Foodie's Market in Boston's South End Is Closing Today

A beloved neighborhood grocery store is saying farewell today.

According to a poster within the South End Community Board Facebook group page, Foodie's Market in the South End of Boston is shutting down permanently at 4:00 PM, with a sign out front at the Washington Street store saying "Thank you for 28 wonderful years. It has been our sincere honor, pleasure and joy to serve the South End Community. We value your loyalty and friendship very much and wish you well in the future." The South Boston location of Foodie's on W Broadway will remain in operation.

The address for Foodie's Market in the South End is 1421 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02118. The website for the business is at https://foodiesmarkets.com/

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Sprouts Farmers Market and 7 Brew to Open in Weymouth

An upscale chain of grocery stores will be expanding to the Greater Boston area, with a location coming to the South Shore.

According to multiple sources along with an article from NBC10 Boston, Sprouts Farmers Market will be opening in Weymouth, moving into the space on Main Street just north of Route 3 that had been home to a Honda dealership. The new market, which will also be home to a drive-thru location of 7 Brew Coffee, will offer fresh produce, organic products, gluten-free items, and plant-based options.

This will be the first New England location of Sprouts Farmers Market, which is based in Phoenix, and the second location of 7 Brew Coffee, which is headquartered in Fayetteville, AR (the other location is in West Springfield).

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The Fresh Market in Framingham Is Closing

A chain of specialty grocery stores with three locations in Eastern Massachusetts will soon be down to two, as its shop west of Boston is shutting down.

According to a poster within the ChewOnThis Facebook group page, The Fresh Market in Framingham is closing its doors, with the shop shuttering at an as-of-yet undisclosed date (it is currently offering 25% off all items other than alcohol, according to the thread). While the Worcester Road store will be closing, it does look like locations in Hingham and Mansfield will remain in operation.

The Framingham outlet of The Fresh Market opened a bit under a year ago.

The address for the soon-to-close Fresh Market in Framingham is 84 Worcester Road (Route 9), Framingham, MA, 01702. The website for the company is at https://www.thefreshmarket.com/

[November 11 update: Based on the website for the business, the Framingham location of The Fresh Market is now closed, as it has been removed from the locations section.]

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Hashi Market to Open Locations in Brookline, Cambridge

A chain of Japanese supermarkets with roots in New York City will be opening two locations in the Boston area.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page along with a Cambridge Day article, Hashi Market is planning to open on Beacon Street in Coolidge Corner and Massachusetts Avenue in Central Square, with the poster mentioning that the Cambridge location plans to include a Matcha dessert shop called Fujissa that is affiliated with the chain. Hashi Market opened its first store in Manhattan in 2024 and currently has a handful of locations in New York and California.

The address for the Brookline location will be 1341 Beacon Street while the Cambridge location will be at 580 Massachusetts Avenue; the website for the chain is at https://www.hashimarket.com/

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Dorchester Food Co-op Is in Danger of Closing, Could Be Shutting Down in Two Months

It looks like the future of a community grocery store and cafe in Boston that debuted a couple of years ago is in question.

According to a notice from the business, Dorchester Food Co-op may have to shut down soon, with the post from the Bowdoin Street spot saying the following:

URGENT: Facing Closure in Two Months, Please Shop to Keep the Dorchester Food Co-op....Please, support what you own: now and each week, the Co-op needs an increase in sales or else the cash reserves for operational costs will run out in two short months!...We're committed to doing everything we can in the next few months. Please join us—shop, share, give, and order catering today.

Dorchester Food Co-op first opened in the fall of 2023, being billed (when it debuted) as "Boston’s only community- and worker-owned food co-op" and featuring fresh, organic foods, with its focus being on bringing affordable, healthy options to the neighborhood.

The website for Dorchester Food Co-op is 195 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester, MA, 02122. Its website is at https://www.dorchesterfoodcoop.com/

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T Market Plans to Open in the Former Wegmans Space at Natick Mall

It looks like a high-end Asian supermarket may be on its way to the western suburbs of Boston.

