Sweet fumes of fresh dough being cooked in a red oven waft through the air in a new Italian hotspot. It’s as authentic of a smell as you can get, considering the oven used to cook that artisan pizza came straight from Naples, Italy. But more on that later. Baciami (Italian for “kiss me”)—Boynton Beach’s Italian gem—promises a culinary experience rooted in family tradition. 

Dining masterminds and father-son-duo Steven Pellegrino Sr. and Steven Pellegrino Jr. came up with the idea to open Baciami following the successes of their venues Il Bacio and Prime on Atlantic Avenue. “When I was looking to open a third restaurant concept, I wanted to get back to basics regarding how I got my start in the restaurant business 30 years ago in Rhode Island, and I wanted to pay tribute to some of my family’s best traditional recipes,” Pellegrino Sr. says.