Incredibly fresh, high-quality meats and cheeses, fantastic bread. This place is a hidden gem.read more

Fantastic Italian specialty store! Fresh cold cuts, cheeses, dry goods, and fresh-cooked foods. I…read morehad a fresh-filled canollo that was as good as any in the North End! Very friendly people!

Salvatore's is the only place I go to for fresh pasta! Great food and great prices! They are always…read morefriendly and great service too!! Easy to get to and an awesome spot for all of your special occasions! I highly suggest everyone go there!!

Great pasta!!! I got a variety fettuccine, lobster ravioli, short rib ravioli. All delish!read more

Deano's is a great place if you want fresh or dried pasta. They are open 7 days a week…read more They have ziti, fusilli, shells, ziti, rigatoni, gemelli, malfadi and cavatelli to name a few. Some you can get dried some fresh. They also have quite a few varieties of sauces, many varieties of ravioli, stuffed shells (which I buy and store in the freezer for those nights I don't want to cook). I throw them in a casserole with some sauce and mozzarella cheese and dinners ready in no time. You can also buy their pasta and sauces at your favorite market. Their website shows what markets sell their pasta. This is a family run business so quality of their product never varies. They have been making pasta since 1947. Their pasta has the perfect chew when eating. After you eat their pasta you will never buy that store brand again!

If you want authentic homemade pasta, and pastries head on over to Il Pastificio. Let's start with…read morethe pasta for five or seven dollars per pound you have some of the best homemade pasta on the East Coast. The pasta is displayed in airtight sealed packages so you have the utmost freshest pasta possible when you go home. I've tried different styles of their pasta, and each one was better than the last. I definitely give High praise when it comes to pasta making since I do not have the patience for the time consuming process. I would suggest everyone come here and try the pasta at least one time you will be hooked. Magnificent.!! Now for the pastries. What can you say all the crusts are light, soft when needed, crispy and crunchy on the others. I mean it's basically cookie and pastry perfection here. The cookies are sold by the pound you can just ask for a mixed batch or pick your own mix and match. I am not sure how much per pound the cookies are my last purchase was 1 pound of cookies and two grapefruit waters and it came to $29. This is a freaking bargain for the quality of this pastry. The only downside about the pastry is that you can only eat so many cookies and at this location, you want every single one. My only advice is to come multiple times a week and grab a pound and see if it lasts you a day or two. Unfortunately, the pastry is so delectable that you want to eat them all in one sitting. Grab a pound and see how long you can make it last. Approximately two hours at my house. With everything said above, you think that would be it but there's more! Homemade gelato you heard that right homemade gelato. Already scooped into beautiful cups with fruit, different flavors and yes, 100% homemade again! Coming into this business is like taking a flight to Italy and walking down a small alley with local shops. There is too much going on for my taste buds in this store. Everything is amazing. So not to extend this fabulous review, but there's still more.... I haven't had the opportunity or the need to purchase a jar of sauce, but with the quality of every single thing that is sold under this roof, I am sure the sauce is amazing. They have jars of sauce so you can go home and make a pasta dinner in a few minutes just boil up your pasta and warm up the sauce. I definitely will try a jar one day. But I already know that it's delicious. Yes, there is more... I haven't had a chance to indulge in a sandwich at this location however it is on my agenda. I know they have sandwiches because there's actually a sandwich sign out front when I drive by once in a while that says they have sandwiches. I will save that for another day. I can only foresee a fabulous fresh sandwich with amazing taste coming out of this location. I look forward to this adventure in the future. The location is always clean. Well kept organized and set up super cute. There is always some kind of little display going on in the main lobby. As for the service, you can't get any better service than at this location because the people serving, you are actually the owners. Sandra is one of the most happiest, beautiful young ladies. I've met in so long. She is so upbeat, polite, happy and beautiful that you almost forget about the pastries when you speaking with her. And her dad, he is the master creator of the pasta.. and I'm sure most of the other things in the store. The both of them make your experience so pleasurable that it is amazing that you get the quality the taste the personalities of these two all at one location. I would say this is my favorite pastry/pasta shop 100%. The only negatives I see about this business is of course trying to get a parking spot on Broadway Everett, make sure you don't bypass make a few circles or go down the side street because you definitely need to go in here and give your taste buds the pleasure of everything inside this shop. Secondly, if you are handicapped, FYI, there are about 8/10 steps to get up into the shop. And the last which is not a negative it's just more of an anticipation one of my favorite cookies that you can't get anywhere is homemade here. I've been eating these since I was a kid and they are extremely hard to find. Nobody makes them unless you have an aunt or grandmother that actually makes them. If your around Il Pastificio during the holidays, you definitely want to come in and try the homemade Fennel Taralli. Next time I see them I'm grabbing three or four bags. I'm gonna hoard them!!! If you made it this far in the review, God bless you, go buy some some pastry, some pasta or just stop by for a sandwich or a gelato definitely support this business. Not many left like it. So please support them.. I give them 10 stars on a 5 star scale, which is impossible for a mom pop shop, but they deserve it.

