Brick Street Bagels to Open in Boston's Beacon Hill Neighborhood

A local bagel business that got its start as a popup and currently has a brick-and-mortar location in South Boston will be expanding to a second storefront.

According to an Instagram post, Brick Street Bagels is planning to open in the city's Beacon Hill neighborhood, with the post saying the following:

Planting our flag in beautiful BH. Opening Fall '26....So pumped to be offering seating in this space!....Well aware of the proximity to MGH and going to have  early shop opening hours to give the early shift nurses and hospital staff a place to grab breakfast before heading in.....This is a big step for Brick Street. Moving into a new neighborhood on a pricey street with a very expensive ground-up build ahead of us. We hope you can help spread the word and come support once doors open. It is a total honor to be joining the Charles st community and Beacon Hill neighborhood.

Once it opens, the new location of Brick Street Bagels (which started out in a South End apartment back in 2022) will join another on W Broadway in Southie, while its bagels can also be found at the Clarendon Street outlet of the South End Buttery.

The address for the upcoming Brick Street Bagels in Beacon Hill is 144 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114. The website for the business is at https://www.brickstreetbagels.org/

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Pink Taco in Boston's Fort Point/Seaport District Has Closed

What was once a small group of Mexican restaurants has now completely disappeared, as its sole remaining location (which was in Boston) has shut down.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Pink Taco in the Fort Point/Seaport District section of the city is no longer in business, with a photo showing a permanently closed sign out front. No reason has been given for its closure, and this is the last location to be in business (there had once been locations in such places as Las Vegas, Scottsdale, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. but they are all gone).

The Boston location of Pink Taco debuted back in 2019.

The address for the now-closed Pink Taco was 374 Congress Street, Boston, MA, 02210.

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FAI Canteen Opens in Boston's South End

A brand new breakfast and lunch spot has come to the South End of Boston, opening where another breakfast and lunch spot had been.

According to a poster within the South End Community Board Facebook group page, FAI Canteen is now open on Albany Street, with the address indicating that it has moved into the former Hidden Kitchen space between Wareham Street and Plympton Street. The new eatery focuses on takeout, though it does have a few seats inside, and it offers such items as avocado toast, tea cakes, breakfast and lunch sandwiches, salads, yogurt, coffee, and more, and it is open from 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM on weekdays only.

The address for FAI Canteen is 535 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118. Its website can be found at https://faicanteen.com/

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Restaurant News for the Week Ending June 21, 2026

Below are some of the biggest restaurant and food-related news stories that have been posted between June 15, 2026, and June 21, 2026.

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Scull & Keel Fish House and Spirits Opens in Cambridge
A new seafood spot has come to Cambridge, replacing a longtime dining and drinking place within a riverside hotel.
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Sport & Leisure Plans to Open in Boston's North Station Area
It looks like the people behind a pair of sports bars in Rhode Island will be bringing a new location to Boston.
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Flann O'Brien's May Be Returning to Boston's Brigham Circle/Mission Hill Area
It looks like a beloved Irish pub that said farewell to Boston several years ago could be coming back.
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Puritan Tavern to Open in Groton
A well-known local chef and restaurateur is going to be opening a spinoff of one of his Boston-area dining spots, with this one being northwest of the city.
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Nine Restaurant in Boston's Beacon Hill Has Closed
A high-end restaurant in the heart of Boston that replaced a landmark dining spot last summer has shut down.
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Scull & Keel Fish House and Spirits Opens in Cambridge

A new seafood spot has come to Cambridge, replacing a longtime dining and drinking place within a riverside hotel.

According to an article from Boston Magazine, Scull & Keel Fish House and Spirits is now open within the Royal Sonesta, moving into the space where ArtBar had been. The post says that the new restaurant offers such options as shrimp po' boys, Atlantic crab cake sandwiches, lobster dinners for two, and hot and cold seafood towers, while its menu also shows such dishes as clam dip, shrimp scampi flatbread, a fried hake sandwich, grilled oysters, fish and chips, and more.

ArtBar first opened at the Royal Sonesta about 20 years ago.

The address for Scull & Keel Fish House and Spirits (and the Royal Sonesta) is 40 Edwin H Land Boulevard, Cambridge, MA, 02142. Its website can be found at https://scullandkeel.com/

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Naya Opens in Boston's Fenway Neighborhood

Last fall, it was reported that a growing group of Middle Eastern restaurants with roots in New York City would be expanding to a new location in Boston, and now we have learned that it is up and running.

According to a press release, Naya is now open in the city's Fenway neighborhood, and as mentioned in an earlier article here, it has moved into a space on Boylston Street where a location of Caffe Nero had been. The new location of Naya, which joins others in downtown Boston, the Back Bay, Cambridge's Kendall Square, Arsenal Yards in Watertown, and Burlington, features a garage-door-style facade that fully opens to the sidewalk, and it offers dishes with Lebanese influences including customizable bowls, wraps, salads, desserts, and more.

Naya first started out with a restaurant in Midtown East in Manhattan back in 2008.

The address for the new location of Naya in the Fenway is 1375 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02215. The website for all locations can be found at https://www.eatnaya.com/

[Earlier Article]
Naya Plans to Open in Boston's Fenway Neighborhood

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