Casa Tua Cucina, Estiatorio Milos Among the New Businesses Coming to the Neiman Marcus Space at Copley Place in Boston

The Boston location of a chain of upscale department stores is closing, and now we have learned that a couple of options for food will be among the new places coming to the space.

According to an article within the boston.com website, Casa Tua Cucina and Estiatorio Milos are planning to open within the Neiman Marcus space at Copley Place in the Back Bay, with the former being a location of a group of high-end Italian marketplaces that was first established in Miami in 2001, while the latter will be a location of a group of Greek seafood restaurants that got its start in Montreal in 1979. It appears that construction on the space (which will also include multiple luxury boutiques) will start later this year, with phased openings taking place in 2028.

The Copley Place location of Neiman Marcus first opened in 1984; its parent company (Saks Global) filed for bankruptcy last month.

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Amba, First Street Market Opening in Cambridge

A new restaurant and events/market space are on their way to East Cambridge.

According to an article from Cambridge Day, Amba is planning to open on First Street, being part of First Street Market which will be home to local vendors and which will also have space for private and public events. The post says that Will Gilson and his Cambridge Street Hospitality Group (Puritan & Company, Cafe Beatrice, Geppetto, The Lexington) is behind the development which plans to open this summer; it looks like the restaurant will be a fast-casual spot that is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and it will offer such options as rotisserie chicken, soups, salads, sandwiches, pastries, beer, wine, cocktails, and coffee.

The address for Amba and First Street Market is 55 First Street, Cambridge, MA, 02141. Its website can be found at https://www.ambacambridge.com/

[July 17 update: According to its website, Amba soft-opens today.]

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The Pine Bar Opens at Boston Public Market

An indoor marketplace in downtown Boston is now home to a bar.

According to a press release, The Pine Bar is now open at Boston Public Market, with The Filmark Hospitality Group (Ristorante Lucia, Filippo Ristorante, Ducali Pizzeria, Caffé Ducali, Cunard Tavern) and managing partner Phil Frattaroli being behind it. The new full-service drinking spot offers beer, wine, spirits, and cocktails, and customers can either sit at the bar and dine on food offerings from Boston Public Market's vendors or walk around the marketplace with their drinks.

The website for The Pine Bar can be found at https://www.pinebarboston.com/ while the website for Boston Public Market is at https://bostonpublicmarket.org/

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

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Lombardo's in Randolph Morphs into a Marketplace (and Soon, a Drive-In Theater)

While local nightclubs and event spaces are in a particularly tough situation in Massachusetts as the state works its way toward reopening the economy (and clubs and event spaces will be among the last  places to reopen), one wedding/event venue in the southern suburbs of Boston has reconcepted in order to remain open for business--and they are returning to their roots in a way.

According to an article from Wicked Local, Lombardo's in Randolph is now set up as an online marketplace offering a variety of food products including produce, meat and dairy items, prepared foods, and alcohol as well as dry goods and paper goods, all of which can be ordered for contactless pickup each Friday. In addition, the business is turning its sprawling parking lot into a drive-in movie theater, with space for 100 to 140 cars and concessions such as hot dogs, popcorn, candy, and soda that will be brought over to people's vehicles. The drive-in, which plans to offer family-friendly double features shown on Lombardo's wall at least once a week, could be ready to debut by June 25, assuming that the town gives its approval.

The Lombardo family first opened a butcher shop in East Boston nearly 100 years ago, subsequently opening a supermarket in Eastie in the 1950s before eventually opening event venues in East Boston and, later, Randolph, where its sole function hall remains.

The address for Lombardo's is 6 Billings Street, Randolph, MA, 02368. Its website can be found at https://www.lombardos.com/ while the website for the marketplace is at https://togo.lombardos.com/

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

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