Bacco

Bacco Ristorante & Bar is an Italian-American restaurant in Boston’s North End, the city’s oldest residential neighborhood. Its kitchen serves classic North End-style dishes with comforting, familiar flavors and generous portions, combining traditional recipes with local ingredients. The main floor holds a bar with a curated selection of wine and beer and a cocktail list that runs from classic favorites to rotating, inventive drinks, and the house espresso martini is a point of pride.

Patrick Buben opened the restaurant in 2000 out of a passion for Italian food and a fondness for the historic North End. After his untimely death, friends and longtime employees kept the restaurant going in his memory, and it has since become a neighborhood fixture. Today his son leads the business, focused on keeping its traditions intact. Having made it through the pandemic that devastated many neighboring restaurants, the team describes a renewed commitment to serving the community.

What to Know

• Bacco is listed as a special event venue for gatherings and celebrations.
• Its directory listing describes classic Italian cuisine served in a modern setting.
• The restaurant is a Meet Boston partner.