Eater Boston - Tracking the Changes to Harvard Square’s Dining LandscapeThe Boston Restaurant, Bar, and Nightlife Bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52682/favicon-32x32.png2020-08-05T12:20:10-04:00http://boston.eater.com/rss/stream/183919912020-08-05T12:20:10-04:002020-08-05T12:20:10-04:00Harvard Icon Mr. Bartley’s Is for Sale, but It Will Stay Mr. Bartley’s
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<figcaption>Harvard burger icon will remain a burger icon, even after sale | Mr. Bartley’s/<a class="ql-link" href="https://www.mrbartley.com/mrbartleys-gallery.html" target="_blank">Official Site</a></figcaption>
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<p>The wildly popular burger joint has been open since 1960 </p> <p id="WWLrqR">A legendary burger joint in Harvard Square <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/08/mr-bartleys-burger-cottage-in.html">is on the market</a>. <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/14716/mr-bartley-s-burger-cottage">Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage</a> — which opened its doors in 1960 — is for sale. Owner Bill Bartley told Eater the decision to sell wasn’t precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic but rather by a desire to get out of the restaurant business before he gets too old.</p>
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<cite><a class="ql-link" href="http://www.chriscoephoto.com/" target="_blank">Chris Coe</a>/Eater</cite>
<figcaption>Bill Bartley of Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage, photographed for a <a class="ql-link" href="https://boston.eater.com/2013/6/17/6419955/bill-bartley-of-harvard-square-icon-mr-bartleys" target="_blank">2013 Eater interview</a>
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<p id="BCBrxk"> “I’m 60 years old now,” said Bartley. “My parents started the business 60 years ago, and I’ve been working in the business for 46 years...I don’t want to be doing this when I’m 70. I’ve seen what that looks like, and it’s not pretty,” he continued, laughing. </p>
<p id="pyBzFI">Bartley told Eater he’s never loved the business side of the job and described himself as a great line cook and a carnival barker. “I want my last day on the job to be cooking on the line,” he said. The burger boss also told Eater that he won’t be selling the business to any buyer that is unwilling to continue operating the restaurant as Mr. Bartley’s. </p>
<aside id="2IYNyW"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"21 Essential Boston-Area Burgers","url":"https://boston.eater.com/maps/best-boston-burgers"}]}'></div></aside><p id="NDyVTt">“My staff is super important to me,” said Bartley. “Everyone is younger than I am, and my key people need work for another 10 or 15 more years.” Bartley said he can’t put in another 10 or 15 more years but hopes to find a buyer who can ensure job security for his employees. </p>
<p id="jGv5XW">Mr. Bartley’s began humbly when Joan and Joe Bartley <a href="https://www.mrbartley.com/mrbartleys-history.html">bought the Harvard Spa</a>, a convenience store, and transformed it into a burger restaurant that also sold paper goods. As the years passed, Mr. Bartley’s menu grew and grew, eventually boasting more than a dozen decadent burgers. </p>
<aside id="Va1sd2"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data="{"stories":[{"title":"Bill Bartley of Harvard Square Icon Mr. Bartley's","url":"https://boston.eater.com/2013/6/17/6419955/bill-bartley-of-harvard-square-icon-mr-bartleys"}]}"></div></aside><p id="07D4ut">Mr. Bartley’s is on the market for $475,000, according to a <a href="http://www.bostonrestaurantgroup.com/restaurants-for-sale/">listing</a> on the Boston Restaurant Group website. Bartley told Eater that there are people with money and people with talent, and that selling his business is about finding someone who possesses both things. </p>
<p id="UYLYL1">“It’s such an iconic space,” said Bartley. “It’s a perfect opportunity for someone who wants to operate a profitable and iconic restaurant...I think a buyer will appear right away.” </p>
<p id="r0JbXQ">• <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/08/mr-bartleys-burger-cottage-in.html?fbclid=IwAR0zgU9hbfjaG5NzionAUh-q04m8beM2U0gHmIKHpyZyxV4_oAQVnuZZFac">Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage in Cambridge’s Harvard Square Is Up for Sale</a> [BRT]<br>• <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/14716/mr-bartley-s-burger-cottage">Coverage of Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage on Eater</a> [EBOS]</p>
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https://boston.eater.com/2020/8/5/21355636/mr-bartleys-burgers-harvard-for-sale-2020Terrence Doyle2020-03-12T08:30:43-04:002020-03-12T08:30:43-04:00Somerville’s Favorite Porchetta Sandwich Shop Closes for Move to Food Hall — and More Restaurant Closings
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<p>A weekly updated roundup of restaurant closings in and around Boston</p> <p id="mgabcT"><em>Welcome to the Eater Boston restaurant closings roundup; this page is updated weekly, with the most recent updates at the top, highlighting all the restaurants that have bid farewell to the Boston area in recent weeks and the ones that have announced an upcoming closure </em><a href="https://boston.eater.com/2017/6/15/15808652/upcoming-boston-restaurant-closures"><em>but haven’t yet closed</em></a><em>. Something missing? Email </em><a href="mailto:boston@eater.com"><em>boston@eater.com</em></a><em>. (Looking for info on recent restaurant openings? </em><a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/13/20863100/restaurant-openings-boston-late-2019"><em>Find that here.</em></a><em>)</em></p>
<p id="apA8ro"><em>Check out the late 2019 archive </em><a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/12/20862492/restaurant-closings-boston-late-2019"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p>
<aside id="4Goyqx"><div data-anthem-component="newsletter" data-anthem-component-data='{"slug":"boston-eater"}'></div></aside><h2 id="qafx2O">March 12, 2020: A Somerville Porchetta Gem, an Inman Square Mainstay, and More Restaurant Closings</h2>
<p id="XUouJF"><strong>CAMBERVILLE</strong></p>
<p id="CSZ9Ah"><em>Not yet gone: </em>Since late 2013, food truck <strong>Pennypacker’s</strong> has operated a small storefront in Somerville’s Magoun Square (514C Medford St.), serving a rotating variety of porchetta sandwiches, along with salads, soups, and other lunch-y bites. As of March 15, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ZuzN3AmD2/">the Somerville storefront will close to the public</a> (although it’ll still be the base of operations for the food truck and catering — “feel free to stop in and say hi!!!!!” as Pennypacker’s noted in the closure announcement on Instagram). But it’s more of a beginning than an ending: Pennypacker’s is one of the vendors at the forthcoming downtown Boston food hall <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/57815/high-street-place">High Street Place</a>, opening this spring. So, in summary: The Somerville storefront will close, the food truck and catering services will remain in operation, and there will be a new food hall kiosk in downtown Boston this spring. Go forth and eat porchetta.</p>
<p id="Svr0i8">In other Camberville “not yet gone” news, Inman Square mainstay <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/20830/city-girl-cafe"><strong>City Girl Cafe</strong></a> will close <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/03/city-girl-cafe-in-cambridges-inman.html">at the end of May</a>. “We’re pretty sure that you know this, but running a restaurant is really hard!” <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9kqDo5ljMC/">the team wrote on Instagram</a>. “We are very proud that we were able to keep this little place running for 12 years without compromising on the things that were important to us (fair wages, quality of food, good vibes). However, change is inevitable. We’re getting old, we’re getting poor and it’s about time that we figure out what to be when we grow up.”</p>
<p id="eBtg3G">From now until the closure, City Girl Cafe will reinstate its Italian dinner service on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights — it had stopped serving dinner <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/1/16/18185354/city-girl-cafe-inman-square-cambridge-changes">about a year ago</a> to focus on brunch and catering — and weekend brunch service will continue to the end as well. “Please come out and support us during these last couple of months so we can go out with a bang!” the Instagram announcement continued. “We’d love to see your faces as much as possible because you are the best!”</p>
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<h2 id="s9Gohb">March 5, 2020: A Classy Cafe by Boston Common, a Newton Mainstay, and More Restaurant Closings</h2>
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<figcaption>Explorateur, a cafe and restaurant by Boston Common, is now closed to make way for two new Guy Fieri restaurants</figcaption>
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<p id="eKEiNY"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="oQ50Oo">While the Big Night hospitality group is mostly known for giant, flashy, clubby venues, it opened more of a subdued cafe and restaurant, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/27857/explorateur"><strong>Explorateur</strong></a>, about <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2017/8/28/16215014/explorateur-gallery-boston">two and a half years ago</a> in the former masonic lodge space across from Boston Common (186 Tremont St.). It was a popular spot for remote workers and served a nice range of beverages, baked goods, and heartier meals. The group closed Explorateur on March 2, though, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2020/3/2/21161182/guy-fieri-more-restaurants-boston">in order to replace it with two Guy Fieri restaurants</a>, the sit-down Guy Fieri’s Boston Kitchen + Bar and fast-casual Chicken Guy, both expected to open later this year. Wifi-ers will have to work elsewhere, unless they don’t mind their laptops getting drenched with Donkey Sauce. </p>
<p id="StDdgo"><em>Not yet gone: </em>In other Boston news, Brighton’s <strong>Lincoln Bar and Grill</strong> (8 Lincoln St.) <a href="https://whdh.com/news/popular-boston-bar-closing-its-doors-after-more-than-30-years/#.XmAzA7gk0AY.facebook">will reportedly pour its last pint on March 8</a> after about six years in business. It had replaced <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/03/lincoln-bar-and-grill-in-brighton-is.html">longtime dive bar Hogan’s Run</a>. The writing’s been on the wall <a href="https://www.universalhub.com/2017/old-school-brighton-bar-be-torn-down-condos">for a couple years</a>: The site is slated for redevelopment. Yep, condos. </p>
<p id="rk9RNO"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="zmpZIR">Newton mainstay <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/706/lumiere"><strong>Lumière</strong></a> (1293 Washington St.) is now officially closed; see February 5 update below for some background. A farewell message on the restaurant’s website says that “it has been an honor and a privilege” to serve its customers for the last 20 years. Chef Michael Leviton founded the restaurant but departed in 2016, selling to Jordan Bailey, who had worked as the restaurant’s chef de cuisine.</p>
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<h2 id="Lw1YSt">February 20, 2020: A Wine Bar Inside a Fine-Dining Restaurant Inside a Brewery, a Framingham Outpost of a Fondue Chain, and More Restaurant Closings</h2>
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<p id="X8fYhG"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="ao8g9D">Boston Harbor Hotel’s <strong>Meritage Restaurant + Wine Bar</strong> is now officially closed. As mentioned in the February 5 update below, the space will be repurposed for private events, and the hotel’s other dining options remain in operation. </p>
<p id="RJiy1o"><em>Not yet gone: </em><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/13117/boston-cheese-cellar"><strong>Boston Cheese Cellar</strong></a><strong> </strong>(18 Birch St., Roslindale) will <a href="https://www.universalhub.com/2020/roslindale-losing-its-cheese-shop">close at the end of February</a>. The cheese shop’s owner, Adam Shutes, <a href="https://mailchi.mp/bostoncheesecellar/boston-cheese-cellar-news?e=8fad397744">shared a note</a> with Boston Cheese Cellar’s newsletter subscribers, celebrating the shop’s five years in business and inviting fans to stop in for a final grilled cheese, charcuterie, and conversation over the next couple of weeks.</p>
<p id="F2NXJR"><strong>CAMBERVILLE</strong></p>
<p id="p3gfQ6"><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/45972/haute-coffee-2"><strong>Haute Coffee</strong></a>, as mentioned in the February 13 update below, is now officially closed at One Canal Park in Kendall Square. Its older sibling out in Concord remains in operation.</p>
<p id="W7nTJT">Don’t worry: Acclaimed Somerville fine-dining destination <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/16901/tasting-counter"><strong>Tasting Counter</strong></a> (14 Tyler St.) isn’t going anywhere; in fact, it’s adding more services. However, it has ended its wine bar services as of February 15 to make way for the addition of more standard lunch and dinner services (beginning in March). The wine bar hours were a way to get a taste of Tasting Counter in a more affordable, a la carte way — the restaurant’s standard services are extravagant tasting-menu-only affairs.</p>
<p id="WpPNmB">“Wine Bar was a huge departure from our dinner service and it was exciting to create a more casual experience for guests and focus so much on our natural wine program,” said co-owner Ginhee Ungár, via press release, “but over the past couple of years, several incredible wine bars have opened in and around Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville and so the time seems right for us to focus on what drives and inspires us and is ultimately what we set out to do nightly when we opened nearly five years ago.” </p>
<p id="08NtAg"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="2i9jUL"><strong>The Melting Pot</strong>, a fondue chain, only has one Boston-area location left (it’s in Bedford) following the <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-melting-pot-in-framingham-has-closed.html">recent closure of its Framingham franchise</a>, which was located at 92 Worcester Rd. (Route 9). Plenty of cheese-filled locations are still open around North America. </p>
<p id="UKNwmf"><strong>BonCaldo</strong>, a decade-old upscale Italian spot on Route 1 in Norwood (1381 Boston-Providence Turnpike) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/02/bon-caldo-in-norwood-has-closed.html">has closed</a>. A Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10156694733810474&id=81654870473&__xts__[0]=68.ARCHKaODKoq191ED_L6olypWEYRzMmBbF8zud963YdZt3VQ_CPuwMWdO8D6JQ-U0Nv4f4Q2XOVZGfw3J0ASma161QZl56uMN5FF49Eli0iPqzt1Qse8DVoATSetQo-w9Nm-zIFuXbOIZ3mSyf-ON1qYyprOb0OYC9EUcA09JPiO3BOjsL54Kv_XWLtSKll3ebIe-kJYamPKF8vnpJvB7ZoxLJ2s2tUltZff0gqPJhUT71Mefe8jX_nkzNfyGDrxtCo3kG5Hr_XEPW4iDUkhaBIP35zTSKpd82j4_xoFi1iQ0KzO9fLp1S4ZKNn1APXUm70GJlxzI92N90TcE6g&__tn__=-R">post</a> on the restaurant’s page reads, in part: “With a heavy and humble heart I wanted to reach out to all of you to let you know I will cherish every memory these last 10 years ... So many of you have touched my soul in so many ways ... I will let you know where I land with the next part of my journey.”</p>
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<h2 id="dqYA5m">February 13, 2020: A Longtime Mattapan Restaurant, a Cambridge Coffee Shop, and More Restaurant Closings</h2>
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<p id="tmvMQz"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="pnTG8M">A market and takeout shop in Boston’s South End has <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/02/muscarellas-market-in-bostons-south-end.html">reportedly closed</a> after a few years in business. <strong>Muscarella’s Market</strong> (570 Tremont St.) sold groceries and offered a takeout menu of sandwiches, salads, soups, smoothies, and some breakfast options. Calls to the business went unanswered Thursday.</p>
<p id="FJPCZ1"><strong>Lenny’s Tropical Bakery and Restaurant </strong>(1195 Blue Hill Ave.) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/02/lennys-tropical-bakery-and-restaurant.html">closed</a> on February 8 after about 40 years in business. The owners are <a href="https://www.universalhub.com/2020/longtime-bakery-closes-forever-mattapan">reportedly retiring</a>. The restaurant served a wide menu including breakfast dishes, curries, beef patties, and more.</p>
