South End Icon Stella Is Reborn in Newton — And More Openings

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BOSTON — The restaurant team behind French hot spots Petit Robert Bistro and Marseille in the South End have opened a French bakery, PRB Boulangerie, in a location adjoining Marseille.

BOSTON — Zhi Wei Cafe, a new Chinese restaurant specializing in the food of Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province in northwestern China, has opened in the Leather District.

BOSTON — Popular Providence brewery Long Live Beerworks has launched a second location in Roxbury.

BOSTON — A quirky new ice cream shop, Lazy Bear Creamery, has debuted in Dorchester’s Neponset neighborhood.

BOSTON — Local coffee shop chainlet Revival Cafe and Kitchen has opened a new location in downtown Boston, on Milk Street. It’s the company’s third shop.

BOSTON — New York City-based Shanghainese restaurant Nan Xiang has expanded its takeout-friendly offshoot, Nan Xiang Express, to Boston’s Chinatown.

BOSTON — Hobgoblin, a mystical new bar, restaurant, and live music venue from the same team behind Cambridge favorite the Mad Monkfish, has opened in Downtown Crossing.

BOSTON — In Charlestown, a swanky Italian steakhouse called Prima has opened. It’s run by the same crew behind Lincoln and Capo in South Boston and Monument and Waverly in Charlestown.

BOSTON — Pinky’s, a vibey cocktail bar with late-night hours, has debuted on Newbury Street in Back Bay.

BOSTON — SAVR, a new, two-story waterfront bistro, is now open in the Seaport.

BOSTON — Italian restaurant and lounge Umbria, a long-ago fixture in downtown Boston, has been brought back to life in the North End.

CAMBRIDGE — Italian restaurant and (soon-to-be) daytime cafe Gufo, from the team behind SRV and the Salty Pig in Boston, has opened in East Cambridge.

CAMBRIDGE — Dominican restaurant Las Palmas has brought its fan-favorite dishes like La Lechonera, a tender pernil (roasted pork) dish with guava barbecue sauce, sweet plantains, and more, to a new location in Harvard Square.

NEWTON — Hip South End restaurant Stella closed in the first few months of the pandemic after a widely praised 16-year run. Now, chef Evan Deluty is bringing back the popular restaurant in a takeout-friendly format in Newton. For those who have been missing some of the greatest hits at Stella, a tightly curated selection of the favorites — including the famed Bolognese — are back on the menu at the tiny new spot. “I wanted to scale things down,” Deluty says. “For so many years, I’ve had a huge restaurant with 300 seats. I’m getting a little older. I can’t put in the 12 to 15 hour days anymore. I still want to do what I love but not have the 85 staff and doing 300 guests on a Saturday night.” Stella Newton is currently open for breakfast and lunch Tuesday through Sunday, with dinner service to follow.