PRB Boulangerie Opens in Cambridge's Kendall Square

A pair of French bakeries have been joined by a third location.

According to troysch1 on Bluesky, PRB Boulangerie is now open in the Kendall Square section of Cambridge, moving into the space on Third Street next to Batifol, a French brasserie that is under the same ownership. (There is also an ownership connection with Petit Robert Bistro and Marseille in Boston's South End as well.) The new shop joins others on Harrison Avenue in the South End and Beacon Street in Somerville, and it offers such options as bread, pastries, coffee, tea, sandwiches, and more.

The address for PRB Boulangerie in Kendall Square is 295 Third Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142. The website for all locations is at https://www.prbboulangerie.com/

[Earlier Articles]
PRB Boulangerie to Open in Boston's South End, Somerville, and Cambridge
PRB Boulangerie Opens in Boston's South End

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PRB Boulangerie to Open in Boston's South End, Somerville, and Cambridge

The person behind a trio of French restaurants will be opening a trio of French bakeries.

Based on information within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, along with an article from boston.com, Loic Le Garrec of Petit Robert Bistro and the brand new Marseille in Boston's South End as well as Batifol in Cambridge's Kendall Square is opening PRB Boulangerie in Somerville and Kendall Square while we have also heard that one is coming to the South End as well (in the former Green Light Cafe space). The Somerville outlet will also a commissary and will take over the former FAB/Bergamot/EVOO space on Beacon Street, while the Cambridge location will be next to Batifol on Third Street. The boston.com article mentions that both shops will offer such items as bread and pastries.

Marseille soft-opened last weekend in the former Brasserie/Gaslight Brasserie du Coin space on Harrison Avenue in the SoWa part of Boston's South End.

[May 18 update: The Somerville location of PRB Boulangerie is now open.]

[July 18 update: The South End location of PRB Boulangerie is now open as well.]

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

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Colette Bakery Cafe Is Opening in Melrose

It looks like a bakery in Medford may be expanding to a space a few miles to the north.

According to a message sent by Richard Auffrey of The Passionate Foodie, Colette Bakery Cafe is planning to open in Melrose, with a sign being up for the place at a storefront on Main Street in the downtown area. Based on the logo shown in the window, this is the same Colette that resides on Main Street in South Medford, moving into the former Italo space in the spring of 2020. Based on that location, the new store could feature pastries, baked goods, and desserts, all with French influences.

The address for Colette Bakery Cafe in Melrose is 465 Main Street, Melrose, MA, 02176. The website for the original location can be found at https://colettebakery.com/

[July 22 update: A new message from Richard Auffrey indicates that Colette Bakery Cafe is now open in Melrose.]

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

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Parla, Le Macaron Both Plan to Open at Assembly Row in Somerville

A growing mixed-use development in Somerville will become home to two new options for food, including one with a familiar name locally.

According to a press release, Parla and Le Macaron are planning to open at Assembly Row, with the former being a second location of an Italian restaurant in Boston's North End and the latter being the first Boston-area location of a Florida-based chain of French patisseries that currently has one New England location in Windham, NH. Both spots are slated to open sometime this year, though no specific opening dates have been given as of yet. 

Parla first opened its North End restaurant in 2014 while Le Macaron started out a bit more than 10 years ago.

The website for Parla is at https://www.parlaboston.com/ while the website for Le Macaron is at https://lemacaron-us.com/

[May 12 update: A post within the jobs section of bostonchefs.com says that Parla is "days away" from opening at Assembly Row, while a new Facebook post from Le Macaron says that it is also opening soon.]

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

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Colette Bakery Opens in South Medford

Last spring, it was reported that a new bakery might be taking over the space where another bakery that was known for its pizza had been. Now we have learned that the place is officially open.

According to a source, Colette Bakery is now open in the former Italo space in South Medford, with a Facebook post from the Main Street shop indicating that it apparently debuted a couple of weekends ago. The new bakery--whose owners come from France--features breads, croissants, flatbreads, quiche, sandwiches, and more.

The address for Colette Bakery is 509 Main Street, Medford, MA, 02155. Its website can be found at https://colettebakery.com/

[Earlier Article]
Colette Bakery Could Be Opening in Former Italo Bakery Space in South Medford

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

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