Boston Restaurant Closings

Chinatown’s Excellent Eldo Cake Shop Is Closed

By Adam H. Callaghan September 20

Farewell to the Chop Suey Sandwich, an Unlikely Icon of Massachusetts’s North Shore

By Luke Pyenson August 3

Shirley, Opening in Somerville This Summer, Wants Everyone to ‘Eat More Sunshine’

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal July 14

Orfano, Tiffani Faison’s Upscale Red-Sauce Spot, Closes in Fenway

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal July 1

North End Fire Temporarily Closes Two Restaurants

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal June 23

Chinatown Institution Gourmet Dumpling House Is Closing

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal June 22

Another Ninety-Nine Restaurant and Pub Shutters — And More Boston-Area Restaurant Closures

By Stephanie Carter April 27

Decades-Old Dive Bar and Pizzeria Newtowne Grille Bids Farewell to Cambridge

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal March 18

A Running List of Winter 2022 Restaurant Closings Around Boston

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal January 14

25 Restaurant Closings Around Boston This Fall

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal December 15, 2021

Tiffani Faison’s Tiger Mama Will Close at the End of October

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal October 25, 2021

These Boston-Area Restaurants Closed in Summer 2021

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal September 23, 2021

Time to Fill Up Your Freezer With Australian Meat Pies

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal August 17, 2021

Someone Please Give the ‘Live Poultry Fresh Killed’ Sign a Good Home

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal August 4, 2021

Benedetto, One of Cambridge’s Best Italian Restaurants, Will Not Reopen

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal April 20, 2021

Border Cafe, Home to Massive Margaritas, Closes Harvard Square Location

By Terrence Doyle February 12, 2021

Beloved Cambridge Bar People’s Republik Has Closed

By Terrence Doyle February 8, 2021

Legal Sea Foods Closes Its Italian Inspired Charlestown Location, and the South End Loses an Iconic Brasserie

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal and Terrence Doyle December 30, 2020

The Saddest Boston Restaurant Closures of 2020: Too Many to Count

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal December 29, 2020

David Chang’s Fuku Exits Boston but May Return in Ghost Kitchen Form

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal November 13, 2020

Two More Back Bay Bars Join the List of Boston-Area Restaurant Closures This Summer

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal September 4, 2020

JP Institution Bella Luna & the Milky Way Will Not Reopen After the Pandemic — and More Restaurant Closings

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal June 18, 2020

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Beloved Allston Bar Deep Ellum Is Closing for Good After 13 Years

By Terrence Doyle June 3, 2020

Cambridge’s Table at Season to Taste Is Closing Permanently

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal May 8, 2020

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Allston’s Great Scott Is Closing Permanently After Nearly Half a Century

By Terrence Doyle May 1, 2020

COVID-19 and What It Means for Massachusetts Restaurants

Massachusetts Tightens Grocery Store Restrictions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal April 13, 2020

A Very Local Western Massachusetts Brewery Is Raising Funds for a New Home

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal March 12, 2020

Somerville’s Favorite Porchetta Sandwich Shop Closes for Move to Food Hall — and More Restaurant Closings

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal and Terrence Doyle March 12, 2020

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Guy Fieri Triples Down on Boston, Adding Two New Restaurants This Summer

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal March 2, 2020

Cambridge Mainstay Central Kitchen Is Closing, Making Way for a Dispensary

By Terrence Doyle January 28, 2020

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Last Call: These Restaurants Are Closing but Haven't yet Closed

By Eater Boston Staff January 16, 2020

Top of the Hub, Boston’s Decades-Old Restaurant With a View, Is Closing in April

By Terrence Doyle January 16, 2020