- media accolades -

" Gourmet Magazine, October, 2000: Rialto is chosen as the #1 restaurant in Boston.

" Boston Magazine, August, 2000: Rialto is chosen as best "Romantic Restaurant, Gourmet."

" Nations Restaurant News, May, 2000: Rialto is inducted into the publication's Fine Dining Hall of Fame.

" Zagat Survey, 2000 Millennium Edition: "Chef Jody Adams' jewel, this Cambridge heavyweight boasts an elegant setting that's a perfect foil for the flavors of her dynamnic Mediterranean interpretations."

" Boston Magazine, August, 1998: Rialto is chosen as best "Mediterranean, Contemporary."

" The Boston Globe, May, 1997: "Her cuisine is so nurturing, yet sophisticated, the flavors sometimes soaring, sometimes floating."

" Bon Appetit, September, 1996: "There's never a season when the cooking of Jody Adams isn't wildly appealing . . . Her hearty food is like a siren's call - irresistible."

" Esquire, November, 1995: "One of the best new restaurants in America."

" Gourmet, May, 1995: "Jody Adams is a dream come true."

" USA Today, August 1995: "Smart and sumptuous."

" America Way, December, 1995: "Not just the best new restaurant in Boston, it's also the most romantic; the ambiance goes perfectly with Jody Adams' wonderfully sensuous food."

" Diversion, June, 1995: "A glamorous dining room . . . with the finest Italian and Mediterranean cuisine in New England."

" Esquire, February 1995: "Food to swoon over."

- R i a l t o -

where:
The Charles Hotel
One Bennett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(Harvard Square)

phone:
(617) 661-5050
fax:
(617) 234-8093

hours:
Rialto serves dinner
seven days a week
" Sunday - Thursday
5:30 - 10:00pm
" Friday and Saturday
5:30 - 11:00pm

price range:
" Appetizers: $8 - $18
" Entrees: $20 - $36
" Desserts: $9 - $13

the bar:
The Rialto Bar offers the full menu, as well as a separate menu of its own. The bar is open daily starting at 5:00 pm. Last call: 12:20am.

dress:
Guests will feel welcome in professional or casual attire

parking:
Ample indoor parking in the Charles Hotel garage. After 5:30pm, $5.00 validated parking.

private dining & private luncheons:
Please call Mimi Rancatore at 617.497.2525 to book. See our Menu page for for details.

partners:
Jody Adams, Karen Haskell, Michela Larson

opened:
September, 1994