Rabias Dolce Fumo

Wandering the North End and lacking the patience to wait an hour to be seated, we decided to try Rabias and were pleasantly surprised. The staff is kind and attentive and the food is solid. Being a warm evening and in an Italian restaurant, it was only natural to order an Aperol Spritz which was very good. We decided to split our dishes which included the warm spinach salad and ciopinno.The salad had featured sliced roasted portobello mushrooms, roasted red pepper slices, kinda crispy prosciutto and dabs of goat cheese tossed in a warm balsamic dressing. All good with the exception of the small amount of spinach.The warm crispy Italian bread is seasoned with garlic and cheese. So good for dipping in the balsamic as well as the ciopinno broth.The ciopinno is chocked full of mussels, calamari rings, clams, 4 shrimp, 2 scallops and half of a lobster! Bits of summer squash and some lemon add to the zing in the broth. It's not as thick as a SF ciopinno but it's good and everything is cooked perfectly.As we sat in our street view seat a woman walked by and made a comment about the restaurant being empty for a reason. Not nice as the food here is solid.Let's keep supporting the local businesses folks!

Nestled between busy restaurants in the North End, this Italian place seems fairly standard in appearance but also can be pleasant with its wide array of ingredients. The focus here is the seafood, and the icing on the cake is their oyster bar specials.On our visit, we decided to dive into the experience headfirst and ordered a plate of oysters. The timing was impeccable; we managed to savor these delectable bites just in time before heading to another table down the street for round two of our culinary adventure.A delightful find, it's a decent casual spot for seafood, especially for those looking to indulge in shellfish delights!

5/5 stars 100 times over! I'm not sure why this place doesnt have a line out the door. Leslye is a GEM! Food was literally astonishing. Probably the best meal we had in Boston. Cioppino and Risotto...more than enough food for 2 people. Garlic bread is to die for. Run don't walk.

We visited this past weekend - it's actually our favorite place in the North end The food is delicious - lots of seafood choices - the Powered up seafood has every bit of seafood you can think of - it's amazing !!! We love the Baked goat cheese appetizer and the North ends biggest meatball !!! They have a beautiful raw bar and serve $1.99 oysters Sun - Thursday until 6pm still don't understand ppl waiting in line at the "tourist trap" up the street ?? Great atmosphere - you're treated like family as soon as you walk in the door !!! Staff is wonderful - and the owner Kim makes sure your whole experience is top notch !!! The dining room is super clean and nicely decorated - as well as the bathrooms that says so much about restaurant !!! And the bonus was the validated parking at the Haymarket garage - $3 for 3 hours !!! If you haven't been - you're definitely missing out !!

We are visiting Boston and planned to go to the Neptune Oyster Restaurant but the line was too long. This restaurant is a few doors down with zero wait. My husband and I both got the lobster roll and fries, his with butter and mine with lobster bisque on top. The roll was great, fries were just ok. The rolls had a good amount of lobster and was flavorful. The rolls are market price which came out to around $43/ meal.

Originally headed to Neptune, but didn't have the time to wait. The wife took a stroll and found this spot a few doors down. We got in right away, and the service was great. I ordered a Sam Adam's. Which was wonderful and freezing cold as it should be. For lunch, I ordered the lobster roll, which came with fries. There were a few options for sauce, but I chose the butter. The roll was toasted great, and everything was wonderful. The only reason why I didn't give it 5 stars was decor and ambiance.

We had a wonderful time at this place! We are in Boston for a 90th birthday party, and the staff made it very pleasant, Including YaYa. The food was excellent, the location can't be beat and the price was very reasonable. There are wandering music performers that may show up and it you're there for a special occasion this could be a major unexpected plus.

My sister, my mom and I were walking around looking for somewhere to eat when we stumbled across this restaurant and decided to try it out. The service AND food were 100000/10!! Our waitress/ server was very kind (and funny) and made us feel so welcomed. Our food was also delicious, I couldn't wait to eat my leftovers when I got home. It is a little more expensive than other restaurants in the area but it's definitely worth the few extra dollars. The decor in there was also super cute and it seems like a little family owned/ home town spot. We loved it here. Next time we come to Boston, we will be stopping by!

Not college student friendly, portions were insty winsty and cost so much, they didn't get us silverware or napkins when we asked so we almost ate bad ravioli with our bare hands, charged us for 5 pieces of bread in an oyster bucket, played ed Sheeran the whole time....but the gnocchi pretty ok I guessPlease don't come here, you won't be respected in all seriousness

Beware: they lie about the prices of their oysters and then make up nonsense excuses when you bring it to their attention.