Coppa

Coppa is an intimate enoteca tucked on a quiet side street in Boston’s South End featuring Italian small plates. Patio open all spring & summer!

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  • Phone

    (617) 391-0902

  • Website

    coppaboston.com

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  • Type

    Italian Restaurant

Address

253 Shawmut Ave (at Milford St) Boston , MA 02118 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi Free
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert
Drinks Beer, Wine, Cocktails

Comments / 168


Keywords:

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Eater

Bill Addison's review: "A lilting rendition of cacio e pepe , ricotta gnocchi with perocino and pepper but with the addition of nasturtium butter that gave the dish an herbaceous lift." Read more

Djaniella D.

Can't say anything negative - well worth the wait! Highly recommend the meatballs , squid ink pasta , parma pizza , and the affogato w/ sweet cream gelato . Each delicious bite left me craving for more!

Elena Muehter

Fantastic menu, loved the arancini , beef tartare crostini , wild boar pepparadelle, and gelato . Truly unique and inventive Italian cuisine !

Reserve

Coppa dishes out many homemade pastas , including a delightful Rigatoni con Sugo — a traditional pasta sauce comprised of cured pork cheek , Pecorino cheese and tomato — topped with sage and Parmesan . Read more

Bhavin Gandhi

The pasta menu is dynamic. However, literally everything you get at Coppa will pop your eyes out. magical flavours and delightful. Don't forget to try Arancini Di Fontal

Sam S

Wow was the food here amazing! The menu changes regularly, but don't only stick with pizza . Go for as many options as you can! You won't be let down.

KTLR

The pizza at brunch was amazing, the crust was crispy with a perfect amount of chew, and well balanced toppings. Too bad the people who ordered eggs got them 10 minutes before the pizzas came out.

Haley Schwan

Tons of delicious options - even for vegetarians !!! Had a wonderful birthday lunch there and were shocked by the explosions of flavor on our tastebuds! 💥💥💥

Jacobo Gómez

Perfect spot for a date in South End. Don’t over order like we did... A cold cuts board and a salad are more than enough food, as the portions are quite big.

Cindy Backman

The Cavatelli and Rigatoni pasta dishes are so very good. Great flavor. Also try the Risotto and Cheese balls! Sorry for the bad spelling.

Kyle Bye

You're in for an amazing Italian meal . Order a bunch of small plates to share, make sure to throw in at least one order of meatballs and squid ink pasta !

Boston.com

Chaos. Tasty, tasty chaos. Tiny, insanely crowded , and totally wonderful. It's a neighborhood party with great food: small plates , salumi , pasta , and pizza crafted from local, seasonal ingredients . Read more

Boston.com

Try the "Aperol Spritz " to pretend you’re people watching on the streets of Italy: grab a seat at one of the outdoor tables with this classic cocktail made of aperol , prosecco , and soda in hand. Read more

Enrico Manalo

Beautiful little spot with amazing polpette, arancini , and bucatini with guanciale . Also try the carbonara with sea urchin .

Reserve

To complement its housemade pastas and fantastic charcuterie selection, Coppa serves up a Salsiccia Pizza with tomato , pork sausage , ricotta , roasted onion and fennel pollen. Read more

Amy Johnson Cook

Great food from pizza , charcuterie , wine , dessert , can't say enough how amazing the food, atmosphere & overall experience was.

Rheya Shano

The arancini , meatballs , carbonara con riccio di mare, and cavatelli con pollo were all perfection, and the tiramisu was one of the best I’ve ever had!

Jeremy Krantz

Do yourself a favor and get a charcuterie plate to split. Then wash it down with one of their amazing pizzas such as their burrata bianca one. Everything is good.

Cole Kennedy

I can’t believe I went 30+ years without having a Celery Caesar Salad . Possibly the best salad I’ve ever had? Get it.

Blake Sirach

Rustic Italian small plates . Get a bottle of a big Tuscan red, a salumi or two, and enjoy the tasty meats and pastas over an evening. Perfect!

