambience
4.5Value

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Review summary

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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.

1,803 Reviews

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Cheryl
San Francisco
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Lovely dinner and good service but the waiter had 0 personality. We should have sat at the bar for a better experience. If you want a table then at your alarm for midnight and book or else you will never get a table. Been twice and doubt we will be back-so many other places to try with better hospitality.
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Berwald
Chicago
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 4 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 18 December 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 12 December 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 12 December 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 11 December 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 11 December 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 10 December 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 8 December 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 6 December 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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Giulia Restaurant is rated 4.8 stars by 1803 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

30 Dec 2024

7:00 pm

Booked 21 times today

1682 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

Additional information

Area
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 booking

Additional information

Fusilli

Pappardelle

Strozzapreti

Sfizzi

Chicken Liver Crostini*USD 8.00

Warm Semolina Cakes*USD 12.00

Potato Focaccia*USD 8.00

Warm OlivesUSD 9.00

Mackerel 'Alla Scapece'*USD 8.00

Antipasti

Chilled Octopus*USD 18.00

Canederli 'In Brodo'*USD 15.00

Burrata di Andria*USD 19.00

Prosciutto di Parma*USD 19.00

Assorted SalumiUSD 18.00

Insalata di Radicchio*USD 16.00

Erbazzone*USD 14.00

Ivory Silo LettuceUSD 16.00

NostraleUSD 14.00

Pasta 'Dalla Nostra Tavola'

Bucatini All'Amatriciana*USD 26.00

Buckwheat Pizzoccheri*USD 26.00

Paccheri 'Alla Bolognese'*USD 27.00

Strozzapreti*USD 26.00

Rye Orecchiette*USD 25.00

Fusilli*USD 25.00

Pappardelle*USD 28.00

Secondi

Monkfish 'Alla Piccata'USD 31.00

Black Cod 'En Brodetto di Coriandolo'*USD 29.00

Lamb Sausage*USD 27.00

Half Chicken*USD 32.00

Dolci

Pistachio GelatoUSD 14.00

Pumpkin BomboloniUSD 14.00

Dark Chocolate Budino*USD 14.00

Brown Butter Zeppole*USD 14.00

Apple CrostataUSD 14.00

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