Fuful Bakery Is Apparently Opening a Brick-and-Mortar Shop in Downtown Boston

It looks like the people behind a popup bakery business will be opening a permanent space in the heart of Boston.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Fuful Bakery is planning to open on Franklin Street in the downtown area, and it appears to be moving into a space next to Viva Burrito which has the same address as the upcoming shop. Based on its offerings at popups at Sowa Market in the South End, the new store could be focusing on Asian/French-influenced pastries, breads, and other sweet treats and baked goods.

The address for the upcoming location of Fuful Bakery in downtown Boston is 274 Franklin Street, Boston, MA, 02110. The website for the business is at https://www.fufulbakery.com/

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Bruegger's Bagels in Downtown Boston Has Closed

A chain of bagel spots that is headquartered in Burlington, VT has closed one of its locations in Boston. 

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Bruegger's Bagels in downtown Boston is no longer in operation, with a sign up at the School Street storefront directing customers to one of its two remaining outlets within the city limits (in the Longwood area, with another being in West Roxbury). The downtown location had been in business since 1986, with the company itself starting out three years earlier in Troy, NY.

In addition to Longwood and West Roxbury, existing Boston-area locations of Bruegger's Bagels can be found in Auburndale, Bedford, Belmont, Brookline, Hingham, Lexington, Melrose, Milton, and Winchester.

The address for this now-closed bagel shop in downtown Boston was 7 School Street, Boston, MA, 02108. The website for the chain is at https://www.brueggers.com/

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Sugar Skulls Is Opening at High Street Place in Boston

A new shop that features frozen treats with Mexican influences is coming to downtown Boston.

According to a press release, Sugar Skulls Sweets & Frozen Drinks is planning to open at High Street Place on Monday, July 17, with the people behind North East of the Border--which is a Mexican dining spot also located in the food hall--running the place. The upcoming shop will offer such items as ice cream tacos, churro ice cream sandwiches, crepes, spiked ice cream floats, and frozen cocktails and mocktails.

High Street Place can be found at 100 High Street in the city's Financial District; its website is at https://www.highstreetplace.com/

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Moon Love Cafe Opens in Downtown Boston

A new spot that features bubble tea has come to the heart of Boston.

According to a tweet from @ConciergeBoston, Moon Love Cafe is now open in the city's downtown area, moving into a space on State Street near where it meets Broad Street. Signs out front indicate that the new spot offers such options as brown sugar boba milk tea and strawberry matcha latte, and that its current hours are 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM Tuesday through Sunday.

The address for Moon Love Cafe is 107 State Street, Boston, MA, 02109. 

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Flat Black Coffee Closes Its Franklin Street Shop in Downtown Boston; Dorchester Location Remains Open

What was once a local group of espresso bars is now down to just one.

According to a tweet from @PaulGerard, Flat Black Coffee on Franklin Street in downtown Boston is no longer in business, with a sign out front referring customers to their shop on Washington Street in Dorchester while also reminding people to shop online as they ship anywhere in the United States. Flat Back once had locations on State Street, Broad Street, and High Street in the downtown area in addition to its Franklin Street outlet, and another Dorchester location had been on Dorchester Avenue as well.

The address for the now-closed Flat Black Coffee on Franklin Street was 260 Franklin Street, Boston, MA, 02110. The website for the business can be found at https://flatblackcoffee.com/

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Bakey Is Opening in Downtown Boston

A well-known Israeli baker will soon be opening a brand new spot in the heart of Boston.

According to an article in the Boston Globe, Uri Scheft is opening Bakey on Tremont Street across from Boston Common, with the cafe offering fresh breads, buns, burekas, and babkas along with coffee from the Seattle-based Caffe Umbria. Scheft is known in part for being behind Lehamim Bakery in Israel and Breads Bakery in New York City while also writing "Breaking Breads," a cookbook that focuses on Israeli breads and baking.

If all goes as planned, Bakey plans to open sometime this month.

The address for Bakey is 151 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02111.

[September 14 update: A tweet from @DTownBostonBID indicates that Bakey opened its doors in downtown Boston today.]

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

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Poutinerie by Air Canada to Pop Up in Boston's Downtown Crossing

A pop-up is on its way to the heart of Boston, and it will feature a beloved food item that is particularly north of the border.

According to a press release, the Poutinerie by Air Canada pop-up is coming to 267 Washington Street in Downtown Crossing, debuting on Thursday, October 3 and running through Sunday, October 13. The poutine pop-up, which will be open from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM daily, will offer such options as a classic Montreal-style poutine (fries, cheese curds, and gravy), a Toronto version called "The North" (sharp cheddar cheese instead of curds and beer-braised pork added), and versions with international influences including Paris "'Tine de Triomphe" (fries, duck confit, creme de brie, black pepper), Sao Paulo "Sampa" (thick-cut fries, grilled hanger steak, chimichurri), Tokyo "The Shibu-yeah!" (thick-cut fries, ground pork, ponzu and sesame sauce, pickled daikon or shredded carrot, ginger), and others. Boston is the fourth city to host Poutinerie by Air Canada, with the pop-up previously coming to Washington, DC, London, and Denver.

Proceeds from the Poutinerie by Air Canada pop-up will benefit About Fresh, a Boston-based nonprofit that helps bring healthy food to those in need.

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

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Sweet Bakery in Chestnut Hill and Downtown Boston Are Closed; Exact Status of Latter Unknown

A group of bakeries and pastry shops that closed one of its locations earlier this year has closed its other two locations, and it remains a mystery as to whether one of the two might open back up again.

According to several sources, Sweet Bakery in Chestnut Hill and downtown Boston are both closed, with one source on the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook page indicating that Chill Sugar Co. is replacing the Chestnut Hill location while a few sources say that a "space available" sign is apparently posted out front at the Boston location. Earlier reports from sources indicated that the Boston shop was only closed for renovations and a Yelp page mentions that it is "temporarily closed" and is scheduled to reopen on May 31. The website for all locations gives no indication that the Chestnut Hill or Boston outlets have closed, and it also shows that the shop in Cambridge's Harvard Square that shuttered earlier this year is considered to be "closed for renovation." We have reached out to Sweet Bakery to find out more information on all of this, so keep checking back for updates.(The online business for Sweet Bakery remains in operation, as does its catering.)

The aforementioned Chill Sugar Co. is slated to open in the former Sweet Bakery space in Chestnut Hill this weekend, according to its Instagram page.

The website for Sweet Bakery can be found at https://sweetcupcakes.com/

[May 17 update: Eater Boston states that the downtown Boston location of Sweet Bakery hopes to open back up at some point in the future, though no timeline has been given as of yet.]

[Earlier Article]
Sweet Bakery in Cambridge's Harvard Square Has Closed

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

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