Molly Tea Opens in Boston's Chinatown

A tea chain that is based in China has expanded to downtown Boston.

Based on information from a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page along with the social media for the business, Molly Tea has soft-opened in Chinatown, with the Beach Street shop slated to have a grand opening on Thursday, December 18. The new spot is currently offering a limited menu of teas including pistachio jasmine coconut tea, jasmine milk tea, and white champaca milk tea, along with a few other options.

Molly Tea first started out in China in 2021, today having more than 1,400 stores around the world, debuting in the United States in 2024 with a shop in New York City.

The address for Molly Tea in Chinatown is 67 Beach Street, Boston MA, 02111. The website for the company is at https://usa.mollytea.com/

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Uncle Tetsu Is Opening in Boston's Chinatown Neighborhood

It looks like a chain of Japanese cheesecake shops will be expanding to Boston.

According to a poster (Geoff Wong) within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Uncle Tetsu is going to be opening in Chinatown, moving into a space on Hudson Street between Kneeland Street and Beach Street. Based on other outlets of the chain (which first started out in Hakata, Japan, in 1985), expect to see scratch-made cheesecakes that the company's website says combine "the richness of American cheesecakes with the lightness of French soufflés.

The address for Uncle Tetsu in Chinatown is 19 Hudson Street, Boston, MA, 02111. The website for the chain can be found at https://uncletetsu-us.com/

[September 20 update: According to an Instagram post from @jccraves, Uncle Tetsu is now open in Chinatown.]

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Hing Shing Pastry in Chinatown Is Closing

It looks like a decades-old bakery in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood is shutting down.

According to a post from @jgmahoney, Hing Shing Pastry on Beach Street is closing its doors, saying that it shutters this weekend, and this was also mentioned in a Reddit thread with one poster saying that the owners are retiring. Hing Shing Pastry is known for such items as almond cookies, moon cakes, cream sponge cake, egg custard buns, sesame balls, and coconut snowballs.

The address for Hing Shing Pastry in Chinatown is 67 Beach Street, Boston, MA, 02111.

[October 4 update: Multiple sources have confirmed that Hing Shing Pastry is now closed.]

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Eldo Cake House in Boston's Chinatown Has Closed

A bakery and pastry shop in downtown Boston that is known for its cakes has shut down.

Universal Hub confirms what a source told us earlier, that Eldo Cake House in the city's Chinatown neighborhood is no longer in business, with a tweet from @darrylljfernald showing a "For Rent" sign in the window of the Harrison Avenue place along with a "For Sale" sign. In addition to cakes, Eldo Cake House also offered such options as tarts, buns, baos, breads, smoothies, and tea.

The address for the now-closed Eldo Cake House in Chinatown was 36 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA, 02111.

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C-Mart on Lincoln Street in Boston's Chinatown Has Apparently Closed for Good

It looks like an Asian market in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston has closed its doors permanently.

According to a Twitter post from @FortPointer, C-Mart on Lincoln Street is shuttered and a source mentions that it "is not expected to re-open," with @JCCraves responding that it has indeed closed for good. An earlier tweet from @FortPointer last month had stated that the grocery store was locked up and with a sign posted out front, though a request for a translation of the sign was unsuccessful so it is not known exactly what the sign had said.

Another C-Mart on nearby Herald Street on the northern edge of the South End appears to remain in business; a third had once been in operation on Washington Street on the western edge of Chinatown, though that shop closed back in 2013. (Another location is still in operation in Quincy as well.)

The address for the now-closed location of C-Mart in Chinatown was 109 Lincoln Street, Boston, MA, 02111.

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Sun Sun Supermarket in Boston's Chinatown Has Closed

A decades-old grocery store in Boston that was one of the last of the independents in the city's downtown area has shut down.

According to an article from the Boston Chinatown Blog from back in September, it appeared that Sun Sun Company on Oxford Street was going to be closing at that time, with a message sent from the author of the post telling us this week that the market has indeed shuttered. A Chowhound post indicates that Sun Sun may have closed sometime in early October but an exact date for its closure is not known.

The Boston Chinatown Blog says that Sun Sun was "one of the first Chinese Supermarkets in Boston's Chinatown if not the first. And...one of the last old school style mom and pop supermarkets to last." The Manta site states that it was established in 1964, though it may have been even older than that, based on information from a Google search.

The address for Sun Sun Company was 18-20 Oxford Street, Boston, MA, 02111.

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Maxim Coffee House in Chinatown Has Closed

Another longtime bakery in Boston has shut down, and the reason for its closure appears to be a familiar one.

According to several sources, including @FortPointer who posted a couple of pictures last night, Maxim Coffee House has closed for good, with the Harrison Avenue spot showing a sign out front that says "loss of lease -- closed after 33 years." This is the second bakery to shutter in general area recently, with Quinzani's Bakery on Harrison Avenue in the South End closing last month and the building going up for sale.

Maxim Coffee House--which was simply known as Coffee House to many--offered such items as pork buns, sticky rice rolls, custard tarts, sponge cake, and more.

The address for this now-closed bakery in Chinatown was: Maxim Coffee House, 62 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA, 02111.

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Quinzani's Bakery in Boston's South End Is Closing, Selling Building

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Jia Ho Supermarket Has Opened in Former C-Mart Space on Washington Street in Boston

It looks like a new Asian supermarket is now open on the edge of Boston's Chinatown neighborhood, taking over the space where another market had been.

According to a poster on the Chowhound site, Jia Ho Supermarket has opened on Washington Street in the former C-Mart space. (C-Mart still has existing locations on Herald Street in the South End and Lincoln Street on the eastern edge of Chinatown.) Based on a photo included by the poster, the new market had its grand opening today, with hours listed as 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM seven days a week.

C-Mart closed its Washington Street location in April.

The address for this new Asian market in Boston is: Jia Ho Supermarket, 692 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111.

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C-Mart on Washington Street in Boston's Chinatown Has Closed

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C-Mart on Washington Street in Boston's Chinatown Has Closed

An Asian market in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston has closed its doors, though the city's other two locations remain open.

The Boston Globe is reporting that C-Mart on Washington Street shuttered last week, with the market consolidating its operations at its nearby location on Herald Street, which is on the other side of the Mass. Pike just south of Chinatown in the South End. (Another C-Mart can be found on Lincoln Street, which is on the eastern edge of Chinatown.) The article says a spokesperson for the market mentioned that the lease for the Washington Street store was set to expire this summer, bringing them to the decision to close that location.

C-Mart stores can also be found in Georgia, Maryland, New York, and Virginia.

The address for this now-closed Asian market in Chinatown is: C-Mart, 692 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111.

Thanks to Grub Street Boston for bringing this to our attention.

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