La Padrona

La Padrona spreads across two floors of Raffles Boston, with a bar and lounge as well as a dining room for a longer Italian dinner. Chefs Jody Adams and Amarilys Colón draw on regional Italian cooking, using ingredients from Italy and New England. The menu makes room for both individual plates and dishes to split: start with Ligurian cheese bread, then consider tagliatelle, eggplant Milanese or spinach lasagna made for two. Seafood and larger cuts of meat give the table alternatives to pasta. This is a useful choice when you want to dress up and make dinner the evening’s main event. You can also keep the visit shorter with drinks and something to eat in the lounge.