june bug restaurant
New American restaurant · Somerville ·
Wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas, natural wines, and creative cocktails
Wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas, natural wines, and creative cocktails
"At June Bug the Hollander mussels are a sleeper hit: in a hip Somerville newcomer known for communal seating, an energetic open kitchen, wood-fired vegetables and naturally leavened pizzas, the mussels come drenched in peppery arugula butter with fermented chili and a hunk of homemade focaccia." - Todd Plummer
"Union Square is where you’ll find some of the city’s best restaurants and quirky cocktail spots (you can catch us at Backbar at least once a week). But the neighborhood’s been missing a place like June Bug that’s a step up from a slice shop, where you can drink a glass of skin contact wine and have a fluffy, expertly charred Neapolitan pizza. The oval bar is where you want to be, rubbing elbows with regulars who live a block away, and finding common ground over spreadable sausage. Order the Like A Pepperoni, which swaps nduja for cold cuts. They also have really good salads—because, you know, balance—that don’t feel like an afterthought, especially the Kitchen Sink with perfect cheesy croutons. photo credit: Donald Phung photo credit: Donald Phung photo credit: Donald Phung Pause Unmute" - Tanya Edwards
"Union Square has been missing a place like June Bug. Somewhere that’s a step up from a slice shop, where you can drink a glass of skin contact wine and have a fluffy, expertly charred Neapolitan pizza. The oval bar is where you want to be, rubbing elbows with regulars who live a block away, and finding common ground over spreadable sausage. Order the Like A Pepperoni, which swaps nduja for cold cuts. They also have really good salads—because, you know, balance—that don’t feel like an afterthought, especially the Kitchen Sink with perfect cheesy croutons." - tanya edwards, lala thaddeus
"A wood-fired pizza spot that serves as the more casual weeknight counterpart to owners Andrew Brady and Sara Markey’s upscale Field & Vine, this Union Square neighborhood restaurant consistently impresses. The writer and friends 'slid right in on a Thursday night' and devoured the cheekily named "Like a Pepperoni" pie, topped with ’nduja, vodka sauce, mozzarella, onions, a sprinkling of marjoram, and a blistered, puffy crust. It’s described as one of those neighborhood restaurants that may not always grab headlines, but repeatedly proves to be a really good restaurant amid Union Square’s standout dining scene." - Erika Adams
"Union Square is where you’ll find some of the city’s best restaurants and quirky cocktail spots (you can catch us at Backbar at least once a week). But the neighborhood’s been missing a place like June Bug that’s a step up from a slice shop, where you can drink a glass of skin contact wine and have a fluffy, expertly charred Neapolitan pizza. The oval bar is where you want to be, rubbing elbows with regulars who live a block away, and finding common ground over spreadable sausage. Order the Like A Pepperoni, which swaps nduja for cold cuts. They also have really good salads—because, you know, balance—that don’t feel like an afterthought, especially the Kitchen Sink with perfect cheesy croutons." - tanya edwards