307 Hanover Street
Boston, MA 02113-1810
617-742-0020
Located on Hanover Street in the heart of the North End, Carmelina's North End (formerly Ristorante Damiano) balances tradition and innovation for a new take on Italian cuisine. The varied menu of artfully presented piatinni (small plates that are perfect for sharing) allows diners to mix and match from an array of seasonal vegetarian, seafood, and meat dishes as well as housemade pasta and risotto. Plates can be creatively paired with over 50 different wines by the glass.
Exposed brick and earth-tone-hued walls give the forty-seat dining room a warm comforting feel for the winter months, while floor-to-ceiling-windows overlooking the North End's busiest thoroughfare give the space an openness that's ideal during the summer. The open kitchen offers diners a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes action.
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Chef-owner Damien DiPaola's long career in the culinary industry began more than forty years ago - on the very spot where he works today behind the line at Ristorante Damiano. At his family's Caffe Dello Sport, located on Hanover Street in the North End, DiPaola learned the fine art of barista - brewing espresso, waiting on tables, and serving the clientele
Eager to have his own place, DiPaola opened Carmelina's Ristorante, during his junior year at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. His first menu (and many since) took some of its cues from his parents with dishes straight out of his childhood.
His culinary education continued at the Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and across the country - DiPaola owned and operated eight restaurants from Massachusetts to California before coming back to the North End to open Ristorante Damiano in 2008.
In addition to his passion for cooking, DiPaola is a food critic for Boston's North End Scene magazine. He's also got a little acting and producing under his belt with appearances producing and acting on series like Showtime's Brotherhood.
