Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Bouchee in the Back Bay Closes; Papa Razzi Moving Into Its Space

The culinary version of the musical chairs game continues in the Back Bay of Boston, as a French restaurant on Newbury Street has closed, and a small local chain of Italian eateries is moving its original restaurant into the space.

According to the now-closed restaurant's website, Bouchee has shut its doors on Newbury (between Dartmouth and Exeter Streets) after about four years in business, and Papa Razzi will soon be opening in the space. (Papa Razzi's original location at the corner of Newbury and Dartmouth Streets will become home to a Mexican restaurant called Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar.) The Grub Street Boston site mentions that Bouchee may be looking at reopening in a new space in the Back Bay, though nothing specific has been confirmed yet.

The closing of Bouchee, moving of Papa Razzi, and opening of Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar are not the only changes occurring in the Back Bay; Met Back Bay will be moving into the former Joe's American Bar and Grill space at Newbury and Dartmouth Streets, as Joe's has moved to the corner of Newbury and Exeter Streets, in the space formerly occupied by TGI Friday's.

[September 9 update: According to boston.com, the original Papa Razzi on Dartmouth Street will close on September 16; its new location on Newbury Street will open on September 20.]

The address for the soon-to-open Papa Razzi in Boston's Back Bay will be: Papa Razzi, 159 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, 02116.

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