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Restaurants

Poof—Amar’s Star Chef Is Gone from Raffles Boston

A dramatic shakeup has hit Amar, the Portuguese restaurant perched on Raffles Boston’s 17th floor: Chef George Mendes, who launched the high-profile venture in 2023, […]

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Restaurants

The Michelin Guide Is Coming to Boston. Cool?

This story was originally published on May 9. It has since been updated to include official confirmation and additional information via press releases from Michelin, […]

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Arts & Entertainment

Boston’s Queer Festival Takeover Is the Feel-Good Story 2025 Desperately Needs

During a busy rush on Marathon Monday, a man entered Sweet Cheeks Q on Boylston Street in Fenway—and ripped down its Pride flag before leaving. […]

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Restaurants

A Luxe Caviar Bar and Shop Debuts in Brookline

This one’s for the high rollers: Marky’s Caviar, a retail shop and eight-seat caviar bar with locations in Florida and New York, opens today in […]

Four rectangular slices of Roman-style pepperoni pizza, with charred pepperoni cups, sit on a wooden counter in front of a white-tiled wall.
Restaurants

Roman-Style Pizza Arrives in Boston’s South End

What happens when a crew with nearly 30 years of fine-dining experience tries its hand at fast-casual? We’ll find out on April 25, when the […]

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Restaurants

More Secret, Sexy Cocktail Bars in Boston, Please!

Inside a nondescript office building on the far edge of the North End, down a carpeted flight of stairs, through a swanky basement bar with […]

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Restaurants

Korean Street Food Meets NYC Bodega Culture at Nowon

Take comforting Korean rice cakes and mix them with the flavors of a New York City bodega chopped cheese sandwich, throw in an old-school hip-hop […]

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Restaurants

How Do You Turn a Civil Rights Monument into a Pastry?

When Joanne Chang first stepped inside the Boston Common concession pavilion—where the award-winning restaurateur is about to open the 10th location of Flour Bakery & […]

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Restaurants

The Massachusetts Town That Banned Booze for 150 Years Gets Its First Real Taproom

On July 8, 1856, nearly 200 Rockport, Massachusetts townspeople descended upon local establishments, intent on destroying all the alcohol they could find. People called them […]

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Restaurants

Three Greater Boston Restaurants Land 2025 James Beard Nominations

We don’t know if it’ll be 40 degrees or 60 these days, but there’s one thing that’s certain in early April: The James Beard Foundation […]