Fumo Is Coming to Beacon Hill: NYC Pizza and Pasta Spot Plans December Opening in the Old No. 9 Park Space

BOSTON, MA — Fumo, the New York pizza and pasta restaurant known for its $14 pasta specials, is getting ready to open its first location outside New York City at 9 Park Street Place on Beacon Hill. The opening is planned for December, and it fills the address that used to be Barbara Lynch's No. 9 Park, then Nine, which closed in June. A new restaurant of about 80 seats means a fresh set of Boston restaurant jobs a few steps from Boston Common.

No headcount has been announced yet, so this is the time to get your resume ready, not the week after the doors open.

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📍 Business at a Glance

Business	Fumo
Opening	Planned for December 2026 (no firm date announced)
Address	9 Park Street Place, Boston, MA 02108 (Beacon Hill, former No. 9 Park and Nine space)
Size	About 80 seats, with outdoor dining permits planned
Concept	Italian pizza and pasta, same menu as the New York locations
Owners	Founded by Steven Gallo and Francesco Capolongo; part of Day 1 Hospitality
Industry	Restaurant / hospitality
New jobs	Not announced

🏆 Who's Behind Fumo

Fumo started in 2016 in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, and has grown to six restaurants across New York, according to What Now Boston. It belongs to Day 1 Hospitality, the group that also runs Uncle Tony's Pizza, Fumo Caffe e Vino and The Inn by Fumo. Beacon Hill is the brand's first move out of the city.

That matters if you are applying. A group with six working restaurants already has scheduling, payroll and training in place.

The menu is coming over intact: penne vodka, baked ziti, margherita and vodka pizzas, a prosciutto panini, steak frites and the Fumo burger. The $14 pasta special runs at weekday lunch and on Sunday and Monday nights in New York, and the Boston plan follows the same format.

📅 Where the Opening Stands

Earlier reports pointed to a mid-fall opening. The newest timeline, from Boston.com's November 5 restaurant roundup, puts it in December. No exact date has been announced.

The paperwork is moving. NBC Boston reported in October that a Boston Licensing Board hearing listed a request to transfer the space's common victualler license from Nine Restaurant Group to 9 Park St Restaurant Group LLC, doing business as Fumo, with Luigi Fanini listed as manager. A license transfer usually comes late in the run-up to an opening, around the time a restaurant starts building its crew.

💼 The Jobs an 80-Seat Room Needs

Fumo has not posted a hiring announcement or a headcount for Boston, and we are not going to make one up. What we can tell you is what a room this size usually runs on.

A full-service Italian spot open for lunch and dinner needs servers, hosts, bartenders, bussers and food runners out front. In the kitchen, a pizza oven and a pasta station mean pizza makers, line cooks, prep cooks and a dish crew, plus a chef and a couple of managers. Lunch and weekend coverage often means two shifts of front-of-house staff. Pay rates have not been published.

New restaurants usually hire their opening team a few weeks before the first service, then hire again once they see how busy the room really gets. If December holds, the first wave could start any time now.

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📋 How to Get Ahead of a New Opening

Follow Fumo on social. New restaurants usually announce opening-crew hiring there before anywhere else.
Stop by between lunch and dinner. Mid-afternoon, roughly 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., is when a manager can actually talk. Never during a rush.
Say yes to weekends and lunch. A room near the State House and the Common lives on weekday lunch traffic and weekend nights.
Know the commute. Park Street station is a short walk away on the Red and Green lines, handy for getting home after a late close.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Fumo opening in Boston?

At 9 Park Street Place on Beacon Hill, in the space that housed No. 9 Park and then Nine, near Boston Common and the Park Street T station.

When does Fumo open on Beacon Hill?

The opening is planned for December 2026. No exact date has been announced, and an earlier mid-fall target has already slipped, so check back for updates.

Is Fumo hiring in Boston?

No public hiring announcement or headcount has been made. An 80-seat restaurant serving lunch and dinner needs a full front- and back-of-house crew, so get your resume ready and watch for postings.

What kind of restaurant is Fumo?

An Italian pizza and pasta restaurant from New York, founded in 2016, with six locations there. The Boston menu will match New York's, including the $14 pasta special.

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