Restaurant Openings
A Peruvian Restaurant Dream Team Has Big Plans for Back Bay
Ceviche, tiradito, anticuchos, and more: The team behind acclaimed Peruvian restaurants Celeste, La Royal, and Esmeralda is working on its biggest project yet. Rosa y […]
Where to Eat in Greater Boston for February 2025
On the menu this month: fusion galore. From Thai-inspired burgers to Japanese-Chinese-American diner cuisine to a café that pulls from India, the Middle East, and […]
McCarthy’s and Toad Bring Music Back to Cambridge’s Porter Square
A husband-and-wife duo with a knack for running cozy restaurants with live music is about to revive a closed restaurant and beloved music venue in […]
The Bar Mezzana Team Is Opening an Allston Pizzeria
The team behind an award-winning quartet of South End restaurants is heading to Allston next: Traveler Street Hospitality (behind coastal Italian gem Bar Mezzana and […]
New Cafe Jadu Brings Magic to Jamaica Plain (And Yes, There Will Be Wine)
With thick slabs of pistachio butter-slathered sourdough toast, jammy egg-filled breakfast sandwiches, and wintery cardamom and clove lattes, a cozy new café has arrived in […]
Relax at Tilde, North Cambridge’s New Café and Wine Bar
Grab a pot of tea or a glass of wine, perhaps alongside a book, a board game, or your latest knitting project: Tilde welcomes you […]
McGonagle’s Is the Next-Generation Irish Pub Boston Needs
Take some bangers and mash, sprinkle in trinkets from Ireland, and top it off with live music and an obsession with the perfect pint of […]
Where to Eat in Greater Boston for January 2025
New year, new restaurants. Here’s the latest installment of our monthly guide on where to eat and drink around Greater Boston in January, from a […]
Cambridge’s Fallow Kin Takes Farm-to-Table Dining to the Next Level
The next era of farm-to-table dining is coming, if Fallow Kin’s owners have their way. Opening early this year, the Cambridge restaurant will serve contemporary […]
Marcelino’s Amps up the Seaport District’s Cocktail Scene
Marcelino’s, a new cocktail-focused lounge with global flair, is now open in Boston Seaport, filling the former Daily Catch space on the waterfront with sultry […]
News Bites: A Steak Frites Restaurant Has Arrived
Happy hectic mid-December: From holiday lunches to pop-up cocktail bars, there’s a lot going on right now—and that’s not even counting holiday shopping. (Still looking […]
Standard Italian Debuts in the Fenway with Big Martinis and Fresh Pasta
With big martinis, fresh pasta, and a porchetta dish that’s angling to become iconic, Standard Italian is now open in the Fenway, the latest from […]
Russ & Mimi’s, a Neighborhood Market, Opens in Roslindale Soon
Steps from the Roslindale Village commuter rail station, a new one-stop shop is about to debut: Russ & Mimi’s opens this month with grab-and-go breakfast […]
Democracy Brewing Will Expand to East Boston in 2025
Democracy Brewing, a Best of Boston worker-owned brewpub in Downtown Crossing, is expanding to East Boston in early 2025—and getting into winemaking, too. Democracy Brewing […]
Cambridge Cocktail Bar Brick & Mortar to Become Italian Aperitivo Bar
Pour one out for hidden upstairs cocktail haven Brick & Mortar, a Central Square staple with sneakily good food—it’s closing sometime in the coming weeks […]