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You won't find a happier place in Boston than the Waterfront Cafe...Take a tour through what'sbecoming the hottest neighborhood bar in Boston's historic North End. The Waterfront Cafe is great place to relax and enjoy mixing with the local population.

Packed with 15 televisions showing sports games 7 days a week, the Waterfront Cafe is a great place to view your favorite Boston team, wether it be the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics or Bruins. The Waterfront Cafe has sattelite television and can tune into most any sports event.

The North End has plenty of white-tablecloth restaurants with eye-popping wine lists, exposed brick, and pricey entrees, but owner Rocco Zagarella wanted a place with Italian food and pub grub, where ''you can watch the game, shout with your friends, and do what you want to do."

If the friendly service isn't enough to make you stick around, you may ewant to try something off the menu...the Waterfront started with the spicy fried olives ($8), 10 deliciously breaded olives stuffed with gooey cheddar cheese and bits of peppers and mushrooms. tour_gallery4.jpgFried olives are a tricky thing; the pungent taste of olives can
clash with the doughy breading. But not in this case. The olives weren't overpowering, and the crunchy breading contrasted well with the melted cheese inside. tour_gallery5.jpgA plate of ring-shaped calamari ($9), however, tasted more of the breading than the squid.

Chicken parmesan ($11) came with a thick slab of chicken sauteed with salt, pepper, and virgin olive oil, cooked until golden brown. It was rich
and filling and came with a heavy blanket of mozzarella cheese. The accompanying tomato sauce was hearty and homemade, having simmered on a stove for three hours.

Another chicken dish, the chicken skewers ($9), were more like chicken breasts on sticks than the thin, jagged pieces of meat you typically get with a dish like this. Zagarella said the meat was dipped in a teriyaki sauce and heated on a grill, but my companion thought the dish was dry and needed some barbecue sauce to liven it up. The French fries with the dish, though, tasted just like potatoes tour_gallery6.jpg-- which sounds obvious, but think about how many bad fries you've had that tasted of nothing -- and came encased in a light, crisp coating.

Waterfront Cafe's 18-inch pizzas ($10, toppings $1 each) are gems. We stuck to the simple stuff -- pepperoni, mushrooms, and green peppers -- and devoured almost all of it. The base of the pizza was thin, not Sicilian-style and thick, and the toppings were among the freshest we've seen. The mushrooms looked as if they had just been sliced, and the green peppers were juicy.

Lobster ravioli ($13) came with shredded lobster stuffed in ravioli pillows, swimming in an orange-pink cream sauce with tiny bits of haddock in it. The ravioli was stuffed well, but my companion reported an occasional mysterious crunch. (Zagarella reports that the ravioli comes already stuffed from a supplier.)

Skip dessert. It changes with whatever the restaurant has that day. On our visit, we had a fudge chocolate cake ($4) with airy, homemade whipped cream and what tasted like Hershey's chocolate sauce.

Service was friendly and low-key, and we knew almost every song on the Top-40 style soundtrack. The restaurant is a good place to watch sports, with 10 televisions and various pub-style oddities: Pictures of famous boxers, life preservers from the Coast Guard station across the street, and neon message boards that scroll menu items and prices. If you're lucky, you can sink into two leather armchairs near the windows and watch the passersby. It's not Hanover Street, but it doesn't need to be.

Strolling through the North End in search of a place to eat can be a daunting experience. After just a few blocks down Hanover Street, the menus begin to blur, and the lines out the doors are intimidating.

Or maybe you simply want to come down and sip on one of the Waterfront's various selections of beer and cordials. Whatever the occasion, the Waterfront Cafe is the place to be. Friendly service, friendly bartenders and friendly people.

If that is not enough, the Waterfront Cafe also has Foosball tournaments and video games

Located just off the freedom trail on Commercial Street in the heart of the Fleet Center Business District, the Waterfront Cafe is a great place to experience Boston nightlife with great food, great spirit and the hottest televised sports games. The Waterfront Cafe was established in 2000 by owner Rocco Zagarella. Located in Boston's historic North End, it has become one of Boston's premier dining spots on the waterfront. Combining friendly North End Service with good food and spirit, the Waterfront Cafe is a great place for drinks and fun.

The Waterfront Cafe inspires guests with it's extensive wine lists from all regions of Italy, France and United States. Also choose from many other drinks, Martini's and cordials and make your night in Boston a night to remember!