According to Kiat Cormier of the ChewOnThis Facebook group page (via a Natick Report article), T Market is planning to open at Natick Mall, taking over the space that had been home to a location of Wegmans until it closed in the summer of 2023 after five years in business. The Natick Report article mentions that the new market will have about 90,000 square feet of space and will include a food court with a number of Asian street food vendors.

The article states that T Market is currently in the planning and permitting stages, and if all goes well, it could be opening by the end of the year.

The website for T Market is at https://www.tmarketus.com/

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Daily Table Is Closing All of Its Stores

A local group of nonprofit community grocers that help provide food to those in need is ceasing operations.

According to a Facebook post from the business, Daily Table is shutting down all of its markets, with the post saying the following:

With heavy hearts, we share that Daily Table will be closing our doors within the next few days. This was not an easy decision. For the past 10 years, we have had the honor of serving neighborhoods across Greater Boston, working alongside our community to make affordable, nutritious food accessible to all. We are proud to have served over 3 million customers, returning over $16 million in savings to the community while removing the barriers to healthy food. The past several years have been particularly hard; navigating the challenges of COVID-19, plus the pressures of facing historically high levels of food price increases, to the current uncertain and difficult funding environment, sustaining Daily Table has become increasingly difficult. Without immediate funding to bridge us through 2025, we cannot continue. After careful consideration, we have come to the heartbreaking conclusion that we can no longer continue operations.

Please know that due to the urgency of the situation, we were unable to individually reach out to all of our longstanding partners, and we apologize if this news comes as a shock. We understand that this comes at a time when other food access resources and organizations are at risk, which makes this news even more difficult to share. We hope that those who have been generous to Daily Table will continue investing in other organizations to meet the ongoing need.

The note refers customers who may be in need of support to this link within the City of Boston website: https://www.boston.gov/departments/food-justice/food-resources

A note on its website says that Daily Table's markets in Dorchester, Roxbury, and Salem will close after business hours on Sunday, May 11, while the market in Cambridge's Central Square, will remain open through Monday, May 12. (Another store had been in Mattapan but it closed at the beginning of the year.) The website for Daily Table can be found at https://www.dailytable.org/

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Ebisuya Japanese Market in Medford Is Closing

A Japanese grocery store just north of Boston that is known in part for its ramen and sushi is shutting down.

According to multiple sources, Ebisuya Japanese Market is getting ready to close, with a Facebook post from the Riverside Avenue spot saying the following:

Dear Precious Customers, We want to update you on critical matters at Ebisuya... We planned to stay open for the next years to come, but sadly, we have been told that the building in which Ebisuya is housed will be demolished this summer. This means that Ebisuya will be closing by the end of May 2025.

The post does mention that Ebisuya Japanese Noodle House in Malden will remain open and that Kevin's Bread (which is made in-house daily) will continue to be available online, while also noting that customers need to use their rewards card points because they will "expire with the store."

The address for Ebisuya Japanese Market is 65 Riverside Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155. Its website is at https://www.ebisuyamarket.com/

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Golden Goose Market in Boston's North End to Expand to Charlestown

A longtime neighborhood market in the North End of Boston will soon be expanding across the water.

According to a source, Golden Goose Market on Commercial Street is planning to open a new location in Charlestown, with an Instagram post from the business saying "The rumor is true! We are a few months away from offering the same friendly customer based service in the Navy Yard! We will keep you posted." A Caught in Charlestown article indicates that the new shop plans to offer alcohol, while also selling such items as produce, meats, and specialty products.

The website for Golden Goose Market can be found at https://www.goldengoosemarket.com/

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H Mart Is Opening in Somerville's Davis Square

It looks like an Asian supermarket chain is going to be opening a new location in Somerville, confirming chatter that has been taking place for a number of months now.

According to an article in The Tufts Daily, H Mart is planning to open in Davis Square, moving into the space on Elm Street that had been home to a location of bfresh. The article states that employees at locations in Burlington and Cambridge mentioned the upcoming opening, with one worker indicating that it could be opening sometime this summer. (An earlier LLC filing seems to confirm the planned opening as well.)

In addition to the Burlington and Cambridge locations, H Mart (which first started out in Queens in 1982) also has two other Boston-area outlets in Brookline and Quincy, and another one may be coming to Medford as well.

