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6d ago
Porchetta connoisseur Pennypacker’s has closed up its Somerville shop. | Brian Samuels/High Street Place
Pennypacker’s closes down its Somerville shop, a Fenway mainstay turns off the lights after three decades, and more
This periodic column rounds up restaurant closures in and around Boston. Catch up on more news about closures in the Boston area right here.
Know of a restaurant closure that should be on Eater Boston’s radar? Get in touch here.
CAMBRIDGE — Chalawan Asian Eatery, a beloved spot for Southeast Asian plates near Porter Square for the past five years, shut down at the very end of ..read more
Eater Boston
1w ago
C-Side Bar at CanalSide, the new food court inside the CambridgeSide mall. | CanalSide
An upscale bar from an award-winning team opens smack dab in the middle of a food court at a mall in East Cambridge
The mall food court may not be the most obvious place to swing by for inventive cocktails from one of Boston’s top bar teams, or a glass of wine from a list curated by a master sommelier and alum of Boston’s vaunted steakhouse Grill 23 & Bar, but C-Side Bar is hoping to change that perception.
Ran Duan, of Blossom Bar, Birds of Paradise, and Baldwin Bar fame, has teamed up with Jon Rosse, a ..read more
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1w ago
A selection of pies from Pétsi Pies in Somerville. | Pétsi Pies
Chocolate cream and ricotta and salted cranberry apple, oh my
Pie is always in season in the Boston area, regardless of whether the filling of the day is apple or peach or rhubarb. Whether you're in the market for a slice of classic apple pie or a taste of the North End's famous ricotta pie, these places are ready to feed your cravings year-round ..read more
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2w ago
Thornton’s Fenway Grille is no more. | Via Google Maps
Plus, a buzzy new restaurant is coming to Salem, and more restaurant news to know this week
Thornton’s Fenway Grille, a longtime anchor of the mini restaurant row on Peterborough Street in Fenway, called it quits this week. The restaurant’s ownership announced on Instagram this week that the casual bar and grille, popular with Red Sox game day crowds, is closing down, effective immediately. “After almost 33 years in the Fenway neighborhood, we’re sad to announce that we’ll be closing our doors this afternoon,” the announcement reads. “Than ..read more
Eater Boston
3w ago
Spy Bar’s Pablo Honey cocktail, with pisco, pear cordial, elder flower, jasmine honey, and tonic water. | PAH Photography/Spy Bar
The swankiest new places to order a drink right now
Welcome to the Eater Boston Cocktail Heatmap, highlighting the hottest new drinking destinations around the Boston area. (The focus is on cocktail bars, hence the name, but other drinking destinations such as wine bars and taprooms are occasionally included, as well as new restaurants with intriguing bar programs.)
This map is updated regularly throughout the year and typically features bars and restaurants under a ..read more
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3w ago
Chef and restaurateur Barbara Lynch. | Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
The chef’s ambitious, tumultuous era in Boston’s dining scene has come to an end
Boston’s Barbara Lynch era is officially coming to an end. Lynch’s chief operating officer Lorraine Tomlinson-Hall confirmed with Eater today that Lynch is shutting down all of her remaining restaurants after other local outlets reported the sole closure of the Rudder in Gloucester earlier this morning: The Rudder is shutting down, but so is Lynch’s flagship spot in Beacon Hill, No. 9 Park, and B&G Oysters in the South End ..read more
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1M ago
Illustration by Punch
The Italian neighborhood has its very own ’tini—and some stiff competition to go with it.
https://punchdrink.com/articles/best-pistachio-martini-cocktail-trend ..read more
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1M ago
The Smoke & Mirrors cocktail. | PAH Creative
The new listening lounge features small bites, classic cocktails, and culinary-inspired original creations
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Infiltrate the lower level of the Revolution Hotel in the South End for drinks and small plates at Spy Bar. The new listening lounge — as in music, not wiretaps — is the latest venture from Wildlife Hospitality, the folks behind the Beehive restaurant and live music hotspot, and Mexican restaurant Cósmica, also within the Revolution.
Co-owner Jack Bardy describes the Spy Bar, which officially op ..read more
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1M ago
A blueberry almond pop tart from Bread & Friends. | Erika Adams/Eater Boston
Fluffy rice cakes and cucamelons at a Vietnamese newcomer, plus a few highlights from a Portland getaway
Welcome to Eater Boston’s best dishes column, where we share the dishes we couldn’t stop thinking about each month. While this column usually focuses on restaurants within the Boston area; this time around, we couldn’t resist showcasing a few great dishes from an early September trip to Portland, Maine. See past installments here.
Erika Adams/Eater Boston Mee kathung at Oun Lido’s.
Mee kathung at Oun Lido’s
Che ..read more
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1M ago
Worden Hall has powered down in South Boston. | Erika Adams/Eater Boston
A neighborhood diner turns off the lights after 56 years, one of the area’s few Persian restaurants shuts down, and more
This periodic column rounds up restaurant closures in and around Boston. Catch up on more news about closures in the Boston area right here.
Know of a restaurant closure that should be on Eater Boston’s radar? Get in touch here.
BROOKLINE — After over half a century, Brookline diner Busy Bee Restaurant and Diner is no more. The decision to close was rather sudden, Brookline.News reports, after the diner ..read more