<p id="MjrIib"><strong>CAMBERVILLE</strong></p>
<p id="lbkXzU"><em>Not yet gone:</em> A Cambridge location of a Concord coffee shop will close its doors after <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2017/5/8/15577770/haute-coffee-cambridge-opening">nearly three years</a> in operation. <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/45972/haute-coffee-2"><strong>Haute Coffee Cambridge</strong></a> (One Canal Park) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/02/haute-coffee-in-east-cambridge-is.html">will close</a> following service on Friday, February 14, 2020. A post on the shop’s Instagram page indicated “the weekends just didn’t materialize enough to support the business and we had to make the difficult decision to close.” The original location in Concord will remain open.</p>
<p id="ALkK6I"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="jSHmxf"><a href="https://wicksmhd.com/"><strong>Wick’s</strong></a> (123 Pleasant St.) in Marblehead <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/02/wicks-in-marblehead-is-closing.html">shut down</a> following business on Saturday, February 8. The restaurant was known for its brick oven cooking, and was part of the Warwick Place complex that also includes a movie theater and the Dandee Donut Factory, both of which remain open.</p>
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<h2 id="GXsAtO">February 5, 2020: A Hotel Restaurant, Korean Food in Fenway, and More Restaurant Closings</h2>
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<p id="iUWQUG"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="kKWSzr"><em>Not yet gone: </em><strong>Meritage Restaurant + Wine Bar</strong>, within the Boston Harbor Hotel, will <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/01/meritage-restaurant-on-boston.html">close</a> after service on Saturday, February 15. The hotel plans to convert the space to accommodate private events, with executive chef Daniel Bruce carrying on in his role for the hotel’s Rowes Wharf Sea Grille and Rowes Wharf Bar. The closure of Meritage will not impact the Boston Wine Festival, which Bruce founded. “Meritage has been an extremely special place for me over the past 17 years,” Bruce said in a release. “I believe that evolution is a key part of the luxury hospitality industry and look forward to the future possibilities within this premier waterfront space.”</p>
<p id="oSwSQB">In other “not yet gone” news, Korean restaurant <a href="http://www.sojubaboston.com/"><strong>Sojuba</strong></a> will close, but not for good: The restaurant will <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/12/18/21027935/boston-restaurants-coming-soon-winter-2019-2020">relocate</a> down the road into a huge new space, the former Tony C’s at 1265 Boylston St. The restaurant posted a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sojuba617/posts/776304419526149?__tn__=-R">message to its Facebook page</a> indicating the change in location would result in three times as many space, the addition of rooftop dining, separate lunch hours, and additional menu items, including a whopping 50 new cocktails. Sojuba will share details on its closing timeline and eventual reopening on social media.</p>
<p id="FgfYFj"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="Gsx5Cu"><strong>Cupola</strong> in Newton Centre (1231 Centre St.) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/02/cupola-in-newton-centre-has-closed.html">has closed</a>, with a note of appreciation for customer support and patronage. The restaurant served Italian dishes, including pastas, pizzas, salads, and soups.</p>
<p id="2kF6X9"><em>Not yet gone: </em>Word that Newton mainstay <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/706/lumiere"><strong>Lumière</strong></a> (1293 Washington St.) would close landed on <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/12/20862492/restaurant-closings-boston-late-2019">December 12</a>, and now the restaurant has a confirmed closing date. The restaurant closes out two decades in business following service <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2020/02/04/lumiere-closing/">on February 29</a>. Chef-owner Jordan Bailey took over from founder and chef Michael Leviton in 2016, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2016/2/26/11112454/michael-leviton-lumiere-departure">having served as the restaurant’s chef de cuisine</a>. Now, the sale of the restaurant is in the works, and <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2020/02/04/lumiere-closing/"><em>Boston Magazine </em>reports</a> the new owners may retain staff.</p>
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<h2 id="lcirDT">January 30, 2020: Japanese-New England Food, a Student-Loved Pub, and More Restaurant Closings</h2>
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<p id="hS3MqX"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="ovTA09">After about a year and a half, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/50077/whaling-in-oklahoma"><strong>Whaling in Oklahoma</strong></a><strong> </strong>has <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/01/whaling-in-oklahoma-in-bostons-south.html">closed in the South End</a> (647 Tremont St.), with partner Brian Lesser <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2020/01/29/tsurutontan-udon-noodle-open-kenmore/#gallery-4-4">telling <em>Boston Magazine</em></a>: “The restaurant was not doing as well as we expected. We are exploring and considering various options for the space.” </p>
<p id="BzF3qu">The restaurant was sort of a comeback project for chef Tim Maslow, who laid low in the local restaurant scene for a couple years after closing his acclaimed Brookline restaurant <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/7709/ribelle">Ribelle</a> in 2016 in somewhat dramatic fashion. <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2017/6/21/15845840/tim-maslow-ribelle-mida-future-plans">In mid-2017</a> — new to fatherhood, new to pottery, and with a renewed outlook on the hospitality industry — Maslow began searching for a new location, with plans to open something fun, hospitable, and down to earth.</p>
<p id="goqMGg">Whaling in Oklahoma debuted in summer 2018, with Maslow working alongside Ribelle alum Matt Hummel in the kitchen, and with another Ribelle alum, Colin Mason, running the beverage program. </p>
<p id="PcnfQ7">That fall, Maslow <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2018/10/5/17938610/whaling-in-oklahoma-inside-the-dishes-tim-maslow-feature">spoke with Eater</a> about the philosophy behind the menu, describing Whaling in Oklahoma as an “American restaurant with Japanese sensibilities and flavors ... trying to show respect [to Japanese cooking] but ... trying to use what we have available to us locally.” That meant dishes like grilled local chicken that was marinated in shio koji and served with a bonito flack-filled “funky pepper condiment.”</p>
<p id="oAaaXU">“My goal was to do the second page of a sushi restaurant menu really well,” Maslow said at the time. “Fry, grill, those are two sensibilities we want to focus on.” And he wanted to be judged on the simple things — house-made pickles, rice.</p>
<p id="HAAD9c">Critics were fairly impressed, with <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2019/01/31/restaurant-review-tim-maslows-whaling-in-oklahoma/"><em>Boston Magazine’s </em>Julia Clancy</a> praising a “luxuriously juicy” chicken dish and a Japanese cheesecake topped with runny cheese that was “a bold swing of opulence so wrong it was extraordinary.” <a href="http://www.improper.com/food-drink/miso-funky/">For <em>The Improper Bostonian</em></a>, MC Slim JB described the restaurant as “an ironically contradictory, occasionally exhilarating experience that clearly reflects the boss’ tortured creative genius.”</p>
<p id="MtZ1fd"><em>Not yet gone: </em>Allston bar <strong>T’s Pub</strong> (973 Commonwealth Ave.) is <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/01/ts-pub-in-boston-may-be-replaced-by.html">apparently slated for replacement</a> by a Korean barbecue chain called Gopchang Story BBQ; representatives for the two businesses have not yet replied to requests for comment regarding closing and opening timelines. T’s Pub has been open since 1971, a popular haunt for BU students and Allston rats, offering its patrons karaoke and trivia nights. </p>
<p id="xeNcHI">Also not yet gone, mobile operation <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/43969/bartleby-s-seitan-stand"><strong>Bartleby’s Seitan Stand</strong></a><strong> </strong>is packing up and heading south next month. The vegan food truck, which started up in 2018, will leave Boston for bigger opportunities and proximity to family in northwest Arkansas, according to <a href="https://www.bartlebysfood.com/blog/big-and-bittersweet-news">a blog post by founder Stephanie Kirkpatrick</a>.</p>
<p id="zh3jPy">“Arkansas provides a really unique opportunity for Bartleby’s,” wrote Kirkpatrick. “There is a robust food truck community already established in Fayetteville, our destination, and the warmer climate will allow us to operate comfortably all year long. We are also looking to grow Bartleby’s menu, and in the heart of the south we can be immersed in the type of culinary scene that inspired our first recipes. The vegan lifestyle is becoming more mainstream: there are vegan options available at many restaurants, and a fully vegan restaurant slated to open over the next few months. Though the popularity of plant-based dining is surging in Arkansas, the demand currently exceeds the supply. Enter Bartleby’s.” </p>
<p id="bv4Z8s">The Arkansas plans include establishing a dedicated storefront, starting wholesale distribution, and growing Bartleby’s online store (including shipping food back up to Boston). “We also have plans to bring Bartleby’s back to the northeast in a more permanent way, so this isn’t goodbye,” noted Kirkpatrick. </p>
<p id="sBeIVZ">Catch Bartleby’s <a href="https://www.bartlebysfood.com/blog/big-and-bittersweet-news">at a string of final events</a> in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond over the next several weeks.</p>
<p id="vpcy54"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="WpN08s">The Medford location of the <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/20897/chicken-rice-guys-medford"><strong>Chicken & Rice Guys</strong></a> is <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-chicken-rice-guys-in-medford-has.html">now closed</a>, following damage from a late December 2019 burst pipe.</p>
<p id="DVw9IN">“The flooding ... was so severe that it doesn’t make sense for us to return to the location, and instead use our resources to expand the business in other ways,” the restaurant announced <a href="https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2634110350146343&id=2012830308941020&sfnsn=mo">on Facebook</a>. “We are currently looking for possible new spaces, and will keep you all updated on any new openings.”</p>
<p id="z5TiCU">The Chicken & Rice Guys remains in operation in two downtown Boston storefronts <a href="https://cnrguys.com/menu-and-locations/#truck-schedules">and with an active food truck schedule</a>.</p>
<p id="2YFwnR">On the North Shore, as mentioned in the January 23 update below, today is the final day for Revere’s <strong>Bisuteki Japanese Steak House </strong>(407 Squire Rd.), which has been serving hibachi and more for decades. Several sibling spots remain open around the region.</p>
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<h2 id="szneaw">January 23, 2020: Downtown Burgers, North Shore Hibachi, and More Restaurant Closings</h2>
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<cite>Wheelhouse/<a class="ql-link" href="http://www.wheelhouseboston.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a></cite>
<figcaption>A Wheelhouse burger</figcaption>
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<p id="EQisIk"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="vs6PWW">After about a year and a half in business, Back Bay Italian restaurant <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/37872/ora-trattorizza"><strong>Orá Trattorizza</strong></a><strong> </strong>(655 Boylston St.) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/01/ora-trattorizza-in-bostons-back.html">has closed</a>. Located next to the Charlesmark Hotel in the heart of Copley Square, the restaurant featured Neapolitan-style pizza, cooked in a brick oven imported from Italy, as well as sfizi, pasta, and more. Owner Josephine Megwa is also behind <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/1716/piattini-wine-cafe">Piattini Wine Cafe</a>, which remains in operation around the corner on Newbury Street. </p>
<p id="JwI364">Downtown Boston Irish pub <strong>An Tain</strong> (31 India St.), noted in the January 2 update below, is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2786303011416673&id=108879845825683">now officially closed</a>.</p>
<p id="VSl3vG"><em>Not yet gone: </em><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/13577/wheelhouse"><strong>Wheelhouse</strong></a> (63 Broad St.) is a casual, downtown Boston burger joint, mostly takeout, that has been serving some of <a href="https://boston.eater.com/maps/best-boston-burgers">Boston’s best burgers</a> for over five years; it’s an immensely popular weekday breakfast and lunch spot for those who work in the neighborhood. Per an announcement on Instagram, the Broad Street shop <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7oXO5cgr4j/">will close on January 31</a>, but it’s only a brief goodbye — the <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/4/17/18412323/high-street-place-chefs-tiffani-faison-fall-2019">previously announced food hall location</a>, a five-minute walk away, is coming soon. Wheelhouse will open at the forthcoming <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/57815/high-street-place">High Street Place</a> (100 High St.) around March 2020, along with a sibling fried chicken spot called <a href="https://www.instagram.com/insanehaleyjanes/">Haley Jane’s</a>. The restaurants will be open seven days a week, adding dinner hours too. </p>
<p id="PZ66aR">“The soul that built this place with our let-it-fly attitude, Dr. Dre tunes at 7 a.m., and loyal regulars will be hard to duplicate,” cofounder Jon Chase <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7oXO5cgr4j/">wrote on Instagram</a>. “We will try, I promise.”</p>
<p id="5nXv5b"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="awzgri">In Waltham, Chinese restaurant <strong>Sichuan’s Garden </strong>(411 Waverley Oaks Rd.) is <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/01/sichuans-garden-in-waltham-has-closed.html">now closed</a> due to its owner’s retirement; the restaurant had been open since 1995 and featured a buffet.</p>
<p id="JnWqBX"><em>Not yet gone: </em>Up on the North Shore, Revere’s <strong>Bisuteki Japanese Steak House </strong>(407 Squire Rd.)<strong> </strong><a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/01/bisuteki-japanese-steak-house-in-revere.html">will close</a>, ending a decades-long run <a href="https://patch.com/massachusetts/melrose/bisuteki-iconic-north-shore-japanese-steakhouse-closing">on January 30</a>. The hibachi spot has siblings in Cambridge, Braintree, Newton, and Saugus, which remain open. (The Cambridge spot is called Bisuteki Tokyo Japanese Steak House, while the others are Tokyo Japanese Steak House.) </p>
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<h2 id="HQGwAC">January 16, 2020: Alleyway Cookies, Fine Dining With a View, and More Restaurant Closings</h2>
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<img alt="Exterior of a storefront in a brick building at night. The door is open and the space is empty but glows neon pink. A neon sign that says “Goodnight Fatty” in cursive is visible in one window." data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/T8qq_UsTATj_TF-g-xI6IMt5YPA=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19605646/83065296_2711241812287375_3309723578076758016_o.jpg">
<cite>Goodnight Fatty/<a class="ql-link" href="https://www.facebook.com/goodnightfatty/photos/a.1149320228479549/2711241808954042/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Facebook</a></cite>
<figcaption>Salem’s Goodnight Fatty cookie shop has closed its alleyway location, but the newer carriage house location lives on</figcaption>
