Tide and Flames Plans to Open in the Former Nantasket Flatts Space in Hull

A new seaside restaurant is looking to open on the South Shore, moving into the space where another dining spot had been.

According to a select board page within the Town of Hull website, Tide and Flames is planning to open across from Nantasket Beach, taking over the former Nantasket Flatts space on Nantasket Avenue. The notice mentions that the upcoming restaurant plans to offer seafood dishes such as lobster rolls and clams along with Vietnamese fare such as pho, spring rolls, and egg rolls, and it hopes to have a full liquor license while the assumption is it would have an outdoor patio with water views, which Nantasket Flatts had when it was open.

The address for the upcoming Tide and Flames is 145 Nantasket Avenue, Hull, MA, 02045.

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Hingham Beer Works Has Closed for Good

Another location of a local group of brewpubs has shut down permanently.

According to an article from the Boston Business Journal, Hingham Beer Works is no longer in operation, with owner Joe Slesar saying that lease for the space was up at the end of August and it made no sense to remain open. In the article, Slesar also looks at the bigger picture for the Beer Works chain, saying that "I get up every day and try to figure out how to move the ball forward....But realistically I'm looking at, how do I put together the proper business plan and survive?" His hope is to reopen the two Boston locations of Beer Works next spring, though the Salem and Framingham locations appear to be more in question, as their reopenings are based on how talks go with landlords at those spots. (An earlier article here had mentioned that Framingham Beer Works may have closed for good, with Beer Works attorney Paul Sporn saying that "...the pandemic made it impossible to move forward in Framingham.")

Hingham Beer Works is slated to hold an online auction around the middle of this month, while Slesar indicates that he is talking with other groups about bringing another restaurant to the space.

The address for now-closed Hingham Beer Works was 18 Shipyard Drive, Hingham, MA, 02043. The website for the company can be found at https://beerworks.net/

[Earlier Article]
Framingham Beer Works Has Apparently Closed for Good

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Paragon Boardwalk Opens at Nantasket Beach in Hull

A brand new beachfront space that includes several dining and drinking options has come to the South Shore.

According to Kerry J. Byrne of KJB Trending Hospitality, Paragon Boardwalk debuts at 3:00 PM today across from Nantasket Beach in Hull, with the space being an open-air boardwalk including repurposed shipping containers that house a handful of businesses. Options for food and drink including tacos and other Latin-influenced foods from the upcoming Pearl & Lime in Quincy, vegetarian options and juices from the Weymouth-based Revive & Co., and a new location of longtime Nantasket eatery Joseph's Pizza along with Boardwalk Beer Hall, Far Out Ice Cream, and an outdoor sports bar--and a place for Frose (frozen rose), wine, and craft cocktail options.

More on Paragon Boardwalk can be found in this video.

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

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Update: Governor Baker Orders All DCR Coastal Beach Parking Areas Closed; Parking for Some Restaurants May Be Affected

[Ed note: This article was updated on April 3 to reflect the fact that the list of closures has been updated since this article was written.]

An emergency order has been issued that will affect parking at some coastal parts of the state, and though it initially looked like parking for waterside restaurants might not be affected all that much, it now appears that some dining spots could be affected after all.

In this afternoon's press conference, Governor Charlie Baker talked about a ruling from today that shuts down all state-managed coastal beach parking areas along the Massachusetts coast starting at noon tomorrow, saying that the order stems from multiple reports about people not following social distancing guidelines at seaside spots. (The beaches themselves will remain open, though Baker stresses using common sense including not getting together in large groups.) Based on the original list, the DCR parking areas include some that are used for restaurant parking, though the closed sections of Wollaston Beach in Quincy mentioned were south of the dining spots, the closed parts at Nantasket Beach in Hull did not seem to affect street parking on Nantasket Avenue, and parking was only shut off on the ocean side of Revere Beach Boulevard at Revere Beach. Now, however, it looks like much of the parking by the restaurants along Wollaston Beach will be off limits after all (there will be some 15-minute parking), while there will be no parking on either side of Revere Beach Boulevard south of Revere Street, with this stretch including a few dining spots. (Hull appears to be mostly unaffected, as Nantasket Avenue will still have street parking, though all lots on Hull Shore Drive Extension and angled parking on Hull Shore Drive will be closed off.)

The DCR parking areas that are affected can be found here.

Thanks to The Passionate Foodie for initially bringing this to our attention.

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

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