Great place great service great vibe and the food ... GREAT !!! Everything is perfectread more

My husband and I attended the pasta making class with Guilio and it was absolutely amazing! Guilio…read morewas both a great host and instructor. I learned more about pasta at this class than at another pasta making class I took in Florence just the month before! It's obvious these guys live and breathe pasta, and it's cool that it's right in downtown Melrose. Now all they need is their liquor license :) Would highly recommend this class.

We order all the time! Delivery is quick, they read/follow any changes to meals, food tastes great…read more(never had a bad meal from them), and the portions are more than enough.

Have known about Frescos for years & Years and never stopped in. The hubby wanted seafood and it…read morewas a crappy rainy night and we didnt feel like driving too far north, so we stopped in. Portions are big (you know as always a ton of fries) but a good amount of seafood, Food was fresh. Will definitely come back to try more things!

Have walked by a million times and finally stopped in today. Picked up a pound of pacceri and a…read morepound of bucatini. We also got a block of guanculi and some fresh grated reggiano. They also had other meats, cheeses, olives, and sauces. Total was $44.44 which I thought was reasonable for the high quality ingredients. If you are lucky enough to find street parking in the North End-most spots are free for 2 hours.

I was on the hunt for a great fresh pasta shop in Boston to gather some treats to take home on our…read moreflight to Indianapolis and Monica's popped up on Yelp. The staff was incredibly friendly in this cozy little pasta shop in the north end neighborhood. We selected a pasta nest for each family member and bagged them up for the road. The next day we thoroughly enjoyed our fresh spinach paparadelle and bucatini. Chef's kiss The store also offers a variety of classic Italian items like cheese, risotto, and Moore. Definitely worth a pitstop as you work your way through this tasty neighborhood.

This place was highly recommended to me by a Tufts alumnus, and I can see why! It's very cute…read moreinside (no tables from what I could see but there is one table with two seats outside). There's a small grocery area attached where you can buy things ranging from sardines to dry pasta. You order at a counter and then they will call your name out to pick it up. I tried the Avocado BLT sandwich which was delicious, but I would love to try the pasta next time (I saw someone making it behind the counter and it looked awesome).

Came in to pick up a particular bottle of wine for a Client back in California. Then I saw all of…read morethe wonderful fresh Pasta hanging over the counter and I thought HA! Bolognese sounds good for tonight. So I bought the wine, some fresh pasta, and some sauce. This place is fabulous! The desserts looked tempting as well. Anyone who knows me is aware that I have a soft spot for delis that offer delicious prepared foods as well as an extensive gourmet market area. The service was patient over the phone and helpful in person. I will be back! Respectfully Reviewed.

The pasta and flavor were excellent! It was a bit steeper than I was expecting @ $20 for the #2 +…read morechicken for a takeout container however they did not skimp out on the chicken and the fresh pasta was very delicious. I would do it again! The first few reviews for this place seems suspect since it came from a lot of new yelp accounts but I can attest the food here is great!

Not quite the same as the version in Italy, but fine make your own pasta addition in the Cambridge…read morefood court. Sauces were underwhelming on the various pastas we got.

Have been trying to contact for 2 days. No answer, voicemail saying to leave a message, no…read moreresponse to any of the messages left. What kind of business has no way to contact them! The lack of customer service is frustrating at best. I definitely won't be giving my business to a business that does not value the customer

I was walking by on New Year's Day and pleasantly surprised to find the establishment open. I was…read morelooking for a good quality steak to serve for me my wife and my father-in-law. I ended up with ribeye steaks to serve three. My wife warned me that they were expensive but in my opinion well worth it. I jumped online to see how to cook them and I ended up broiling them. This filled my house with smoke but again well worth the smoke alarm test. The owners of the market were very pleasant and nice to deal with. They cut the three ribeye steaks from a large piece of beef. They were very fresh and delicious. I will definitely be going back to purchase other items from this market. I think it is important to support local businesses like the Maplewood meat market. You just can't get quality food like this in a supermarket.