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<p id="8sQX4f"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="S47BuH">In May 2019, Chilacates owner Socrates Abreu <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/5/20/18632332/grass-fed-the-joint-jamaica-plain-reopening">opened <strong>the Joint</strong></a> in Jamaica Plain (605 Centre St., Boston), a rebranding/revamping of Grass Fed, the burger joint that closed in early 2018. But burgers weren’t Abreu’s calling, and <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2020/01/03/chilacates-cantina-replaces-joint-burgers/">he closed the Joint late last month</a>, intending to turn it into a boozy, sit-down version of his growing Chilacates chain. Chilacates Cantina, as it will be called, could open this month.</p>
<p id="kOuGcD"><em>Temporary closure: </em><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/8088/beacon-hill-bistro"><strong>Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro</strong></a><strong> </strong>(25 Charles St., Beacon Hill, Boston) has been gearing up for a redesign <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2017/11/30/16716286/beacon-hill-bistro-redesign">for a while,</a> and now it is <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/01/beacon-hill-hotel-bistro-in-boston-has.html">officially closed, temporarily,</a> to make it happen. The hotel is around 20 years old, although its building is historic.</p>
<p id="HrP41n">“It is bittersweet that we announce that we have closed for renovations,” the venue posted <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BeaconHillHotelBistro/photos/a.194543713922634/2808495369194109/?type=3&theater">on Facebook</a>. We truly appreciate all of your loyalty and friendship, and are so excited to be creating a new space to share with all of you in the coming months. Stay tuned here and on our website for more information!”</p>
<p id="WbCzaE">Signage on the building <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/01/beacon-hill-hotel-bistro-in-boston-has.html">reportedly promises</a> a “new look but the same smiling faces” and a summer 2020 reopening.</p>
<p id="z72eds"><em>Not yet gone: </em>Known for its 52nd-floor views of the city, the decades-old <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/1729/top-of-the-hub"><strong>Top of the Hub</strong></a> will close in April 2020. <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2020/1/16/21068654/top-of-hub-restaurant-prudential-center-closing-2020">Read more here.</a> </p>
<p id="OMVrLk">As noted in the January 2 update below, downtown Boston Irish pub <strong>An Tain</strong> (31 India St.) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/12/an-tain-in-downtown-boston-is-closing.html">will close</a>, and its liquor license will go to a Seaport District hotel. Now there’s an official closing date: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2786303011416673&id=108879845825683">January 17</a> (tomorrow). There are “tons of drink and food specials” until the end, the bar promises on Facebook.</p>
<p id="Q4Z1mu"><strong>CAMBERVILLE</strong></p>
<p id="fbzqxw"><em>Not yet gone: </em><strong>Salt & Olive Market </strong>—<strong> </strong>a six-year-old specialty shop selling oils, salts, vinegars, and more — <a href="http://www.cambridgeday.com/2020/01/15/salt-olive-market-announces-it-is-closing-returning-harvard-square-space-to-vacancy/">will close</a> by the end of February 2020. In mid-2019, the market had <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/4/15/18311226/waypoint-lunch-cambridge-news">moved</a> from one Harvard Square space (1160 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge) to another (36 JFK St., Cambridge).</p>
<p id="UFbfin">“The reasons are myriad, but led by the need to focus on family,” owners Mary Taylor and Lee Phenner <a href="https://www.facebook.com/saltandolive/photos/a.1504179576490298/2497321723842740/?type=3&__xts__[0]=68.ARCbvmLXMx6CXK5IaUGd1a49Fba67eCLTQC8aKe5LRkutOYRg6uk6E_1QRpZ4b5QXmV9wOlSz7Eo8Gv2_QyTV0ca5_Hak3zKnVg0ItdqxKasV-CBL8wZhGGYxLaYjKaYyjmkcwsGrneJKfYxB2pUOyQuXwnOQBO75LUjOGvRns8kvbp27IQRWx-1U_JhUERrZO8-JC8ZwG7piwPjV47NfcADZ1H2GOdrTUB33dIK4lkcLT1Om3UneqNoHq7YRbrgZHPXWtEOA-4xW8icDFYCW6ZO5Su5xnNjJiLHSAtry5tWKhsC8akbzWug6Psux2cLGNYodOPAJGbQdwvwkkoUXtSURxyz&__tn__=-R">wrote on Facebook</a>. “We move ahead with wonderful memories, and the belief that Salt & Olive created a delicious experience for the past 6 years. We’ll be forever grateful for your support, and for doing something that we loved in the wonderful City of Cambridge. Please stop in and help us clear out inventory!!!”</p>
<p id="f0NLya"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="5P46n1">As mentioned in the January 2 update below, the space housing <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/40943/grassonas-italian"><strong>Grassona’s Italian</strong></a><strong> </strong>(1704 Beacon St., Brookline) — the two-year-old revamp of Fairsted Kitchen — will soon be home to Ivory Pearl, cocktail king Ran Duan’s newest venture. Now Grassona’s is officially closed for regular service, but the restaurant will host a final goodbye party on January 21, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., with cocktails, snacks, and Sicilian slices.</p>
<p id="8FU1zQ">Up on the North Shore, Salem has seen a couple closures in recent weeks: </p>
<p id="DQuMIR"><strong>Stella’s</strong>, a wine bar that had just celebrated its first anniversary, <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/01/stellas-in-salem-has-closed.html">closed at 94 Lafayette St.</a> (Previously, the address was home to a barbecue restaurant, Smokin’ Betty’s, that closed after an even shorter run.) Stella’s served raw bar items and other seafood, pasta, and more, as well as a very long wine list. </p>
<p id="YzHx4V">Plus, Salem cookie business <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/29287/goodnight-fatty"><strong>Goodnight Fatty</strong></a><strong> </strong>has <a href="https://www.facebook.com/goodnightfatty/videos/1046873149031799/?__xts__[0]=68.ARCevDK_rpEGjEhJxz13_8ERk5mktoYpy6xBMAPbULZxdsKMBeuv_HVUc7MZVESj2vJGknXmFK48jaoPaMyJfuP_syuDJPPVkFtvfoy5_R2qFIbRsZIS8FJEFCMVAS-H1qiIkmXbdcI_Vf1DdDncHnYZDb3tGVYssLPMNIsU0s70RVy_tdYWKkY7deF774RUEbuzEEGweKG8vuFl6TkHsJkawH84Ao3pBEwo7fA_K4bTHAFxM_LCfH4rkCj6zQV6zuv6nrkd-Bh2L5PGcrj_zyq-hXuy_i3GGnYq_muCuEh4TjwFfIWixeXKIaUlbC4BAv4cCSvBeYzQC0d3Mv-R0HpHCgQoup4kA8wXkCSd&__tn__=-R">shut down its unusual but popular alleyway location</a> — a conference room at the end of an alley that the team converted into a cookie shop (complete with games) every weekend for the last several years. But the newer, more permanent <a href="https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/after-pop-up-success-goodnight-fatty-finds-a-home/article_a1fbbb28-4e8d-5b8a-a2a3-56d3b2a5214e.html">carriage house location</a> (1 Washington Sq., Salem) lives on.</p>
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<h2 id="LqfNoa">January 2, 2020: Southern Food in the South End, a Century-Old Seafood Restaurant in the Seaport, and More Closings</h2>
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<img alt="A plate of fried chicken from Southern Proper, a restaurant in Boston’s South End neighborhood. The chicken is adorned with sprigs of thyme and lemon wedges, and is served in a pie tin." data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/C58Mx53m7i9-2ClzO4Q7HnlHD4I=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10211419/Sarah_Storrer_Eater_Southern_Proper_208.jpg">
<cite><a class="ql-link" href="http://www.sarahstorrer.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Storrer</a>/Eater</cite>
<figcaption>Fried chicken at Southern Proper, now closed in the South End</figcaption>
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<p id="gE35tO"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="Gf8dpb">Another decades-old standby is gone: <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/35649/no-name-restaurant"><strong>No Name Restaurant</strong></a><strong> </strong>(15 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> Fish Pier St. East, Seaport District) <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2020/1/2/21046439/no-name-restaurant-boston-seaport-fish-pier-closed">closed abruptly</a> at the end of 2019 after over 100 years in business in some form or another, from its early days as a no-name seafood stand for fishermen to its later years as a full-service restaurant. The restaurant reportedly <a href="https://whdh.com/news/after-102-years-in-business-bostons-no-name-restaurant-is-closed-for-good/">filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy petition</a>.</p>
<p id="Un1zho">Boston also lost a younger restaurant this week: Chef Jason Cheek’s Southern restaurant <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/34256/southern-proper"><strong>Southern Proper</strong></a><strong> </strong>(600 Harrison Ave., South End) <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/12/30/21042652/southern-proper-south-end-closing">closed at the end of service</a> on New Year’s Eve after just under two years in operation. The <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2018/12/26/18153326/beautiful-boston-restaurants-2018">attractive restaurant</a> served critically acclaimed fried chicken as well as other Southern-inspired food, such as shrimp and grits, smoked sausages, and hush puppies.</p>
<p id="3vN0ED">Plus, multiple Boston locations of casual chain <strong>Cosi</strong> have reportedly <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/12/several-boston-area-locations-of-cosi.html">closed</a>, including downtown locations at Milk Street, Federal Street, and South Station. New Jersey and Virginia <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2019/12/30/cosi-abruptly-shuts-down-restaurants-in-boston.html">also saw closures</a> around the same time.</p>
<p id="zoWpEe">In Chinatown, the <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/12/17/21026084/blr-by-shojo-closing-chinatown-boston">previously announced</a> closure of <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/23730/the-best-little-restaurant"><strong>BLR by Shōjō</strong></a> (13 Hudson St.) came to pass on December 21, with the team shifting focus to its other restaurants — Shōjō, Ruckus, and a forthcoming new place, also in Chinatown.</p>
<p id="1wmQOk">And in Boston beer news, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/35478/backlash-beer-co"><strong>Backlash Beer Company</strong></a><strong> </strong>(152 Hampden St., Roxbury) has closed its taproom, which had been open for a little over a year, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2020/1/2/21046679/boston-beer-news-winter-2020">the brewery announced today</a>. But the company will remain in operation, contract-brewing like it did before opening the Roxbury brewery and taproom.</p>
<p id="b11hBZ"><em>Temporary closure: </em><strong>The Baseball Tavern</strong> (1270 Boylston St., Fenway) officially closed <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBBT1963/photos/a.375645169115605/3062481710431924/?type=3&__xts__[0]=68.ARDrzqgCZJhH0WVfRMqH8iw28Thf8I48bx4V1fJ6Ojb7tk9lZWiGT1k2xQgWXPA48Pibj-Xtb9RURcaV2AJ7YIzyka1VyRaqvvGV-fxv_mCeOw8DhkjOaKCvVQbjdtdzd0k7_qyMsNU1GvrbVvGZfInbp3YT1BeOvmeT2QU2bSOdXl7HJvoZDoG91CNClNFodCfHhzch_tohsf8_pPySJWuEkOO9cFxmZ3UB3VS-pUEqb9azRr9J0WGz1mhdh3lhJkGjtZTE8bumEpWH0FWIeBhi9QLfW1prpxu_gToSaw7kbHYZ9OH5fWfLxG6NWmSMsPYQQoBI5YPsuiQ94KW_KeVsNw&__tn__=-R">on January 1</a> (<a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/12/20862492/restaurant-closings-boston-late-2019">see December 12 update for more information</a>), but not forever: It will reopen in about two years in the new development slated for its space, minus a roofdeck, plus a patio.</p>
<p id="67NRA1"><em>Not yet gone: </em>As recently reported (<a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/12/20862492/restaurant-closings-boston-late-2019">see November 21 update</a>), <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/18357/coppersmith"><strong>Coppersmith</strong></a><strong> </strong>(40 West Third St., South Boston) <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/11/21/20975889/coppersmith-south-boston-closing-2020">will close</a> due to redevelopment of its building, but the huge restaurant has been granted a reprieve from its January 2020 closing timeline — it will now last through late 2020, giving fans one more summer to enjoy its rooftop dining.</p>
<p id="JxWLLu">In other not-yet-gone news, downtown Boston Irish pub <strong>An Tain</strong> (31 India St.) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/12/an-tain-in-downtown-boston-is-closing.html">will close around the middle of January 2020</a>, with its liquor license transferring to a Seaport District hotel.</p>
<p id="JV2unt"><strong>CAMBERVILLE</strong></p>
<p id="LzkpMj"><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/25326/the-biscuit"><strong>The Biscuit</strong></a><strong> </strong>(406 Washington St., Somerville) is now closed after 15 years in its original location, but the cafe plans to reopen at a yet-to-be-announced address nearby. Owners Greta and Andrew Platt blame an “unreasonable landlord” who wasn’t even interested in upping the rent or negotiating. The landlord “wants [the Washington Street space] empty and fallow, like the majority of their other properties in the neighborhood,” the Platts wrote on Indiegogo, where they’re running <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiegogo.com%2Fprojects%2Fbiscuit-interrupted%23%2F&referrer=eater.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fboston.eater.com%2F2020%2F1%2F2%2F21047010%2Fboston-restaurant-closings-winter-2020" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">a fundraising campaign</a> to help with the move. (As of press time, they’ve raised a little over $15,000.) <a href="https://digboston.com/rest-in-yeast-for-now-at-least-a-landmark-bakery-says-goodbye-to-its-camberville-home/">Here’s a bit more on the Camberville mainstay</a> from <em>Dig Boston.</em></p>
<p id="0IREov">Over in Davis Square, <strong>Jae’s Cafe </strong>(243 Elm St., Somerville) closed on December 28, according to posted signage at the restaurant that was shared in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/DavisSquare/?ref=group_header">the Davis Square Facebook group</a>. The Asian fusion restaurant opened <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/2/18/18229574/davis-square-meju-jaes-cafe">in early 2019</a>, a revamp and partial ownership change for Korean restaurant Meju. Jae’s also served as a reincarnation of a small local chain that had previously disappeared a few years earlier.</p>
<p id="J9D3P6">In Kendall Square, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/10087/cafe-artscience"><strong>Cafe Artscience</strong></a> (650 Kendall St., Cambridge) has <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/12/20/21032220/cafe-artscience-cambridge-closing-december-2019">closed after five years</a>, although founder David Edwards plans to open a restaurant in its place called Senses. While Artscience went through several changes over the years along with several large staff turnovers, it typically adhered to a style of fine-dining that reflected Edwards’ science background (he’s an inventor, professor, and scientist who’s behind several food-related creations, such as WikiPearls, edible food packaging) without being an over-the-top homage to molecular gastronomy. </p>
<p id="lpQzwL">And the changes to Harvard Square keep coming: </p>
<p id="mHdjmN">Burger shop <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/15213/flat-patties"><strong>Flat Patties</strong></a><strong> </strong>(33 Brattle St., Cambridge) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/01/flat-patties-in-cambridges-harvard.html">is now closed</a>. The closure wasn’t unexpected; Flat Patties owner Tom Brush told <em>Scout Cambridge</em> <a href="https://scoutcambridge.com/how-many-harvard-businesses-will-go-the-way-of-crema-cafe/">a year ago</a> that the restaurant probably wouldn’t be open past 2019 due to rent increases, and downtown Boston sandwich shop<strong> </strong>Foumami confirmed to Eater <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/9/20857013/foumami-harvard-square-expansion-cambridge">in September</a> that it would expand to Cambridge, taking over the Flat Patties space. </p>
