Boston Restaurant Talk

A brand new Mexican restaurant has debuted in Cambridge. According to a press release, Mestizo is now open in the Kendall Square section of the city, moving into a space on Broad Canal Way. The...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/05/mestizo-opens-in-cambridges-kendall.html

A Mexican restaurant on the South Shore has been joined by another location nearby. According to a Facebook post , Don Bravo Mexican Grill is now open in Pembroke, with the Washington Street ou...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/05/don-bravo-mexican-grill-in-marshfield.html

A group of bakeries based in New York City will be opening its second location in Boston, and this one will be along the waterfront. According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden ...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/05/levain-bakery-to-open-in-bostons-back.html

A New York-based salad chain that recently opened a second Boston-area location has more expansion plans for the region, with at least two more coming to the local area. According to a web page...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/05/just-salad-plans-to-open-in-bostons.html

A small music venue in Boston's Fenway neighborhood has closed after less than a year in operation. According to an article from Vanyaland, Rockwood Music Hall on Van Ness Street shut down as ...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/05/rockwood-music-hall-in-bostons-fenway.html

A small group of Chinese restaurants based in New York City will be expanding to the Boston area. According to Geoff Wong, who posted within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/05/kung-fu-kitchen-to-open-in-brooklines.html

A bakery business that features cookies--and which has had a pop-up along the Boston waterfront--will be opening its very own brick-and-mortar shop a few miles west of the city. According to a ...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-half-cookie-to-open-at-street.html

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 G...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/05/caffe-ducali-to-open-in-winchester.html

A North Shore restaurant known in part for its water views has shut down. According to multiple sources, Shea's Riverside Restaurant & Bar in Essex is no longer in business, with a note on its ...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/05/sheas-riverside-restaurant-bar-in-essex.html

A growing local group of cafes has been joined by a new location in the northwestern suburbs of Boston after being in the works for a year. According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's ...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/05/revival-cafe-kitchen-opens-in-lexington.html

The fast-casual sibling of a growing group of Michelin-recommended Shanghainese soup dumpling restaurants will be expanding to a second location in Boston. According to a source (Kyle Meekins),...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/05/nan-xiang-express-to-open-in-bostons.html

A pair of Cambridge restaurants that are under the same ownership are saying farewell. According to a Facebook post , EVOO and Za, which are located in the same building in Kendall Square, are ...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/evoo-and-za-in-cambridges-kendall.html

A restaurant in Somerville that is known in part for its pizza is moving to another section of the city. According to a press release, Posto in Davis Square is planning to move to Assembly Row,...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/posto-to-move-from-somervilles-davis.html

A New York-based salad chain has expanded to a second location in the Greater Boston area. According to a press release, Just Salad has soft-opened in Needham, moving into a space on Highland A...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/just-salad-opens-in-needham.html

A new dining spot appears to be close to opening in the North End of Boston. A check on the space over the weekend indicates that signs are now up for Mood on Salem Street, with signs installed...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/mood-is-getting-ready-to-open-in.html

Below are some of the biggest restaurant and food-related news stories that have been posted between April 22 and April 28. CLOVER FOOD LAB IS EMERGING FROM BANKRUPTCY, ANNOUNCES EXPANSION PLAN...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/restaurant-news-for-week-ending-april-28.html

A new location of a local group of bagels shops has debuted nearly a year after its plans were first announced. According to a poster on the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook gro...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/ny-bagel-factory-opens-in-newtonville.html

A cookie chain that is based in New York City is expanding further into the Greater Boston area, with a new location on its way to Cambridge. According to an article in The Harvard Crimson, Ch...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/chip-city-to-open-in-cambridges-harvard.html

It looks like a new bookstore/cafe may be on its way to a Boston neighborhood. According to a licensing board hearing page within the City of Boston website, justBook-ish is planning to open i...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/justbook-ish-plans-to-open-in-dorchester.html

A new chicken spot is on its way to Route 1 a few miles north of Boston, and it will be replacing a location of a chain known in part for its chicken dishes. According to an article in Itemliv...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/chickn-more-to-open-in-former-boston.html

It looks like an Asian supermarket chain is going to be opening a new location in Somerville, confirming chatter that has been taking place for a number of months now. According to an article ...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/h-mart-appears-to-be-opening-in.html

A local restaurant group is bringing a new dining spot to West Roxbury, taking over the space where a steakhouse had been until shutting down last month. According to a poster within the Friend...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/mission-on-fire-to-open-in-former-sofia.html

A local restaurant chain that features vegetarian fare is exiting bankruptcy and is now looking to expand. According to a press release, Clover Food Lab is emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy t...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/clover-food-lab-emerges-from-bankruptcy.html

An Asian dining spot that features vegan food is shutting down, though it could be reborn in a new space. According to multiple sources, including a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/grasshopper-vegan-restaurant-in-allston.html

A local restaurateur is looking to open not one, but two locations of a new concept. According to a source (via a Patriot Ledger article), Leo Keka, who runs Alba in Quincy and Hanover, is pla...

https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/04/scutari-plans-to-open-in-former.html