Boston Restaurant Talk

Monday, December 02, 2024

Restaurant News for the Week Ending December 1

Below are some of the biggest restaurant and food-related news stories that have been posted between November 25 and December 1.

Bosse Enoteca Opens in Natick
A well-known local chef and restaurateur has opened an Italian restaurant at a new pickleball venue.
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Posto Completes Move From Somerville's Davis Square, Opening in New Space at Assembly Row
A restaurant in Somerville known in part for its pizza has officially made its move to another part of the city.
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Ganko Ittetsu Ramen Opens in Braintree
An award-winning ramen spot west of Boston has debuted a new location south of the city.
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El Pelon Taqueria in Boston's Fenway Neighborhood Has Closed
A popular Mexican restaurant has shut down after being in business for 25 years.
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Bertucci's Pronto to Open in Downtown Boston
A local chain of Italian restaurants is bringing a brand new concept to the heart of Boston.
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Friday, November 29, 2024

Soul on Shawmut Has Opened in Roxbury

A new spot for soul food has come to a Boston neighborhood.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Soul on Shawmut is now open in Roxbury, moving into a space just west of Melnea Cass Boulevard on Shawmut Avenue. The menu for the new restaurant shows such options as burgers, steak and cheese subs, a chopped cheese sandwich, wings, fried chicken, rice and beans, macaroni and cheese, collard greens, yams, Detroit pizza, buffalo chicken eggrolls, collard green gumbo, and more.

The address for Soul on Shawmut is 722a Shawmut Ave, Roxbury, MA, 02119. Its website can be found at https://www.soulonshawmut.com/ while its Instagram page is at https://www.instagram.com/soulonshawmut/

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Menya Jiro at Legacy Place in Dedham Has Closed

It looks like a ramen spot southwest of Boston has shut down.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Menya Jiro at Legacy Place in Dedham is no longer in operation, with a check on the Legacy Place website seeming to confirm this as it has removed the restaurant from the site. The Dedham location of the chain first opened in 2022, joining another outlet in the Harvard Square section of Cambridge (which Google mentions as "temporarily closed").

The address for the now-closed Menya Jiro in Dedham was 756 Legacy Place, Dedham, MA, 02026.

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La Esquina del Sabor Replaces Antique Table in Winthrop

A location of a small group of Italian restaurants on the North Shore has closed, and a Colombian dining spot has expanded into its space.

According to multiple sources, Antique Table in Winthrop is no longer in operation, and there is now a sign up for La Esquina del Sabor, which has taken over the Crest Avenue space. It appears that locations of Antique Table in Lynn and Salem remain in operation, while the upcoming location of La Esquina del Sabor appears to be an expansion rather than a move from its home on Unity Avenue in Revere.

The address for the new La Esquina del Sabor (and now-closed Antique Table) in Winthrop is 19 Crest Avenue, Winthrop, MA, 02152.

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Uno Mas Taco & Tequila Bar Opens in the Former Rivershed Space in Weymouth Landing

Earlier this year, it was reported that a location of a pair of Southern-style restaurants had closed and the people behind a nearby dining spot were hoping to open a new restaurant in its space. Now we have learned that this has indeed happened, though with a different name than originally thought.

A check on the space last weekend confirms what a source told us, that Uno Mas Taco & Tequila Bar is now open in Weymouth Landing, moving into the former Rivershed space on Commercial Street. An earlier article here had mentioned that the people behind Liberty Tavern in Quincy were looking to open a spot tentatively called Tres Burros there, though the name changed to Uno Mas at some point in the process (What Now Boston first wrote about it being called Uno Mas last month).

Rivershed first opened in Weymouth Landing in 2020, joining its original location in Scituate which remains in operation.

The address for Uno Mas Taco & Tequila Bar in Weymouth Landing is 35 Commercial Street, Braintree, MA, 02184. Its website can be found at https://www.unomasbraintree.com/

[Earlier Article]
Rivershed in Weymouth Landing Has Closed; Tres Burros Hopes to Open in Space

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Bosse Enoteca Opens in Natick

Earlier this year, it was reported that a well-known local chef and restaurateur was planning to open multiple options for dining at a new pickleball venue including a restaurant that features Italian food, and now we have learned that that spot is now open.

According to a Facebook post from Chris Coombs, Bosse Enoteca is now open in Natick, moving into the Bosse complex within the Natick Mall. The menu for the place, which Coombs and his team are behind, includes such options as salads, arancini, meatballs, burrata, sourdough pizza, grilled red snapper, ribeye, rotisserie chicken, and veal milanese, along with an extensive wine list.

Coombs, who is co-founder of Deuxave in the Back Bay and Boston Chops in the South End and Downtown Crossing, and who has also been involved with Dbar in Dorchester, will also be opening an all-day cafe, a sports bar and lounge, and a courtside service option within the space.

The website for Bosse can be found at https://bosse.net/

[Earlier Article]
Chris Coombs to Open Four Dining Spots at a New Pickleball Facility in Natick

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