<p id="VQm1eA">Also in Harvard, bao shop <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/25978/tom-s-bao-bao"><strong>Tom’s Baobao</strong></a> (84 Winthrop St.) is now <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/26/lifestyle/cafe-artscience-become-senses-new-harvard-professor-david-edwards-with-collaboration-jody-adams/">closed</a> after three and a half years. It was the first international location of the China-based bao chain GanQiShi from owner Tom Tong. It later <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2016/10/17/13304014/toms-baobao-opens-providence">expanded to Providence</a>, where it closed <a href="https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190807/toms-baobao-closes-providence-restaurant">in mid-2019</a>.</p>
<p id="qjcgZx"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="SDNTvK">In Worcester, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/22279/deadhorse-hill">Deadhorse Hill</a> sibling <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/34305/simjang"><strong>Simjang</strong></a> (72 Shrewsbury St.), a Korean-American restaurant, is now closed (see <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/12/20862492/restaurant-closings-boston-late-2019">December 12 update</a> for details.) Its new sibling Luci’s Taco Shop and Margarita Bar will take over the space, and Simjang will reopen elsewhere in Worcester later this year.</p>
<p id="mIvBmC">As noted <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/12/20862492/restaurant-closings-boston-late-2019">in the December 12 update</a>, December 22 was the final day for Cohasset Italian restaurant <strong>Simply Smith’s </strong>(1 Pleasant St.), which had been open for about three years. Owners Greg Smith and Jean Sullivan plan to open a new restaurant elsewhere; they’ll post updates <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Simply-Smiths-at-One-Pleasant-339049233144155/">on Facebook</a> as plans progress.</p>
<p id="37NS1A"><em>Not yet gone: </em><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/40943/grassonas-italian"><strong>Grassona’s Italian</strong></a><strong> </strong>(1704 Beacon St., Brookline), the revamp of Fairsted Kitchen that has been open for two years, will apparently close at <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/11/ran-duan-sichuan-garden-baldwin-bar.html">a yet-to-be-announced date</a>, likely by spring, to make way for Ivory Pearl, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/11/22/20977495/ivory-pearl-ran-duan-cocktail-bar">the forthcoming project</a> from Ran Duan (<a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/34601/blossom-bar">Blossom Bar</a>, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/32629/baldwin-bar-at-sichuan-garden">Baldwin Bar</a>). Duan reportedly <a href="https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline/brooklines-blossom-bar-owner-open-restaurant-washington-sq">told Brookline’s select board</a> that he hopes to begin construction no later than spring 2020, with construction expected to take only about three months.</p>
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https://boston.eater.com/2020/1/2/21047010/boston-restaurant-closings-winter-2020Rachel Leah BlumenthalTerrence Doyle2020-01-21T12:53:26-05:002020-01-21T12:53:26-05:00Taiwanese Boba Chain Tiger Sugar Will Bring Its Photogenic Tea to Boston
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<p>Tiger Sugar has filed paperwork for Cambridge and Allston locations, furthering its explosive American expansion </p> <p id="S6Ueg2">A Taiwanese chain called Tiger Sugar that specializes in beloved-by-Instagrammers brown sugar-spiked boba tea is eyeing Boston expansion, having filed incorporation paperwork on December 18, 2019, for a Tiger Sugar Allston Inc and a Tiger Sugar Cambridge Inc.</p>
<p id="mINxP9">While the paperwork notes addresses of 185 Harvard Ave., Boston (Allston), and 3 JFK St., Cambridge (Harvard Square), those may be office addresses, not the actual locations for the forthcoming storefronts. Still, any address in Allston will put that planned Tiger Sugar in the middle of a flourishing boba scene, and a Harvard Square address for the Cambridge location would be unsurprising, given <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/5/16/18627950/harvard-square-restaurants-closing-opening">the neighborhood’s affinity for out-of-town chains</a>. </p>
<p id="mbhttW">A representative with Tiger Sugar confirmed to Eater that the company has Boston expansion plans but was unable to share specific addresses, timelines, or further details at this time.</p>
<p id="GOzgzO">The forthcoming Boston and Cambridge shops won’t be Tiger Sugar’s first forays into the United States market; it recently opened shops in <a href="https://ny.eater.com/2019/9/11/20859446/tiger-sugar-opens-chinatown-manhattan-bubbleology-alcohol-nyc">New York City</a> and <a href="https://la.eater.com/2019/10/15/20915867/tiger-sugar-milk-tea-boba-brown-black-sugar-drink-los-angeles-rowland-heights">Los Angeles</a>, and there are also locations in the works in <a href="https://dallas.eater.com/2020/1/21/21074780/tiger-sugar-brown-sugar-boba-opening-carrollton">Carrollton, Texas</a> (20 miles north of Dallas); <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2020/1/14/21064776/instagram-star-tiger-sugar-brown-sugar-boba-chinatown">Las Vegas</a>; <a href="https://sandiego.eater.com/2019/10/30/20940037/taiwanese-boba-tea-tiger-sugar-san-diego">San Diego</a>; and beyond.</p>
<p id="9GE0KX">A Tiger Sugar representative named K. Leung <a href="https://la.eater.com/2019/10/15/20915867/tiger-sugar-milk-tea-boba-brown-black-sugar-drink-los-angeles-rowland-heights">recently told Eater Los Angeles</a> that founder Ming Tsung Yang unintentionally developed the unique (and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tigersugar.usa/">photogenic</a>) brown sugar variation of boba at his dessert shop in Taichung, Taiwan. Leung also explained that the Mandarin pronunciation of brown sugar sounds similar to Tiger Sugar. “Also, the brown sugar makes tiger stripes in the drink,” Leung said. </p>
<p id="jYW9sM">Tiger Sugar combines a proprietary brown sugar syrup with milk and slow-cooked tapioca pearls to make its signature drink. “The cooking process of our tapioca takes three hours,” Leung told Eater Los Angeles. “The larger boba is very chewy and absorbs the aroma and taste of the sugar, while the smaller boba has a smooth texture.”</p>
<p id="hrlYwf">Tiger Sugar opened its first shop in 2017 in Taichung, Taiwan, and has expanded quickly to include 40 locations worldwide in China, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Canada, and the United States. </p>
<p id="ueDVEG">Eater will update this story when new information becomes available. In the meantime, those looking for a brown sugar boba fix might visit <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2020/1/3/21048426/boston-restaurant-openings-boston-winter-2020">the brand new 99 Ranch Market</a> in Quincy. The Asian market chain is known in part for its <a href="https://www.facebook.com/99RanchMarket/photos/a.150826064829/10157031920514830/?type=3&theater">brown sugar boba ice cream</a>. </p>
<p id="vXDwWE">• <a href="https://ny.eater.com/2019/9/11/20859446/tiger-sugar-opens-chinatown-manhattan-bubbleology-alcohol-nyc">Wildly Popular Taiwanese Brown Sugar Boba Shop Opens in Manhattan</a> [ENY]<br>• <a href="https://la.eater.com/2019/10/15/20915867/tiger-sugar-milk-tea-boba-brown-black-sugar-drink-los-angeles-rowland-heights">Instagram Sensation Tiger Sugar Boba Shop Is Coming to Los Angeles</a> [ELA]</p>
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https://boston.eater.com/2020/1/21/21075162/tiger-sugar-boba-chain-boston-expansion-allston-cambridgeTerrence Doyle2019-12-19T15:35:25-05:002019-12-19T15:35:25-05:00Two Au Bon Pain Locations Closed This Week — and More Restaurant Closings
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<p>A weekly updated roundup of restaurant closings in and around Boston</p> <p id="Avc5Xq"><em>Welcome to the Eater Boston restaurant closings roundup; this page is updated weekly, with the most recent updates at the top, highlighting all the restaurants that have bid farewell to the Boston area in recent weeks and the ones that have announced an upcoming closure </em><a href="https://boston.eater.com/2017/6/15/15808652/upcoming-boston-restaurant-closures"><em>but haven’t yet closed</em></a><em>. Something missing? Email </em><a href="mailto:boston@eater.com"><em>boston@eater.com</em></a><em>. (Looking for info on recent restaurant openings? </em><a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/13/20863100/restaurant-openings-boston-late-2019"><em>Find that here.</em></a><em>)</em></p>
<aside id="ijFysJ"><div data-anthem-component="newsletter" data-anthem-component-data='{"slug":"boston-eater"}'></div></aside><h3 id="8sQX4f">December 19, 2019</h3>
<p id="1As8qN"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="FKtkdj"><a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/12/au-bon-pain-is-closing-its-shop-at.html">Today’s reportedly the final day</a> for the Charles River Plaza location of bakery-cafe chain <strong>Au Bon Pain</strong> (209 Cambridge St.), and it’s been swiftly removed from the company’s list of locations. A Cambridge location also closed this week (more on that below). A dozen Massachusetts locations remain in operation.</p>
<p id="pVmxM8"><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/29049/the-social-register"><strong>The Social Register</strong></a>, located in South Boston’s Aloft Hotel (401 D St.), <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/09/alma-gaucho-prime-brazilian-steakhouse.html">is now closed</a>; it opened <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/29049/the-social-register">two and a half years ago</a>, serving throwbacks like chocolate lava cake and lamb lollipops, from the team behind <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/29048/the-brahmin">the Brahmin</a> in Back Bay and <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2016/11/8/13561638/landmark-public-house-open-dorchester">Landmark Public House</a> in Dorchester. In a December 16 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tsrboston/posts/987307164981128">Facebook post</a>, the Social Register team wrote, in part: “Social Register will always hold a place in our hearts, however, it is with great sadness that Social Register has closed its doors as we move on to other ventures ... Our time in South Boston was filled with great memories and we will never forget them. Thank you again.” It will <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/09/alma-gaucho-prime-brazilian-steakhouse.html">reportedly</a> be replaced by Alma Gaucho Prime Brazilian Steakhouse.</p>
<p id="of2O2c"><em>Not yet gone: </em>Chinatown’s<em> </em><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/23730/the-best-little-restaurant"><strong>BLR by Shōjō</strong></a> (13 Hudson St.) will close on December 21, as reported <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/12/17/21026084/blr-by-shojo-closing-chinatown-boston">earlier this week</a>, as the team focuses on its other restaurants, including <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/11/12/20961935/new-restaurant-shojo-team-brian-moy-chinatown">opening a new one soon</a> as well as adding booze and full-service, izakaya-inspired dinner to <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/22182/ruckus-noodles">Ruckus</a>. While BLR by Shōjō has only existed in its current form since 2016, it’s been around for nearly 40 years, first as Best Little Restaurant.</p>
<p id="naztb4">South End cocktail bar <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/36922/lion-s-tail"><strong>Lion’s Tail</strong></a> (354 Harrison Ave.) will close <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2019/12/16/yellow-door-taqueria-lions-tail-closing-south-end/">on December 30</a> to make way for a new location of its Dorchester sibling <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/32594/yellow-door-taqueria">Yellow Door Taqueria</a>, which could <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/12/18/21027935/boston-restaurants-coming-soon-winter-2019-2020">open in January</a>. Lion’s Tail opened <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2016/12/14/13952742/lions-tail-south-end-opening-menu">three years ago</a>, featuring cocktails by partner Jarek Mountain (Abby Lane, Back Bay Harry’s) and food by Diego Orsono (Dante). Mountain will stay onboard, overseeing the drinks at Yellow Door Taqueria. (He was behind the original cocktail menu at Yellow Door’s first location, too.)</p>
<p id="MaJeEE"><strong>CAMBERVILLE</strong></p>
<p id="2gNxmV">The Charles River Plaza <strong>Au Bon Pain</strong> wasn’t the only location to close this week; Cambridge also lost its final one (648 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square). As <a href="http://www.cambridgeday.com/2019/12/16/final-cambridge-au-bon-pain-closes-tuesday-wrapping-up-35-years-in-former-flagship-city/">Cambridge Day notes</a>, the chain once had many ties to the city, including a longtime flagship location in Harvard Square, not to mention the fact that one founder went to Harvard and another went to Harvard Business School.</p>
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<h3 id="acL5D6">December 12, 2019</h3>
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<p id="fnHB7N"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="uep6xI"><em>Temporary closure: </em>Financial District restaurant <strong>Flame Cafe</strong> (2 Oliver St., downtown Boston) — which opened in 2013, serving Greek and Armenian food — is now <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/12/flame-cafe-in-downtown-boston-has.html">closed and focused on catering</a>. But a sign posted on the restaurant’s door, dated December 1 and still up as of December 11, indicates that the closure is just temporary. </p>
<p id="ZeUgYn"><em>Not yet gone/temporary closure: </em>On the heels of the closure of Tony C’s (see December 5 update below), <em>another</em> Fenway sports bar <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-baseball-tavern-in-bostons-fenway.html">is closing</a> — but not forever: <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/25316/the-baseball-tavern"><strong>The Baseball Tavern</strong></a> (1270 Boylston St., Boston), notable for <a href="https://boston.eater.com/maps/rooftop-dining-boston">its rooftop</a>. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the soon closure of The Baseball Tavern,” the business <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBBT1963/photos/a.375645169115605/3046268052053290/?type=3&theater">posted on Facebook</a> on December 12. “Since 1963, we have been a Fenway tradition, serving up fun, smiles, and cold beer to our loyal customers. It has been a fantastic journey and wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our family, loyal customers, friends, and dedicated employees. We are very grateful to everyone who has supported us over the years. We wish you all the best life has to offer, and please stay tuned for future developments. Goodbyes are not forever!” It will <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2019/12/12/fenway-baseball-tavern-close-reopen/">eventually reopen in a new development on the site</a> — without a roof deck, but with a street-level patio. The bar might be open until around late February, when demolition is expected to begin. This won’t be the Baseball Tavern’s first move; it was once located elsewhere on Boylston St.</p>
<p id="RZtKam"><strong>CAMBERVILLE</strong></p>
<p id="Nf1VpD">Harvard Square pizzeria <strong>Cambridge 1</strong> — open since 2002 at 27 Church St., Cambridge — <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/12/cambridge-1-in-harvard-square-has.html">is now closed</a>, with <a href="https://twitter.com/K8_Bowers/status/1205203592312971264">a brief note</a> on the door thanking customers. The restaurant featured grilled pizza and had a Fenway sibling location for a few years.</p>
<p id="gApfvM"><em>Not yet gone: </em>15-year-old cafe <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/25326/the-biscuit"><strong>the Biscuit</strong></a> will <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/12/9/21001749/biscuit-somerville-closing-moving-winter-2020-news">say goodbye</a> to its 406 Washington St., Somerville, location (right by the edge of mid-Cambridge) on December 31, 2019, ultimately moving to a new, undisclosed location nearby. The cafe is running <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiegogo.com%2Fprojects%2Fbiscuit-interrupted%23%2F&referrer=eater.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fboston.eater.com%2F2019%2F9%2F12%2F20862492%2Frestaurant-closings-boston-late-2019" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">an Indiegogo campaign</a> to help with the move and blames an “unreasonable landlord” for the situation, saying that the landlord “wants [the Washington Street space] empty and fallow, like the majority of their other properties in the neighborhood.”</p>
