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

1790 Reviews

$31 to $50

Italian

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2 people

24 Nov 2024

19:00

Booked 3 times today

Neighbourhood gem
Good for special occasions
Charming

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 17:30–20:30 Fri, Sat 17:30–21:30
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*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 1,790 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
4.7Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Boston
Italian

Review summary

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Giulia Restaurant is a "gem" in the Boston area, offering "authentic" and "phenomenal" Italian cuisine. Diners praise the "exceptional" pasta dishes and "attentive" service. The ambiance is "elegant but friendly," and the atmosphere is "relaxed yet special." Reservations are essential due to its popularity. Overall, a "superb" dining experience.

1,790 Reviews

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Debbie
Greater Boston
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic. Brought us right back to Italy. Will definitely return
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1234
Greater Boston
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The meal was superb, from beginning to end. Best dining out experience in a very long time. I was with a party of 4 to celebrate a birthday. We all had different pasta dishes and each one was terrific. Appetizers and desserts were great too. Excellent service and comfortable ambience and noise level. I look forward to the next time. 👍❣️
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sarah
Greater Boston
13 reviews
vip
4.0
13 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything was lovely, with the exception of one dish, which involved too much basil pesto and not enough of anything else. I still recommend Giulia, but it's maybe a little more hit or miss than it used to be.
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Maryann
New York City
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The service was exceptional, and our waiter was able to carefully explain all of the dishes and cocktails!
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Caroline
Greater Boston
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 15 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We absolutely LOVED the food! Everything was so well seasoned and so flavorful. The balance of the spices was so enjoyable, we loved it! The one thing I thought - despite being amazing — the semolina cakes were a bit too expensive for the size (it’s only 2 small cakes for $17). Apart from that, everything else was great!
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Eda
New York City
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 10 November 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
This past weekend, my family and I ate dinner at Giulia. After hearing many positive reviews and comments we were very eager to try it. The reservation was extremely difficult to book, and there was only so much space left. Upon our arrival at Giulia, we were greeted by a lovely hostess and sat down. The waiter took our order, and within minutes it arrived at our fingertips. Once we dug into the food, we were met with disappointment. Nothing truly stood out, the dishes were simply bland and did not meet the hype that we were promised. So needless to say, unfortunately we were not to impressed, it could be there menu that day, but we were not too satisfied.
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nathan
Baja California
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on 6 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing food, amazing service- so glad we were able to snag a reservation here.
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John
Houston
63 reviews
vip
5.0
63 reviews
Dined on 2 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Outstanding food and service. Everything from start to finish was superb. Our waitress was very knowledgeable and helpful. One knock on them was we had to refill our wine glasses and water, that should not happen. Other than that, it was great.
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Gustavo
Greater Boston
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on 27 October 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Giulia never disappoints, food is amazing and the service is outstanding.
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Megan
Columbus
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 26 October 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
My husband and I were underwhelmed. The food was fine. The chicken liver crostini and pastas were very good. The service was okay. The restaurant itself felt pretty outdated. I had really high expectations for this place given the reviews and how difficult it was to get a reservation. It just felt like it would have been really good 20 years ago. We have friends who said they had the same feelings/experience.
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Giulia Restaurant is rated 4.8 stars by 1790 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

24 Nov 2024

19:00

Booked 3 times today

1682 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

Additional information

Area
Cambridge
Hours of Operation
Dinner Mon–Thu 17:30–20:30 Fri, Sat 17:30–21:30
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*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

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