Ama at The Atlas Opens in Allston

The people behind an award-winning Dorchester restaurant have opened a new spot that resides within a luxury hotel in Allston.

According to an article from Eater Boston, Ama at The Atlas is now open on Western Avenue, with the dining spot being part of Pearl & Law Hospitality which operates Comfort Kitchen in Uphams Corner. Like that restaurant, Ama focuses on flavors and ingredients of the African diaspora, with the menu including such options as momos, curry chickpea pita, duck fried rice, berbere-spiced fried chicken, lamb kofta, confit pork belly, tamarind trout, braised veal shank, blue corn gnocchi, roasted eggplant, fried yuca, charred escarole, and sticky date pudding, along with beer, cider, wine, cocktails, and mocktails. (The dining spot also features breakfast service in addition to lunch and dinner.)

Comfort Kitchen has received much in the way of accolades since opening in 2023, including "Best New Restaurant" by The Boston Globe and Boston Magazine and being mentioned as one of the top 50 dining spots in the country by The New York Times.

The address for Ama at The Atlas is 40 Western Avenue, Allston, MA, 02134. Its website can be found at https://www.ama-boston.com/

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Comfort Kitchen Opens in Dorchester's Uphams Corner Neighborhood

A few years ago, it was reported that a new restaurant featuring global comfort food was on its way to an historic space in Dorchester, and now we have learned that it is up and running.

According to multiple sources, Comfort Kitchen is now open in Uphams Corner, moving into a former comfort station on Columbia Road that had been around since the early 1900s. As mentioned earlier, the place is a cafe during the day and a restaurant with a full bar at night, and its website says that it celebrates "the flavors and ingredients of the African diaspora — global comfort food — connected from Asia to the Americas." Initial plans for the space had been to open a combination bike shop/coffee shop called Sip & Spoke, but those plans ended up being scrapped.

The current menu for Comfort Kitchen includes such options as seared okra, jerk jackfruit sliders, plantain chips, spiced roasted eggplant, jerk roasted duck, potato curry cake, pistachio cardamom ice cream, and more.

The address for Comfort Kitchen is 611 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA, 02125. Its website can be found at https://www.comfortkitchenbos.com/

[Earlier Article]
Comfort Kitchen May Open in Uphams Corner, As Plans for Sip & Spoke Fall Through

by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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