<p id="PNWa37"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="PFzkvW"><a href="https://boston.eater.com/2018/1/16/16878664/blue-dalia-natick-wegmans"><strong>Blue Dalia</strong></a>, the full-service Mexican restaurant and tequila bar inside the Natick location of Wegmans (1245 Worcester St.), <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/12/blue-dalia-restaurant-tequila-bar.html">closed on December 7</a> after about a year and a half in business. The restaurant “did not consistently meet ... projections,” a spokesperson <a href="https://framinghamsource.com/index.php/2019/12/06/updated-wegmans-to-close-blue-dalia-restaurant-tequila-bar-in-natick-saturday/">told the Framingham Source</a>, noting that competition with the rest of Wegmans’ dine-in options, including burgers, sushi, and pizza, was a large part of the problem. </p>
<p id="5Nf3Jm"><strong>Morrell’s BBQ</strong> (577 Washington St. [Rt. 138], Stoughton) is <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/12/morrells-bbq-in-stoughton-has-closed.html">now closed</a>, but the business will live on through catering and bringing its food truck to private and corporate events.</p>
<p id="Gsx5Cu"><em>Not yet gone: </em>Newton mainstay <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/706/lumiere"><strong>Lumière</strong></a> (1293 Washington St.) will close <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/05/lifestyle/lumiere-newton-special-occasion-destination-20-years-set-close-february/">around February 2020</a> after two decades in business. “The restaurant has run its course,” chef-owner Jordan Bailey told the <em>Globe</em>, noting that the market “has changed quite a bit” in terms of suburban fine dining. In 2016, founder and chef Michael Leviton <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2016/2/26/11112454/michael-leviton-lumiere-departure">sold the farm-to-table French bistro to Bailey</a>, who was the chef de cuisine at the time. </p>
<p id="d5myAc">Korean-American restaurant <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/34305/simjang"><strong>Simjang</strong></a> (72 Shrewsbury St., Worcester) — <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/22279/deadhorse-hill">sibling to Deadhorse Hill</a> — will <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2019/12/11/bibim-box-opens-kendall-kiosk/">cede its space</a> to a new member of the same restaurant group, Luci’s Taco Shop and Margarita Bar, but that’s not the end of the line for Simjang. It will reopen at a new, to-be-announced location next year. (It’ll stay open in its original space through December, with Luci’s opening in January.)</p>
<p id="Vq1z4X"><strong>Simply Smith’s</strong> (1 Pleasant St., Cohasset), an Italian restaurant that has been open for about three years, <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/12/simply-smiths-in-cohasset-is-closing.html">will close on December 22</a>. Chef Greg Smith <a href="https://www.wickedlocal.com/news/20191204/italian-restaurant-closing-down-in-cohasset">told <em>The</em> <em>Patriot Ledger</em></a> that he and owner Jean Sullivan, his girlfriend, were having trouble attracting local customers. They want to open another restaurant — but not in Cohasset.</p>
<p id="Ea5xs7"><strong>Update, 6:15 p.m.: </strong>This piece has been updated to indicate that the Baseball Tavern will eventually reopen in a new building on the same site.</p>
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<h3 id="mBBlcN">December 5, 2019</h3>
<p id="wBH7Tc"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
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<figcaption>A stack of Swissbäkers Berliners. All locations are now closed.</figcaption>
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<p id="R2NhpM"><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/5396/swissbakers-bakery-and-cafe"><strong>Swissbäkers</strong></a> abruptly closed all locations on December 4, 2019, saddening chocoweggli fans throughout the region. In a note <a href="https://www.facebook.com/swissbakers/videos/2394997590717114/?__xts__[0]=68.ARDM9PymiYYIKPjQoSax4lMfdm6_uUBq7xx84gDGCQbvAkojYuDnhBw1g3JWYgRwnl9dGicZD7NTVCHSTSyk6WjEDdDKwkSP7fNJkggC8tns9E7JKVyyrcSP5_enApzBSiZoqZvhwCUWjBGnueHTjDi4zSn08UjI1ZqV1jhaASMLalxbI0E_iiF1PXoxOYuJ5Sitn-QuXph3jsvT5feQFfWIzCZhYTNtuLYBPCC0ZcgS_HMNM1ftGEA-kF9vCEbNE7vjvcOpEvbKEII-sfsHkBkzrJuzp_8Oi4gLtdx9KaB1hMigvYHs32QhUCmxmgax_rPcWHwcDnxBzawy-e_LWJ73H-BpS26erG4TBA&__tn__=-R">posted to Facebook</a>, the company wrote: “To the best guests in the world. It’s with a heavy heart that we must inform you that we have to close our doors. We want to thank you for letting us help start your morning the Swiss way for the last 13 years, it has been an honor. We wish everyone a happy holiday season and we hope you know how much we will miss serving you.” Founded by Helene and Thomas Stohr, Swissbäkers got its first retail storefront in 2006, although the company dates back to 1998 and was a longtime farmers market staple. The small local bakery chain specialized in pretzels, breads, and other baked goods. Its giant Allston space opened in 2013 (168 Western Ave.), but there was also an older Reading location <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2017/9/28/16379000/swissbakers-heads-for-harvard-square">and a newer Harvard Square location</a>. </p>
<p id="NXlyYv">Sizable Fenway sports bar <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/41846/tony-c-s-sports-bar-grill-fenway"><strong>Tony C’s</strong></a><strong> </strong>has closed <a href="https://www.boston.com/food/restaurants/2019/12/03/tony-cs-closed-fenway">after a little over three years</a>, unable to renew the lease. The bar took over for Jerry Remy’s in 2016 (and later <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2016/12/5/13842668/tony-cs-jerry-remys-seaport">took over the Seaport Jerry Remy’s</a> as well). Staff members will be moved to other locations within the small local chain (Boston’s Seaport District, Burlington, Somerville, and Peabody).</p>
<p id="vMwWT2">Attractive Bay Village restaurant <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/51534/nahita-restaurant"><strong>Nahita</strong></a><strong> —</strong> which served Peruvian-meets-Japanese cuisine with some Turkish influences from its Turkey-based ownership team — <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/11/22/20977800/nahita-bay-village-boston-closed">closed after just a year</a>. The owners are reportedly opening something new in the same space. </p>
<p id="vFrnKx"><em>Temporary closure: </em>Robotic restaurant <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/39789/spyce"><strong>Spyce</strong></a><strong> </strong>(241 Washington St., Downtown Crossing), mentioned in the November 14 update below, is now officially temporarily closed for renovations, with plans to reopen around when its new Harvard Square sibling opens “in the coming months.”</p>
<p id="kdFVdK"><strong>CAMBERVILLE</strong></p>
<p id="UvlQ8Y"><em>Temporary closures: </em>Harvard Square mainstay <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/17607/border-cafe"><strong>Border Cafe</strong></a><strong> </strong>(32 Church St., Cambridge) is temporarily closed <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/12/2/20990767/taco-party-somerville-bar-expansion-ball-square">following a two-alarm fire</a> that reportedly moved through the restaurant’s ductwork between the kitchen and roof. No injuries were reported. The restaurant hasn’t yet announced a reopening timeline.</p>
<p id="F3A94w">Family-friendly <strong>Full Moon </strong>(344 Huron Ave., Huron Village, Cambridge), mentioned in the November 14 update below, is now officially closed after over two decades, although new owner Bhola Pandey plans to reopen it under a new name without many other changes.</p>
<p id="VnlUAz"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="ICc6eR">The Wellesley location of the <strong>Upper Crust Pizzeria </strong>chain (99 Central St.) <a href="https://theswellesleyreport.com/2019/12/wellesley-business-buzz-downer-for-upper-crust-sloan-volvo-makes-a-move-tree-lighting-in-linden-square/">is now closed</a> (again). It also <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/12/upper-crust-pizzeria-in-wellesley-has.html">closed back in 2012</a> (along with most of the chain) but reopened soon after under new ownership. </p>
<p id="EQc32T">In other local chain news, the Lexington location of <strong>Margaritas Mexican Restaurant </strong>(438 Bedford St.)<strong> </strong><a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/11/margaritas-in-lexington-has-closed.html">is no more</a>, about a year after the chain’s Medford location closed.</p>
<p id="jwfyCa"><em>Temporary closures: </em>Medford’s <strong>Dim Sum Cafe </strong>(679 Fellsway West) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/12/dim-sum-cafe-in-medford-has-closed.html">is currently closed</a>, citing understaffing, but hopes to reopen after “a short period of time.”</p>
<p id="L6qj3v"><em>Not yet gone: </em>The last of a casual local chain founded in 1984 will close: <strong>Spud’s Restaurant & Pub </strong>(255 Newburyport Tpke., Rowley) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/12/spuds-restaurant-pub-in-rowley-is.html">will be sold in January</a> and replaced by a seafood restaurant under different ownership.</p>
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<h3 id="3pw5iN">November 21, 2019</h3>
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<cite>Yarian Gomez/<a class="ql-link" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/yarianyg/4309506312/in/photolist-aLFZPc-7yPm5Y/" target="_blank">Flickr</a> (Creative Commons)</cite>
<figcaption>Chicken Lou’s, set to close at Northeastern</figcaption>
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<p id="lb5bQK"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="eJFH9D">31-year-old Ethiopian restaurant <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/6040/addis-red-sea"><strong>Addis Red Sea</strong></a><strong> </strong>has <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/11/18/20970789/addis-red-sea-closed-south-end">closed</a> in the South End (544 Tremont St.), several years after it was listed for sale. (It had a Cambridge sibling, too, but that closed a few years ago.)</p>
<p id="8BH4Ad">Also in the South End, <strong>Appleton Cafe </strong>(123 Appleton St.) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/11/greystone-cafe-to-replace-appleton-cafe.html">is now closed</a> after over 20 years, during which it went through several ownership changes. A new spot called Greystone Cafe will open in its space next spring.</p>
<p id="T7GoJ9"><em>Not yet gone: </em><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/18357/coppersmith"><strong>Coppersmith</strong></a><strong> </strong>(40 West Third St., South Boston) <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/11/21/20975889/coppersmith-south-boston-closing-january-2020">will close</a> at a to-be-announced date in early January 2020 — after a string of farewell events — as its building is being redeveloped into a biotech building. The giant restaurant includes two food trucks parked permanently inside, a roof deck, cafe space, a large bar, and a patio, and it serves a variety of comfort foods.</p>
<p id="uLgu2t">In other “not yet gone” news, Northeastern University’s <strong>Chicken Lou’s </strong>(50 Forsyth St.) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/11/chicken-lous-at-northeastern-university.html">will close at the end of April 2020</a>. The casual restaurant has been open since 1990, but the business started long before that in the form of canteen trucks back in 1977.</p>
<p id="PfWXml"><strong>CAMBERVILLE</strong></p>
<p id="Lt6D9F"><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/3211/the-ginger-exchange"><strong>Ginger Exchange</strong></a>, an Asian fusion restaurant with several locations, <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/09/corazon-de-frida-mexican-cantina-plans.html">has closed its Inman Square outpost</a> (1287 Cambridge St., Cambridge); a restaurant called Corazon de Frida Mexican Cantina will open in its place.</p>
<p id="5fQ99V"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="mlRgJ5"><strong>The Loading Dock </strong>(11 Brighton St., Belmont) — open since 2016 and serving Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food — <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-loading-dock-in-belmont-has-closed.html">is now closed</a>.</p>
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<h3 id="v9oEcC">November 14, 2019</h3>
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<cite><a class="ql-link" href="http://www.sarahstorrer.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Storrer</a>/Eater</cite>
<figcaption>Spyce’s robotic kitchen at the original Downtown Crossing location, now closed for renovations</figcaption>
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<p id="al42U1"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="MYsnaY">Today, November 14, was the <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/11/13/20963401/bubor-cha-cha-chinatown-closing">final day</a> for <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/20799/bubor-cha-cha"><strong>Bubor Cha Cha</strong></a><strong> </strong>(45 Beach St., Chinatown), which originally opened in 2009 serving Malaysian, Thai, and Indonesian food but later shifted to dim sum and Cantonese.</p>
<p id="ZsFV3O"><em>Not yet gone:</em> <strong>Scoozi</strong>, an Italian restaurant near Boston University and Kenmore Square (580 Commonwealth Ave.), <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/11/14/20964675/chinese-hot-pot-chain-shu-daxia-kenmore-square-boston">will apparently close</a> to make way for the first American location of Chinese hot pot chain<strong> </strong>Shu DaXia. Scoozi’s other location, which was on Newbury Street, closed in 2017.</p>
<p id="vllnEM"><em>Not yet gone/temporary closure: </em>Robotic restaurant <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/39789/spyce"><strong>Spyce</strong></a>, which is <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/23/20879571/spyce-robot-restaurant-cambridge-harvard-square-expansion">expanding to Harvard Square</a>, announced today that it would temporarily close its original Boston location (241 Washington St., Downtown Crossing) on November 22 for renovations to allow it to adapt to a new, more customizable menu that adds salads to its collection of bowls. It’s expected to reopen “in the coming months,” around the same time as the Harvard location, with exact dates being announced later.</p>
<p id="ODcI11"><strong>CAMBERVILLE</strong></p>
<p id="JOjcl6"><em>Not yet gone: </em><strong>Full Moon</strong>,<strong> </strong>a family-friendly restaurant in Huron Village (344 Huron Ave., Cambridge), is <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/11/full-moon-restaurant-in-cambridges.html">preparing to close</a> after over two decades; an exact date has not yet been announced. Bhola Pandey, owner of a Nepalese restaurant in Winchester called Mitho, is reportedly <a href="http://www.cambridgeday.com/2019/10/30/renewed-fresh-pond-market-opens-in-spring-full-moon-getting-name-change-but-thats-all/?fbclid=IwAR25utqZxKbvibtf94H_GOOV5Fqqo3nGSXGHbyFyprrHSKrZQQAd9zQrDcw">taking over the space</a> and naming it Melting Pot but not really making any other changes.</p>
<p id="laVbH2"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="2v9ZGq"><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/49349/country-mile"><strong>Country Mile</strong></a><strong> </strong>(136 Belmont St., Watertown) is <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/25/20883223/restaurants-boston-suburbs-news-fall-2019">closed after a year</a>, with owners Matt and Nancy Sargent moving on shortly after announcing adjustments to the restaurant’s menu, staff, and service model. Their former partners in the business have quickly opened <a href="https://www.countrymilewatertown.com/">an Italian restaurant</a> in the space and are currently still operating under the Country Mile name. Under Matt Sargent, the original incarnation of the restaurant served small plates based around very seasonal, local ingredients whenever possible. The new Country Mile, in a collaboration with chef Jeffrey Cincotta of <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/22229/molinari-s">Molinari’s</a> in Dorchester, includes dishes such as fettuccini carbonara, chicken saltimbocca, mussels fra diavolo, and tiramisu. </p>
