As we said goodbye to spring and hello to summer during June 2018, plenty of restaurants opened around the Boston area, including several food vendors at Somerville’s growing Bow Market, a Thai restaurant in Somerville, a bagel shop in Cambridge, a rooftop bar in Salem, and more.

Unfortunately there were more closures than usual this month, including a few very old spots, such as Strip-T’s in Watertown, Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge, and Sully’s in Quincy.

Read on for a summary of June 2018, including the most-read news stories and maps, the openings, and the closings.

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1. News From the Boston-Area Beer and Liquor Scene: This round-up is updated most Thursdays to highlight booze news around the region, including brewery openings and more.
2. Stephi’s in Southie Has Closed: The sibling to Stephanie’s on Newbury and several other restaurants had opened nearly five years ago.
3. Dining News From Boston’s Suburbs and Beyond: This round-up is updated weekly with restaurant openings, closings, and more from the Greater Boston region.
4. Amesbury Is the North Shore’s Hidden Gem: Newburyport and Salem hog all the attention, but don’t sleep on Carriagetown.
5. North End Restaurant Dynasties Collaborate on New Venture at Everett Casino: Frank DePasquale and Nick Varano are teaming up for Fratelli.
6. Acclaimed Brookline Bakery Starts Slinging Pints of Ice Cream Soon: Clear Flour Bread is also adding a seasonal parklet for outdoor seating.
7. Everything You Need to Know About Boston’s Minimum Wage Battle: A primer on the Fight for $15 in Massachusetts.
8. Our Fathers’ Pastrami Sandwich Almost Measures up to the One at Katz’s Deli, Says Critic: Meanwhile, another critic visits Talulla in Cambridge.
9. Porter Square Has Already Lost Two Restaurants This Month: Wok N’ Roll and Potbelly both closed up shop in Cambridge.
10. Aristocratically Named ‘Glamorous’ Venue Will Replace a Fun Hotel Bar Downtown: Highball Lounge closes this weekend, and Better Sorts Social Club will open in its place this fall.

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1. The Hottest Restaurants in Boston Right Now, May 2018: Updated monthly, the Eater Boston Heatmap tracks a dozen hot new spots to check out.
2. Around Massachusetts in 20 Ice Creams: Start planning your summer road trips.
3. 30 Essential Boston-Area Burgers: A meaty to-do list.
4. Outstanding Breakfast Sandwiches Around Boston: Behold, some of the Boston area’s most mouth-watering, all-in-one breakfasts: on croissants, on biscuits, on point.
5. The Food Events Guide: All the local food and drink events you’ll actually want to attend, updated weekly.
6. The Massachusetts Restaurant Opening Guide, Spring 2018: From Boston proper to the city’s suburbs and beyond, here’s what to expect from the Massachusetts dining scene this season.
7. Where to Watch the World Cup in Boston: At long last, the World Cup returns; here’s where to watch it in the Hub.
8. Where to Eat on Cape Ann: First go to Singing Beach, and then eat a box of fried clams at J.T. Farnham’s or Woodman’s.
9. 16 of Boston’s Most Kid-Friendly Dining Options: Where to eat with families around Greater Boston.
10. A Handy Map of Boston-Area Barbecue Joints: So much meat.

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• Amorino (50 JFK St., Harvard Square, Cambridge): This international gelato chain now has two Boston-area locations.
• Black Sheep Bagel Cafe (56 JFK St., Harvard Square, Cambridge): Bagels and bagel sandwiches.
• Buenas (1 Bow Market Way, Somerville): Empanadas, hot dogs, empanada wrapper-wrapped hot dogs, and more at Somerville’s Bow Market.
• Cafe Juiceup (1290 Blue Hill Ave., Mattapan, Boston): Juices, smoothies, and more.
• Cava (669 Boylston St., Back Bay, Boston): This is the fourth local outpost for the DC-based fast-casual Mediterranean chain. Next, it’ll open in Cambridge’s Kendall Square.
• Dakzen (195 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville): This Thai restaurant features street food and soups like boat noodles, yen ta fo, and other dishes that aren’t always available at other local Thai restaurants.
• The Dapper Doughnut (Natick Mall, 1245 Worcester St., Natick): A mall kiosk with cake doughnuts with various toppings and flavors.
• Gypsy Place Coffee and Juice Bar (90 Hampshire St., Cambridge): A 20-seat cafe with juice, smoothies, breakfast sandwiches, and more.
• Hook & Reel (151 VFW Pkwy., Revere): The latest addition to the Boston-area Cajun seafood boil scene.
• Jaju Pierogi (1 Bow Market Way, Somerville): A little takeout pierogi shop (with kielbasa, too) at Somerville’s Bow Market.
• Legal Fish Bowl (4 S. Market St., Quincy Market, Downtown Boston): The second location for Legal Sea Foods’ poke bowl-inspired offshoot.
• Legal Sea Foods (55 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill): One of the oldest Legal locations relocated slightly down the street into a larger space that features a fish market and an all-day sushi menu.
• Life Alive (888 Commonwealth Ave., Brookline): With locations in Cambridge, Salem, and Lowell, this vegetarian group has expanded to the Boston University campus.
• Maca (1 Bow Market Way, Somerville): Macarons, including ones that look like cartoon characters and animals, at Somerville’s Bow Market.
• Pavement Coffeehouse (415 Western Ave., Brighton, Boston): The seventh location for the local cafe chain is also home to a coffee roasting facility and commissary kitchen.
• Rabottini’s Pizza (182 Western Ave., Lower Allston, Boston): What started as a one-day-a-week pop-up inside of a Cambridge bagel shop is now a free-standing, five-day-a-week pop-up (expected to last through the fall), serving pizza, salads, and a few flavors of Gracie’s Ice Cream.
• Revival Cafe & Kitchen (125 Cambridgepark Dr., Alewife, Cambridge): This is the first of three new projects — two Revivals and one beer hall called Mothership — from Steve “Nookie” Postal (Commonwealth, Crema Cafe) and Liza Shirazi (Crema Cafe). Coffee, sandwiches, and more.
• The Roof (Hotel Salem, 209 Essex St., Salem): A hotel rooftop bar serving tacos, oysters, and more.
• Sassafras (688 Broadway, Ball Square, Somerville): Eat at Jumbo’s has been reborn into a fully vegetarian (and mostly vegan) operation.
• Soleil (2306 Washington St., Roxbury, Boston): Southern-influenced dining, with counter-service breakfast and lunch (lots of sandwiches) and full-service dinner.
• Soup Shack (779 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, Boston): A pan-Asian soup shop, featuring everything from pho to ramen.
• Sushi Today (1562 Tremont St., Mission Hill, Boston): Sushi and sashimi, with plenty of combos available.
• The Wellington (75 Leonard St., Belmont): Short rib French onion soup, roast chicken, wedge salad, boozy milkshakes, and more from the crew behind Dante and Il Casale.

