Antico Forno

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About the Business

In August 1996, three years after the opening of Terramia, Carla opened her second restaurant, Antico Forno, Cucina a Legna, across the street. The meaning, "Old Oven, Kitchen of Wood, was used to describe the wood burning authentic Southern Italian cuisine and pizza, which was completely different from Terramia. Antico Forno was the first and only wood burning brick oven pizza in the neighborhood. Like Terramia, people flocked to Antico Forno to try the pizza and Italian rustic country fare. Carla credits Nocera and happily boasts, "Mario Nocera has single-handedly changed the face of Italian cuisine in the North End".

In 2008, Antico Forno was expanded from 45 seats to 80 seats and also added a bar, which serves beer, wine and cordials. Agrippino Gomes made sure that if Antico Forno expanded it had to retain the same warmth and coziness that it had originally. And that she did!

Established in 1996.

Business Name

Antico Forno

Specialties

Antico Forno - Italian for "old stove" Sawdust-covered floors, a mural-sized rendition of the Tuscany countryside (painted by a local artist Jack Dunlea) and a blessed statue of St. Rocco tucked into a beehive-shaped, wood-burning brick oven set the stage at the North End's rustic trattoria, Antico Forno. With Their successful 1993 flagship restaurant, Terramia, across the street, Carla Agrippino-Gomes took on a new challenge in 1996 of bringing dishes to Salem Street. Antico Forno - Italian for "old stove" - features brick-oven classics such as roasted chicken in a natural juices with garlic and herbs stuffed under crusted skin; pizza with artichoke hearts, imported Italian porcini mushrooms, and Campania buffalo mozzarella, finished with truffle oil; and linguini with clams, mussels, calamari and shrimp, sautéed in a plum tomato sauce and baked in parchment paper. Even the double-domed brick oven was custom-built by a native Napolitan craftsman. Antico Forno is an inviting neighborhood trattoria that provides a truly authentic Neapolitan experience.

Amenities

Takes Reservations, Offers Delivery, Offers Takeout, Vegan Options, Many Vegetarian Options, Accepts Credit Cards, Accepts Apple Pay, Accepts Cryptocurrency, Casual, Moderate Noise, Casual Dress, Offers Catering, Good for Groups, Good For Kids, Good for Dinner, Street Parking, Validated Parking, Free Wi-Fi, Full Bar, TV, No Outdoor Seating, Dogs Not Allowed, Bike Parking

Business Owner

Carla Agrippino-Gomes G. (Business Owner)

Like many Italian-Americans, North-End native Carla Agrippino Gomes, owner and general manager of Terramia and Antico Forno, grew up on her mother's Italian cooking. Then in 1993, she opened Terramia and her perception of authentic Italian cuisine was changed forever.

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• Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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• Massachusetts, United States
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• United States
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Italian, Pizza