<p id="XzZvG6">The owners who took over <strong>D’amici’s Bakery</strong> in 2017 have abruptly <a href="https://www.boston.com/food/restaurants/2019/11/13/damicis-bakery-closed">closed all of its locations</a> (Melrose, Reading, and two in Lynn); the bakery originally opened in 1993. In a now-deleted Facebook post, co-owner Sandrine Coyer (one of the new owners) cited “overwhelming” problems with the business that weren’t apparent during the sale. “We tried until the last day, but we met a dead end.” Coyer faced backlash on the Facebook post due to reports that employees found out about the closure <a href="https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/11/11/damicis-bakery-lynn-melrose-reading-closes-abruptly/">at the last minute</a>. </p>
<p id="LwcC45">The final standalone <strong>Friendly’s </strong>location within Rte. 128 (611 Main St., Stoneham), mentioned in the October 17 update below, <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/10/friendlys-in-stoneham-is-closing.html">has now officially closed</a>.</p>
<p id="jOiTg3"><strong>Mr. Crepe </strong><a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/11/mr-crepe-in-salem-has-closed.html">has closed</a> its fairly new Salem location (83 Washington St.); its original Somerville spot remains open.</p>
<p id="kWhzZZ"><strong>Westbury Farms </strong>(925 Main St., Walpole) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/11/westbury-farms-in-walpole-has-closed.html">has closed</a>. The restaurant had been around for a couple of decades, focusing on casual, family-friendly breakfast and lunch. Its Norwood sibling remains open.</p>
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<h3 id="di279v">November 7, 2019</h3>
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<img alt="A bar with old-fashioned, wood-paneled walls, shelves of booze, and a chalkboard with a menu written on it. A glass of wine and a cheese and charcuterie board sit on the bar." data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/aAMOeGZBJwvVnIOcvs0BjSNm9eI=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13749884/41403470_10101155315794718_1272827950605008896_n.jpg">
<cite>Rachel Leah Blumenthal/Eater</cite>
<figcaption>Upperwest’s original location in North Cambridge is now closed, but the owners plan to reopen elsewhere</figcaption>
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<p id="Rf8IPI"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="gMG7Fu">Popular Allston roast beef joint <strong>Roast Beast </strong>(1080 Commonwealth Ave.) <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/11/1/20943472/roast-beast-sandwiches-allston-closed">is closed</a>, reportedly following owner DJ Lawton’s refusal to <a href="https://www.universalhub.com/2019/city-officials-say-owner-shuttered-allston-roast">comply with the fire inspector</a> and switch from electric griddles to a panini press, a compromise that would have allowed Lawton to avoid installing an expensive ventilation system. Instead, he chose to close up shop, vowing <a href="https://www.boston.com/food/restaurants/2019/11/04/roast-beast-closed">never to operate a business</a> in Massachusetts again. (The shop had been open for eight years; Lawton had apparently been told back in 2011 that he didn’t need a ventilation system, and regular inspections proceeded without issue over the years.) He is entertaining offers <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2403260603077174&id=218890278180895&__xts__[0]=68.ARCpU_raO8_-3nF3H75qwUqPW-PuOsvRnKDLBT1OhdX7J9bDU3A1n8LK88vz0230JoW6tg93dpj4PPn0qD3caW5ea5-T3DYfKKO4qKIi5HMcccb_SOuTCMrYv8UUwgwEWoKeIGU59sOXWPrWSwdgRkWcT5727bnaEh2FijTeS9JI_aVvoNX3oTvfrFFgMgU1MP0FMGty4XKVUeSAHWpoTZLljRZoV32TBacNrBhjh9uT2gku374WyDwNMLGGEPY6XClH_GO-cFX5clOG8dnjrV3Mz00r_udyLNMs1GOsIE9VfPSmBAFsU841BOUxaO9HNpr6P6j8zUjg7hWNure7UA&__tn__=-R">to sell the Roast Beast brand</a> so someone else can reopen it somewhere. </p>
<p id="rwAwWk">Mentioned in the October 31 update below, <strong>Papa Razzi </strong>(159 Newbury St., Back Bay) is now closed after nearly a decade at that location and three decades overall in Back Bay. (Two suburban locations remain in operation.)</p>
<p id="pPkPh9"><strong>CAMBERVILLE</strong></p>
<p id="blZRgf"><strong>Victor’s Deli </strong>(710 Broadway, Ball Square, Somerville), open since 1982, <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/11/victors-deli-in-somervilles-ball-square.html">is now closed</a>. “Saying goodbye was not easy but there comes a point in life when it’s time for a change and that’s where we are now,” the Moccia family <a href="http://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/95120">announced</a>. “The family as a whole decided it was time to close and move on to the next chapter of their lives.”</p>
<p id="a83pMa"><em>Temporary closures/moves: </em>Perfectly quirky wine bar <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/26806/upperwest"><strong>Upperwest</strong></a><strong> </strong>(1 Cedar St., North Cambridge) is <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/11/6/20952081/wine-bar-updates-november-2019-rebel-rebel-le-canular-news">closed</a> as its building, a veterans club, is being sold, but the closure is intended to be temporary: Owners Kim Courtney and Xavier Dietrich plan to reopen elsewhere, ideally nearby. Stay tuned.</p>
<p id="yzAyPp"><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/13809/fortissimo-coffeehouse"><strong>Fortissimo Coffeehouse</strong></a><strong> </strong>(365 Somerville Ave., Union Square, Somerville) closed on Halloween, per a sign on its door, but it will reopen soon a very short walk away at 75 Bow St., in a former salon space. Signage is already up, but a reopening date hasn’t been announced yet.</p>
<p id="OtQDRh"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="ihzQNl"><strong>CLC Cafe </strong>(442 Common St., Belmont) — open for a couple of years, but born out of a 25-year-old catering company — is <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/11/clc-cafe-in-belmont-has-closed.html">now closed</a>, with the owner citing medical issues that forced him to sell.</p>
<p id="A2jqeh">After nearly 50 years, <strong>Buccini’s Mister Sub </strong>(64 Billings Rd., Quincy) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/11/buccinis-mister-sub-in-north-quincy-has.html">has closed</a>; it had been under the current ownership since early 2018, when it was already “at the edge of closing,” per <a href="https://www.facebook.com/buccinis.mr.sub.1/posts/10157981404018938">a Facebook post</a> from the business. The new owners had thoughts on how to resurrect it but couldn’t find enough of a “qualified work force” to turn things around.</p>
<p id="SHVIoI">The year-old <strong>Cugini’s Market </strong>(129 Waltham St., Watertown), which served breakfast, lunch, and a few dinner items, such as steak tips and chicken parmigiana, <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/11/cuginis-market-in-watertown-has-closed.html">is now closed</a>.</p>
<p id="CSsZq9"><a href="https://boston.eater.com/2018/8/27/17786038/da-bomb-bbq-restaurant-open-revere"><strong>Da Bomb BBQ</strong></a><strong> </strong>(744 Broadway, Revere), open since summer 2018, <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/11/da-bomb-bbq-in-revere-is-closed-exact.html">has closed</a>. It was a spinoff of a food truck specializing in savory filled pastry dough rounds that owner Meghan Fitzgerald calls “bombs.”</p>
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<h3 id="sQYKf1">October 31, 2019</h3>
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<img alt="Café Beatrice’s avocado toast with cured salmon, blood orange, and radish" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ClTKjhfF7BiuzYDOfRcMvO734QU=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/16022027/Cafe_Beatrice_avo_toast_with_cured_salmon_blood_orange_and_radish.jpg">
<cite>Café Beatrice [Official Photo]</cite>
<figcaption>Avocado toast at Café Beatrice, now closed in Allston (but it will be reborn in East Cambridge)</figcaption>
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<p id="UIMhQB"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="EljogQ"><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/25006/doyle-s-cafe"><strong>Doyle’s Cafe</strong></a><strong> </strong>(3484 Washington St., Jamaica Plain), the 137-year-old Jamaica Plain pub mentioned in several updates below, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/10/28/20935970/doyles-jamaica-plain-closed-news">is now officially closed</a>. The bar played host to a wide range of locals, politicians, and celebrities over the years, not to mention several major film shoots.</p>
<p id="dHIyL2">The <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/7175/puritan-co">Puritan & Co.</a> team’s six-month pop-up <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/4/10/18304373/cafe-beatrice-allston-pop-up-puritan-co"><strong>Café Beatrice</strong></a> has <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2019/10/30/shake-shack-downtown-open/">reached its planned end</a> in Allston (182 Western Ave.), closing after service on October 31. It’s not <em>really</em> the end of the cafe, though, as it will be reincarnated as part of the team’s <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/5/29/18644076/puritan-company-restaurant-expansion-cambridge-crossing-development">forthcoming venue</a> at Cambridge Crossing, a development near Lechmere in East Cambridge. The new spot will include, in addition to the cafe, a restaurant and a cocktail bar with a rooftop terrace. </p>
<p id="kZ0f2y">Local bakery chain <strong>Swissbakers </strong>has <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/10/swissbakers-closes-boston-public-market.html">closed</a> its location inside of <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/16009/boston-public-market">Boston Public Market</a> (100 Hanover St., downtown Boston), but another location remains open quite close by (1 Nashua St., North Station, West End), and there are others in Allston, Harvard Square, and Reading.</p>
<p id="tqGPna"><em>Not yet gone: </em>Back Bay mainstay <strong>Papa Razzi</strong>, part of a small local Italian chain, <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/10/papa-razzi-in-bostons-back-bay-is.html">will close</a> its 159 Newbury St. location on November 3, citing a “changing landscape and increasing rent structure.” It’s been at that location for about a decade — but three decades total in Back Bay. Concord and Wellesley locations will remain open.</p>
<p id="GKKqSD"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="ktgmdt">West Newton Mexican restaurant <strong>La Tate </strong>(1255 Washington St.), open for a little over a year, <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/10/la-tate-mexican-restaurant-in-west.html">is now closed</a>.</p>
<p id="vglh16">A Quincy Center Thai and Japanese restaurant called <strong>Len Sennn Noodle Design </strong>(1554 Hancock St.) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/10/len-sennn-noodle-design-in-quincy.html">closed</a> on October 25, citing “expropriation” — likely related <a href="https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy/quincys-burgin-parkway-under-construction-least-10-months">to Burgin Parkway construction</a>. </p>
<p id="dlTzgr"><strong>Prime 131 Grill</strong> (131 Boston Post Rd., Wayland), a steakhouse with ties to Jimmy’s Steer House in Arlington and several other suburban restaurants, <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/10/prime-131-grill-in-wayland-is-closing.html">closed over the weekend</a>. (Gift certificates will be honored at its sister restaurants.) The restaurant opened in 2010, initially called Primebar Grill.</p>
<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="AgJBlt">
<h3 id="CbftLl">October 24, 2019</h3>
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<img alt="A burger at Globe Bar &amp; Cafe" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MjNXtUoMUKTwDQqbsPWMORD24Kg=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10042755/26154303_191235601461226_8145532698090274816_n.jpg">
<cite>Globe Bar & Cafe/<a class="ql-link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd22MH-hY9x/?taken-by=globe_bar_cafe" target="_blank">Instagram</a></cite>
<figcaption>A burger at Globe Bar & Cafe, now closed in Back Bay</figcaption>
</figure>
<p id="6DlsSV"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="51lHgv">Local burrito chain <strong>Boloco </strong><a href="https://www.universalhub.com/2019/copley-square-boloco-leaves-so-chick-fil-may-enter">closed its Copley Square location</a> (569 Boylston St., Back Bay) on October 20, directing customers to nearby outlets by Berklee and Boston Common. The space will reportedly become home to Boston proper’s first location <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2018/11/9/18078690/chick-fil-a-first-boston-restaurant">of controversial chicken chain Chick-fil-A</a>, which has been trying to come to the city since 2012.</p>
<p id="AkgMqC">In other Back Bay news, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/37390/globe-bar-cafe"><strong>Globe Bar & Cafe</strong></a> (384 Boylston St.) closed <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/10/21/20924743/globe-bar-cafe-rooftop-boston-closed">on October 19</a> after nearly two years in its current space — the former Rattlesnake Bar & Grill space, complete with enviable rooftop — and over a decade in Back Bay overall.</p>
<p id="USTBuX">And yet another Back Bay update: The naughtiest bakery in town, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/26166/sweet-n-nasty"><strong>Sweet-N-Nasty</strong></a><strong> </strong>(90 Massachusetts Ave.), is now <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/10/21/20924597/sweet-n-nasty-bakery-boston-store-closed-online-retail">an online-only operation</a>, although the florist that shares the 90 Mass. Ave. address is serving as one of a couple local pickup locations for the bakery’s R-rated treats.</p>
<p id="auKMbr"><strong>CAMBERVILLE</strong></p>
<p id="BAYMjb">Colorful Kendall Square tapas joint <strong>Kika Tapas </strong>(350 Third St., Cambridge)<strong> </strong>— which featured eye-catching decor inspired by filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar — has <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/10/kika-tapas-in-cambridges-kendall-square.html">closed</a> after eight years. Its surviving Instagram account now directs customers to sister spot Solea in Waltham.</p>
<p id="01xvot"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="0HviMw">The two locations of <strong>Del Frisco’s Grille </strong>(33 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill; 92 Middlesex Tpke., Burlington) mentioned in the October 17 update below are now closed as planned.</p>
<p id="F5gNgU"><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/37623/mystic-brewery"><strong>Mystic Brewery</strong></a> (174 Williams St., Chelsea), mentioned on October 3 and October 17 below, is also now closed as planned. </p>
<p id="PB38Cq">In other beer news, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/22256/battle-road-brewery"><strong>Battle Road Brew House</strong></a> (20 Sudbury St., Maynard) has <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/10/battle-road-brew-house-in-maynard-has.html">closed</a>. </p>
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<h3 id="bepby3">October 17, 2019</h3>
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<img alt="A Mediterranean wrap stuffed with lettuce, red onions, tomatoes, and other ingredients sits on a white plate on a neutral background" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1O3Hij3SZxajfsgBNPWJFqDYFx8=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19296386/CopyrightAndyRyan_gozisand4.jpg">
<cite>Andy Ryan</cite>
<figcaption>A wrap from Piperi, now closed downtown but still offering catering services</figcaption>
</figure>
<p id="3aA5wn"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="vkjhHL">Downtown fast-casual spot <strong>Piperi Mediterranean Grill </strong>(1 Beacon St.) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/10/piperi-mediterranean-grill-in-downtown.html">is now closed</a>, but it is continuing on as a catering business.</p>
<p id="0ASO2h">A Japanese restaurant in Brighton, <strong>Asahi </strong>(418 Market St.), <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/25/20883223/restaurants-boston-suburbs-news-fall-2019">is closed</a> — but it has moved to Brookline, reopening as Kamiza Japanese Cuisine at 696 Washington St. and continuing to serve Japanese food (and a bit of Chinese).</p>
