Where to Buy Bucatini Right Now
While some might have seen this shortage as an insurmountable blow, others—like your brave MUNCHIES staff—have been looking for remedies. We have positively scoured the internet and done the hunting for you. Here’s where to get your beloved bucatini, from Etsy to Eataly.
Cheap as can be, classic, and ready for action in your pesto or marinara.
If beloved Manhattan fine foods purveyor Murray’s Cheese—home of our resident cheese expert—believes in this bucatini, it’s probably the best, and we’re sure the higher price tag is justified. Rustichella Pasta Bucatini, $12 for 1.1 pound at Murray’s Cheese.
We fancy this is ‘gift bucatini’ since it comes in an attractive vintage-looking package with a ribbon and everything. Benedetto Cavaliari Bucatini, $7.99 for 500 grams/17.6 ounces at iGourmet.
Etsy isn’t just home to really weird Beyoncé merch and wonky hand-woven wall hangings—it’s also a marketplace for homemade pastas. Making and selling bucatini on Etsy is mutual aid. Homemade Fresh Bucatini, $15.00 for 3 lbs. from Etsy seller CristosArtisanalFood.
Italian pasta company Rummo was founded in 1846, and on its website, current pasta patriarch Cosimo Rummo says, “My life’s mission has always been clear: to make ours the best.” We live for that level of drama. Rummo bucatini, $2.99 at Pinocchio’s Pantry.
If you need a big old bag of buc’, Eataly is selling this hefty 35-ounce package from Afeltra. And if you live in NYC or LA, you can have it delivered instead of waiting for the mail. Afeltra bucatini, $10.90 for 35.3 oz. at Eataly.
Yet another incredible Etsy find. It’s pretty expensive, but this is the exact sort of thing you can use to plan a dinner where your date is guaranteed to be impressed. Fresh Duck Egg Bucatini, $18 for 1 lb. from Etsy seller Pastaheartnsoul.