Brick Street Bagels to Open in Boston's Beacon Hill Neighborhood

A local bagel business that got its start as a popup and currently has a brick-and-mortar location in South Boston will be expanding to a second storefront.

According to an Instagram post, Brick Street Bagels is planning to open in the city's Beacon Hill neighborhood, with the post saying the following:

Planting our flag in beautiful BH. Opening Fall '26....So pumped to be offering seating in this space!....Well aware of the proximity to MGH and going to have  early shop opening hours to give the early shift nurses and hospital staff a place to grab breakfast before heading in.....This is a big step for Brick Street. Moving into a new neighborhood on a pricey street with a very expensive ground-up build ahead of us. We hope you can help spread the word and come support once doors open. It is a total honor to be joining the Charles st community and Beacon Hill neighborhood.

Once it opens, the new location of Brick Street Bagels (which started out in a South End apartment back in 2022) will join another on W Broadway in Southie, while its bagels can also be found at the Clarendon Street outlet of the South End Buttery.

The address for the upcoming Brick Street Bagels in Beacon Hill is 144 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114. The website for the business is at https://www.brickstreetbagels.org/

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Savenor's Butcher Shop and Market in Boston's Beacon Hill Is Closing

A Boston institution for high-end meats and more is shutting down, though its other location will remain in operation.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Savenor's Butcher Shop and Market in the city's Beacon Hill neighborhood is closing its doors, with a sign out front at the Charles Street shop indicating that its last day in business will be Saturday, June 22, and that its shop on Kirkland Street in Cambridge will continue on (Audrey says that it owns the Cambridge building and that its wholesale division will remain in operation as well). This comes on the heels of the news announced last month in a Boston Globe article that Wulf's Fish has acquired Savenor's, though it appeared at the time that both Savenor's locations would remain open.

Savenor's dates back to the 1930s when it opened a shop in Cambridge while Wulf's started out as a fish market in Boston in the 1920s.

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Gong Cha Opening Locations in Boston's West End/Beacon Hill and at South Station

A growing chain of bubble tea shops is expanding further into the Boston area, opening a couple of new outlets in the heart of the city.

According to its website, Gong Cha is planning to open locations on Cambridge Street in the West End/Beacon Hill area and at South Station, joining a number of others in the region including ones nearby in Chinatown, the Back Bay, and by Northeastern University. Based on the other locations, expect to see such options as bubble tea, slush, and other tea beverages at the new shops.

The website for Gong Cha (which first started out in Taiwan in 2006) can be found at https://www.gongchausa.com/

[July 9 update: According to its website, the West End/Beacon Hill and South Station locations of Gong Cha are now open.]

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Finagle A Bagel at MGH in Boston Has Closed

A local group of bagel shops has closed another one of its locations and is now just down to one outlet.

According to a tweet from @mgnicosia, Finagle A Bagel at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston is no longer in business, with a check on the locations page for the business confirming this, as that shop has been removed from the page. The closing of the MGH shop means that the only remaining location is on Boylston Street in Copley Square; at one point in time, there had been more than 20 locations of the bagel chain.

The address for the now-closed Finagle A Bagel at MGH was 277 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA, 02114. The website for the company is at https://www.finagleabagel.com/

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Nuts Factory Plans to Open in Former Peet's Coffee & Tea Space in Boston's Beacon Hill

A NYC-based group of stores featuring nuts and other snacks could be coming to Boston.

According to a source, Nuts Factory is planning to open a shop in Beacon Hill, with a Beacon Hill Times article indicating that it would be moving into the space on Charles Street that had been home to a location of Peet's Coffee & Tea until it closed in the early part of 2019. Based on its other shops in Manhattan, Queens, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, expect to see such items as roasted nuts, dried fruits, seeds, granola, chocolates, coffee, and more at the proposed store.

The address for the upcoming Nuts Factory in Beacon Hill is 62-66 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114. The website for the company can be found at https://nutsfactorynyc.com/

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Blank Street Coffee Is Opening in Boston's Beacon Hill Neighborhood

Earlier this week, it was reported that a growing group of coffee shops and coffee carts based in New York City was expanding to Boston's Back Bay, and now we have learned that at least one more is on its way to the city as well.

According to a tweet from @CLeesPlease, Blank Street Coffee is planning to open in Beacon Hill, with a picture showing that it will be taking over the space on Cambridge Street that had been home to a location of Nourish Your Soul. This is one of at least two locations of the business coming to Boston, as another is opening on Boylston Street in the Back Bay as well.

