Best road-trip restaurants in Massachusetts

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Oringer and Bissonnette's South End enoteca with house-cured salumi, wood-fired pizza, handmade pasta, and a focused Italian wine list.

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Intimate nose-to-tail South End enoteca of Italian small plates.

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James Beard America's Classic serving Sicilian slices until they sell out. (North End)

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Cash-only Hanover Street institution since 1985 with famously long lines. (North End)

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Refined northern-Italian fine dining in a historic North Square townhouse. (North End)

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Cash-only 1973 storefront that popularized squid-ink pasta. (North End)

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Chef-owned regional Italian room between Harvard and Porter Squares, celebrated for handmade pasta cut on a communal table.

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New American trattoria between Central and Harvard Squares with a warm neighborhood feel and beloved bolognese.