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More Than 60 Restaurants Opened This Fall

Over the past few months, Boston has seen coffee shop expansions, the continuing burger boom, new ice cream shops, lots of bubble tea, and more. Here's a rundown on what opened this fall.

Cafe ArtScience
Cafe ArtScience
Katie Chudy for Eater

Winter is here, so it's time to retire the fall opening guide. But first, here's a look back at what opened in fall 2014.

Addis Cafe: Ethiopian food in Malden (not related to Addis Red Sea).

Amelia's Taqueria: The late-night Allston taco stop added a new outpost near Northeastern.

American Fresh: Under a heated tent and consisting of multiple shipping containers and lots of brightly-colored tables and chairs, Somerville Brewing Company's beer garden opened at Assembly Row this fall. In warmer weather, it'll be open air.

Ames Street Deli: The Journeyman team opened up this bar-meets-cafe-meets-crazy-sandwich-shop this fall, literally alongside their other new Kendall Square venture, Study.

Angelo's Coal Fired Pizza: Pizza (of the coal-fired variety) in Quincy.

Bagelsaurus: After developing a cult following operating out of Cutty's in Brookline, Bagelsaurus opened its own perpetually busy bagel shop in Porter Square.

Bao Nation: Bao in the back of Shalimar (sharing space with Dosa Factory).

Barcelona Wine Bar: This small Connecticut-based restaurant group, which already has a location in Brookline's Washington Square, opened a second area location in the South End in December.

Barrington Coffee Roasting Company: This Fort Point cafe and Berkshires-based roastery opened a new cafe on Newbury Street in December.

Besito: This growing chain of upscale Mexican restaurants added a Chestnut Hill location.

Boston Common Coffee Co.: This expanding local chain added an outpost by North Station.

Broad Street Riot: Blue Inc. abruptly closed and quickly reopened (minus Jason Santos) as the oyster-focused Broad Street Riot.

BurgerFi: Boston's burger boom continued with a new location of this Florida-based chain in West Roxbury in December.

Cafe ArtScience: Food meets technology at this high-concept addition to Kendall Square, part of Paris-based Le Laboratoire.

Centre Street Cafe: A popular Jamaica Plain spot reopened under new ownership (the Tres Gatos team) after renovations and revamping. The new restaurant has an Italian spin.

Cha Shu Bubble Tea: Bubble tea, sushi, and baked goods in Malden.

Chinese Mirch: This small chain, which opened a location near Symphony this fall, offers Chinese-Indian fusion. There's another in Framingham.

Cilantro: This new Harvard Square restaurant offers soup dumplings, Peking roast duck, and lots of other options, both in the Chinese-American realm and more authentically Chinese.

Comedor: Chile meets America at this new small plates restaurant in Newton.

Common Ground: This Allston restaurant and bar expanded to Arlington.

Crumbs: The doomed cupcake chain made a comeback under new ownership, and the Financial District location was among the resurrected ones. Now, a variety of awkwardly-named pastry hybrids have joined the mix.

Darwin's Ltd.: This coffee-and-sandwich spot added a third location, this one in Central Square.

Ernesto's: This North End-based purveyor of giant pizza slices expanded to Somerville's Assembly Row this fall.

Felipe's Taqueria: The Harvard Square taco shop has finally reopened in its new, huge space (where Bertucci's used to be). There will be a full bar soon.

Fiorella's Express: This small chain of casual Italian spots (with a full-service sibling called Fiorella's) opened a new location in North Cambridge.

Five Guys: More burgers for Newton.

Forge Baking Company: This bakery and cafe, a sibling to Diesel and Bloc 11, opened on Somerville Avenue, not too far from Porter Square.

Frozen Hoagies: This ice cream sandwich truck put down roots with a brick-and-mortar location in Powder House Circle.

Ghirardelli: A chocolate shop (serving sundaes and more) at Faneuil Hall.

Gracie's Ice Cream: Somerville's Union Square now has an ice cream shop. Keep an eye out for flavors like coffee & whiskey, chocolate Fluff, and classic peppermint stick.

Gustazo Cuban: This Belmont spot relocated to Waltham.

Hot Eastern: A tiny counter in Chinatown.

Kennedy's on the Square: This "gastropub"-inspired tavern replaced First Printer in Harvard Square.

Kindred Tea & Tonic Cafe: This Davis Square cafe has begun ramping up to a full opening. Retail items are currently available, along with hot teas and some baked goods.

Koy: Korean fusion came to a former UBurger space near Faneuil Hall in December.

Lee's Burger: This Newton-based burger spot expanded to Brookline's Coolidge Corner.

Mac's Deli: A sandwich shop in Brighton. The owner also opened Nonno's Pizza near TD Garden this fall.

MAST': Neapolitan pizza, booze lockers, and more in Downtown Crossing.

Mike's Pastry: Longtime North End standby Mike's Pastry expanded across the river, opening a new location in Harvard Square.

Mix-It: Noodles and sushi in Porter Square.

Modern Underground: A bar for beer, burgers, and more, right underneath Modern Pastry.

Monica's Pizza: More pizza for the North End. This new shop is underneath sister venture Monica's Mercato.

Night Market: The former Tamarind Bay space in Harvard Square is now a cozy, brightly-colored spot for Asian street food and adult slushies.

Nonno's Pizza: Late-night pizza near TD Garden thanks to the owner of Mac's Deli in Brighton.

Olecito: This Cambridge-based taco shop (and sibling to Ole) expanded all the way out to New Bedford.

Panelli's Pizza & Parm: A new Brookline restaurant serving pizza...and parm.

PAUL: This French bakery with vast Boston-area expansion plans opened its first local outpost at Assembly Row.

Pho House: Vietnamese and Thai food in the former Tamarind House space near Porter Square.

Pon Thai Bistro: Thai food in Brookline Village.

Pret a Manger: This British grab-and-go chain lost a Back Bay location recently but gained a downtown one.

Rancatore's: This ice cream shop added a Newtonville location, making it a trio.

River Bar: This Assembly Row bar and restaurant features ample patio space and "elevated" street food.

Sabroso Taqueria: Originally shuttered thanks to the Filene's demolition downtown, this taco shop has been resurrected thanks to the team behind Zo.

La Sanghita Cafe: Vegetarian food and good vibes in East Boston.

Shanghai Jade: A replacement for Zenna Noodle Bar in Coolidge Corner.

Stage Nightclub: Located near Emerson, this "American vaudeville nightclub" soft-opened in mid-December. No word yet on a grand opening.

Study: Along with Ames Street Deli, this is a new Kendall Square spot from the Journeyman team. There's a cheese cart and tasting menus.

Tealosophy: Bubble tea and more in Allston.

Tikki Masala: Indian food in Jamaica Plain.

Top Choice Bar and Grill: Brazilian food in Malden from a Brazilian soccer player.

Union Square Donuts: After operating out of two shared spaces in the neighborhood, Union Square Donuts got its own space — still in Union Square, of course.

Viale: This Mediterranean and Italian-inspired restaurant opened in the former Rendezvous space in Central Square thanks to a couple of Green Street alums.

La Victoria Taqueria: This Beverly-based taco shop expanded to Arlington.

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