Bar Volpe

Bar Volpe is an exciting addition to the growing Southie restaurant scene, and definitely the best Italian you’ll find in the area. Your order should include appetizers like farro arancini, excellent seafood like PEI mussels in shrimp butter, and a plate of transcendent jet-black casarecce al nero that’s bright, spicy, and topped with lobster. There’s also a solid wine-by-the-glass list (get the lambrusco) and lineup of Negronis—if you’ve never had a mezcal Negroni, this is your moment. Dive head first into all of the above in a plush, wood-lined booth, or at the beautifully lit bar.