Best of Boston

2013 Best Fort Point/Seaport Restaurant

Sportello

The best part of a meal at this Italian-inspired diner? Watching the kitchen staffers work their magic from behind the counter. What to Order: The potato gnocchi with mushroom ragu, peas, and cream; fettuccine with shrimp, ramps, hen of the woods mushrooms, and Calabrian chili.

348 Congress St., Boston, 617-737-1234, sportelloboston.com