Top Meatballs dishes in Boston

Ground squid bound and pan-fried — the kind of dish that sounds odd until you taste the tender, briny result

House-ground calamari shaped into tender meatballs in a light tomato sauce — a Daily Catch original

Tender, generously sized, served swimming in red sauce — a classic appetizer order

House-made lamb meatballs with feta, onion, and tomato-cucumber salad — Saloniki's distinctive option

Large braised pork meatballs in a clear broth with napa cabbage — the comfort dish of Shanghainese cooking.

Hearty oversized meatballs served with sauce—classic comfort, great for sharing

Tender, savory small plate that pairs beautifully with wine.

Bouncy, springy beef-paste balls dropped straight into the broth — a hot-pot textural staple

Old-school plate of long-simmered red sauce over spaghetti with hand-rolled meatballs

Burrata‑topped meatballs in Sunday gravy with garlic breadcrumbs—rich and comforting shareable

Hand-rolled Italian-American meatballs in long-simmered marinara — sold by the pound from the prepared case

Classic Italian-American meatballs in red sauce — a reliable starter to share

Tender beef-and-pork meatballs in tomato sugo, a reliable shareable starter