Dine in the Now
A mash-up of a pizzeria and traditional Italian trattoria, Orá Trattorizza (653 Boylston St., 617-247-1212, oratrattorizza.com) brings a mix of the familiar and the trendy to the Back Bay. Brought to us by the owner behind longtime Newbury Street stalwart Piattini Wine Café, Orá (Italian for “now”) dishes out pizza baked in a gold-domed brick oven imported from Italy along with hip twists on seafood, meat, veggie and scratch-made pasta selections, all utilizing seasonal, local ingredients. And the menu isn’t the only part of Orá mixing old and new: the décor of the bi-level space combines modern fixtures with rustic touches, giving diners a relaxing space to truly live in the moment.