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What's #OpenInBOS on July 4th?

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Photo: Finch at the Boxer/Chris Coe

Some Boston restaurants are celebrating Independence Day by closing for a vacation day (or week) or reducing hours, while others are offering special treats and events on the 4th (that'd be this Thursday). Here's a compilation of openings, closings, special deals, and more. This guide will be updated periodically between now and Wednesday afternoon, so add your own intel by leaving a comment below, hitting up the tipline, or tweeting with the hashtag #OpenInBOS.

Open on the 4th
· Anthem Kitchen: Open normal hours on July 4th.
· Aquitaine: All locations open normal hours on July 4th. Boston location will serve brunch at 10am, $9.95 prix fixe all day, and a special "liberté" menu at night [via Twitter]
· Aragosta: Harborside pig roast between 3pm and 8pm; a la carte menu and cash bar. Options include pork sliders, fish tacos, and cotton candy. [via BostonChefs]
· ArtBar: All-you-can-eat barbecue buffet (hot dogs, burgers, etc.) for $50 (includes two drink tickets and unlimited soft drinks), 5pm to 9pm. [via BostonChefs]
· Artu: Open 11:30am to 2am on July 4th for full lunch and dinner service. [via Twitter]
· Audubon Circle: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro: "Celebrating all things '4' by offering a 4-course seasonally inspired meal for $44 per person" between 5:30pm and 11:00pm. Courses include a fresh pasta with Woodbury's clams, peas, and house-made ham and a mixed berry shortcake. Regular menu also available. Reservations recommended. [via press release]
· Bistro du Midi: Celebrating both American and French independence with a prix fixe menu offered from the 4th through Bastille Day on the 14th, 5pm to 10pm each night for $45/person. Options include zucchini flower beignets and coral-infused tagliatelle. [via press release]
· Canary Square: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via rep]
· Central Bottle Wine + Provisions: Open 10am to 8pm on July 4th; "stock up on picnic goodies and libations." [via rep]
· Church: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via rep]
· Cinquecento: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· Citizen Public House: Starting at 4:30pm, there'll be picnic-inspired food (barbecue) and drinks (red and blue slushies, Jell-o shots). The regular dinner menu will also be available, and you can see the fireworks from the restaurant. Wear your best "All-American" or "picnic-chic" attire for a chance at prizes. [via FB]
· City Bar: Open normal hours on July 4th.
· City Table: Open normal hours on July 4th.
· Clink: Red, White & Ewe — Lamb sliders, sausage, and more on the patio from 5pm to 8pm, plus live music, cocktails, and wine. The $30 ticket includes a drink and four lamb dishes. [via BostonChefs]
· Clover: Harvard Square location open 7am to midnight, Brookline Village and Burlington both open 6am to 9pm, MIT truck open 11am to first fireworks, and Park St. truck open 11am to 7pm. [via rep]
· dante: Italian-American Beer Dinner with Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales — a five-course prix fixe menu with beer pairings. Passed apps and cocktails on the patio begin at 6:30; the seated dinner begins at 7:30 in dining rooms overlooking the Charles. $115/person. The outside bar is also open from 2:30pm to 1am with a special menu. [via press release]
· Ducali Pizzeria & Bar: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· Eastern Standard: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via rep]
· EVOO: Open for dinner. [via comment]
· Finch at the Boxer: Open normal hours on the 4th. From the 4th through the 7th, Independence Day specials are available: barbecue-style grilled chicken andouille kabobs ($11) and a red, white, and blue burger ($15). To drink, "sparkler" cocktails: North End Saint (Avissi Prosecco, St. Germain, served in a flute, with an Italian cookie on the side; $10) and "Merri"-Mac Maker (Stoli Razberi, Chambord, topped with Prosecco, sugar-glazed rim, on the rocks; $10). [via press release]
· Five Horses Tavern: Open for brunch from 10:30am to 3pm and the regular menu the rest of the day. Closes at 1am. [via Twitter]
· Flat Top Johnny's: Open from 3pm to 1am on July 4th; kitchen closes at midnight. [via Twitter]
· Foundry on Elm: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via rep]
· Gaslight Brasserie: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· Grafton Street: Open normal hours on July 4th, 11am to 2am. [via rep]
· The Green Briar: Opens at 6pm on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· Hit Wicket: Open for special brunch on July 4th, 11am to 4pm. [via Twitter]
· Island Creek Oyster Bar: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via rep]
· jm Curley Open all day. [via Twitter]
· Kika Tapas: Open normal hours; view the fireworks from the patio. [via FB]
· Legal Harborside: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· Legal Sea Foods: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· Lincoln Tavern & Restaurant: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· The Living Room: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· LTK Bar and Kitchen: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· Masa: Holiday brunch, 10am to 3:30pm. Bar/lounge will be open all day, and dinner will be served from 5pm to 10pm. [via newsletter]
· Metropolis Cafe: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· M.J. O'Connor's: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· Mooo: Open all day. [via FB]
· Myers + Chang: Opens at 11:30am; will take last reservation at 8pm. Takeout is available, including homemade sodas, for your picnic needs. And some helpful holiday advice: "No matter how hot/drunk/daring you feel this Thursday RESIST THE URGE to swim in the Charles. Seriously." and "DON'T SWALLOW THE BLACK WATERMELON SEEDS! (Our moms say a melon will grow in our bellies." [via newsletter]
· Ned Devine's: Open normal hours on July 4th.
· OTTO: Harvard Square and Coolidge Corner locations open normal hours on July 4th. (888 Comm. Ave. closed). [via Twitter]
· PARK: Open normal hours on July 4th.
· Pavement Coffee: Open 7am to 6pm on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· The Regal Beagle: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via rep]
· Russell House Tavern: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via reader tip]
· Smoken' Joe's BBQ and Blues: Open normal hours on July 4th; Digney Fignus Band will perform. [via comment]
· Sólás: Open normal hours on July 4th.
· Sweet Cheeks: Open normal hours on July 4th.
· Top of the Hub: Starting at 7pm, there's a reception with hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, followed by a seated five-course dinner at 8 pm, which is accompanied by a simulcast of the Boston Pops concert live from the Hatch Shell. Cash bar available throughout the evening (cocktails during the 7pm reception are complimentary). Watch the fireworks beginning at 10:30 (weather permitting). $250 per person; advance tickets required. Call (617) 536-1775 to reserve. [via press release]
· Tremont 647: Open earlier than normal, noon to 10pm, with a special BBQ/picnic-inspired menu. The bars will be open from noon until 1am. [via rep]
· The Urban Grape: Open normal hours on July 4th ("for all your drinking needs.") [via rep]
· Ula Cafe: Open 7am to 4pm on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· Union Bar & Grille: Open normal hours on July 4th and launching a July BBQ prix fixe special ($29.95 for three courses and sangria). [via Twitter]
· Union Square Donuts: Open normal hours on July 4th. [via FB]
· Za (Cambridge): Open for lunch and dinner, and open late for fireworks. [via comment]


