Restaurant Openings

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Chef Sarah Wade Will Serve an Eclectic, Upscale Menu at Her Third Boston Restaurant

Chef and restaurateur Sarah Wade plans to bring “good food done well” to Boston’s Leather District in fall 2024 with the opening of SJ’s, her […]

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The InterContinental’s Dining Revamp Puts an Italian Steakhouse on the Waterfront

Italian steakhouse fare is landing on the Boston waterfront: The InterContinental Boston hotel is revamping its dining program after nearly two decades. Gone is Miel, […]

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Acclaimed Chef Karen Akunowicz Brings Northern Italian Food to Logan Airport

Now you can get a taste of northern Italy before boarding a plane at Logan Airport. This month chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has opened […]

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XOXO Sushi Bar Brings Japanese with a Twist to Chestnut Hill

Japanese food gets a modern twist with the March 8 opening of XOXO Sushi Bar in Chestnut Hill, featuring omakase and à la carte sushi […]

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Award-Winning Pop-Up Mimi’s Chūka Diner Finds a Somerville Home

Dumplings and Dr. Nandu, together at last: Best of Boston pop-up Mimi’s Chūka Diner puts down roots at Aeronaut’s Somerville brewery and taproom later this […]

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Where to Eat in Greater Boston in March 2024

March is here, the weather is confusing, and we’ve got one foot in our comfort-food season and one foot in is-it-too-early-to-eat-on-a-patio? season. Either way, there’s […]

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Michael Schlow’s New Project Is a Soon-to-Open Seafood Restaurant

When Seamark Seafood & Cocktails debuts at Encore Boston Harbor this spring, it’ll bring “approachable” local seafood—albeit with a bit of decadence—to the glitzy lobby […]

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Baleia Brings Seafood-Filled Portuguese Cuisine to the South End

New England’s abundant seafood makes the region particularly hospitable to certain fish-rich cuisines from other countries—like Portuguese, with its salt cod, seafood stews, and sardines. […]

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In Quincy, Lê Madeline Serves Destination-Worthy Modern Vietnamese

From a fried lobster roll with tart tamarind sauce to a tangle of garlic noodles topped with basil-buttered crawfish, a reinvented Quincy restaurant aims to […]

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Yume Ga Arukara Brings Its Supreme Udon to the Seaport

Yume Ga Arukara, a little udon shop that makes big waves, expands from Cambridge into Boston’s Seaport District on February 19. You should probably get […]

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Where to Eat in Greater Boston in February 2024

The shortest month of the year is underway, and we’ve been eating well. Here’s our monthly guide on where to eat around Greater Boston—a mix […]

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Tulum, a New Mexican Dining Oasis, Opens in East Somerville

Craving a tropical getaway but don’t want to pay for the airfare? The menu and vibes at Tulum, East Somerville’s newest restaurant, transport you straight […]

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Ciao Somerville Brings Outstanding Pizza to the New Green Line

On a freezing night last winter, Marvin Posada was up late cleaning out the Somerville storefront he’d recently leased to become the second location of […]

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Mothership, a Family-Friendly Restaurant Full of Comfort Food, Lands in Cambridge

With hearty portions of chicken “tendies,” a 1990s throwback chocolate lava cake, and shuffleboard, Mothership is open in Cambridge, down the street from Alewife MBTA […]

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Folio Marks a New Chapter for the Boston Athenaeum

If you’re anything like the tourists who’ve been wandering off Boston Common and peering into the dark green jewel box attached to independent library the […]