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Plant-based pub grub from a star chef, Asian-inspired spins on New England seafood, and a lot (like, a lot) of exciting Italian spots.

by SCOTT KEARNAN_· 9/17/2021, 2:55 p.m.

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Spring may be the season of new beginnings, but this year, fall is when Boston will see some of the most exciting restaurant launches around the city. Wondering what to keep an eye out for? Here are 10 projects, including a slew of Italian eateries and a pair of fantastic-sounding food halls, to whet your appetite.

Bar Volpe

There is a saying that good things come in threes and here’s proof: There’s yet another Italian restaurant opening in the fall with a name that starts with Bar. This one is called Bar Volpe (Italian for fox) and the chef-owner at the helm is none other than wily Fox & the Knife wonder Karen Akunowicz. A James Beard Award winner for that beloved Northern Italian-leaning Southie restaurant, Akunowicz will build on her Italian repertoire at nearby Bar Volpe by looking to cuisine from the lower part of the Boot. Seafood and wood-fired fare are expected to play a large role, there will be lots of wines for pairing, and there will be a shop selling Fox Pasta, Akunowicz’s now-national line of handmade bucatini, spinach mafaldini, and more.

170 W. Broadway, South Boston, instagram.com/bar.volpe.