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Lucca

226 Hanover Street, Boston, MA 02113

italianfull service restaurant53 dishesOpen now4.4 (1262)$$Google Maps

Mon-Thu 5pm–11:59pm, Fri-Sun 4pm–11:59pm

Last data refresh: Aug 25, 2026

Review summary

Diners like this restaurant's delicious Italian dishes, especially the bolognese, wild boar ragu, and lobster ravioli, and appreciate the variety of seafood and gluten-free pasta options. They also highlight the attentive service, lively atmosphere, and the convenience of late-night hours and validated parking. Some reviews mention the food can be overcooked.

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Popularity this week

Typically busiest 7 PM-9 PM

Hour-by-hour, historical pattern from Google's Popular Times data, not a live reading. Last updated Sep 12, 2026.

Peaks around 8 PM

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Price profile

Median menu item$17
Median North End$23
pasta median$32
North End pasta$28
seafood median$24
North End seafood$27.99
sides median$14
North End sides$12

Lucca is 26% cheaper than the North End median overall.

Children's Menu (12 and Under)

  • Garlic Bread

    Roasted garlic and mozzarella bread

    $6

  • Pasta & Sauce

    Linguine or Rigatoni pasta with tomato sauce

    $8

  • Caesar

    Romaine lettuce, creamy caesar dressing, focaccia crouton, parmesan

    $9

  • Pasta With Cheese

    Linguine or Rigatoni pasta with butter and cheese

    $9

  • Cheese Pizza

    Fresh mozzarella and tomato sauce

    $11

  • Mac n' Cheese

    Ear shaped pasta with creamy fontina cheese sauce, toasted bread crumbs

    $12

  • Chicken

    Statler breast of chicken with roasted fingerling potatoes

    $13

  • Salmon

    8 oz Salmon filet with roasted fingerling potatoes

    $14

  • Steak

    6 oz sliced tenderloin, roasted fingerling potatoes

    $15

Sides

  • Fork-Crushed Potatoes

    $10

  • Confit Fingerling Potatoes

    $11

  • Deviled Eggs

    pancetta, paprika

    $14

  • Gorgonzola Stuffed Cherry Peppers

    $14

  • Broccoli Rabe

    sautéed shallots and garlic

    $15

  • Garlic + Mozzarella Bread

    house pomodoro sauce

    $15

  • Hanover Street Corn

    cherry pepper aioli, ricotta salata, scallions

    $17

Dolce

  • Gelato and Sorbet

    assorted flavors of homemade ice creams or sorbets

    $11

  • Panna Cotta

    coconut blueberry panna cotta

    $14

  • Tiramisu

    espresso-soaked ladyfingers, hazelnuts, coffee liqueur, mascarpone, espresso anglaise

    $14

  • Cheesecake

    mixed berry compote

    $15

  • Chocolate Torte

    dark chocolate brownie, raspberry sauce, vanilla ice cream

    $16

  • Crème Brûlée

    tres leches crème brûlée, peach

    $16

  • Cheese Plate

    changing presentations of cheese and accompaniments

    $24

Appetizers

  • Hearts of Romaine

    house-made caesar dressing, white anchovy, focaccia croutons, shaved grana padano

    $15

  • Arugula

    gorgonzola, strawberries, pine nuts, aged balsamic, white wine vinaigrette

    $16

  • Lobster Bisque

    house-made foccaccia croutons

    $16

  • Panzanella Salad

    house-made ciabatta bread, red & yellow tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, watermelon, goat cheese, citrus vinaigrette

    $16

  • Fried Shishito Peppers

    sea salt, lime

    $17

  • Arancini

    chef's selection of stuffed risotto arancini, house-made pomodoro

    $18

  • Beef Carpaccio

    seared beef tenderloin, parmesan, lemon aioli, capers, arugula

    $21

  • Brown Butter Sautéed Calamari

    san marzano tomatoes, spinach, peperonata, chili flakes, grilled house-made focaccia

    $22

  • House-Made Meatballs

    beef, veal, pork, house-made pomodoro

    $22

  • Mussels

    pancetta, garlic, white wine, shallots, whole grain mustard

    $22

  • Prosciutto

    18 month aged prosciutto di parma, assorted melons, gorgonzola picante, aged balsamic

    $22

  • Duck Tart

    caramelized onions, goat cheese, spinach, mustard sugo

    $24

  • Grilled Octopus

    fingerling potatoes, arrabbiata sauce, salsa verde

    $24

  • Oysters

    rotating seasonal oysters, house-made spicy cocktail sauce, prosecco mignonette

    $24

  • Short Rib Gnocchi

    braised beef short rib, toasted gnocchi, fried onions

    $24

Pasta

  • Orecchiette alla Norma

    baked orecchiette pasta, fried eggplant, pomodoro, mozzarella

    $29

  • Fettucine

    pan-seared chicken, local burrata, basil pine nut pesto, snap peas, red peppers

    $32

  • Rigatoni

    beef, veal + pork ragu, san marzano tomatoes, basil, parmigiano reggiano

    $34

  • Gnocchi

    house-made potato gnocchi, McGuire's farm mushrooms, black summer truffles, asparagus, fontina

    $35

  • Linguine

    sautéed shrimp, roasted corn purée, pancetta, poblano peppers, basil oil

    $35

  • Pappardelle

    braised wild boar, roasted pepper agrodolce, parmigiano reggiano

    $36

  • Lobster Ravioli

    house-made lobster ravioli, fresh shucked butter-poached lobster, fra diavolo sauce, basil

    $46

Entrées

  • Salmon

    toasted quinoa, cherry tomatoes, pickled red onion, citrus-basil vinaigrette

    $35

  • Chicken Saltimbocca

    10oz statler chicken, mozzarella, prosciutto, potato purée, garlicky green beans, marsala

    $36

  • Cioppino

    calamari, shrimp, sole, mussels, house-made pomodoro, saffron, grilled focaccia

    $39

  • Pork Milanese

    arugula, red onion & orange salad, cherry peppers, orange vinaigrette

    $39

  • 10oz Flank Steak

    grilled herb-marinated flank steak, broccoli rabe, confit fingerling potatoes, summer corn, chimichurri

    $42

  • Sole

    black Italian rice, grilled zucchini & summer squash, picatta

    $46

  • 8oz Beef Tenderloin

    fork-crushed potatoes, grilled asparagus, vincotto

    $54

  • Bone-In 14oz Veal Chop

    herb cannellini bean salad, celery, red onion, ricotta salata, dijon-red wine vinaigrette, grilled lemon

    $62

Data sources
  • Menu

    www.luccaboston.com

    Retrieved Sep 12, 2026

  • Categories

    Food Graph normalization (manual_seed_v4_agent_researched_full)

    · 93% confidence

  • Rating

    Google Places

    Updated 8 hours ago

  • Crowd

    SerpApi

    Updated 8 hours ago