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June 2018 Closures

• Barrel House American Bar (252 Cabot St., Beverly): Barrel House will be replaced by Ellis Square Social, from Jay Murray (Grill 23, Avenue), Todd Maul (Clio, Cafe ArtScience), and the team behind Beverly’s Soma.
• Centre Street Cafe (669 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, Boston): The Centre Street team is revamping the Italian restaurant into a space-themed diner called Little Dipper, which could reopen in July.
• Highball Lounge (90 Tremont St., Boston): The Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel has shuttered its bar to make way for a new venue, Better Sorts Social Club, part of a multimillion dollar renovation to the hotel.
• In House Cafe (194 Harvard Ave., Allston, Boston): Around for about a decade, this cafe plans to relocate. In its place, a new hot pot restaurant is expected to open.
• Paul Bakery (201 Washington St., Downtown Crossing, Boston): While this sizable location of French cafe chain Paul has closed, the one at Somerville’s Assembly Row remains open.
• Potbelly Sandwich Shop (1 Porter Rd.): The Chicago-based sandwich chain has other local locations, including one in Downtown Boston.
• Refuge Cafe (155 Brighton Ave., Allston, Boston): There was a false alarm a couple years ago, but now Refuge Cafe is really gone, leaving behind only a series of bizarre Facebook posts, as was its style.
• Roost Bistro (259 Newbury St., Back Bay): This New American bistro closed after four years, but its sibling bakery next door, Patisserie on Newbury, remains open.
• Roxy’s Grilled Cheese (1205 Market St., Lynnfield): Roxy’s remains open in Allston and Cambridge.
• Ryles Jazz Club (212 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge): After over 40 years, the Inman Square music venue and restaurant has shut down. The owners are focusing on their almost century-old deli across the street, S&S.
• Sillari’s Pizza (97 Medford St., Malden): The takeout-focused two-year-old pizza shop also served chicken fingers.
• Stephi’s in Southie (130 Dorchester Ave., South Boston): In the wake of the joining of the hospitality groups behind the Stephanie’s restaurants, Met Back Bay, and others, one member of the Stephanie’s family, the five-year-old Stephi’s in Southie, has shut its doors.
• Strip-T’s (93 School St., Watertown): This cozy-neighborhood-joint-turned-acclaimed-dining-destination has said farewell after more than 30 years in business.
• Sully’s (28 Chestnut St., Quincy): Another dive bar — this one open for the better part of a century — is gone.
• The Wholy Grain (275 Shawmut Ave., South End, Boston): The neighborhood bakery and cafe, which had been open for eight years, will be replaced by a new Chilacates location.
• Wok N’ Roll (1908 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge): The Chinese restaurant had been around for over two decades.

Forthcoming Closures Announced in June 2018 That Haven’t Happened Yet

• Cappy’s Tavern (11 Wolcott Ct., Hyde Park, Boston): After eight decades, this classic dive bar will shut down in late July.
• Intermission Tavern (228 Tremont St., Downtown Boston): This Theater District pub will shut down at some point in the near future, to be replaced by the Fourth Wall.
• Owen O’Leary’s (1280 Belmont St., Brockton): Nearly 30 years old, this Irish pub will say farewell in early July.
• Redd’s in Rozzie (4257 Washington St., Roslindale, Boston): This Roslindale hotspot will close in July, with owner Charlie Redd citing changes in Boston’s liquor licensing system that would devalue his license.

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Looking back at June 2017, it was quite a busy month for restaurant openings, including Cultivar in Downtown Boston, Ledger in Salem, Mastro’s Ocean Club in the Seaport District, Cunard Tavern in East Boston, and more. Only a few restaurants closed, but some old-timers were among them, including Blue Ginger in Wellesley and Journeyman in Somerville.

In other news that month, our international big sister Eater.com debuted a guide to New England’s 38 essential restaurants, including plenty of Boston picks; local chefs weighed in on whether lobster rolls are better with butter or mayo; Tim Maslow reflected on the closure of Ribelle and foreshadowed what would come next; and more.