The address for the new location of H Mart in Davis Square is 240 Elm Street, Somerville, MA, 02144. The website for the company can be found at https://www.hmart.com/

[January 9, 2025 update: According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, H Mart is slated to open in Davis Square today.]

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H Mart to Open in Medford

An Asian supermarket chain with four locations in the Greater Boston area is planning to open another outlet in the region.

According to a page within the Medford Chamber of Commerce website, H Mart is planning to open on Middlesex Street, with the address indicating that it will move into a space within the Townline Plaza where Medford and Malden meet. An earlier post on the bldup.com site mentioned this as well, saying that "WS Development has filed plans for a tenant fitout of roughly 25,000 square feet of vacant space at the retail shopping plaza adjacent to CMF Surgeons." Once it opens, the new location of H Mart will join others in Burlington, Brookline, Cambridge, and Quincy

H Mart first started out in Queens in 1982.

The address for the upcoming location of H Mart on the Medford/Malden line is 295 Middlesex Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155. The website for the company is at https://www.hmart.com/

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bfresh in Somerville's Davis Square Has Closed

Another outlet of a local group of small grocery stores has shut down.

According to an article from Cambridge Day, bfresh in Somerville's Davis Square closed on October 12, with Caroline Medeiros--who is the external and corporate communications manager for sibling grocery chain Stop & Shop--saying that "Stop & Shop has made the difficult decision not to renew the lease for our bfresh store....The store was not meeting financial expectations." The Elm Street shop opened in early 2017, joining other locations in Allston and Brighton, neither of which are in operation anymore, though Nichole Davis of WBZ 1030 tells us that a location of Stop & Shop in Newton is now a bfresh location.

The address for bfresh in Davis Square was 240 Elm Street, Somerville, MA, 02144.

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Dorchester Food Co-op Is Opening in October

Early last year, it was reported that a community grocery store and cafe was being planned for a Boston neighborhood, and now we have learned that it is just about ready to open.

According to a press release, Dorchester Food Co-op is slated to open on October 14 on Bowdoin Street, and as mentioned in an earlier article here, the store--which is being billed as "Boston’s only community- and worker-owned food co-op"--will also include a cafe. The shop will feature fresh, organic foods, with its focus being on bringing affordable, healthy options to the neighborhood.

The address for Dorchester Food Co-op is 195 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester, MA, 02122. The website for the store is at https://www.dorchesterfoodcoop.com/

[October 18 update: Dorchester Food Co-op is now open.]

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Dorchester Food Co-op Makes Plans to Open; Would Include a Cafe

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H Mart Is Opening in Brookline

An Asian supermarket chain that has three locations in the Greater Boston area is opening a fourth.

According to a tweet from @PatrickMBoston, H Mart is planning to open in Brookline, moving into the space on Beacon Street that had been home to a location of Whole Foods. It is not known when it might open (the signs out front simply say "coming soon), but once it does, the new H Mart will join others in Burlington, Cambridge's Central Square, and Quincy.

H Mart, which started out in Queens in 1982, currently has nearly 100 stores across the United States.

The address for the new location of H Mart in Brookline is 1028 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA, 02446. The website for the chain can be found at https://www.hmart.com/

[August 8 update: According to multiple sources (including Sarah Wu and Patrick Maguire), the new H Mart in Brookline is now open, having had its grand opening on August 4.]

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Momma's Grocery + Wine Plans to Open in North Cambridge

A food and wine store with a connection to a wine shop in Vermont is on its way to Cambridge.

An email confirms what we have heard from multiple sources, that Momma's Grocery + Wine is planning to open in North Cambridge, with the address indicating that it is moving into the space on Mass. Ave. that had been home to Modern Homebrew Emporium. The email mentions that the shop will offer locally-grown produce along with locally-sourced meat and dairy products, while wine, coffee, soft serve, and pantry staples will be sold as well--and the shop will have a takeout window during the warmer months.

The owner of Momma's Grocery + Wine also runs Schmetterling Wine Shop in Middlebury, VT.