<p id="VcPE5H"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="Kc4E4s">Quincy pizzeria <strong>Angelo’s Coal Fired Pizza</strong> (1657 Hancock St.) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/10/angelos-coal-fired-pizza-in-quincy-has.html">has closed</a> after five years.</p>
<p id="VkkHoR"><em>Not yet gone: </em>Two of Massachusetts’ three <strong>Del Frisco’s Grille</strong> locations (33 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill; 92 Middlesex Tpke., Burlington) <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/10/15/20915400/del-friscos-grille-closing-two-massachusetts-locations-burlington-chestnut-hill">will close on October 20, 2019</a>, amid the sale of the chain. The Westwood location — and Boston’s locations of sister restaurant Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse — remain in operation. </p>
<p id="1X0wqB">Also, as noted in the October 3 update below, Chelsea’s <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/37623/mystic-brewery"><strong>Mystic Brewery</strong></a> (174 Williams St.) will close soon; it now has an official closing date: <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/1/10/18176942/boston-beer-news-2019">October 19</a>, with a very hoppy special beer available and free pizza from Ciao.</p>
<p id="JerAF5">And in other “not yet gone” news, the final standalone Friendly’s within Rte. 128 (611 Main St. [Rte. 28], Stoneham) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/10/friendlys-in-stoneham-is-closing.html?fbclid=IwAR0PxF0KodC_TTlc5QuJAuZ6uFZLYHaIjKLiLXYiWBlpA3kGrgY-JdCeYq8">will reportedly close</a> on November 10.</p>
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<h3 id="Vlxa8K">October 10, 2019</h3>
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<img alt="Towneship seafood potage with chowder broth (poured tableside), surf clam, uni, scallop boudin, and salmon roe" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-tpx8l786iyB7vRtL7azF6q6gKk=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10640481/Towneship___Rachel_Leah_Blumenthal_28.jpg">
<cite>Rachel Leah Blumenthal/Eater</cite>
<figcaption>Seafood potage at Towneship, now closed in Easton</figcaption>
</figure>
<p id="x8Yndu"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="TF4BrF">Decades old sports bar <strong>Four Winds</strong> (266 Commercial St., North End) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/10/four-winds-in-bostons-north-end-has.html">apparently closed</a> at some point over the past few weeks.</p>
<p id="KVYqrp"><em>Not yet gone: </em><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/25006/doyle-s-cafe"><strong>Doyle’s Cafe</strong></a><strong> </strong>(3484 Washington St., Jamaica Plain), mentioned in several updates below, still hasn’t announced an exact closing date, but it will likely be <a href="https://www.facebook.com/doylescafeboston/posts/10157563432441081?__xts__[0]=68.ARCVPByLamh8sF0GHBvDHg6JDEz4M5txjeCu4OytGhDgKbOqn8vCYmn0Ypvq_qnSXZDoObH18nn-fSJDA4brVnLd_D2FIyRDDbveyl-2iCZ2F3cxb4GVUzNzcKYrJUSDnF5n8-8v4m9L0uv2cc6YdZtud30Nihuic31vgRIDDsMuDJ7azXq5lwjCGQtDUHHkPDGPQoKJmHZqbzfQa5L_wYicTGq143zaBe-fV2XUzwJkIBUGGonqUi-Z1o1IgJV9TbedKOSQkCyGXTpLt1ZwKrcVkJh53rGzc_f1kCKnnK6My_GhZk8S16ynlR9XB7WwTGnrHMkE35z-HA&__tn__=-R">in late October</a>, so visit while you still can.</p>
<p id="qgxpRr"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="gPNnkZ"><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/44287/towneship"><strong>Towneship</strong></a><strong> </strong>(140 Main St., Easton) was mentioned in the September 26 update below as an upcoming closure; it is now closed, as confirmed by an October 9 post <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TowneshipNE/photos/a.152654872098002/386027335427420/?type=3&theater">on the restaurant’s Facebook page</a> that notes that co-owner Chandra Gouldrup will continue to run her older Easton restaurant, Farmer’s Daughter, with an eye toward expanding it “into other New England communities.” Farmer’s Daughter is a popular farm-to-table brunch spot; Gouldrup opened the more upscale dinner destination Towneship with David Howe in a beautifully renovated former Swedish church a little over a year ago. Howe will be bringing Falmouth’s La Cucina Sul Mare into the space.</p>
<p id="6q8Y8o"><em>Not yet gone: </em><strong>Charlie’s Junction Deli </strong>(65 Exchange St., Lynn), a breakfast-and-lunch spot open for over 20 years, <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/09/charlies-junction-deli-in-lynn-is.html">could close as soon as this weekend</a>, depending on the timing of the sale of its building.</p>
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<h3 id="FwdLIY">October 3, 2019</h3>
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<img alt="Popeyes fried chicken sandwich on a bright orange background" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7OtkYJZ54ru80QVxfy3-TVGQ1lo=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19257540/popeyes_chicken_sandwich.jpg">
<cite>Popeyes [Official Photo]</cite>
<figcaption>The fried chicken sandwich at Popeyes</figcaption>
</figure>
<p id="3VSzmP"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="as76Lg">The Kenmore Square location of fried chicken chain <strong>Popeyes</strong> (21 Brookline Ave.) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/09/popeyes-in-kenmore-square-has.html">has reportedly closed</a>. Other Boston and Boston-area locations remain, but this particular location was known for becoming <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2019/09/30/kenmore-square-popeyes-red-sox/">the target of Red Sox fans’ ire in 2011</a> after <a href="http://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2011/10/12/red_sox_unity_dedication_dissolved_during_epic_late_season_collapse/">a <em>Globe</em> story</a>, tracking the disastrous collapse of a season that started off well, detailed how “Boston’s three elite starters went soft, their pitching as anemic as their work ethic.” Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, and John Lackey, as the <em>Globe’s</em> Bob Hohler reported, had a “habit of drinking beer, eating fast-food fried chicken, and playing video games in the clubhouse during games while their teammates tried to salvage a once-promising season.” </p>
<p id="1bvQoI">Casual North End pizza joint <strong>Pushcart Pizzeria </strong>(117 Salem St.) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/09/pushcart-pizzeria-in-bostons-north-end.html">is no more</a>.</p>
<p id="IsSmjE"><strong>Equal Exchange Cafe</strong> (226 Causeway St.), mentioned in the September 26 update below, is now officially closed in Boston’s West End.</p>
<p id="jdiEKh"><strong>Mobile Cooks</strong> has closed its vegan kiosk at <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/36240/time-out-market-boston">Time Out Market Boston</a>, <strong>MC Kitchen</strong>, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/10/2/20894948/mobile-cooks-fundraising-vegan-restaurant">after a three-month residency</a>. Founder Matthew Kaplan is seeking investments to open a permanent space, MC Cloud Kitchen, and possibly other future food hall pop-ups. At Time Out, a new restaurant called Greek Street — from the Saloniki team — <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/10/3/20895384/jody-adams-greek-street-time-out-market-boston">will take over</a> the MC Kitchen space.</p>
<p id="N8145e"><em>Not yet gone: </em>The new-ish owners of longtime Beacon Hill dive bar <strong>Beacon Hill Pub</strong>, who reopened it in January 2019 after a brief closure, said they wouldn’t be making major changes to the beloved neighborhood spot. Well, they’re making major changes — closing it and <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/1/25/18197427/beacon-hill-pub-reopening">turning it into a new fine dining restaurant</a>. According to the current planned timeline, construction may begin in summer or fall 2020, with the pub staying open <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2019/10/03/beacon-hill-pub-slated-close-make-way-for-new-fine-dining-restaurant/t9a8jZldL08oLNTrPlFNxL/story.html?p1=Article_Feed_ContentQuery">until then</a>. </p>
<p id="ydKz2H"><strong>CAMBERVILLE</strong></p>
<p id="vdH3Kw">Another day, another decades-old dive bar closure. <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/16386/courtside"><strong>Courtside</strong></a><strong> </strong>(291 Cambridge St., East Cambridge), the 76-year-old bar with a distinctive bright blue exterior spangled with yellow stars, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/10/3/20893701/courtside-bar-east-cambridge-karaoke-closed">closed at the end of September</a>, leaving karaoke fans in the lurch. </p>
<p id="QYfOMd">In a rare turn of events for the fast-growing <strong>Tatte Bakery & Cafe </strong>chain, the local company <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/10/tatte-closes-its-broadway-location-in.html">has closed</a> its 205 Broadway location in Cambridge’s Kendall Square on September 29, after seven years. In a note posted on the company’s website, founder Tzurit Or <a href="http://tattebakery.com/locations/cambridge-broadway/">wrote</a> that Tatte Broadway was “born out of a need for a space to support our wholesale business,” but after one season, at the request of the landlord, Or turned it into a full-fledged cafe. Now, seven years later, the lease is up: “Although we love it here, we’ve grown and understand that Tatte needs more space to be Tatte… to run our operations and present our brand and product as we would like it to be presented,” Or wrote. (Newer locations that have opened in the past couple years are considerably larger.) There are plenty of other locations still in operation, including another in Kendall Square (318 Third St.), and several more on the way throughout Boston and beyond. </p>
<p id="e86OIU"><strong>Perillas</strong>, a year-long bibimbap pop-up at <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/34916/bow-market">Bow Market</a> (1 Bow Market Wy., Union Square, Somerville), <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/24/20881484/koshari-mama-pop-up-egyptian-food-bow-market-somerville">ended its run on September 28</a>, and owner James Choi is looking for a permanent location. Its Bow Market space will be taken over by vegan Egyptian pop-up Koshari Mama for the next year.</p>
<p id="vUjZSt"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="sYKEKU"><em>Not yet gone: </em>Chelsea’s <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/37623/mystic-brewery"><strong>Mystic Brewery</strong></a> (174 Williams St.) has announced that it is <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/27/20887524/mystic-brewery-chelsea-closing">winding down operations</a> in the coming weeks, with founder and brewer Bryan Greenhagen citing a number of factors in the closure, including “dramatic change in taproom volume” and “fragmenting of the market.”</p>
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<h3 id="9VUlZn">September 26, 2019</h3>
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<img alt="Exterior of The Hungry I restaurant in Boston’s Beacon Hill" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/mDJozxtLjqCbL0dB0WMS0YL5gz0=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19235771/945306_496022323799650_1879973988_n.jpg">
<cite>The Hungry I/<a class="ql-link" href="https://www.facebook.com/hungryi/photos/a.494767133925169/496022323799650/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Facebook</a></cite>
<figcaption>The Hungry I is now closed after decades in Beacon Hill</figcaption>
</figure>
<p id="211YZQ"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="Dcy725">Popular Allston-Brighton izakaya <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/ittoku"><strong>Ittoku</strong></a><strong> </strong>(1414 Commonwealth Ave.) <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/23/20879606/izakaya-ittoku-allston-brighton-closed-relocating-cambridge">closed on September 22</a> — but not forever. It will reopen soon, probably in October, in Cambridge (1815 Massachusetts Ave.), where it will have a full liquor license as opposed to the beer and wine license it used to have. The restaurant opened in late 2013.</p>
<p id="6WUgRG">Longtime Beacon Hill restaurant <strong>the Hungry I </strong><a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-hungry-i-in-bostons-beacon-hill-has.html">has apparently closed</a>; more details to come, but the French restaurant had been on sale <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2018/05/31/hungry-i-restaurant-sale/">since mid-2018</a> (along with the rest of its building, including residential space). Over the years, it ended up on some lists of the city’s “most romantic” restaurants.</p>
<p id="ptw6QT">There’s only one <strong>Uno Pizzeria and Grill</strong> left within Boston proper as the Back Bay location (731 Boylston St.) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/09/uno-pizzeria-and-grill-in-bostons-back.html">is now closed</a>. A location remains in operation in Kenmore Square.</p>
<p id="Jcz9uJ"><em>Not yet gone: </em><strong>Equal Exchange Cafe</strong> (226 Causeway St.), open for over a decade in Boston’s rapidly developing West End, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/25/20883649/equal-exchange-cafe-west-end-boston-closing-high-rent">will close at the end of service</a> on September 30, but <a href="https://equalexchange.coop/">the worker-owned cooperative</a> behind it will remain in operation.</p>
<p id="UJyWE7"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="pJZzDU">A nearly 30-year-old Italian restaurant in Taunton, <strong>Bella Roma</strong> (239 Broadway), <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/25/20883223/restaurants-boston-suburbs-news-fall-2019">is now closed</a>, with the owners noting on Facebook that the closure was “due to circumstances beyond [their] control” but that they “had a great 28-year run, made a lot of friends, and had a lot of fun.”</p>
<p id="4H6kt2"><em>Not yet gone: </em>Open for a little over a year, Farmer’s Daughter sibling <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/44287/towneship"><strong>Towneship</strong></a><strong> </strong>(140 Main St., Easton)<strong> </strong><a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/25/20883223/restaurants-boston-suburbs-news-fall-2019">will close</a>, timeline to be determined, with Falmouth’s La Cucina Sul Mare owners taking over the stunning space, which used to be a Swedish church. Also closing but not yet closed is <strong>the Tahiti </strong>(22 May Wy., Dedham), a Polynesian-style spot that has been <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/25/20883223/restaurants-boston-suburbs-news-fall-2019">sold to a local builder</a>. It’s slated to remain open for at least a couple more years, though.</p>
<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="qBxyrR">
<h3 id="56mKej">September 19, 2019</h3>
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<img alt="A cannolo from Maria’s Pastry Shop in Boston’s North End, garnished with powdered sugar and stuffed with ricotta, sits on tissue paper on an outdoor table." data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/rvTdQ3M-1CKJ3Lk-SBNuMDmoY50=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7349985/marias3.0.jpg">
<cite><a class="ql-link" href="http://theskinnybeet.com/" target="_blank">Katie Chudy</a>/Eater</cite>
<figcaption>Cannolo from Maria’s Pastry</figcaption>
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<p id="oXRn1u"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="4bSMIa">North End shops Mike’s Pastry and Modern Pastry end up on all the tourist-friendly “best cannoli” round-ups, but locals knew that <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/20416/maria-s-pastry-shop"><strong>Maria’s Pastry Shop</strong></a> (46 Cross St., North End, Boston) was the real deal until its <a href="https://twitter.com/NorthEndBoston/status/1173327894896005120">closure</a> in mid-September 2019. “I’ve been working for 50 years,” owner Maria Merola <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/8/21/20826408/marias-pastry-shop-north-end-closing-september-2019">told Eater last month</a>. “I’m done.” She began working at the Italian bakery in 1970, when it was still under the ownership of Modern, and bought the business in 1982, operating it independently since then. </p>
<p id="mEW8vH">In Hyde Park, one of the neighborhood’s more upscale dining options <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/17/20870131/fairmount-grille-hyde-park-closed">is now closed</a> as of September 16: <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fairmount Grille </strong>(81 Fairmount Ave., Boston). It had been open for a little over six years, aiming to serve good food at affordable neighborhood prices.</p>
