Holy Cow Ice Cream Cafe to Open in Burlington

A growing local group of ice cream shops will be expanding to a new location in the northern suburbs of Boston.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Holy Cow Ice Cream Cafe is planning to open in Burlington, moving into a space at the 3rd Ave development where Wegman's and a number of restaurants reside. Once it opens, the new shop will join others in Gloucester, Salem, Peabody, and Dennis, and based on those locations, expect to see ice cream with unusual ingredients such as brown butter cornbread, apple pie, cinnamon churro dough, and pistachio baklava.

The website for Holy Cow Ice Cream Cafe can be found at https://www.holycowicecreamcafe.com/

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Rocco's Doughnut Company in Burlington Closes Its Doors

A location of a group of doughnut shops in the northern suburbs of Boston is saying farewell.

According to a source, Rocco's Doughnut Company in Burlington shuts down today, with a Facebook post from the business saying the following:

To our Burlington friends, Our time here at 19 3rd ave will soon be coming to an end. We came here one year ago (this June) as a pop-up and as our lease comes to a close we would love to thank you for the support you've all shown us. Our last day in Burlington will be Friday, June 7th which also happens to be National Doughnut Day. We hope to see you all these next few weeks and you can always find us back in Central Mass in Westborough, Worcester, Millbury and Auburn. See you soon!

The Burlington location of Rocco's first opened last summer.

The website for Rocco's Doughnut Company can be found at https://roccosdonuts.square.site/

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Rocco's Doughnut Company Is Opening a Shop in Burlington

A doughnut company that has three shops in Central Massachusetts is opening its first outlet in the Greater Boston area

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Rocco's Doughnut Company is planning to open in Burlington, with an Instagram post from the business saying the following:

If you guessed a new store location, you're right....BURLINGTON we are coming for you!....3rd Ave is about to get a whole lot sweeter....Opening Day will be announced SOON!!

A press release shown within the Facebook group post indicates that the new location of Rocco's hopes to open in the early summer.

Rocco's Doughnut Company currently has shops in Millbury, Westborough, and Worcester, and it also does pop-ups, including at Common Craft in Burlington. Its website can be found at https://roccosdonuts.square.site/

[June 16 update: According to a source, the new location of Rocco's Doughnut Company will be going into the space within the 3rd Ave Burlington retail development that had been home to The Bagel Table.]

[July 5 update: An Instagram post indicates that Rocco's Doughnut Company is now open in Burlington.]

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

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Mom's Organic Market Is Opening in Burlington

A group of organic grocery stores will soon be opening its first location in New England, and it will reside in a shopping center in the northern suburbs of Boston.

According to a source (Aron Levy), Mom's Organic Market is planning to open at Burlington Crossroads on Cambridge Street sometime this month, with a Patch article saying that it will sell 100% organic produce along with sustainable seafood, vegan and gluten-free items, teas, herbs, spices, and more. Based on information from the Patch article along with an earlier post from the Daily Times Chronicle, Mom's started out in Maryland in 1987 and currently has more than 20 shops in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

The website for Mom's Organic Market can be found at https://momsorganicmarket.com/

[February 10 update: According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, the Burlington location of Mom's Organic Market is now open.]

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

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Godiva to Close or Sell All of Its Shops in the United States

A big name in the world of chocolate is getting out of the brick-and-mortar business in the United States, and this will apparently include several locations in the Greater Boston area.

According to a source, Godiva is planning to close or sell all of its stores in North America, with a CNN article indicating that this could be completed by the end of March. CNN does say that stores overseas will remain open while NBC Boston states that its products will continue to be available online. The closing/selling of the Godiva shops means that the outlets at the Prudential Center in Boston, the Burlington Mall, the Natick Mall, and the South Shore Shopping Center will apparently be going away, along with a Godiva Cafe at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets as well.

