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Born of the owner/chef duo behind the much more expensive—and more formal—Radius restaurant, Via Matta has the same refined, minimalist feel. The dining room has long windows facing the Boston Park Plaza on one side, and each table is set with simple white tablecloths...
When weather permits, Via Matta opens its outdoor patio, a small urban oasis shielded from the street by a ring of trees. The restaurant attracts a varied crowd from the downtown and South End area, according to manager Chrystyna Kassaraba. “Everyone from Boston VIPs to owners of club to just people who were in the area,” she says...
During lunch, try Via Matta’s wonderful grilled Paninos—the Prosciutto, robiola, tomato, and truffle ($14) is the perfect combination of crisp bread, seductive cheese, and achingly ripe tomatoes. Accompanied by Tuscan fries—crisp half-moons of potatoes dusted with rosemary and salt—the sandwich makes an ideal midday meal...
...dessert, Via Matta lightens up the ubiquitous Tiramisu ($9) with delicious results. The highlight, though, was something the restaurant calls “Marscarp-Oreos,” a small bowl of chocolate shortbread cookies accompanied by a dish of sweet mascarpone cheese...
Riding a wave of success after winning Buzzplay.com’s “Best Unsigned Band Competition” last year, the Brooklyn-via-Cambridge trio is hard at work...