Boston Restaurant Talk

Tuesday, June 03, 2025

The Sports Bra (a Portland, OR-Based Sports Bar) Is Expanding to Boston

A bar with roots in the Pacific Northwest that focuses on women's sports is on its way to the local area.

According to a Bluesky post from @hooverdam.bsky.social, The Sports Bra in Portland, OR, is expanding to Boston, while also planning to open locations in Indianapolis, Las Vegas, and St. Louis as well. Based on the original in Portland along with information from a press release, expect the new location in Boston (which will be a franchised restaurant that is locally owned and operated) to support--and show--women's sports, and it will offer scratch-made food including vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free options, along with beer, cider, wine, cocktails, and mocktails.

The website for The Sports Bra (which debuted in Portland in the spring of 2022) can be found at https://thesportsbraofficial.com/

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Leal's Grill Opens in Brockton

A brand new Brazilian and Cape Verdean restaurant has debuted south of Boston, and it resides just across the street from another spot run by the same people.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page (via an Enterprise article), Leal's Grill is now open in Brockton, taking over a space just across Packard Way from Leal's Kitchen. The new dining spot is a buffet-style restaurant and focuses on dining in, while Leal's Kitchen is more of a takeout place--and the food offered at the two spots is similar, with the focus at least in part on beef, pork, chicken, and seafood items.

The address for Leal's Grill is 721 Warren Avenue, Brockton, MA, 02301.

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Monday, June 02, 2025

Milkweed Opens in Dorchester

About a year ago, it was reported that a Mission Hill restaurant could be joined by a second location in another part of Boston, and now we have learned that it is up and running.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Milkweed is now open in Dorchester, moving into the former Boston Market space on Morrissey Boulevard a bit north of Neponset Circle in Dorchester. The post mentions that the new location is a little larger than the original restaurant on Tremont Street, and it is open for breakfast and lunch for now, with dinner service on the way at some point soon.

Milkweed first opened in Mission Hill in 2017, offering such items as pancakes, French toast, omelets, breakfast sandwiches, power bowls, wings, fish and chips, steak tips, salmon burgers, burritos, Cubanos, falafel gyros, and more.

The address for the new location of Milkweed in Dorchester is 1010 Morrissey Boulevard, Dorchester, MA, 02122. The website for the Mission Hill location is at https://www.eatatmilkweed.com/

[Earlier Article]
A New Location of Milkweed May Open in Dorchester

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Chilacates Closes Its Cambridge Street Location in East Cambridge

A local group of Mexican restaurants has shut down one of its newer locations in what is being seen as more of a move than an outright closure.

According to a Bluesky post from @troysch1.bsky.social, Chilacates is on Cambridge Street in East Cambridge is no longer in business, with a sign out front saying the following:

Chilacates has officially relocated! Our former location at 561 Cambridge St. is now closed. We're excited to welcome you to our new home inside the Cambridgeside Mall at: 100 Cambridgeside Place, Cambridge, MA 02141.

The Cambridge Street location of Chilacates first opened in March of 2024, with the Cambridgeside location debuting in October. (The website for all locations of Chilacates is at https://chilacatesmx.com/)

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Kaiyo Sushi Replaces Gen Sushi in Belmont

A new sushi spot has opened in the western suburbs of Boston, replacing another sushi place that had been in business for nearly 15 years.

According to a source, Kaiyo Sushi is now open in Belmont, moving into the space on Concord Avenue that had been home to Gen Sushi. Our source mentions that the owners of Gen Sushi apparently retired and sold the business to new owners who turned it into Kaiyo Sushi, which--in addition to sushi--also offers such options as soups, salads, noodle and rice dishes, and poke bowls.

Gen Sushi first opened its doors in the early part of 2012.

The address for Kaiyo Sushi is 61 Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA, 02478. Its website can be found at https://www.kaiyobelmont.com/

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Restaurant News for the Week Ending June 1, 2025

Below are some of the biggest restaurant and food-related news stories that have been posted between May 26, 2025, and June 1, 2025.

Nick's Restaurant in Weymouth Landing Is Reopening
A breakfast and lunch spot on the South Shore that shut down nearly 10 years ago is getting ready to be reborn under new ownership.
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1928 Rowes Wharf May Be Opening on the Boston Waterfront
A new restaurant could be on its way to the Boston waterfront, and it looks like the owner of a Beacon Hill restaurant would be behind it.
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Cheese Louise Opens at Hub Hall by Boston's North Station
A group of grilled cheese spots with roots up north has opened its first location in Massachusetts, and it resides in a Boston food hall.
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The Essex (Restaurant and Rooftop Bar) Opens at the Cambria Hotel in South Boston
A new dining and drinking spot has come to a hotel in Southie, and it includes a roofdeck.
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Savenor's and Wulf's Fish to Open in the Seaport District
It looks like a butcher shop and a fish market are both on their way to a space near the Boston waterfront.
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