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8 Must-Try Restaurant and Bar Openings Around Boston, July 2025
is the deputy editor of Eater's Northeast region, covering Boston, Philly, D.C. and New York. Based in Boston, she has spent years covering the local restaurant industry. This monthly column highlights notable restaurant openings in and around Boston. Catch up on more news about Boston restaurant openings right here. Know of a new or soon-to-open restaurant that should be on Eater Boston's radar? Get in touch here. Back Bay: Boston's omakase scene has been on the rise (see: Wa Shin; 311 Omakase), and now there's another team looking to make its mark in the city. Iverson Guo, the owner behind the suburban empire Karma Asian Fusion, has expanded to Boston proper with the launch of Yoshida, a spare-no-expense omakase restaurant led by chef Tony Cao, where dinner includes 18 courses for $300 per person. 51 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge: Central Square is now home to Darling, a buzzy new spot for cocktails and dim sum led by local restaurant veterans Brian Callahan and Zimu Chen. 464 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge: Nine Winters, the fan-favorite Korean American bakery from owner Marissa Ferola, made its long-awaited debut in a permanent home in Huron Village this month. Longtime fans of the bakery in its various pop-up iterations now have a concrete address to congregate for peanut butter chile crisp and black sesame chocolate chip cookies, subtly spicy gochujang brownies, gochujang citrus sticky buns, and rich Korean garlic bread. 292 Concord Avenue Cambridge: Get ready to dance the night away at Lou's, a sprawling, 289-seat restaurant, cocktail bar, and live music venue now open in Harvard Square. 13 Brattle Street Cambridge: After your big night out, head to the nearby Daily Provisions — the first Boston-area restaurant from famed NYC restaurateur Danny Meyer — the following morning for breakfast sandwiches, excellent French crullers, and more. 1 Brattle Square Downtown Boston: Downtown food hall the Boston Public Market has welcomed back Noodle Lab after a five-year hiatus. Chef Audrey Yap is slinging bowls of ramen and japchae, plus rice bowls, gyoza, and more. 100 Hanover Street East Boston: Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery with a loyal following in Downtown Crossing, just expanded with a second location that features a new wine selection, plus a breezy outdoor patio, in East Boston. 154 Maverick Street South End: The team behind head-turning Italian steakhouse Prima in Charlestown is going for round two in the South End. They've contracted with the same swanky design team, Assembly Design Studio, to bring Capri Italian Steakhouse to life. Expect a similar menu to Prima featuring a variety of steaks and pasta, plus, this version comes complete with a gigantic outdoor dining space that includes a full bar and a cozy fireplace to keep the party going later in the season. 500 Harrison Avenue Eater Boston All your essential food and restaurant intel delivered to you Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Eater
01-07-2025
- Business
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4 Major Boston Restaurant and Bar Closings to Know, June 2025
This is the June edition of a monthly column that rounds up restaurant closures in and around Boston. Catch up on more news about closures in the Boston area right here. Know of a restaurant closure that should be on Eater Boston's radar? Get in touch at boston@ Cambridge: Fried chicken restaurant and live music venue Lily P's closed down abruptly this month after nearly six years in Kendall Square. It's not clear what exactly prompted the closure, but the restaurant may not be gone forever. 'We'd love to be able to continue to operate sometime in the not-too-distant future,' co-owner Alex Tannenbaum tells Eater. In the meantime, Lily P's Hub Hall outpost at TD Garden remains open. 50 Binney Street Downtown Boston: The owner of Belgian chocolate shop Au Chocolat has decided to retire, and the shop is shutting down, Boston Restaurant Talk reports. The shop's last day of service was Friday, June 27. 