Boston Restaurant Talk

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Sing Choi Kee Opens in Malden

A new restaurant with roots in New York that features Hong Kong-style street food has expanded to the Greater Boston area.

According to a source, Sing Choi Kee is now open in Malden, with the Pleasant Street dining spot joining others in the Flushing part of Queens and West Nyack. The new eatery offers such options as soup dumplings, seafood noodle soup, roast pork with rice, black pepper beef pasta, slippery eggs with chicken and rice, crispy chicken omelet, rice bowls, Hong-Kong style French toast, and milk tea.

The address for Sing Choi Kee is 7 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA, 02148. The website for the business is at https://www.singchoikee.net/

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Mother Anna's in Medfield Is Closed; Exact Status Unknown

The newest location of a trio of Italian restaurants is locked up and dark, and it isn't know when--or if--it might reopen.

A check on the place over the past several weeks indicates that Mother Anna's in Medfield is shuttered, with a sign seen out front in early January saying that "We are closed for vacation Jan 1 to Jan 15th; see you on Jan 16th!" but a source now tells us that the dining spot remains closed and a check on the web page for the place indicates that it redirects to the Pembroke location while phone calls indicate that its phone number is no longer in service. With the temporary closing of the North End location starting in 2023, this means that at least for now, the only location remaining open in the Pembroke one, and as is the case with the Medfield outlet, there is no information on whether the North End location might open back up, either.

Mother Anna's first opened in Medfield in the summer of 2024.

The address for the currently-closed Mother Anna's in Medfield is 18 N. Meadows Road, Medfield, MA, 02052.

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Monday, February 02, 2026

Floramo's Restaurant Opens at Revere Beach

Last spring, it was reported that a restaurant known in part for its steak tips would be reborn in a new home, and now we have learned that it is up and running.

According to its website and social media, Floramo's Restaurant is now open at Revere Beach, and as mentioned in an earlier article here, it has taken over the former Antonia's space on Revere Beach Boulevard. Floramo's had originally been in Chelsea, moving to spaces in Wakefield and Malden in 2022 after the Chelsea location closed due to planned new development, with both the Wakefield and Malden restaurants closing in 2024; the restaurant then briefly collaborated with Bossmama in Wakefield last winter.

The address for the new location of Floramo's is 492 Revere Beach Boulevard, Revere, MA, 02151. Its website can be found at https://floramos.net/

[Earlier Article]
Floramo's Is Planning to Open in the Antonia's Space at Revere Beach

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Not Your Average Joe's in Watertown Is Closing

It appears that yet another location of a local chain of family restaurants is shutting down.

According to multiple sources, Not Your Average Joe's in Watertown is closing, and while several sources say that the Main Street dining spot plans to close on February 11, this date has not been completely confirmed as of yet. This news comes on the heels of the closing of the NYAJ's in Peabody closing in December, while others that have shut down over the past ten years or so include ones in Arlington, Burlington, Medford, Methuen, and Randolph. (Others that remain in operation locally are in Acton, Bedford, Norwell, Waltham, and Westwood.)

The address for the Watertown location of Not Your Average Joe's is 55 Main Street, Watertown, MA, 02472. The website for the chain is at https://www.notyouraveragejoes.com/

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Restaurant News for the Week Ending February 1, 2026

Below are some of the biggest restaurant and food-related news stories that have been posted between January 26, 2026, and February 1, 2026.

Pastoral ARTisan Pizza + Kitchen + Bar in Boston's Fort Point Has Closed
A neighborhood restaurant near the Boston waterfront that is known in part for its wood-fired pizza has shut down.
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Ama at The Atlas Opens in Allston
The people behind an award-winning Dorchester restaurant have opened a new spot that resides within a luxury hotel.
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Arwa Yemeni Coffee to Open in Brookline
A small group of Yemeni coffee shops will be opening its first Greater Boston location--and its first in Massachusetts.
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The Milkshake Factory to Open in Walpole
A franchise of dessert shops whose roots in Pennsylvania date back more than 100 years will be expanding to the Greater Boston area.
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Craft Food Halls May Be Coming to Downtown Boston
It looks like the team behind a local group of food halls known for their self-service beer taps could be opening another one, and this one would be in the heart of Boston.
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Friday, January 30, 2026

Umami Crudo Opens in Boston's North End in the Former Crudo Space

A fine-dining Japanese restaurant has come to the North End of Boston, taking over the space where another Asian dining spot had been.

According to an article from Eater Boston, Umami Crudo is now open on Salem Street, moving into the space where Crudo was until closing this past fall. The new restaurant has an ownership connection to the high-end Umami Omakase in Cambridge, and Eater says that the new place is "more accessible" with sushi, rolls, and Japanese tapas.

Previous to Crudo, Pulcinella Mozzarella Bar and Ristorante was also in the space where Umami Crudo now resides.

The address for Umami Crudo is 78 Salem Street, Boston, MA, 02113. Its website can be found at https://www.umamicrudo.com/

[Earlier Article]
Crudo in Boston's North End Has Closed

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