As mentioned earlier, Blank Street started out in Brooklyn in 2020 and now has a mix of tiny storefronts and mobile carts where people use a Blank Street app to order in advance.

The address for the new location of Blank Street Coffee in Beacon Hill is 282 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA, 02114. The website for the business is at https://www.blankstreet.com/

[October 3 update: According to its social media, Blank Street Coffee is now open in Beacon Hill.]

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Blank Street Coffee to Open in Boston's Back Bay

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Crane River Cheese Club Is Opening Storefront in Boston's Beacon Hill Neighborhood

A delivery service on the North Shore that offers specialty groceries is expanding to a storefront in downtown Boston.

According to a Facebook post from Nick Giannotti of The Tip Tap Room on Cambridge Street in Beacon Hill, Crane River Cheese Club is planning to open a provisions shop next to the restaurant in the former Subway space, and based on the offerings from the Danvers-based delivery business, expect to find such items as bread, cheese, eggs, meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, specialty oils, and more. Crane River Cheese Club was started by The Tip Tap Room's Brian Poe during the pandemic, offering the delivery of goods to communities mostly north of Boston.

The address for Crane River Cheese Club is 138 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA, 02114. Its website is at https://cranerivercheeseclub.com/

[August 2 update: A Facebook post from the place indicates that Crane River Cheese Club is now open in Beacon Hill.]

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Kured Is Opening in Boston's Beacon Hill

A new business that will focus on charcuterie for takeout and delivery is on its way to the Beacon Hill section of Boston.

According to a source, Kured is planning to open on Charles Street, with a Beacon Hill Times article saying that it will be moving into the space that had previously been home to Fastachi. The article mentions that founder and owner Gillian Rozynek will be offering ready-to-eat and customizable meat and cheese boxes at the store while also having an option for delivery--and the plan is to start offering catering as well at some point.

If all goes as planned, Kured could be opening in mid to late May.

The address for Kured is 83 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114. Its website can be found at https://www.kuredinc.com/

[July 9 update: Eater Boston mentions that Kured is now open.]

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Fastachi in Boston's Beacon Hill Is for Lease

A shop in the Beacon Hill section of Boston that is known for its variety of roasted nuts appears to be done, as its space is now on the market.

According to a source (Jennifer Carp), Fastachi on Charles Street is closed and has a sign out front that says the space is for lease. A check on the website for the business seems to confirm that it has indeed shut down permanently, as it has been removed from the locations section, showing only the original shop on Mt. Auburn Street in Watertown.

In addition to roasted nuts, the Beacon Hill location of Fastachi (which first opened in 2014) also offered handmade chocolates, nut butters, raw nuts, dried fruit, and more. 

The address for this now-closed shop in Beacon Hill is: Fastachi, 83 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114. Their website for the other location can be found at http://www.fastachi.com/

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Beacon Hill Gourmet to Open in Boston

A new gourmet food shop is coming to the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, and the folks behind a couple of local wine stores are opening the place.

According to a Twitter post from yesterday, Beacon Hill Gourmet will open on Charles Street, with the address indicating that it will be within sight of Beacon Hill Wine, which is opening the store. Few details on the new shop are available right now (other than a note saying that it plans to open sometime this spring), so as soon as we find out more, we will post an update here.

[March 5 update; According to a comment post here from Beacon Hill Wine, they are hoping for an April opening for the new Beacon Hill Gourmet .]

In addition to its Boston location, Beacon Hill Wine also has a store on Main Street in Melrose.

The address for this upcoming food shop in the Beacon Hill section of Boston is: Beacon Hill Gourmet, 65 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114. The website for the wine shops can be found at http://www.beaconhillwine.com/

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Fastachi Is Opening in Boston's Beacon Hill Neighborhood

It looks like a shop in Watertown that features all kinds of roasted nuts will be opening a second store in the Beacon Hill section of Boston.

Eater Boston is reporting (via the Beacon Hill Patch) that Fastachi on Mt. Auburn Street will soon have another outlet on Charles Street, taking over the space where a florist and gift boutique called Twig used to be (Twig's shop in Wellesley remains open for business). Based on what is available at their original shop in Watertown, expect to see roasted nuts, handmade chocolates, nut butters, raw nuts, dried fruit, and more at the store in Boston.

The new branch of Fastachi could be open sometime in the fall, according to EB and the Patch.

[February 26, 2014 update: A new article from Eater Boston states that Fastachi is now open in Beacon Hill.]

The address for this new nut shop in Beacon Hill is: Fastachi, 83 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114. Their website can be found at http://www.fastachi.com/

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