While dining out in the historic North End, you may find yourself wondering, what’s the oldest Italian restaurant in the neighborhood? The answer appears to be the popular Regina Pizzeria, which first opened on Thacher Street in 1926, according to the North End Historical Society’s Tom Damigella.

Serving bestsellers like its cheese and pepperoni pies over the course of the almost 100-year run, Regina spokesperson Stuart Thompson said that the small eatery has not changed much, even retaining the German oven used when it first opened.