July 29th, 2016
Boston, MA
We’ve mentioned a few Boston pizzerias already on this site (Santarpio’s and Area Four) but we still have several more to cover on here. With the Boston Marathon running this past week, we thought it would be a good time to talk about a few more of the Boston restaurants that made it on to the top 101.
We drove up to Boston for the weekend, getting into town late on a Friday night to meet up with some friends. We decided to make our first stop for pizza at Coppa, which ranked right in the middle of the 2015 Best Pizza list. It is a small place to begin with (only 38 seats!), tucked away in Boston’s South End on a side street. If you’re familiar with the city of Boston at all, you’ll know that the location is not very convenient to get to by public transportation. So, we were slightly surprised when we got there and the restaurant was packed, although we really shouldn’t have been since the restaurant scene in the South End has been growing steadily in the past years. We grabbed a couple of drinks and hung around outside while we waited for a table. We finally were seated around 9:30 pm.
We almost felt bad just ordering the pizza because Coppa seems to be known primarily for its inventive and seasonal selection of small plates. Their homemade pastas also looked amazing. We ended up splitting a couple of pizzas: the Salsiccia and the ‘Nduja. The meats had some kick to them, and the crust was on the crispier side because of the wood oven, which we liked. Both were tapas-sized pies, a bit smaller than a Neapolitan pizza and meant to share. They were perfect accompaniments to our drinks.
We’d go back to Coppa, but probably not just for the pizzas. We could see ourselves ordering a pizza AND some of the other small plates, or splitting one as an appetizer while also ordering some of the fresh pasta dishes. But we probably wouldn’t make a special trip again for the pizza, as there are better places making pizza in Boston.
If you do find yourself wanting to head out to the South End, we’d definitely recommend taking advantage of the outdoor seating at Coppa during the summer months, since the restaurant itself is so small and doesn’t take reservations. We also highly recommend ordering the specialty cocktails.
To visit:
Coppa Boston
253 Shawmut Ave
Boston, MA 02118
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