Bar Pallino
Bar · Back Bay ·
Natural wine bar featuring Italian-inspired snacks & mezcal
Natural wine bar featuring Italian-inspired snacks & mezcal
"Enter through sibling restaurant Faccia a Faccia and ask the host to point you to the staircase that will take you downstairs to Bar Pallino. Once downstairs, you’ll enter a sleek, dimly lit space, intended to evoke a modern Paris wine bar. Grab a table along the record–lined walls, or sit at the bar and order a glass of natural wine from the impressive program. Alternatively, opt for an expertly mixed cocktail (mezcal is a specialty). The rotating menu includes shareable plates like ricotta toast, stuffed olives, grilled lamb ribs, and fresh pasta from the Faccia a Faccia menu. The fresh gelato is also a hit. Bar Pallino hosts gluten-free pizza nights — keep an eye out on Instagram." - Anna Darrow
"Located downstairs from Faccia Brutta on Newbury Street, Bar Pallino is described as a natural wine bar offering Italian-inspired snacks." - Eater Staff
"Step down a side staircase at Ken Oringer’s newest restaurant, Faccia a Faccia, to get to the underground wine bar, Bar Pallino. Here, you’ll find an eclectic wine list that focuses on natural, biodynamic, and organic options, sourced from Oregon to Austria, curated by beverage director Jodie Battles. And, for non-wine-drinking friends, there are cocktails including Negronis on draft, beer, cider, an in-depth mezcal list, and more." - Erika Adams
"A natural wine bar that opened in May alongside a new coastal-Italian restaurant; it serves as the beverage-focused companion to that launch and has been part of the positive early reception around the shared opening." - Adam H. Callaghan
"A dark, intimate natural-wine bar located below the main dining room that highlights tiny Italian natural-wine producers curated by beverage director and partner Jodie Battles. Designed as a cellar-like counterpoint to the upstairs restaurant, it provides a focused space for exploratory, small-production bottles and deeper dives into Italian wine traditions, benefiting from the group’s longstanding relationships and wine-focused approach." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal