Massachusetts serves up Italian food like nobody’s business, but the best spots rarely show up on tourist maps.
Every autumn, when the air turns crisp and leaves paint the streets gold and crimson, locals slip into their favorite hidden trattorias for steaming bowls of pasta and wood-fired pizzas. These aren’t the places with flashy signs or long lines out the door.
They’re tucked down side streets, nestled in small plazas, and quietly serving up recipes that taste like someone’s nonna is back in the kitchen…