βΌοΈ Michelin-Recommended Italian | Bar Volpe Boston Review π₯°
Bar Volpe and its sister restaurant Fox & The Knife recently earned the Michelin Bib Gourmand award, blending Southern Italian flavors with a modern touch. We ordered the following for two π π FARRO ARANCINI Farro + Black Truffle + Orange Blossom Honey First bite: intense truffle aroma Second bite: sweet honey notes shine through Crispy outside, soft and chewy inside β a perfect appetizer bomb. π MUSHROOM CROSTINI Robiola Cheese + Mushrooms Creamy and rich, with super fresh mushrooms, though a bit oily overall. π SPAGHETTI AL LIMONE Crab + Lemon + Crispy Breadcrumbs Refreshing and light, balancing tangy, savory, and fragrant notes, though we wished for more crab meat. π€ CASARECCE AL NERO Lobster + Chili Crisp Oil + Squid Ink The squid ink pasta is visually striking, tartier than the crab pasta above, with a taste of fresh lobster and a hint of spicy oil. π₯ SARDINIAN PAELLA Unlike Spanish paella, this uses fregola (similar to couscous), chewy and sauce-absorbent. However, it was slightly undercooked, making it a bit tiring to eat. The seafood β shrimp, squid, clams, and mussels β was incredibly fresh, with a hint of spicy Nduja sausage fragrance. Takes about 30 minutes to prepare. Good overall, just a bit chewy. π° TIRAMISU Decent but not outstanding β not too sweet but nothing memorable. $14 for a small portion. (My favorite tiramisu in Boston is still from SRV β $15 for double the size, and now Iβm craving it again π) π₯ PORCINI OLD FASHIONED Infused with porcini mushrooms and maple syrup β woody, savory, and memorable. πΈ KALAMANSI SOUR With egg white β refreshing, tangy, and beautifully presented. β€οΈ Overall Experience: Bar Volpe has a cozy atmosphere, filled with families and couples on dates β lively but not noisy. Service was impeccable π―, attentive from start to finish. The kitchen pace felt slow, maybe a bit short-staffed, making it better for a relaxed, chat-over-dinner kind of night. The food was consistently good β not mind-blowing, but reliably delicious and hard to go wrong with β¨ π Bar Volpe #BostonFood #Boston #BostonLife #BarVolpe #HiddenGemRestaurant #SmallRestaurantFinds #DateNightRestaurant