Coppa

Coppa on Shawmut Avenue makes it easy to build dinner from a few smaller orders. Choose salumi and cheese, add marinated mushrooms or meatballs, then decide how much room you have for pasta and pizza. The celery Caesar replaces the usual lettuce with celery, while spaghetti carbonara gets pancetta and Maine sea urchin. Pizza choices range from a Margherita to the Bomba Calabrese with hot coppa, roasted eggplant and smoked mozzarella. Italian wines, spritzes and amari give you plenty to drink alongside them. There are sandwiches, too, including an Italian grinder with pickled cherry peppers. It is a useful South End choice when everyone wants to order something different and pass plates around.