35 High Street Downtown Boston: Pinoy Kabayan, one of Boston's few Filipino restaurants, appears to have closed down. The counter-service restaurant served all-day breakfast with some standout longganisa, a Filipino-style sweet pork sausage, plus lunch go-tos like stir-fried noodles and adobo chicken. However, Boston Restaurant Talk reports that another Filipino restaurant, Kanaka Cafe, will be opening in its place. Eater has reached out to the restaurant for more details on the switch-up. 71 Broad Street North End: Italian seafood spot Rabia's Dolce Fumo has shuttered. 'The past five years were nothing short of a wild ride,' the restaurant stated in a Facebook post announcing the closure. Its last day was Thursday, June 26. In the wake of the closure, it sounds like the team may be cooking up something new. 'It was time to close this chapter and for us to explore new endeavors (stay tuned),' the post reads. 73 Salem Street See More: Boston Restaurant Closings
Eater
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
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8 Must-Try Restaurant and Bar Openings Around Boston, June 2025
This monthly column highlights notable restaurant openings in and around Boston. Catch up on more news about Boston restaurant openings right here. Know of a new or soon-to-open restaurant that should be on Eater Boston's radar? Get in touch here . Brighton: Bar stars Will Isaza and Jen LaForge have opened a new spot for tacos at the Charles River Speedway. Salsa Shack is slinging 'New England-style' street tacos with options such as braised pork belly, Old Bay butter chicken, and mushroom al pastor, plus sides including corn chowder and guacamole served with Nantucket Crisps. 525 Western Avenue Cambridge: The cheekily named TooHot, a new Sichuan restaurant from the folks behind Noah's Kitchen in Brookline Village, has opened in Harvard Square. Don't miss the mapo stone pot tofu, which showcases the kitchen's skills with málà, the tingly, numbing spices quintessential to Sichuan cooking. 16-18 Eliot Street East Boston: Essential Boston restaurant Taqueria Jalisco has opened a gorgeous new outpost in Orient Heights with a full slate of cocktails, an expanded food menu, and a lot more seating for dine-in customers. 980 Saratoga Street Seaport: Waterfront date-night spot Wood's Hill Pier 4 has opened a more casual sibling next to the restaurant called the Block. Head here for plates of dry-aged meats and fish, pig's ear tots, salmon belly crudo, and more. 300 Pier 4 Boulevard Seaport: New England's premier oyster farm, Island Creek Oysters, opened an outdoor raw bar at the Seaport this month. Come to the Island Creek Raw Bar to slurp oysters and snack on caviar and tinned fish, or order a sushi roll featuring seafood from Boston fish market Red's Best. 99 Autumn Lane South Boston: Kristin Jenkins, the owner behind romantic Beacon Hill restaurant 1928, has opened her second restaurant, the Essex, inside the Cambria Hotel in South Boston. The new spot also includes a rooftop bar and restaurant, the Essex Rooftop, with plenty of picture-perfect views of the Boston skyline. 6 West Broadway South Boston: Crowds are already gathering at Park City, a 30,000 square-foot outdoor space with a restaurant, bar, and lots of family-friendly space to hang out. (Bring the pups, too!) It's all engineered by the team behind Broadway Restaurant Group, which also runs neighborhood hot spots like Lincoln Tavern and Loco Taqueria. 411 Dorchester Avenue Roxbury: New York City-based restaurant chain Xi'an Famous Foods, known for its bouncy hand-pulled noodles, has entered the Boston market with a ghost kitchen in Roxbury. A standalone Downtown Crossing location is coming later this year, the Boston Globe reports. 94 Shirley Street See More: Boston Restaurant Openings
Eater
24-06-2025
- Eater
Acclaimed West African Restaurant Considers Closing After Manager Detained by ICE
An award-winning West African restaurant in Roxbury is on the brink of closing after a visit from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the weekend scooped up an essential employee — and a family member of the owner. Restaurant manager Paul Dama of Suya Joint — the brother of chef and owner Cecelia Lizotte — was detained by ICE on Sunday, June 15. The county has no criminal charges on file for Dama because he is being detained by national immigration authorities, according to an officer at the Stafford County Department of Corrections, in Dover, New Hampshire, where he's being held in jail. Lizotte, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1999 