Maxine's On Saint James in Roxbury Has Closed

It looks like a Southern-style dining spot in a Boston neighborhood has shut down.

According to a source, Maxine's On Saint James in Roxbury is no longer in business, with a check on the website for the Dudley Street place indicating that the site has been taken down, and we have been told that a new Latin American eatery called Grace's is apparently open in its space, though little information is available for that spot. Maxine's offered such items as potato salad, jambalaya, etouffee, fried boneless pork chops, wings, macaroni and cheese, red beans and rice, banana pudding, and bread pudding.

The address for the now-closed Maxine's (and the new Grace's) is 304 Dudley Street, Roxbury, MA, 02119.

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The Hollows Opens in Somerville's Teele Square

Early this year, it was reported that a new restaurant was replacing a decades-old Tex-Mex spot in Somerville, and now we have learned that it is up and running.

According to several sources, including a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, The Hollows is now open in Teele Square, moving into the old Rudy's Cafe space on Holland Street. As mentioned earlier, Charlie Redd of Dragon Pizza in Davis Square is one of the people behind the restaurant, which focuses on comfort food items and New American fare including deviled eggs, grilled octopus, steamed mussels, American chop suey, burgers, fried chicken, tagliatelle, oysters, and more.

The address for The Hollows is 248 Holland Street, Somerville, MA, 02144. Its Instagram page can be found at https://www.instagram.com/thehollowsteelesq/

[Earlier Article]
The Hollows Plans to Open in the Former Rudy's Cafe Space in Somerville's Teele Square

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White Mountain Creamery in Chestnut Hill Is Closing; New City Microcreamery to Replace It

A longtime ice cream shop that is popular with college students is going to be shutting down, and a growing local group of ice cream spots will be replacing it.

According to an article in The Heights, White Mountain Creamery by Boston College in Chestnut Hill is closing its doors, and New City Microcreamery will be taking over the Commonwealth Avenue space. The article mentions that the shop is slated to shutter on November 24, and New City will apparently open in the beginning of December.

White Mountain Creamery first started out in 1983, coming under the current ownership 10 years later; New City Microcreamery began in Hudson in 2015 and now has locations in Hudson, Cambridge's Central Square, Arlington, and Sudbury.

The website for White Mountain Creamery is at http://www.whitemtncreamery.com/ while the website for New City Microcreamery is at https://newcitymicrocreamery.com/

Thanks to Adam Gaffin of Universal Hub for bringing this to our attention.

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Restaurant News for the Week Ending November 16, 2025

Below are some of the biggest restaurant and food-related news stories that have been posted between November 10, 2025, and November 16, 2025.

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16C in Quincy Is Closing
A restaurant south of Boston that is known in part for its steak tips and pizza--and which is owned by the niece of a well-known local restaurateur--is shutting down.
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Tambo 22 in Chelsea Is Closing; Michael G's Bar and Bistro to Move into Its Space
A Peruvian-Italian restaurant is saying farewell, though another dining spot that recently closed will be reborn in its space.
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Aatma Curry House Is Getting Ready to Open Within Widowmaker Brewing in Brighton
A local brewery will soon be serving Indian food within one of its locations.
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Three New Dining/Drinking Concepts Coming to South Station Tower in Boston
A trio of dining and drinking concepts will be coming to a new mixed-use tower, and a familiar name is involved.
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Taiyaki NYC and The Dough Club in Harvard Square Are Closing
An ice cream shop and a doughnut shop that are both based in New York City will be closing its location in Cambridge.
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Gateway Canteen Plans to Open in Boston's Chinatown Neighborhood

A new Hong Kong-style eatery may be coming to downtown Boston.

According to a licensing board hearing page within the City of Boston website, Gateway Canteen is planning to open in Chinatown, moving into a space on Hudson Street. The notice states that the basement-level dining spot will be a "Hong Kong–style café serving hot and cold Chinese teas, coffee, soft drinks, sandwiches, and snacks."

While the hearing notice says that the address for the upcoming Gateway Canteen is 19-23 Hudson Street, it appears that the exact address will be 21B Hudson Street, based on an Instagram post from the Chinatown Resident Association.

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16C in Quincy Is Closing

A restaurant south of Boston that is known in part for its steak tips and pizza--and which is owned by the niece of a well-known local restaurateur--is shutting down.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, 16C in Quincy is closing its doors in late December, with a Facebook post from the Cottage Avenue dining spot showing a multi-page note from owner Kerri Lynch Delaney that concludes with the following:

Thank you for sharing your stories, your milestones, your laughter, and even your hard days with us. You've filled these walls with life and helped make this place feel like home....But this isn't goodbye. You'll still see me around Cottage Ave at Kilroy's! Come say hi, grab a cocktail, a French toast cupcake, or maybe even a coffee (stay tuned on that one!). Before we officially say farewell at the end of December, come in for one last meal, one more laugh, one more broccoli Caesar! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for everything!

16C first opened in 2016, offering classic American and New American fare, including the original Quiet Man steak tips (The Quiet Man was a bar in South Boston). Kerry is the niece of Barbara Lynch, who once was behind such places as Menton, Drink, Sportello, The Butcher Shop, B&G Oysters, and No. 9 Park, all of which were in Boston.

The address for 16C is 16 Cottage Avenue, Quincy, MA, 02169. Its website can be found at https://16crestaurant.com/

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