Galleria Umberto (restaurant)

Galleria Umberto
Restaurant information
Established	1974 (1974)
Owner(s)	Paul and Ralph Deuterio
Previous owner(s)	Umberto Deuterio
Food type	Italian (pizza)
Dress code	casual
Street address	289 Hanover Street
City	Boston
County	Suffolk
State	Massachusetts
Postal/ZIP Code	02113
Country	United States
Coordinates	42.36379°N 71.05431°W / 42.36379; -71.05431

Pizza at Galleria Umberto

Galleria Umberto is a cash only pizzeria in Boston's North End that specializes in Sicilian-style pizza and was named an America’s Classic by the James Beard Foundation in 2018.^[1] They are open only for lunch and when they sell out, they close for the day.^[2]

In 2022, Boston Magazine named them Best in Boston for Best Sicilian Pizza.^[3]

History

Umberto Deuterio founded Galleria Umberto in 1974 and passed it down to his sons Paul and Ralph.^[4]

The building was originally a church. The New Brick Church was torn down in the 1840s and is known locally as the Cockerel Church because of the shape of its rooftop weathervane. The spire of the church that replaced it was destroyed by a hurricane about 40 years later.^[5] The original rooster weathervane was designed by Shem Drowne.

References

1. Sloane, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "A North End pizza joint just got a major national award". Boston.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
2. "Galleria Umberto". Boston’s Hidden Restaurants. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
3. "Best of Boston 2022". Boston Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
4. Conti, Matt (January 18, 2018). "North End's Galleria Umberto Receives 2018 America's Classics Award From James Beard Foundation". North End Waterfront. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
5. Doyle, Terrence (July 23, 2019). "Boston's Holy Pizza Trinity Has Been Feeding the City for Decades". Eater Boston. Do. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.