Restaurant Openings

One hallway of a movie theatre is decorated with colorful signage advertising Alamo Drafthouse.
Arts & Entertainment

Fan-Favorite Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Chain Finally Arrives in Boston

If your idea of a perfect movie theater experience is eating a full, scratch-made meal and drinking craft beer or a cocktail at your very […]

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Restaurants

Good Company, a New Charlestown Cocktail Bar, Features ‘Farm-to-Glass’ Creations

From curry-roasted-carrot cocktails to Japanese whisky flights to design-your-own sours, there’s a new cocktail bar in town: Good Company, the first solo project from longtime […]

Exterior of a building, with retail spaces on the first floor. Signage reads Blue Bandana Relics, Bow Market, and Tiny Turns Paperie, and a breezeway is built through the center of the building.
Restaurants

Somerville’s Bow Market Expands

Five years ago, Bow Market effectively doubled the number of businesses in Somerville’s Union Square, when small-scale businesses like Remnant Brewing, empanadas-and-more shop Buenas, and […]

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Restaurants

Our Fathers Opens in the Fenway with Tender Pastrami and Frozen Cocktails Galore

With hearty deli sandwiches, frozen cocktails, local sake on tap, and relaxing minty-green vibes, the revival of Our Fathers—a restaurant, bar, and deli previously open […]

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Restaurants

Hook + Line Brings Modern New England Seafood and an Independent Spirit to the Seaport

It’s a common refrain about Boston’s Seaport District: It’s full of chains, and it’s full of steakhouses. Fortunately that’s becoming less true—see recent non-chain, non-steakhouse […]

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Restaurants

Cambridge’s Newest Café Invites You to Slow Down and Unplug

By night, Zuzu’s Petals is a hidden gem in Cambridge’s Inman Square: a no-cellphones wine-and-dessert bar where you can savor the moment, enjoy impossibly rich […]

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Restaurants

A Neo-Goth Taproom Opens in Brighton

The Widowmaker Brewing team has been haunting a Brighton address for nearly a year, transforming 190 North Beacon St. into a second taproom for the […]

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Restaurants

Mida’s Douglass Williams Opens a French Restaurant in the Fenway

Bostonians know chef Douglass Williams for his award-winning take on Italian cuisine: heavenly garlic butter focaccia; gorgeous renditions of pasta dishes like bucatini all’Amatriciana and […]

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Restaurants

Moon Bar, a Casual Offshoot to Elegant Restaurant Mooncusser, Opens in Back Bay

Mooncusser, a fine-dining destination in Back Bay, was our 2023 Best of Boston pick for “Best Tasting Menu Worth the Splurge” for a lot of […]

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Restaurants

It’s Eastern Standard Time: The Iconic Restaurant Has Been Reborn

After a nearly 15-year run and a devastating COVID-era closure, Eastern Standard is back. It’s in a new space, albeit a short walk from its […]

City Life

Garrett Harker Conquers Kenmore (Again)

Like many leaders and visionaries, Garrett Harker has the ability to slow time down where others feel rushed and impulsive. The first time we meet, […]

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Restaurants

El Tacuba, an Ode to Home-Cooking in Veracruz, Arrives in Medford Square

Five years in the making, El Tacuba is opening in Medford Square by the end of September 2023. The full-service sibling to local taco-and-torta chain […]

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Restaurants

Welcome to the Real World, Central Perk: ‘Friends’ Coffeehouse Opens in Boston This Fall

How you doin’? Do you ever feel like everyone is getting married or pregnant or promoted and you’re getting coffee? Well, soon you can get […]

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Restaurants

Amar, from Acclaimed Chef George Mendes, Debuts 17 Stories above the Back Bay

George Mendes, a renowned chef at the forefront of the modern Portuguese cuisine movement in the United States, just opened his latest restaurant, Amar, in […]

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Restaurants

Restaurateur Garrett Harker Debuts the First of Four New Venues

The Harkertown revival begins today: Restaurateur Garrett Harker—of the late, great Eastern Standard and more—opens All That Fish + Oyster, the first of his four […]