A familiar name in the North End who is behind several dining and drinking spots in the Boston area will be opening a new place in the northern suburbs.
According to an article in The Boston Globe, Phil Frattaroli is planning to open Caffe Ducali in Winchester this fall, moving into a space on Main Street north of the town center that will also be a commissary where breads, pasta, and desserts are made. In the article, Frattaroli says that the space will have a pizza oven which will give people the option of ordering pizza to go while beer and wine to go is also slated to be offered (pending approval), and he indicates that the inspiration comes from one of his restaurants, stating that "we added a coffee component to Ducali in the North End to help us when the dining room was closed. We started serving breakfast sandwiches and coffee in the morning, so this will be another Ducali."
In addition to the North End location of Ducali, Frattaroli also runs Lucia in the North End and Winchester, Pine Bar at the Boston Public Market, and Cunard Tavern in East Boston, the last of which will have a tiki bar called The Layover open above it this spring.
[A related post from our sister site (Boston's Hidden Restaurants): List of Restaurant Closings and Openings in the Boston Area]
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