Closed On and Around the 4th
· Area Four: Closed for July 4th. [via Facebook]
· B&G Oysters: Closed July 3rd and 4th. [via FB]
· Belly Wine Bar: Closed on July 4th. [via rep]
· The Blue Room: Closed on July 4th. [via rep]
· Bondir: Closed July 2nd through July 9th; reopens at 5pm on July 10th. [via FB]
· Casa B: Closed on July 4th. [via FB]
· Coda Bar & Kitchen: Closed on July 4th. [via rep]
· Daddy Jones: Closed on July 4th. [via FB]
· Drink: Closed on July 3rd and 4th. [via FB]
· Eat at Jumbo's: Closed July 1st through July 7th; reopens at 5pm on July 8th. [via FB]
· Erbaluce: Closed July 1st through July 9th. [via FB]
· Galleria Umberto: Closed July 1st through July 29th for summer vacation. [via FB]
· The Gallows: Closed on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· The Hawthorne: Closed on July 4th. [via rep]
· Highland Kitchen: Closed on July 4th and 5th; no Spelling Bee on July 2nd. [via FB]
· Lineage: Closed on July 4th. [via rep]
· Lobsta Love Truck: Closed July 4th through 6th. [via FB]
· Menton: Closed on July 3rd and 4th. [via FB]
· OTTO: 888 Comm. Ave. location closed on July 4th. (Harvard Square and Coolidge Corner locations open normal hours.) [via Twitter]
· Painted Burro: Closed on July 4th. [via reader comment]
· Parlor Sports: Closed on July 3rd and 4th. [via rep]
· Petsi Pies: Closed on July 4th. [via FB]
· Roxy's Grilled Cheese: Closed on the 4th. [via website]
· Saloon: Closed on July 4th. [via rep]
· The Salty Pig: Closed on July 4th. [via rep]
· Savin Bar and Kitchen: Closed on July 4th. [via comment]
· SKYBOKX 109: Closed on July 4th. [via Twitter]
· Silvertone: Closed from July 3rd to July 7th. [via rep]
· The Sinclair: Closed on July 4th. [via rep]
· Sportello: Closed on July 3rd and 4th; reopens at 7am on July 5th for breakfast. [via FB]
· Stoddard's: Closed all week. [via Twitter]
· Sycamore: Taking reservations and walk-ins until 8pm on July 1st, then closing early for a staff appreciation party. Closed on July 4th; reopens for normal dinner hours on July 5th. [via FB]
· The Taco Truck: Closed on July 4th. [via FB]
· Tasca: Closed on July 4th. [via newsletter]
· Temple Bar: Closed on July 4th. [via rep]
· Thelonious Monkfish: Closed July 1st through July 7th "to enjoy the Day of Independence and to conduct a deep cleaning of the restaurant with paint touch-ups et cetera!" [via FB]
· Trina's Starlite Lounge: Closed July 3rd and 4th. [via FB]
· Vine Brook Tavern: Closed on July 4th. [via rep]
· West Bridge: Closed on July 4th and for lunch on July 5th; reopens for dinner on the 5th. [via rep]
· Yume Wo Katare: Closed June 23rd through August 8th for summer vacation. [via EBOS]