Food
MIDA opens on East Boston’s waterfront
Food This is the third location for the Italian restaurant. MIDA East Boston opened Aug. 6 on Lewis Street. Photo courtesy of J.J. Welch and Company A restaurant from a celebrated chef just opened a new location in East Boston, bringing flavorful Italian fare to the neighborhood. MIDA East Boston began welcoming guests on August […]
True Bistro in Somerville will close at the end of the month
Restaurants The upscale, vegan restaurant is known for globally-inspired cuisine. The modern vegan restaurant True Bistro is known for sophisticated fare. Photo by Russ Mezikofsky If you’re a vegan diner, you may be disappointed to hear about the loss of one plant-based food establishment in Somerville this summer. True Bistro, a restaurant serving upscale vegan […]
Sloane’s will bring comfort food with flair to Allston
Restaurants Chef Sarah Wade is opening her second restaurant next week. The Oklahoma Onion Burger at Sloane’s. Photo courtesy of Earl Studios A renowned chef who achieved television fame several years ago is debuting a new eatery in Allston, serving up comfort food with an original twist. Sloane’s, chef Sarah Wade’s second restaurant, is opening […]
5 restaurant openings we’re excited about this month
Restaurants Add these new restaurant openings to your list. A spread from Nan Xiang Express. Handout It’s August, and in the city that means we’re looking for more places to beat the heat inside. Luckily, there’s a number of recent restaurant openings where you can go to chill and be chill this month, from a […]
‘This time, I’m doing something small’: A 15-seat Stella opens in Newton
Restaurants The new Stella features some old favorites like the pasta bolognese. Stella’s orecchiette pasta with Italian sausage, garlic, tomatoes, Parmesan, and parsley. Handout Chef Evan Deluty is getting back in the game, but gently. Deluty opened a petite iteration of his renowned Stella restaurant, a onetime star of the South End dining scene, but this […]
Fields West, a laid-back restaurant and bar, opens in Allston
Restaurants The neighborhood regains a previously shuttered social space with an artistic flair. Beef sliders at Fields West. Handout Fields West, a restaurant, bar, and arts space opening Aug. 5 in Allston, takes its name from a painting: “Fields West of Boston” by Cambridge-based artist Washington Allston, which he painted when the neighborhood was still […]
Nan Xiang Express opens in Chinatown
Restaurants The fast casual spot took over the former Gourmet Dumpling House space. Menu items from Nan Xiang Express. Photo courtesy of Nan Xiang Express If you’ve been craving soup dumplings, there’s a restaurant chain that has launched a new location in Boston’s Chinatown. Nan Xiang Express will hold a grand opening in early August, […]
Gufo, a new Mediterranean-Italian restaurant, opens in Cambridge this week
Restaurants Coda Restaurant Group is opening its newest concept Friday. Pasta at Gufo, opening in Cambridge. Brian Samuels Photography Gufo, the latest restaurant from Coda Restaurant Group, will open Friday at 660 Cambridge St. in Cambridge. The modern Italian restaurant opens with dinner service as the first stage for the multifunctional, 4,200-square-foot space. Next month, […]
Equal Measure, the cocktail bar connected to Eastern Standard, aims to entertain
Restaurants The destination arrived with the launch of the new Eastern Standard. Equal Measure at The Bower. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Nottonson Guests excited by the return of Garrett Harker’s Eastern Standard can visit the adjacent cocktail bar as part of their night. Equal Measure officially opened at The Bower in the Fenway on Oct. […]
The ultimate guide to Thanksgiving dining in Boston
Food Boston restaurants are offering Thanksgiving dinner reservations, big bags of takeout, and more. City Tap House is open for Thanksgiving dinner in Boston Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season on Nov. 23. What’s on your table for this all-important meal? If cooking isn’t in your plans this year — or even if it is […]