The address for the upcoming Momma's Grocery + Wine is 2304 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02140.

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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.]

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Fasano's Marketplace Is Opening in Braintree

It looks like a new food shop is on its way to the South Shore.

According to its website, Fasano's Marketplace is opening soon in Braintree, moving into a space on Washington Street just off Route 3 (and near the Braintree Split) in Braintree Square. The website mentions that it will be a neighborhood grocer, bakery, and deli, while a post within the jobs section of the bostonchefs.com site indicates that it will also have a salad bar and will sell grab-and-go meals and specialty items.

Based on the logo for the place, it appears that Fasano's Marketplace is affiliated with Fasano's Catering which is based in Braintree and also runs a food truck.

The address for Fasano's Marketplace is 372 Washington Street, Braintree, MA, 02184. Its website is at https://fasanosmarketplace.com/

[November 21 update: A check on the place indicates that Fasano's Marketplace is now open.]

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Sin City Superette Opens in Lynn

A brand new community market from the team behind an award-winning North Shore restaurant has debuted nearly two years after its plans were first announced.

According to a press release, Sin City Superette is now open in Lynn, moving into the space on Exchange Street that is adjacent to Nightshade Noodle Bar. Rachel Miller, who is executive chef/owner of both the restaurant and the market, says that "It means a lot to me to provide everyday essentials, affordable raw, hot and cold prepared foods and offer more EBT to my neighborhood as we all continue to recover from the pandemic....The idea for Sin City Superette stemmed from pandemic response, realizing that we could be so much more useful to the community, while creating more jobs in our growing neighborhood, if we rearranged our resources and extended our reach beyond what Nightshade Noodle Bar was built to offer." Sin City Superette offers produce, meat, seafood, hot and cold prepared foods to-go, sushi, everyday grocery items, household goods, and more.

Nightshade Noodle Bar is a French and Vietnamese restaurant that has received much praise since opening its doors in the fall of 2019, including being mentioned within the Suburban Standouts section of a Boston Magazine "Best Restaurants of Boston" page.

The address for Sin City Superette is 71 Exchange Street, Lynn, MA, 01901. Its website is at https://www.sincitysuperette.com/

[Earlier Article]
Nightshade Noodle Bar Team to Open Sin City Superette in Lynn

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Neroli Ristorante & Mercato to Open in Westwood's Islington Neighborhood

A new Italian restaurant and market is on its way to a village center southwest of Boston.

According to several posts within the jobs section of bostonchefs.com, Neroli Ristorante & Mercato is opening in Westwood, moving into a space on Washington Street in the Islington section of town. The posts indicate that the restaurant will be a 250-seat fine-dining spot while the market will be a specialty grocery store that features prepared foods, sandwiches from a deli area, wine, and more, and it will also offer catering as well. Based on their Instagram pages, it looks like Neroli Ristorante & Mercato plans to open sometime this fall.

The address for Neroli Ristorante will be 282 Washington Street while the address for Neroli Mercato will be 274 Washington Street. (The Instagram pages will be at https://www.instagram.com/neroliristorante/ and https://www.instagram.com/nerolimercato/, respectively.)

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Weston Provisions Is Opening in Former Ye Olde Cottage Restaurant Space

Last summer, it was reported that a suburban dining spot that had been around for 70 years had shut down. Now we have learned that a brand new food shop is moving into the space.

According to a post within the jobs section of the bostonchefs.com site, Weston Provisions is opening in the old Ye Olde Cottage Restaurant space on Boston Post Road in Weston Center, with an earlier Weston Owl article mentioning that it appears to be a cheese and sandwich shop. The Instagram page for the business does say that it will indeed offer cheese and sandwiches while also mentioning that groceries will be available as well.

Ye Olde Cottage Restaurant closed in June of 2021 after being in business since 1952, with the place being known for its variety of breakfast and lunch items. 

The address for Weston Provisions is 403 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA, 02493. Its website will be at https://www.westonprovisions.com/

[August 3 update: A new Weston Owl article states that Weston Provisions is now open.]

[Earlier Article]
Ye Olde Cottage Restaurant in Weston Is Closing

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