A new cocktail bar is on its way to Cambridge, and a well-known local bartender and beverage director appears to be involved. According to a job post within the bostonchefs.com website, Darling is planning to open in Central Square, with the address indicating that it may be moving into the space that had been home to Mary Chung until closing at the end of 2022. The email address within the job post belongs to Brian Callahan, who has worked at such spots as Row 34, Orfano, Tiger Mama, Coquette, and Grafton Street while the listing says that the place will offer "Dim Sum influenced small plates ..read more

An Asian restaurant in Providence whose chef/owner was in the running for a prestigious award earlier this year is expanding to the local area. According to an article from Boston Magazine, Jahunger on Wickenden Street in Fox Point is going to be joined by a second location on Brookline Street in Cambridgeport, featuring Uyghur cuisine (which is found in the northwest section of China), including such options as lamb dumplings, chicken stew, hand-pulled noodles, lamb skewers, and Asian chili with eggplant in garlic sauce. If all goes well, the new location of Jahunger could open ..read more

A suburban delicatessen that has been in business for more than 30 years has shut down. According to multiple sources, including a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Maxie's Deli in Stoughton has closed its doors, with a phone call placed to the restaurant confirming this. The deli, which was located on Sharon Street in Cobb's Corner, first opened in 1993, offering such items as matzo ball soup, potato salad, pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, potato latkes, noodle kugel, blintzes, and more. The address for Maxie's Deli was 117 Sharon Street, S ..read more

Another local brewery will be bringing a seasonal beer garden to downtown Boston. According to a press release, Night Shift Brewing will be opening a pop-up beer garden in Dewey Square Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway beginning on May 8 and running through October. The new outdoor spot from Night Shift joins another on the Greenway--Trillium's beer garden, which is a few blocks to the north and has opened for the season--and it joins brick-and-mortar locations of Night Shift in Everett (two, including one at Encore Boston Harbor), Boston's North Station area, and within Level 99 in Natick and ..read more

A South Shore restaurant that was known in part for its seafood, pub grub, and water views has shut down. According to a couple of sources, Waterfront Bar & Grill in Plymouth is no longer in business, with a Wicked Local article saying that the Water Street spot "officially surrendered its liquor license to the town" and that a Plymouth Select Board agenda item mentions that "they are no longer in business." The dining and drinking spot first opened about 14 years ago, taking over the space that was once home to the Crow's Nest. The address for the now-closed Waterfront Bar & Grill was ..read more

A location of a chain of burger spots with local roots appears to have closed. According to a source, Wahlburgers at South Bay in Dorchester is no longer in business, with the website for the chain seeming to confirm that it is gone as it has been removed from the locations section of the site. We reached out to the company several days ago to find out more information on the closure, and if/when they get back to us, we will post an update here. The South Bay location of Wahlburgers first opened in late 2018; existing outlets of the chain--which was founded Mark, Donnie, and Paul Wahlberg--can ..read more

A pair of bakeries with a well-known Israeli baker behind them will soon be joined by a third location. According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page (via a post from All Over Newton), Bakey is going to be opening in Newton Centre, with an earlier Fig City News article indicating that the business had been having popups within the Beacon Street space late last summer and fall, Once it opens, the new shop will join others in Boston and Brookline, and expect to see fresh breads, burekas, babkas, croissants, bagels, sandwiches, coffee, and more. Bakey ..read more

A couple of months ago, it was reported that a restaurant and wine bar in Cambridge was closing, and now we have learned that the group behind it is debuting a new spot with a familiar name. According to a press release, Mamaleh's Kibitz Corner is opening in Kendall Square, taking over the space on Cardinal Medeiros Avenue that had been home to Vincent's. The release mentions that the new spot will offer its space for private events while also hosting public events such as book readings, comedy nights, and special popup dinners--and being a test kitchen where it tries out new recipes. The ..read more

It looks like a diner is returning to Newton, though its exact ownership is unknown at this point in time. According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page along with a Newton Real Estate Forum post, the Rox Diner is planning to open in Newton Highlands, moving into the space on Hartford Street that had been home to The Dining Car. There had been a Rox Diner in Newtonville which closed in 2020, while another spot called the Rox Cafe had once been in Newton Highlands, with that place closing back in 2014. A location of the Rox Diner can currently be fo ..read more

A Korean chicken chain that has a handful of locations in the Greater Boston area is opening a new outlet, taking over the space where a Lebanese restaurant had been. According to an article from the Jamaica Plain News, bb.q Chicken is planning to open in Jamaica Plain, moving into the former Cafe Beirut space on Centre Street. Once it opens, the new outlet will join others locally in downtown Boston, Allston, Kenmore Square, Cambridge's Central Square, Lowell, and Quincy. Cafe Beirut closed in January after being in business for 12 years. The address for the upcoming bb.q Chicken in Jama ..read more