WakuWaku Ramen & Sake Is Opening in the Former Pollo Club Space in Waltham

A couple of months ago, it was reported that a restaurant in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood was expanding to Harvard Square in Cambridge, and now we have learned that a new outlet is opening in the western suburbs as well.

According to a tweet from @y2000k, WakuWaku Ramen & Sake is going to be opening in Waltham, moving into the former Pollo Club space on Moody Street. An earlier article from WCAC-TV mentioned that the eatery would be opening in the 900-square-foot space while an article here stated that the Harvard Square location opened last month on Brattle Street. (The original location opened on Tyler Street in Chinatown in the spring of 2021.)

The address for the upcoming WakuWaku Ramen & Sake is 456 Moody Street, Waltham, MA, 02453. The website for the business can be found at https://www.wakuwakuramen.com/

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

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WakuWaku Ramen & Sake Is Opening a New Location in Cambridge's Harvard Square

A restaurant in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood that opened a couple of years ago is expanding across the river.

According to a source, WakuWaku Ramen & Sake is getting ready to open a new location in the Harvard Square section of Cambridge, with the website for the place indicating that it plans to debut on February 1. The original location opened on Tyler Street in Chinatown in the spring of 2021, offering an array of ramen and sake options along with such items as wings, duck bun, fried oysters, shrimp tempura, kimchi, shumai, pork chops, and more.

The website for WakuWaku mentions that another outlet could be coming to Waltham at some point as well.

The address for the new location of WakuWaku in Harvard Square is 33 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138. The website for the business can be found at https://www.wakuwakuramen.com/

[February 3 update: According to its website, the new location of WakuWaku in Harvard Square is now open.]

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

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Akame Nigiri and Sake Opens in Lexington

A new dining spot with Japanese influences has opened in the northwest suburbs of Boston.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Akame Nigiri and Sake is now open in Lexington, with an OpenTable page for the place indicating that it resides in a building just off Mass. Ave. in Lexington Center where the municipal parking lot is. A post within the jobs section of bostonchefs.com says that it Akame is "an un-traditional Japanese influenced restaurant" that has seating for 18, while the OpenTable page says that chef/owner Michael Monaco offers Japanese nigiri and small plates along with beer and sake.

The address for Akame Nigiri and Sake is 1707 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, 02420.

[September 29 update: A message sent to us indicates that Akame Nigiri and Sake now has a wine and malt license and also include a six-seat Omakase counter.]

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

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Farthest Star Sake Brewery and Taproom Opens in Medfield

A new brewery that has been a long time in the making has come to the southwest suburbs of Boston, and it is the only one of its kind in the Greater Boston area.

According to an article from Eater Boston, Farthest Star Sake brewery and taproom is now open in Medfield, and as mentioned here in an earlier article, Todd Bellomy of the now-closed Dovetail Sake Brewery in Waltham is behind the N. Meadows Road spot. Eater says that for its opening weekend, it will feature a few draft-only namazake (unpasteurized) sakes along with small-batch "experiments," packaged Japanese snacks, and non-alcoholic drinks.

The address for Farthest Star Sake is 120 N Meadows Road, Medfield, MA, 02052. Its website can be found at https://www.fartheststarsake.com/

[Earlier Article]
Farthest Star Sake Brewery and Taproom Could Be Coming to Medfield

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Cafe Sushi in Cambridge to Open Shoten Grab-and-Go Shop Next Door

A longtime sushi bar in Cambridge that is both a media favorite and an industry haunt is expanding to a new business next door that will be geared toward takeout.

According to an article from boston.com, Cafe Sushi is planning to open Shoten, which will be located next door to the Mass. Ave. restaurant. The Instagram page for the place indicates that the upcoming shop will feature grab-and-go sushi and sake, while boston.com mentions that it will also offer Japanese pantry items and imported snacks.

Cafe Sushi, which first opened in 1984, has gotten high marks over the years for its inventive takes on sushi options, with owner Seizi Imura being a James Beard award nominee multiple times.

The Instagram page for the upcoming Shoten is at https://www.instagram.com/cafe_sushi_shoten/ while the website for Cafe Sushi--which resides between Harvard Square and Central Square--is at https://cafesushicambridge.com/

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

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Momosan Boston Opens at Hub Hall at the Hub on Causeway

A couple of years ago, it was reported that a celebrity chef was planning to open a restaurant at a new food hall in Boston. Now we have learned that the place has debuted.

According to a press release, Momosan Boston opens at 4:00 PM today at Hub Hall at the Hub on Causeway by North Station and TD Garden, with Masaharu Morimoto being behind the dining spot. As mentioned earlier, the new location of the concept from Morimoto features ramen and sake, while such items as grilled yakitori dishes, hamachi tacos, pan-fried pork gyoza, soft shell bao, sticky ribs, spicy chicken, and wontons are offered as well, along with beer, sake, and spirits. (Sushi to-go will also be coming later this year.)

Masaharu Morimoto is known in part for being on the Japanese cooking show Iron Chef as well as Iron Chef America.

