Strega is famous for its dramatic decor, celebrity clientele, unmatched hospitality, and most of all, the unforgettable Italian cuisine. It’s also notorious for being one of the most difficult restaurants in Boston in which to get a seat, and has been hailed as having “Boston’s Most Coveted Table Reservation”.
Venerable, glitzy old-world Italian spot known for gangster-inspired decor & celebrity sightings. Based on 867 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.9 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
379 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
Phone: (617) 523-8481
Website: https://stregabynickvarano.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=GMB
Social Profile: 
Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
|
12–3:30 PM, 4–10 PM
Hours might differ
|
| Tuesday | 12–3:30 PM, 4–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–3:30 PM, 4–10 PM |
| Thursday | 12–3:30 PM, 4–11 PM |
| Friday | 12–3:30 PM, 4–11 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 4–11 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 4–11 PM |
Menu
… View more
Menu Photos
Photo Gallery
Order and Reservations
Reservations: stregabynickvarano.com
Reviews
Hope Pettengill
Strega was incredible. As soon as we walked in all of the employees greeted us with the best energy. Our drinks and food came out so fast. What I really like about this restaurant is that there is alot of staff on, so if your waiter/ waitress isn’t around, you can catch eye contact with another employee and get taken care of immediately. Another thing I really like is the music, even though you’re sitting close to others in the restaurant, the music is at a level were you can’t hear others conversations. Love it.
… more
Kathleen Brennan
Started off hoping for a wonderful evening on the patio, our server Marsel was more worried about the host setting tables up, that we had to ask him the same questions 3 times before he answered us. Didn’t know the slushy of the day he had to go ask, like come on… once we ordered we were enjoying our Caesar salad, and out came our dinner, we ordered the spicy ala vodka made table side, the server brought us lobster with ala vodka, not what we ordered. He then proceeded to yell at me and embarrass me when he threw a menu in my face telling me I was wrong. First off, if there are two ala vodka dishes on the menu it’s up to the server to clarify which the customer wants, secondly never yell at customers, I wanted to leave but we stayed for our pasta, the whole point of the $36 pasta dish is they make it table side, but can’t do it on the patio. Maybe don’t make the star dish modified on the patio, for all we know they didn’t toss our pasta in the cheese wheel. It was so lackluster and appalling, I’ve never been treated so horribly by a server. I DO not recommend this place
… more
Chuong Nguyen
One of the best Italian foods we had. A bit pricey but the overall foods were delicious
… more
R S
WHAT A SPECIAL OCCASION for our daughter’s 21st birthday! The food was the best we ever had. Atmosphere – amazing. But the biggest surprise was the WONDERFUL waiter we had, Carlo. What an extraordinary find. We all can’t wait to return again soon. THANK YOU, CARLO! You are the greatest.
… more
Rach
Strega is the place where you take your best friends for brunch or meet a date for some drinks and sharable plates. Either way, I have not been disappointed.
… more
Barbara Levin
Very disappointing experience – we had reservations to celebrate a special event and arrived early. We waited an hour after our reservation time because the manager appeared to have given our table to his friends which was the only table. The bartender was the only person who was attentive and asked if we wanted another drink. Our waiter took our order and forgot about us. We tried to get his attention as we waited over an hour to get our reheated hard food and he shushed me two times! No one ever came to refill our empty water glasses. Neither our waiter nor the manager ever came to our table. Food arrived by other team members and our waiter NEVER came over. I had an issue with my food as I couldn’t cut into it with my knife. The pasta was delicious but couldn’t eat the chicken. We watched other tables be seated long after us and eat and leave while we still waited for our food. There was a hair in our family members meal. Again no one came to see us. Highly recommend you visit a different restaurant for Italian food. Our group are all high executives and dressed nicely and always tip handsomely. We are unsure why these employees focused on their friends. Disappointing experience all around.
… more
Yadira Ramos
Great atmosphere, food and service. Sunday brunch was fantastic, fast and delicious. Highly recommend.
… more
Harriet Fisher
We stopped here on a whim for lunch on our way through the area in August 2022. The wait times were long, the service was horrible, the food was poor and it was all very overpriced.
… more
Kerri Haynes
Christmas Eve dinner was amazing! Strega never disappoints! David our waiter was awesome, alway a packed house in there but never felt rushed. Bolognese was everyone’s favorite.
… more
B B
The service was great. Food was decent. The major drawback was the volume of the music that they were pumping in for brunch on a Sunday. I wasn’t opposed to having music or even the rap selection but, it was so loud that you had to shout your order to the server. Forget about table conversation, it was like being in a club on a Friday night instead of laid back brunch on Sunday
… more
… View more