Ilse Ortega

Doughnut balls with nutella...OMG! Make sure you leave some space for dessert . Cozy and yummy place! Awesome service. Gals we came!

EDUARDO ROMERO

You can walk in without reservations . If there are no tables available you can sit at the bar . Give the local sodas a try. They're delicious.

Sofia Uz

Cool place to hang out, have sangria or aperol spritz , maybe pizza . A little small for proper dinner . Cozy , trendy . Very South end eatery

Andrew Burgess

The pig bone and tails were awesome! You can also tell a good Italian place by the Meatballs and bread , and they were delicious here ☺

Flavio Muff

probably one of the hottest place in town right now. rigatoni and meatballs are to die for! vegetables are delicious too.

Erica Caso

Trendy , nice outdoor seating , amazing server, octopus salad , meatballs , mushrooms and last but not least the lobster pasta is a must!

Rebecca Mazza

Great pasta and don't skip the tiramisu ! Great wine selection and service as well

Gianna Nebbia

The amount of flavor incorporated into every single dish at Coppa is unbelievable. (Pic of tripe bruschetta )

Nick Montoya

The beef tongue & bone marrow pizza was unlike anything I've ever tried. For appetizers , you can't miss with the duck prosciutto or arancini .

Neal Jain

All around solid pick for everything. Pizza of course and the pastas . Small cozy environment with good people working

Lily Xu

Amazing dishes all around: sea urchin panini , marinated mushrooms , lobster gemelli and the salumi & cheese board .

Michelle C.

Boston Magazine named this restaurant best Casual Itallian in 2012. Try the meatballs and cauliflower with ricotta salata. Also, try the squid-ink pasta with lobster .

Elynn Lee

Carbonara has an extremely strong black pepper taste that overpowers everything else. The tagliatelle with pork sugo was tasty.

Robert Fanning

Crostini , tongue and sea urchin panning, duck and squash pasta , chicory and citrus salad , all magnificent

The Feast

Order a refreshing cocktail and chill with a plate of warm salt cod crostini , a wood-fired pizza , or one of Chef Jamie Bissonnette 's many porcine offerings like pig 's ear terrine with yuzu aioli . Read more

Dana Villmore

Great pasta dishes and the arancini were delicious :) also, damn good olive oil cake (trust me it's wonderful) and tiramisu !

M H

Super delicious pizza . Try the arancini ! The catch of the day was served with way too much garlic though.

Meredith Johnston

Charcuterie plate was so delicious, and loved the Parma pizza with an egg on top. Great spot to grab a table outside .

Thas Seth

I'm always here for the house salad and carbonara . It's one place that does it right.

Adriana Vasini

Love the ragú pasta 💖 everything was delicious!! Definitely coming back soon to try new plates !

Tiffany Lopinsky

You have to get the Charcuterie plate !

Rebecca Yi

Came for drinks - service was awesome and the food looked delicious! Cozy and trendy yet casual .

Appropriately Critical

The people charged with managing the reception of customers, promised seating within 40min then doubled it once we arrived 5 min later. Mostly it's not a problem unless there's health reasons.

Bravo

Small plate Italian eats from Kjamie Bissonnette and Ken Oringer. Fresh takes on some classics and some new combinations, but all delish! -Tania Peterson, Top Chef Just Desserts

Aaz

Everything we ordered was amazing with so many varying flavors and textures. Drinks are pricey though.

Brittany Jobes

Small spot that's great for eating at the bar solo. Beef carpaccio was awesome!

Men's Health Mag

Do you like your pig prepared in creative ways? Then this enoteca from James Beard-winner Jamie Bissonnette will be your happy place. Read more

Lingbo Li

Brunch and pizza are the best value (and really delicious).

Boston Phoenix

Meatballs al forno is one of the great meat dishes in Boston, and since the owners are deep into house-made charcuterie , you must have something off the nine-deep salumi list.Read more: http://the Read more

Esteban Moro

Food is great, service is awful. Hostess and waiters are not up to the food quality. Pizzas are great. We loved the wine . Avoid the Tiramisu , it is mainly Nutella cake .

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