Dining destinations North of Boston

“In the city, there are always so many people coming in and out. You don’t get that close relationship as much with your customer,” Vittorio Ettore, chef and owner of Bistro 5 in Medford and A Tavola in Winchester, explained of his decision to locate in the burbs. “You do get that outside Boston a lot more.” A view of the dining room during Sunday brunch at A Tavola.
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Taryn Plumb, Globe Correspondent
“In the city, there are always so many people coming in and out. You don’t get that close relationship as much with your customer,” Vittorio Ettore, chef and owner of Bistro 5 in Medford and A Tavola in Winchester, explained of his decision to locate in the burbs. “You do get that outside Boston a lot more.”

A view of the dining room during Sunday brunch at A Tavola.