Maria’s

By Colin W. Sargent

It must be thrilling (and nerve-wracking) to move a restaurant. When Maria’s was established in 1960, La Dolce Vita was being filmed. As the years passed, Maria’s deepened its claim as a romantic mainstay at their Cumberland Avenue location. In 2021, a tumultuous year after their December 2019 move to 1336 Congress Street near Westgate Shopping Center, there’s a burst of increased energy.