Bar Volpe
Italian restaurant · South Boston ·
Southern Italian spot with fresh pastas & wood-fired dishes
Southern Italian spot with fresh pastas & wood-fired dishes
"Chef Karen Akunowicz was recognized twice by Michelin. Both Bar Volpe and sibling spot Fox & the Knife were given Bib Gourmand statuses. At Bar Volpe, the focus is on Southern Italian cuisine. “A lengthy amaro selection and fine-tuned cocktails set the stage for familiar dishes that deliver on flavor and finesse,” says the Michelin Guide. In bright yellow booths or at one of two bars, guests can sample dishes like Calabrian chicken croquettes, Sardinian paella, and house-made gnocchi with caviar and ricotta." - Celina Colby
"Say hello to your quintessential neighborhood hangout. Armed with two bars, candles flickering on every surface and a menu committed to southern Italy, Chef Karen Akunowicz’s bigger-boned follow-up to Fox & The Knife gets all the little details just right. A lengthy amaro selection and fine-tuned cocktails set the stage for familiar dishes that deliver on flavor and finesse. Salt cod fritters come cleverly dusted in za’atar. House-made pastas like spaghetti al limone with Jonah crab or squid ink casarecce with lobster and chili are full meals that will leave barely any room for a particularly stunning veal saltimbocca. Dessert is a must, and the tiramisu with amaro-soaked ladyfingers packs all the crunch you didn’t know you needed." - The MICHELIN Guide
"An intimate Italian restaurant and pastificio owned by James Beard Award-winning chef Karen Akunowicz, this spot will host a high-end chefs’ dinner featuring celebrity guests and a four-course menu; VIP ticket-holders get an exclusive cocktail hour with the chefs, making it a formal, chef-forward evening celebrating refined Italian cooking and hospitality." - Nathan Tavares
"Chef Ken Vedrinski has returned to the peninsula with a four-course, family-style Italian experience priced at $65, focusing on communal, traditional dishes and a relaxed take on Italian dining following his earlier island seafood work." - Erin Perkins
"Set to open in South Boston by fall 2021 from chef Karen Akunowicz, Bar Volpe will focus on southern Italian cuisine with dishes like culurgiones (Sardinian stuffed pasta with an intricate seam) that emphasize regional specificity and effort beneath a simple presentation; the menu will include seafood, vegetables, pastas such as orecchiette, and a wood-fire grill, while Akunowicz balances passion for traditions with willingness to play and adapt." - Eater Staff
