After a flurry of activity this past summer as many pandemic-delayed restaurants finally got to open their doors, fall looks to be a little quieter on the restaurant-opening front. The slowdown is understandable, especially as the Delta variant has put a bit of a crimp on the industry’s roaring return. However, there are still some great new restaurants expected to launch throughout the end of the year. There will be chefs expanding their respective footprints, others making triumphant returns and some going out on their own for the first time. From Sonoma to Boston, here are the openings we’re most excited about this fall.
Photo: courtesy CanjeBar Volpe, Boston
James Beard Award-winning chef Karen Akunowicz is following up her hit Modenese restaurant Fox & the Knife by looking toward the southern part of Italy instead of the north. At Bar Volpe she’s creating a restaurant and pasta shop with dishes from Puglia, Naples, Sicily and more. The casual spot will feature wood-fired seafood dishes, Sardinian paella, handmade pastas and an Italian-inspired cocktail list.