Gufo
Italian restaurant · Cambridge
660 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02141
Highlights
Italian dining with house-made pasta, pizzas, and patio
Italian dining with house-made pasta, pizzas, and patio
"If you find yourself longing to break out of the work-from-home routine, Gufo, from the team behind SRV, Salty Pig, and Baelia, is a great excuse to put on real pants. The expansive space has two dining areas, and a cheery, pink horseshoe bar canopied with plants. The restaurant is (rightfully) well-known for their dinner menus with wood-fired pizzas and fresh pastas, but here’s the thing: we love a midday, midweek table for one. Get the turkey sandwich stuffed with cherry peppers, bacon, and provolone, or the dill-and lemon-spiked snap pea caesar, plus a savory Beauregarde spritz, and enjoy a leisurely working lunch. Open from 11am on weekdays, it’s totally acceptable to bring your laptop, linger with an espresso, and plot your return for weekend brunch or a dinner of shareable small plates." - tanya edwards, megan zhang, dan secatore, catherine smart, jonathan smith
"If you find yourself longing to break out of the work-from-home routine, Gufo, from the team behind SRV, Salty Pig, and Baelia, is a great excuse to put on real pants. The expansive space has two dining areas, and a cheery, pink horseshoe bar canopied with plants. The restaurant is (rightfully) well-known for their wood-fired pizzas and fresh pastas—a classic margherita pie, and squid ink bucatini with baby clams and spicy ‘nduja butter are favorites for dinner with friends—but here’s the thing: we love a midday, midweek table for one. Get the turkey sandwich stuffed with cherry peppers, bacon, and provolone, or the dill-and lemon-spiked snap pea caesar, plus a savory Beauregarde spritz, and enjoy a leisurely working lunch. Open from 11am on weekdays, it’s totally acceptable to bring your laptop, linger with an espresso, and plot your return for weekend brunch or a dinner of shareable small plates." - Catherine Smart
"The screaming hot pizza oven at Gufo, the modern Italian restaurant which opened last summer, makes for delightful, crisp-edged pies. A standout includes the broccoli rabe, with tomato, mozzarella, white anchovy and ground prosciutto. The pepperoni punches up the flavor, too, by swapping in vodka sauce for the usual red sauce, and adding buttery Castelvetrano olives. Savor the slices in the chill, funky atmosphere where you can also hit up the bocce court in the back, when the weather cooperates." - Nathan Tavares, Tommy Ranucci, Eater Staff
"In Cambridge, Italian newcomer Gufo is starting off its first winter season strong by decking out its enclosed, heated outdoor patio to resemble a ‘70s-inspired ski lodge in the Italian Alps. Sip seasonal cocktails (both hot and cold), regional Italian wines, beer, or espresso drinks in the cozy setting while grazing on festive cookie platters, traditional Panettone (an Italian Christmas sweet bread), and dinner plates like baked gnocchi and an alpine pizza with prosciutto crema, potatoes, fontina, and rosemary. The pop-up is accepting walk-ins from Friday through Sunday, 5 to 9 p.m. It opens on December 1 and runs through December 31." - Erika Adams
"In East Cambridge I found Gufo, an Italian restaurant and soon-to-be daytime cafe from the team behind SRV and the Salty Pig in Boston, has opened." - Erika Adams
