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Bar Volpe
Southern Italian
Candles on every surface, amaro on a lengthy list, and pasta made in-house: Karen Akunowicz's Southern Italian wine bar and pastificio in South Boston earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand by sweating the small stuff. The menu leans hard into the flavors of southern Italy, with handmade pasta and a kitchen that clearly knows what it's doing. Two bars keep the energy up, and the crowd leans into it.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Boston Magazine #36 · Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
One number, weighted & current 77
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Culurgiones
“Scene-stealing pastas like the handmade culurgiones, plump goat-cheese-stuffed dumplings, are just the warmup at chef-restaurateur Karen Akunowicz’s southern Italian spot.”
Boston Magazine, 2025 -
Sardinian paella
“The spotlight hits A-list entrées next, like a Sardinian paella studded with spicy ’nduja.”
Boston Magazine, 2025 -
Rotisserie chicken
“Even the rotisserie chicken here—easily a forgettable dish elsewhere—is award-worthy, enhanced with black truffles.”
Boston Magazine, 2025 -
Tiramisu
“Dessert is a must, and the tiramisu with amaro-soaked ladyfingers packs all the crunch you didn’t know you needed.”
Michelin Guide
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