[Ed note: This article was updated in January and March of 2022 to reflect a name given to the new place.]
Earlier this year, it appeared that one of the oldest gay bars in Boston had closed. Now we have learned that the space might not be empty for too much longer.
According to a post from BosGuy, a new restaurant and bar is being planned for the South End space that had been home to The Boston Eagle, and though details are few, it looks like a couple will be behind the spot and that it will open in 2022. In early March BosGuy mentioned that the Tremont Street bar (which was also known as ("The Dirty Bird") was shuttered and for rent, saying at the time that "The lease for the 1,400 sq. foot bar also comes with the use of a license for food, entertainment and liquor until 2:00 AM."
The Boston Eagle had been in business for more than 40 years.
The address for The Boston Eagle space (and upcoming restaurant and bar) is 520 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116.
Thanks to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page for initially bringing this to our attention.
[January 21, 2022 update: A licensing board hearing page within the City of Boston website indicates that the name of the place planning to move into the former Boston Eagle space will apparently be Kartel, and the manager listed is Shahrokh Reza, who is presumably the same person who is behind Pasha, a local restaurant, bar, and nightclub group.]
[March 31, 2022 update: BosGuy reports that the upcoming dining and drinking spot will be called The Kartal (not Kartel, as previously mentioned) and that it hopes to open in late April or early May if all goes well.]
[Earlier Article]
The Boston Eagle in the South End Is for Rent
[A related post from our sister site (Boston's Hidden Restaurants): List of Restaurant Closings and Openings in the Boston Area]
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