<p id="NXyA2D"><strong>Boston Common Coffee Company </strong>has <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/17/20870312/boston-common-coffee-company-cafes-closed">closed its final cafe</a> (10 High St., Financial District, Boston), but the company remains in operation for online ordering, catering, and wholesale. Its coffee can be found at a handful of local venues, including the Merchant and Ziggy’s Coffee Bar.</p>
<p id="dlYgLd">Ubiquitous bakery-cafe chain <strong>Au Bon Pain</strong> is now a little bit less ubiquitous: The Prudential Center location (800 Boylston St., Back Bay, Boston) <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/09/au-bon-pain-at-prudential-center-in.html">closed on September 17</a>. There’s another location very close by, located in Copley Place (100 Huntington Ave., Back Bay, Boston).</p>
<p id="75acQT"><em>Not yet gone: </em>Owners Kevin and Lynn Smith <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/13/20864239/grasshopper-cafe-charlestown-closing">plan to close</a> their 10-year-old Charlestown cafe, <strong>Grasshopper Cafe</strong> (229 Bunker Hill St., Boston), in the near future, in order to retire and downsize. Meanwhile, there are no updates on a closing timeline for <strong>Doyle’s</strong> in Jamaica Plain (see September 12 update below), but the Boston Licensing Board <a href="https://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2019/09/18/doyles-jamaica-plain-liquor-license-sale">did approve</a> the planned sale of Doyle’s liquor license to a forthcoming Davio’s location in Boston’s Seaport District.</p>
<p id="WNWe2K"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="exffsF">Popular pizzeria and burger joint <strong>Easy Pie </strong><a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/6/26/18759716/restaurants-boston-suburbs-news-summer-2019">closed its original location in Braintree</a> (1701 Washington St.) after the better part of a decade, but its newer Revere sibling remains open, and owner Spiros Stogiannis is also opening an Everett location soon.</p>
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<h3 id="oQE3S6">September 12, 2019 </h3>
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<cite>Xi’an Street Foods/<a class="ql-link" href="http://www.xianstreetfoods.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a></cite>
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<p id="kPtweB"><strong>BOSTON PROPER</strong></p>
<p id="sVYwxS">Chinese chain<strong> </strong><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/37760/xian-street-foods"><strong>Xi’an Street Foods</strong></a> (182 Brighton Ave., Allston) — which opened its only local location in January 2018 and served <em>rougamo</em>, hand-pulled noodles, and more — closed its Allston shop quietly at some point in recent weeks; it’ll be replaced by <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/10/20859554/xian-street-foods-closed-allston-ifresh-noodle-opening">a different hand-pulled noodles shop</a> called IFresh Noodle. </p>
<p id="UrU2Rq"><em>Not yet gone: </em>In Jamaica Plain, 137-year-old icon <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/25006/doyle-s-cafe"><strong>Doyle’s Cafe</strong></a><strong> </strong>(3484 Washington St.) has announced <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/11/20860618/doyles-cafe-jamaica-plain-closing">that it will close soon</a> — maybe in a month or two — as it’s too expensive to continue operating in the neighborhood. Its liquor license is slated to go to a new Seaport District location of Davio’s. The old bar has been a stomping ground for local politicians, a set for several films, and a home away from home for decades of locals.</p>
<p id="ZbMpNq"><strong>FARTHER AFIELD</strong></p>
<p id="W4D66t">The <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/34137/trinas-starlite-lounge-amesbury"><strong>Amesbury </strong>location</a> of <strong>Trina’s Starlite Lounge </strong>(37 Main St.)<strong> </strong><a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/6/26/18759716/restaurants-boston-suburbs-news-summer-2019">changed hands and names</a> on September 6; silent partners Eric Anderson and J. Grimaldi took over from executive chef Suzi Maitland, Bea Sturm, and Josh Childs, and they brought in Sean Toomey from Crave, to run what is now called Sky Hi Kitchen + Bar. Menu changes are coming soon.</p>
<p id="ivioz0">Belmont gem <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/14534/seta-s-cafe"><strong>Seta’s Cafe</strong></a><strong> </strong>(271 Belmont St.) <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/6/26/18759716/restaurants-boston-suburbs-news-summer-2019">closed</a> on September 7 after six years serving Mediterranean cuisine.</p>
<p id="aXPYTU">Quincy sports bar <strong>S6</strong> (1550 Hancock St.), which served particularly good bar pizza, closed on <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/6/26/18759716/restaurants-boston-suburbs-news-summer-2019">September 10</a>, making way for the building to be demolished and replaced by a new road. The venue was named for fallen Quincy police officer Jamie Cochrane; his brother Ed owned the bar.</p>
<p id="xfx8Fj">Earlier this year, 23 northeast locations of <strong>Friendly’s</strong> closed. This week, <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/6/26/18759716/restaurants-boston-suburbs-news-summer-2019">another one shuttered</a> — the location on Route 1 in Saugus. Nearby locations in Stoneham and Peabody remain open.</p>
<p id="Uri6yZ"><a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/9724/the-red-bird"><strong>Red Bird</strong></a><strong> </strong>(361 Moody St., Waltham), a five-year-old restaurant, has closed as the team reportedly <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2019/09/12/nautilus-pier-open-seaport-and-staffing-shortage-means-sad-decision-for-seta-cafe/E0Cvkwbofgdd1hRjRMAByK/story.html">looks for a larger space</a>. </p>
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https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/12/20862492/restaurant-closings-boston-late-2019Rachel Leah Blumenthal2019-11-05T12:03:53-05:002019-11-05T12:03:53-05:00Out-of-Town Cafe Chain Officially Takes Over a Beloved Local Cafe’s Space
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<p>Bluestone Lane arrives this week in Harvard Square, opening in the former Crema space</p> <p id="2apCyv">Nearly a year after a longtime and well-loved Harvard Square cafe <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2018/12/3/18123572/crema-cafe-harvard-square-cambridge-closing">closed</a> due to a change in building ownership, its replacement is ready to open, bringing with it an essence of Australia and New York swank: <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/5/14/18623087/bluestone-lane-coffee-harvard-expansion">Bluestone Lane</a> debuts its first Boston-area full-service cafe on Friday, November 8, at 27 Brattle St., within the former <a href="https://boston.eater.com/venue/13808/crema-cafe">Crema Cafe</a> space. </p>
<p id="VuZ2yl">Crema’s closure after a decade — and forthcoming replacement by the out-of-town Bluestone Lane chain — wasn’t for lack of trying. “We are very sad to have to close Crema,” co-founder Liza Shirazi told Eater <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2018/12/3/18123572/crema-cafe-harvard-square-cambridge-closing">last year</a>. “We tried our hardest to secure a new lease here for years but with the changes in management and ownership of the building we were unable to do so.”</p>
<p id="eqf1Tr">In the wake of Crema’s house-made baked goods and popular sandwiches, Bluestone Lane will arrive with a menu meant to evoke Australian cafe culture, including items such as “avocado smash,” lemon ricotta pancakes, sandwiches, salads, and of course, coffee and tea beverages. While the chain draws inspiration from Australia, it was born in New York in 2013. Bluestone Lane now operates 45 locations in seven cities, and it has a second location planned for Boston in the form of a grab-and-go operation at 125 High St. downtown.</p>
<p id="ob0JKF">Those who remember Crema’s split-level space will find the same format inside Bluestone Lane, which will seat 60 people. The space underwent a redesign to make it resemble “Melbourne and Sydney coastal cafe aesthetics,” per a press release, including mosaic tiles at the coffee bar, beach prints, and greenery. </p>
<p id="q5uQSy">Bluestone Lane’s Harvard location will operate seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. to start. Eventually, the cafe will extend its hours to accommodate a forthcoming liquor license.</p>
<p id="kNZKPR">• <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/5/14/18623087/bluestone-lane-coffee-harvard-expansion">Bluestone Lane Coffee Chain Expands to Boston and Cambridge</a> [EBOS]<br>• <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2018/12/3/18123572/crema-cafe-harvard-square-cambridge-closing">Cambridge’s Crema Cafe to Close Later This Month</a> [EBOS]</p>
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https://boston.eater.com/2019/11/5/20949718/bluestone-lane-cambridge-cafe-openingDana Hatic2019-10-11T09:38:40-04:002019-10-11T09:38:40-04:00Vegan Cheesesteaks Arrive in Harvard Square This Weekend
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<p>The California-based Veggie Grill chain brings crispy cauliflower, falafel, and tempura green beans to Cambridge, one of its first East Coast locations </p> <p id="NRRZgk">Veggie Grill, a California-based vegan restaurant chain, is opening in Harvard Square this Sunday, October 13. The restaurant will be housed inside the space at 57 John F. Kennedy St. <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2017/7/10/15947148/wagamama-harvard-square-cambridge-closed">once occupied</a> by Wagamama. </p>
<p id="T0mPLP">Veggie Grill, which has 30 locations spread out across California, Oregon, Washington, and Illinois, serves a vegan and largely gluten-free menu, including a Beyond Burger. Diners can snack on other vegan options like zucchini noodles, falafel, various tofu dishes, various salads, and tempura green beans.</p>
<aside id="zdfh4l"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Where to Eat Vegetarian and Vegan Food Around Boston","url":"https://boston.eater.com/maps/best-vegetarian-vegan-restaurants-boston"},{"title":"Where to Eat Impossible Burgers and Other Meaty but Meatless Meals Around Boston","url":"https://boston.eater.com/maps/impossible-burgers-boston"}]}'></div></aside><p id="x9CJHJ">“We conducted market research, and our findings showed that there are a lot of mindful veggie-centric guests in Boston who are looking for our craveable plant-based food,” a representative from the restaurant <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2018/5/30/17408994/veggie-grill-harvard-square-expansion-fall-2018">told</a> Eater via email in 2018. “In addition, our CEO Steve Heeley lived in Boston for many years and is very familiar with the market.”</p>
<p id="DPtujd">Veggie Grill’s new space is 2,500 square feet and can accommodate up to 40 diners. The chain is also opening a location in New York City’s Flatiron neighborhood this fall. </p>
<p id="SN9nH5">Veggie Grill is just the latest chain to open in Harvard Square. The neighborhood’s dining scene is changing rapidly, due in large part to rising rents, never-ending construction, and an influx of out-of-town chains. Keep an eye on those changes <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2019/5/16/18627950/harvard-square-restaurants-closing-opening">here</a>. </p>
<p id="ogL9Zc">• <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2017/7/10/15947148/wagamama-harvard-square-cambridge-closed">Harvard Square’s Wagamama Closes Down</a> [EBOS]<br>• <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2018/5/30/17408994/veggie-grill-harvard-square-expansion-fall-2018">Casual West Coast Vegan Chain Will Expand to Harvard Square and Probably Beyond</a> [EBOS]</p>
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https://boston.eater.com/2019/10/11/20904415/veggie-grill-open-harvard-square-cambridge-vegan-foodTerrence Doyle2019-10-07T09:55:00-04:002019-10-07T09:55:00-04:00Build-Your-Own Ramen Bar From NYC Plans Cambridge Expansion
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<p>Menya Jiro may open within the Crimson Galeria in Harvard Square</p> <p id="LCbCtJ">A Japanese ramen chain with three locations in New York City aims to expand north to the Boston area. Menya Jiro, which specializes in ramen from Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture, could open within the Crimson Galeria at 57 JFK St. in Cambridge’s Harvard Square.</p>
<p id="SokR0A">The restaurant <a href="http://www.cambridgeday.com/2019/10/06/attend-meetings-on-harvard-square-notions-including-days-closed-to-cars-asian-fast-food/">seeks</a> licensing approval from the city this week, and if granted, it will navigate permitting and buildout, possibly opening this coming winter or early spring.</p>
<p id="7ntlVJ">Menya Jiro has been <a href="https://www.metro.us/things-to-do/new-york/chipotle-of-ramen-menya-jiro-midtown">billed</a> as a “Chipotle of ramen” for its build-your-own options. The restaurant’s standard base combines tonkotsu and chicken broth, with a spicy version as well as light and rich broth options. There’s also a vegetarian miso broth. Customers can then select protein options, including a signature pork char siu, plus vegetable sides and additional toppings and seasonings. Locations in New York also serve mazeman, a brothless noodle dish.</p>
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<p id="8Oe7WD">Menya Jiro goes before the Cambridge licensing commission on Thursday, October 10. Stay tuned for further details on an opening timeline for the restaurant.</p>
<p id="muUyE2">• <a href="https://www.menyajiro-ny.com">Menya Jiro</a> [Official Site]<br>• <a href="http://www.cambridgeday.com/2019/10/06/attend-meetings-on-harvard-square-notions-including-days-closed-to-cars-asian-fast-food/">Meetings on Harvard Square Notions</a> [CD]</p>
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https://boston.eater.com/2019/10/7/20902593/nyc-ramen-menya-jiro-cambridgeDana Hatic2019-09-23T12:02:21-04:002019-09-23T12:02:21-04:00A Cafe Featuring Crepes Comes to Cambridge Next Month
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<p>The Little Crepe Cafe will open in the longtime Oxford Spa space in October 2019</p> <p id="FqQr1J">Cambridge’s Agassiz neighborhood between Porter and Harvard squares will soon welcome a new cafe to a storied space. <a href="https://www.littlecrepecafe.com/">The Little Crepe Cafe</a> (102 Oxford St.) opens next month in the former Oxford Spa storefront, filling the neighborhood with crepes, waffles, and more.</p>
<p id="9bS2UF">Owner Kamil Sylvain took over the vacant space that housed the longtime sandwich shop and renovated it to accommodate plans for the new cafe.</p>
<p id="sXdtNH">“The building has a rich history of its own, having been established in the 1800s as a fruit market, then eventually becoming the Oxford Spa, which served as a food retail establishment for several decades,” Sylvain told Eater in an email. Oxford Spa, which opened in the 1940s, <a href="http://www.cambridgeday.com/2017/08/02/oxford-spa-closes-but-will-reopen-soon-with-new-owners-family-says/">closed</a> in 2017, and Sylvain is now nearly ready to open the Little Crepe Cafe.</p>
<p id="tJO7Sk">“Our mission is to provide quality food, drink, and service, all in a comfortable atmosphere,” Sylvain told Eater. The cafe opens its doors sometime next month and will ultimately operate seven days a week from about 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Its menu will (of course) feature crepes — with sweet and savory varieties — along with Belgian waffles, sandwiches, pastries, coffee, tea, smoothies, and juices.</p>
<p id="kfgYEc">“We envision the cafe as a communal place where friends, families, and associates can meet and break bread,” Sylvain said. Stay tuned for more details on the timing of Little Crepe Cafe’s opening.</p>
<p id="w5sQYc">• <a href="https://www.littlecrepecafe.com/">The Little Crepe Cafe</a> [Official Site]<br>• <a href="https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-little-crepe-cafe-may-be-opening-in.html">The Little Crepe Cafe May Be Opening in the Former Oxford Spa Space</a> [BRT]</p>
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https://boston.eater.com/2019/9/23/20879880/little-crepe-cafe-cambridge-opening-fall-2019Dana Hatic