After more than a decade serving up Mediterranean food in Cambridge's Kendall Square, Aceituna Grill has expanded across the river to the Seaport District, bringing fast-casual pita roll-ups, tabbouleh, and more to the busy lunch crowds. Check out the menu.

Open only on weekdays and only for lunch, Al's Cafe is serving up hot and cold subs, salads, and soups in Technology Square. (Try a bag lunch — a small sandwich, chips, and a soda — for $9, or swap in a soup for the chips for an extra dollar.) There are two locations in downtown Boston as well.Check out the menu.

This Florida-based pizza chain counts NFL Hall of Famer Dan Marino among its partners. This is one of five Massachusetts locations, joining older ones in Littleton, Reading, Northborough, and Westwood. As the name suggests, the specialty is coal-fired pizza, cooked at 800 degrees and featuring a charred, crispy crust.Check out the menu.

And another Boloco-to-B.Good switch happened this season, too.Check out the menu.

Yep, yet another Boloco-to-B.Good switch.Check out the menu.

While the Battle Road brewery has been in existence for about five years, its brew pub — which itself has been in the works for a couple of years — has arrived. The 12,000-square-foot space fits 250 people and includes a full restaurant, a tap room, and private tasting rooms, as well as patio seating.Check out the menu.

Hyderabadi cuisine, including biryani and more, from a small Texas-based chain.Check out the menu.

The longtime Flora space — once the Arlington Five Cent Savings Bank — is now home to Bistro Duet, a modern French restaurant. Owners Cyrille Couet and Wayne Duprey worked together at the InterContinental Hotel Boston. At Bistro Duet, they're serving bouillabaisse, lobster ravioli, coq au vin, and more.Check out the menu.

Somerville's Painted Burro now has a little sibling in the former Ribelle space in Brookline's Washington Square. On the menu: lots of tacos, lots of tequila, and more.Check out the menu.

Jason Santos' new project, located in the former BarLola space, is inspired by New Orleans and features a colorful, moody ambiance. Checks arrive stabbed into voodoo dolls, and the menu includes beignets, raw bar items, fried chicken, and more.Check out the menu.

This 100% vegan chain comes from New York City and will expand to Boston's Fenway area later in the year, but for now, the Seaport District location (which opened in late February 2017) is Massachusetts' only By Chloe, serving up vegan versions of burgers, lobster rolls, ice cream, and a whole lot more.Check out the menu.

From the team behind Catalyst Restaurant, also in Kendall Square, comes Catalyst Cafe, a weekday spot for breakfast bowls, sandwiches, smoothies, and more.Check out the menu.

Popular, tiny JP taco shop Chilacates now has a bigger sibling elsewhere in JP (located in the short-lived Pink Samurai space). Burritos, quesadillas, enchiladas, and more.Check out the menu.

This Philadelphia-based restaurant focuses on craft beers and comfort food. It debuted on the edge of Boston's Fort Point and Seaport District on New Year's Eve with a beer list 100-strong and a menu full of wood-fired pizzas, chicken and waffles, and lots more. There are also two locations in Philly, one in DC, and one in West Palm Beach, Florida.Check out the menu.

This cafe specializes in Vietnamese desserts, particularly chè, a dessert "soup" with ingredients such as coconut milk, jack fruit, tapioca, and pandan jelly. Also on the menu: sweet and savory crepes, bubble tea, and more. Chef/co-owner Pete Om is an alum of O Ya and Spain's acclaimed El Celler de Can Roca. Check out the menu.

Milford's first brewery, CraftRoots, now has a taproom. Co-owner Maureen Fabry has worked at Brew Moon, John Harvard's, Boston Beer Works, and Berkshire Brewing Company.Check out the beer list.

This Southern-inspired restaurant out of North Conway, New Hampshire expanded to Lynnfield this season, serving up, among other things, hearty sandwiches on fat biscuits.Check out the menu.

The Nix's Mate space inside the Hilton hotel is now home to Fin Point Oyster Bar & Grille, serving up lobster ceviche and other raw bar options; seafood entrees; pizzas; and more.

Founded in Manchester, NH, this purveyor of macarons (and more) now has a permanent stall at the Boston Public Market (after popping up there for several months). In addition to macarons, Finesse makes cream puffs, eclairs, and other treats.

Check out the macaron flavor list.

The J.P. Fuji Group, which has a number of Japanese fusion restaurants with variations of the Fuji name, as well as several other venues, has added another Fuji to its roster, this one at the new West of Chestnut development in Quincy Center. This location features a 12-seat private dining room for guests who want to order the omakase, the chef's tasting menu.

Check out the menu.

One of the only places to get Xi'an-style hand-pulled noodles around here, Gene's Chinese Flatbread Cafe added a third location this winter, this one in Westford. (Gene's is also open in Woburn and Boston proper. The original location, now closed, was in Chelmsford. The Boston location is on the Eater 38.)Check out the menu.

This Chinese restaurant also has a location in Belmont. On the menu: Sichuan dishes, a variety of dumplings, noodle soups, and more.Check out the menu.

Located near the Malden Center MBTA stop, Honey Honey serves a variety of coffee and tea beverages, smoothies, ice cream, sandwiches, pastries, and more, along with a few savory items, such as chicken wings, dumplings, and wonton soup.Check out the menu.

This Thai-style rolled ice cream cafe has a couple older siblings in New York.Check out the menu.

The team behind acclaimed "neo-Neapolitan" pizza restaurant Bambolina has opened a new spot a short walk away featuring their take on Asian street food, which includes dishes such as fried chicken ramen, octopus hot dogs, and more. Check out the menu.

After a few months of structural renovations, Lolita is back with its same sexy vibe and some new food and drink items, including a 10-piece Mexican fried chicken dinner, tequila shots poured tableside, and non-alcoholic agua frescas...which can be made alcoholic.Check out the menu.

With one location in Stoneham, MA and another in Fort Lee, NJ, Loui Loui has expanded to Allston with Cajun-style seafood, boiled in a bag.Check out the menu.

This is the second location for Love Art Sushi; the first is located by the University of Connecticut. The restaurant serves poke-style bowls as well as "makirittos" — seafood snack wraps.

A classic Hawaiian raw fish dish called poke has been spreading rapidly around the country in the past year or so, and Boston's no exception. One of the first fast-casual poke shops in town, Manoa, is now open on the Somerville side of the Porter Square area, serving up rice-and-seafood bowls, fried chicken, and more. Check out the menu.