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A spread of dishes and banchan at Somaek. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Chef Jamie Bissonnette doesn’t just open restaurants—he drops entire concepts that bring energy to neighborhoods. Less than two years after parting ways from his previous Boston restaurant group, the acclaimed chef has unleashed four game-changing spots with partners Andy Cartin and Babak Bina (collectively BCB3). From homestyle Korean at Somaek to Basque pintxos at Zurito, Bissonnette’s new quartet cements his status as Boston’s latest restaurant impresario.