and is a legal citizen, says that her brother joined her in 2019. She told Eater that Dama has applied for asylum and the case is pending. He has not been approved or denied. The family has not been given an explanation for his detention, and is not aware of any official charges against him, according to Lizotte. Dama's family has worked to find him legal representation in the state of New Hampshire, which Lizotte says was difficult because immigration lawyers have many current cases. A hearing is currently set for Thursday, June 26. Dama can call his family daily, and told his sister that he is 'shaking and scared' because he said other detainees have been transferred at night, and he is not sure where they are being taken. The ordeal has forced Lizotte to consider closing the restaurants (possibly temporarily, Lizotte says) to focus on getting Dama back home, but her staff is encouraging her to keep going. 'What am I working for, you know?' she says. But 'the tears just keep coming when I talk about it because, no, I do not want to close.' It's also 'extremely scary' to be running a restaurant right now, Lizotte says. 'Like, could I be the next person?' The West African restaurant has been a mainstay in Roxbury since 2016, nabbing local honors along the way, including a spot on Eater Boston's 38 essential restaurants and a Best of Boston award from Boston Magazine three years in a row. A Providence location opened in early 2025. The Nubian Square restaurant is known for its jollof rice, a one-pot rice dish prepared with a savory pepper sauce; tender beef suya, a spicy beef skewer popular throughout West Africa for which the restaurant is named after; and egusi, a staple stew made with ground pumpkin seeds, spinach, chicken, and fish. The restaurant is currently donating 20 percent of all jollof rice sales directly toward Dama's legal expenses. The restaurant has posted a GoFundMe to raise money for legal fees and to help Dama's family make ends meet while he is detained. The Trump administration has taken an unyielding stance on immigration since coming into power, wreaking havoc on restaurants across the country. Fears of ICE raids have closed markets in Las Vegas, and massive crackdowns have hit restaurants in Washington, DC. CBS News reported earlier this year that local restaurants in East Boston have seen a drop in immigrant customers due to increased concerns about ICE raids. Immigrants of all statuses make up the backbone of the food service industry, and ICE agents are conducting raids on many businesses. Eater has compiled a guide to dealing with them if they come to your restaurant. See More:
Eater
28-05-2025
- Business
- Eater
4 Major Boston Restaurant and Bar Closings to Know, May 2025
This is the May edition of a monthly column that rounds up restaurant closures in and around Boston. Catch up on more news about closures in the Boston area right here. Know of a restaurant closure that should be on Eater Boston's radar? Get in touch here . Back Bay: Steaks and seafood chain Eddie V's shut down its restaurant at the Prudential Center after service on Mother's Day. The closure was 'a difficult business decision,' the company said in a statement to MassLive. All Back Bay employees were offered jobs at the chain's other Massachusetts location in Burlington. 122 Belvidere Street Jamaica Plain: Caribbean restaurant Jamaica Mi Hungry has shuttered its Jackson Square location. 'We wanted to explore every possible option to keep the location open,' reads an Instagram post announcing the closure. 'After much thought and effort, we came to the unfortunate conclusion that closing was the best decision.' The team is focusing efforts on Jamaica Mi Hungry's just-opened restaurant in Downtown Crossing, plus a fleet of food trucks. 225 Centre Street Newton: Japanese mainstay Shogun has shut down after about 40 years in business, Boston Restaurant Talk reports. The West Newton restaurant was known as a reliable stop for affordable sushi, bowls of udon, crispy katsu, and more. 1385 Washington Street Somerville: Counter-service spot Sam's Falafel & Shawarma shut down after service on Sunday, May 25, according to Boston Restaurant Talk. The owner was ready to step away from the business, citing the stress of running a restaurant these days, according to a Reddit thread on the closure. 215 Highland Avenue Sign up for our newsletter.
