Galleria Umberto
289 Hanover St, Boston
Description
The North End of Boston may not seem like a place that has many little-known neighborhood dining spots, but it does have a few, including an old-school Sicilian pizza place right in the heart of everything on busy Hanover Street. Hidden among the bustling trattorias, trendy ristorantes, and old-fashioned cafes and bakeries of the neighborhood, Galleria Umberto represents what the North End of old was like. Housed in what can only be described as a cross between a cafeteria and a dining hall, Galleria Umberto is a lunch-only, bare-bones, humble little storefront that serves some of the best pizza in the Boston area.
Reviews
Very unassuming place aside from the line out the door. Great pizza and the line moves fast! So nice to see a place that’s keeps their prices low so everyone can afford to eat here.
You may walk right by this place, it's very unassuming. But the locals know! And they are right! After a short line, we ordered 4 perfect slices of pizza (Sicilian style cheese), just like my Grandma used to make. We also shared an arancini, which was the BEST I've ever tasted. It had a perfect crunchy exterior with authentic stuffing of ragu, mozzarella, and peas. Plenty of seating to sit and enjoy your meal. I think we paid under $15 for all that food, which was even sweeter!
We were really excited about this place given the reviews and line for the food. Ultimately we left a bit disappointed but maybe we got what we paid for, as everything was less than $9. Sicilian pizza was not as cheesy as we hoped and tasted a bit overdone. Arancini was warm and cheesy but lacked a strong flavor.
If you’re looking for a cheap eat this may fit the spot but think there’s better food options in the North End.
This place is absolutely phenomenal the peaches crispy on the bottom Airy the sauce is great the cheese is great and they are really friendly and make you feel very welcome I would definitely come back here it's very cheap to not super expensive for being in Boston's North End
I was told that the cheese pizza here was one of the best pizzas they have ever had. I usually dislike cheese pizza due to the lack of salty proteins but I was very pleasantly surprised. It is very light for being pizza.
We also got the panzarotti which was filled with potato and cheese. It was good but personally I wish there was some kind of a sauce to add some moisture.
If I lived around this place I’d probably come every week. Owner seems really chill too!