Ghost Light Tavern Opens in Boston's Theater District, Replacing Nash Bar & Stage

A new dining and drinking spot featuring comfort food has come to downtown Boston, replacing a Southern-style restaurant and bar that had been in the space for a bit under four years.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Ghost Light Tavern is now open in the city's Theater District, taking over the space on Tremont Street where Nash Bar & Stage had been. An earlier What Now Boston article mentioned that the opening of the new spot is a collaboration between Jason Santos (Buttermilk & Bourbon, Citrus & Salt, Butterbird, and the now-closed Nash Bar & Stage) and the people behind the Clock Tavern in South Boston, while the poster in the Facebook group page shared a menu showing such items as wings, tenders, mozzarella sticks, shrimp tacos, tots, smash burgers, chicken BLTs, steak tips, nachos, empanadas, and more, and the space also includes billiards.

The address for Ghost Light Tavern is 253 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116. Its Instagram page is at https://www.instagram.com/ghostlighttavern/

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Love Art Sushi Opens in Boston's Seaport District

A pair of sushi spots in Boston have been joined by a third location, and this one comes to a space near the water.

According to a Patch article, Love Art Sushi officially opens in the Seaport District today, moving into a space on Northern Avenue in the Fan Pier area. The new location joins two others in the Fenway and downtown, and it offers sushi, bowls, bubble tea, matcha, and more.

The address for the new location of Love Art Sushi in the Seaport District is 53 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA, 02210. The website for all locations can be found at https://loveartsushi.com/

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Dilli Darbar Opens in Framingham

A brand new Indian restaurant has debuted in MetroWest.

According to Kiat Cormier of ChewOnThis, who posted within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Dilli Darbar is now open in Framingham, moving into a space within One Framingham Centre by the intersection of Edgell Road and Route 9. The website for the new restaurant (which has an ownership connection to Woodlands restaurant in Westborough), shows that it specializes in Northern Indian cuisine, though it also offers dishes found in other parts of India as well.

The address for Dilli Darbar is 1 Edgell Road, Framingham, MA, 01701. Its website is at https://www.dillidarbarframingham.com/

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Pita in Chelmsford Has Closed

A fast-casual dining spot north of Boston that focused on Greek fare has shut down.

According to multiple sources, including a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Pita in Chelmsford is no longer in business, with the social media for the Boston Road eatery confirming that it indeed shuttered sometime around early August after 10 years in operation. The restaurant was known for such items as Greek salads, falafel, Greek fries, gyros, spanakopita, pastitsio, and more.

The address for the now-closed Pita was 18 Boston Road (Chelmsford Town Center), Chelmsford, MA, 01824.

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Bueno Y Sano in Acton Has Closed; New Location Opens in Maynard

A location of a Mexican restaurant in the suburbs of Boston that was part of a group of dining spots based in the Pioneer Valley has closed, though a new location has opened not too far away.

According to a source, Bueno Y Sano in Acton is no longer in business, with an Acton Exchange article saying that the Main Street eatery has indeed shut down, while another outlet has opened at Maynard Crossing in Maynard. The Acton location first opened in 2012, while current locations (aside from the new Maynard one) can be found in Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, West Springfield, and South Deerfield, along with another in South Burlington, VT.

The website for Bueno Y Sano is at https://buenoysano.com/

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Flip the Bird in North Woburn Has Closed

A local group of dining spots in the northern suburbs of Boston that focus on fried chicken sandwiches has closed one of its locations.

According to several sources, including posters within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Flip The Bird in North Woburn is no longer in business, with an Instagram post from the business saying the following:

Running a small but growing business comes with extreme highs and lows. Unfortunately this is a low. We have come to the decision to close the Woburn location of Flip the Bird. If any of our fans are entrepreneurs like us you know this decision did not come lightly. We have done all we can think of to get this location to where it needed to be. Unfortunately not everything always works out. We had a meeting with our staff over 2 weeks ago and told them we were closing the doors August 30th. We wanted to give them the courtesy of finding a new job while still having one with us. All our team members have also been offered jobs at other locations of Flip The Bird and some of them are already in the process of transferring to Beverly and Danvers! Our last week in business was supposed to be a way to give back to our regulars and thank them for the their support. Unfortunately circumstances beyond our control did not allow for us to do that. Thank you to the Woburn community for your support over the last few years!

Flip the Bird first opened in the former WuBurger space on Main Street in September of 2023; currently, locations can be found in Beverly, Danvers, and Swampscott, along with an upcoming outlet in North Andover.

The address for the now-closed location of Flip The Bird in North Woburn was 880 Main Street (Route 38), Woburn, MA, 01801. The website for all locations can be found at https://flipthebirdfriedchicken.com/

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Restaurant News for the Week Ending August 31, 2025

Below are some of the biggest restaurant and food-related news stories that have been posted between August 25, 2025, and August 31, 2025.

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Blue Ribbon Brasserie in Boston's Kenmore Square Has Closed
Another dining spot from a NYC-based restaurant group has shut down.
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Locations of Dumpling Daughter in Brookline and South Boston Are Closed; Exact Status Unknown
What was once a small group of Chinese restaurants known for their dumplings now appears to be down to just one, as two of their locations are shuttered with no information on whether they might return or not.
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Blank Street Coffee to Open in the Former Twin Donuts Space in Allston, Will Keep Iconic Sign
A growing group of coffee shops and coffee carts with roots in New York City will be expanding further into the Boston area, moving into a landmark space where a breakfast and lunch spot had been for 70 years.
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Union Square Donuts to Open at MarketStreet Lynnfield
A local group of donut shops is expanding once again, this time opening its first location (just) outside Route 128.
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Mass Hole Donuts Plans to Leave Its Space in Somerville's Teele Square; Hoping to Find New Location
A specialty donut shop that is known in part for its donut holes is making plans to leave its space, as it begins a search for a potential new location.
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