Osteria Rustico

A great little North End pizza shop on corner of Canal St & Valenti Way. Thin crust pizza a specialty. Very tasty and innovative choice of toppings, ie: a vegan choice of eggplant and garlic comes to mind, very tasty. This is not right outside the Boston Garden so U dont have to contend with huge crowds and lines. Its reminiscent of old time mom & pop pizza shops with quite a few food choices besides pizza. A lot of tasty and satisfying choices. They will cater to your prep wishes to customize or make it veggie or vegan. Just a couple steps from North Station T public transit entrance of Valenti Way. Small seating area so good idea to just pick up the food and if on weekday, bring it to the Garden open air food mall seating area to eat. Overall I've found them to be very nice in contrast to the bigger shops right next to The Boston Garden.

Was stuck in traffic for about 2 hours with daughter and we where getting hungry so she looked for pizza in area boy am I glad she did because this area was so beautiful and peaceful it felt great the owner was fantastic we asked for suggestions on what to eat and he said everything was great and he said the meatball sub was great homemade meatballs and marinara sauce it was amazing and we had a large Fremont pizza if I’m right also amazing forgot to take pictures we eat the food so fast this place is amazing and out of this world must go you won’t regret it we will be back with the whole family

Echoing many other reviews, didn't expect much out of this joint when I strolled up looking to grab a quick slice or two before a Celtics game... but holy cow, the pizza was surprisingly good. I figure Portnoy would give it a solid 8.1. Will definitely remember this spot the next time I'm in the neighborhood. Not much in terms of atmosphere, but you're not stopping in here for a 5 course meal. Grab a few slices (maybe sit down to finish them) and then out the door you go. The guy serving the pizza/working the register was distracted by having a personal conversation on his cell phone, but again, who cares.

Do not sleep on the cheese pizza. Been away for 5 years and was searching all week for a decent slice. This is it. Crust has great crumb and chew. I had 2 cheese and one pep (both not pictured). Asked owner for a few pics for review. Look how close you are to the Garden! Don’t be lazy for a half block walk. Bring cash for tip. CC accepted for the food but interestingly not for tip. Keep up the great work. Give this place some slice love! Edit. Not much seating inside. Just Italian and American soft drinks.

Second time there this week! I think they changed owners during COVID. Menu is different. You have a good amount of options in the menu (salads, sandwiches, pizza, calzone, and breakfast options). Tried the Sicilian pizza (thick dough), was really good! I'm not a fan of thick pizza but as I never tried Sicilian I thought "why not?" and was definitely a win. Today I had the meatball sub.... Amazing, like homemade by your Nonna (grandma in Italian), perfect temperature, meatballs and Mariana sauce were super tasty and abundant. You have to try it! And the staff always SUPER nice!