More information on Momosan Boston can be found at https://www.hubhallboston.com/momosan-ramen-boston

[Earlier Article]
Momosan Ramen to Open at Hub Hall within Hub on Causeway in Boston

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The Koji Club Is Opening a Brick-and-Mortar Sake Bar in Allston-Brighton

A virtual pop-up business that focuses on an increasingly-popular alcoholic beverage is opening its very own brick-and-mortar spot.

According to a press release, The Koji Club is planning to open a sake bar at the new Charles River Speedway marketplace in Allston-Brighton, with Alyssa DiPasquale (o ya, Hojoko, Covina, Bianca) being behind the Western Avenue spot. The upcoming bar, which hopes to open in the fall, will be a "modern, cozy space" that will focus on Japanese sake, and its pop-ups will continue over the coming months as the space gets ready to debut, including at Tiger Mama in Boston's Fenway and Rebel Rebel at Somerville's Bow Market.

The Charles River Speedway will eventually become home to multiple businesses, including a second location of Salem's Notch Brewing. [Ed note: Now open.]

The address for the brick-and-mortar location of The Koji Club is 525 Western Avenue, Brighton, MA, 02135. Its website can be found at https://thekojiclub.com/ while its Instagram page is at https://www.instagram.com/the.koji.club/

[February 10, 2022 update: According to a press release, The Koji Club opens today, and in addition to sake, it will also offer food items such as cheese and charcuterie boards, salt and seaweed potato chips with caviar from Island Creek Oysters, and eventually, Japanese curry empanadas from Super Bien.]

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WakuWaku Ramen & Sake Is Opening in the Former Suishaya Space in Boston's Chinatown

A new dining spot that will feature ramen and sake is on its way to Chinatown, replacing a Korean restaurant and sushi spot that appeared to be under the same ownership.

According to a post from Eater Boston, WakuWaku is planning to open in the space on Tyler Street where Suishaya had been, with the eatery being open for lunch and dinner daily. The upcoming spot has a connection to KLW Hospitality which is behind such places as Hong Kong Eatery, Quic Pic BBQ, Limelight Stage & Studios, The Ming Dynasty, and the now-closed Suishaya, based on Eater's post along with a corporate page showing that the parent company for WakuWaku is Suishaya, Inc.

The address for WakuWaku is 2 Tyler Street, Boston, MA, 02111. Its website can be found at https://www.wakuwakuramen.com/ while the website for KLW Hospitality is at https://klwhospitality.com/

[June 16 update: A tweet from @FortPointer indicates that WakuWaku is now open.]

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Farthest Star Sake Brewery and Taproom Could Be Coming to Medfield

A new brewery that would apparently be the only one of its kind in New England may be on its way to the southwest suburbs of Boston.

According to an article from Eater Boston, Farthest Star Sake Brewery and Taproom is looking to open in Medfield, with a fundraising page for the business seeking a total of $100,000 in investment money over the next two months or so for its buildout. Todd Bellomy, who is the person behind the proposed facility, was also one of the founders of the now-closed Dovetail Sake Brewery in Waltham, and his plan for Farthest Star is to produce filtered and cloudy sake styles that would be offered in the taproom along with at restaurants and stores.

A note sent to us from The Passionate Foodie mentions that there have been a few sake businesses in New England over the years, but all of them appear to have shut down.

The website for Farthest Star Sake can be found at https://www.fartheststarsake.com/

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Momosan Ramen Plans to Open at Hub Hall within Hub on Causeway in Boston

It looks like another celebrity chef will be opening a restaurant at a new complex in a red-hot section of Boston.

According to an article in The Boston Globe, Masaharu Morimoto is going to open Momosan Ramen Boston at the upcoming Hub Hall within Hub on Causeway by North Station, with the dining spot being the only standalone restaurant within the food hall. The new location of Momosan--which will feature ramen, sushi, bar snacks, grilled items, and sake--will join a location of Momosan Ramen & Sake in Manhattan along with two others in Seattle and Waikiki, and it will also be located near Guy Fieri's Tequila Cocina, which opened upstairs at the Hub on Causeway a couple of months ago.

Masaharu Morimoto is perhaps best known for being on the Japanese cooking show Iron Chef as well as Iron Chef America; he has also opened a number of restaurants in addition to Momosan Ramen.

The website for Momosan Ramen & Sake can be found at http://momosanramen.com/

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

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Dovetail Sake Brewery Is Coming to Waltham

A new brewery is on its way to the Boston area, and this will be the first brewery of its kind in Massachusetts.

Boston Magazine is reporting that Todd Bellomy and Daniel Krupp are planning to open Dovetail Sake in Waltham, with the brewery being in a warehouse where they will have 1,000 square feet of space to produce two styles of sake--a nigori and a junmai-shu. The article says that the Dovetail products should be available in stores sometime this winter, and that Bellomy and Krupp are actually looking to move the business into a larger space at some point in 2015 where they plan to have tours and tastings.

Bellomy used to be a brewer at Boston Beer Company and has also trained at sake breweries in Japan, while Krupp is a Level One graduate of the Sake Professional course with sake expert John Gauntner.

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