The New Nordstrom in Braintree to Include a Restaurant

Seattle-based department store Nordstrom will be opening in the South Shore Plaza in Braintree this coming spring, and with it, a new restaurant. According to a job posting on the Craigslist site, the fashion specialty retailer will be opening a dining spot within its store, and based on other Nordstrom outlets across the country, a specialty coffee bar may also open.

Nordstrom has a number of different restaurants within its stores, with some of the dining spots in the Northeast including Blue Stove, Cafe Bistro, Classic Cafe, and Marketplace Cafe (it is not currently known which, if any, of these might be coming to the new Braintree store).

The new Nordstrom in the South Shore Plaza will be moving into the space where Jordan Marsh and Macy's used to be (Macy's has since moved to the spot where Filene's was).

According to the Nordstrom website, the tentative opening date for the new store in Braintree is March 26, 2010.

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The Seaport Bar and Grille on the Waterfront Has Closed

A waterfront restaurant and bar in Boston's Seaport District with sweeping views of the city and several dining and bar areas has closed its doors. According to its Facebook page, the Seaport Bar and Grille served its last meal on New Year's Eve after being in business on Northern Avenue since the 1980s. And as reported here earlier, a new dining spot and watering hole called The Whiskey Priest looks to take over the spot vacated by the restaurant.

The Seaport Bar and Grille, which featured mostly American fare, pub grub, and seafood, shared its harborside building with the Atlantic Beer Garden, which, according to Grub Street Boston and several other sources, owns the Seaport space and is behind the future opening of The Whiskey Priest. Formerly called The Water View, The Seaport Bar and Grille featured an outdoor deck with a spectacular view of Boston Harbor as well as the city skyline.

As we find out more information on The Whiskey Priest (menu, opening day, etc.), we will post an update here.

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The Daily Catch to Re-Open in Brookline on January 7

A seafood restaurant between the Coolidge Corner section of Brookline and the Allston border that closed several years back is going to be re-opening later this week. According to BostonTweet.com, The Daily Catch will open its doors once again on Harvard Street on Thursday, January 7, with a grand opening party from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. This will be the third location of The Daily Catch in the Boston area, with the other two being on Hanover Street in the North End (the original, which opened in 1973) and Fan Pier along the Waterfront in Boston's Seaport District.

The Daily Catch features Sicilian-style seafood and pasta dishes, including fried calamari, cherrystones, monkfish marsala, lobster fra diavolo, linguine and clams, and black pasta.

The address for the soon-to-open restaurant just north of Coolidge Corner will be: The Daily Catch, 441 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA.

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Khayam Opens in Brookline

The owner of a Persian restaurant in Watertown has just opened another Persian dining spot in nearby Brookline.

According to Chowhound, the Brookline TAB and Wicked Local, Khayam recently opened on Harvard Street between Coolidge Corner and the Allston line, taking over a storefront that had been unoccupied for quite some time. The owner of Khayam also runs Jasmine, a tiny eatery on Mount Auburn Street in East Watertown that first opened about five years ago. [Note: Jasmine is one of the featured restaurants on our sister site, Boston's Hidden Restaurants. To read the review of that restaurant, please go to the following link: http://www.hiddenboston.com/Jasmine.html.] The article in the TAB/Wicked Local states that Khayam will be a bit like Jasmine, but the menu will feature more in the way of fresh bread, stews, and veal dishes.

The address for this new Persian restaurant in Brookline is: Khayam, 404 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA, 02446.

Thanks to the Chowhound poster who first alerted us of the opening of Khayam.

For more information on Khayam's opening, please go to the Brookline TAB/Wicked Local link below.

Winter brings pizza, sandwiches and Persian cuisine to Brookline

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Latest Review: Olympian Diner and Restaurant, Braintree

The latest review on the Boston's Hidden Restaurants Web site is for the Olympian Diner and Restaurant in Braintree. Located in South Braintree Square a short distance west of Route 3, the Olympian Diner is mostly a local spot that serves breakfast and lunch seven days a week, and dinner on weekdays. The menu at this neighborhood favorite, which has been around for three decades, includes pancakes, waffles, omelets, sandwiches, and a number of more substantial entrees for dinner. To read more about the Olympian Diner and Restaurant in South Braintree Square, please click on the link above.

Two New Restaurants May Be Coming to Allston: Ariana Cuisine, Basil Asia Cafe

It looks like two more new restaurants may be coming to the Allston neighborhood of Boston at some point, and each of them will apparently be moving into spots where other restaurants have been.

According to EveryBlock Boston, a restaurant called Ariana Cuisine from Afghanistan may be opening at 127-129 Brighton Avenue in Allston. 129 Brighton Avenue has also been home to Dawat Fine Indian Cuisine; at this point in time we are unsure whether Dawat will become Ariana Cuisine under the same ownership or whether Dawat is being replaced by this restaurant. We will post updates as we get them, so keep checking back.

Also according to the EveryBlock Boston site, a restaurant called Basil Asia Cafe might be opening at 433 Cambridge Street on the other side of Allston Village. 433 Cambridge Street has been home to Bo Thai Cafe, so again, we are not sure at this point in time whether this is simply a name change under the same ownership, a more substantial change but with the same ownership, or simply a new restaurant replacing Bo Thai Cafe. Again, we will continue to do research to find more information on Basil Asia Cafe over the coming weeks.

Thanks once again to the EveryBlock Boston site for all of the information they post on potential new restaurants coming to the Boston area. If you would like to check out their site, they are at: http://boston.everyblock.com/

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