Viale

Boston

Mediterranean Restaurant

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Co-owners (also childhood pals) Mark Young and Chef Greg Reeves (both vets of Green Street Grill) finally opened their first restaurant, and Central Square rejoiced. Viale, in the Rendezvous shell, takes you to the Mediterranean for rustic-refined Italian eats sourced from local ingredients. Opt for wood-fired Fried Calamari Pizza (always) and/or the Pumpkin Ravioli bathed in aged sherry and brown butter. The wines tilt toward small organic and biodynamic growers, while the cocktails will just make you tilt. The 1919 rocks hard with Rittenhouse 100 Rye, Old Monk Rum, Punt e Mes, and Benedictine.