The website for Godiva can be found at https://www.godiva.com/

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Shot Cakes at the Burlington Mall Has Apparently Closed

A shop in a food court that featured a different type of cupcake appears to have shut down.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Shot Cakes at the Burlington Mall has closed for good, with a check on Simon's web page for the mall indicating that the shop has been removed from the site while a call placed to the store indicates that the phone number is now out of service. Shot Cakes was known for its cupcakes that were filled with ice cream and with various toppings such as marshmallows, caramel, strawberries, graham crackers and hot fudge.

Shot Cakes first opened at the Burlington Mall approximately 10 years ago.

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Nothing Bundt Cakes Opens in Burlington

A chain of bakeries that focus on ring-shaped cakes has expanded to a third Boston-area location, with this one being north of the city.

According to a note sent from The Passionate Foodie, Nothing Bundt Cakes is now open in Burlington, moving into a space at Wayside Commons near the Route 128/Route 3 South intersection. Based on its other locations--including outlets in Newton and Peabody--expect the new location of the bakery to offer a variety of sizes of cakes, including 8-inch and 10-inch bundt cakes along with smaller sizes and tiered cakes (cakes which have an 8-inch bundt cake on top of a 10-inch bundt cake).

Nothing Bundt Cakes started out in Las Vegas nearly 25 years ago and now has its corporate office in Addison, TX.

The address for the new location of Nothing Bundt Cakes is 6 Wayside Road (Wayside Commons), Burlington, MA, 01803. The website for the business can be found at nothingbundtcakes.com/

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Harbor Sweets Is Opening at the Burlington Mall

A company on the North Shore that is known for its chocolate treats is opening a third retail shop, and this one will also be north of Boston.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page (Leah Klein of City Living Boston), Harbor Sweets is planning to open at the Burlington Mall, with the website for the business confirming this, saying that the new outlet is coming soon. Once it opens, the Burlington location will join others in Salem (where its factory resides) and at the Northshore Mall in Peabody, and based on the offerings at those locations, expect to see a wide variety of chocolates available.

Harbor Sweets was first established back in 1973.

The website for the company can be found at https://www.harborsweets.com/

[September 17 update: A Facebook post from the place indicates that Harbor Sweets is now open at the Burlington Mall.]

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Hello Brother Supermarket and Bakery Is Opening in Burlington

It looks like a new grocery store and place for baked goods is on its way to the northern suburbs.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Hello Brother is planning to open in Burlington, moving into a space within a warehouse building on Cambridge Street that is also home to Ritu Ki Rasoi restaurant. Based on its Facebook page and website, it appears that Hello Brother will be an Indian supermarket and bakery that will include produce, baked goods, frozen items, and more. The Facebook page says that the place is expected to open in June, though as of yesterday, it was not open and no specific opening date has been given as of yet.

The address for Hello Brother Supermarket and Bakery is 207 Cambridge Street, Burlington, MA, 01803. Its website is at https://hellobrotherstore.business.site/

[October 23 update: A Facebook post from the place indicates that Hello Brother is now open.]

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

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Update: Bedford Farms in Burlington Has Closed; Sweet Lydia's Popping Up in Its Space

by Marc Hurwitz

[Ed note: This article was updated on October 11 to reflect the fact that a new spot has temporarily moved into the space.]

A trio of ice cream shops whose name dates back to the 1800s is back down to two locations.

According to a Facebook post from the business, Bedford Farms at 3rd Ave in Burlington has closed, with the note saying that "We are heading back to our roots and look forward to serving and supporting the community for many years to come at our Bedford and Concord shops." The Burlington outlet first opened its doors in 2015.

Bedford Farms got its start as a dairy business in the 19th century, with the company starting to make ice cream in the late 1940s and 1950s, according to its website.

The address for the now-closed Bedford Farms in Burlington was 19 3rd Ave, Burlington, MA, 01803. The website for the business can be found at https://www.bedfordfarmsicecream.com/

Thanks to a poster on the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page for initially bringing this to our attention.

[October 11 update: A poster on the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page mentions that Sweet Lydia's Handcrafted Confections has moved into the former Bedford Farms space in Burlington, with a check on the Facebook page for the company indicating that this is a pop-up location for the Lowell shop and that it will be open through December.]

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