2025 Restaurant Openings

Grilled steak served on a white plate with a small pile of microgreens, a green leaf topped with seasoning, and a small ceramic bowl. In the background, there is a dish of grilled asparagus and a brown bowl containing mashed potatoes.
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A Date-Night Spot with Global Fare Debuts in Fields Corner

In a cappella music, voices take center stage, stripped bare of accompaniment. Fitting, then, that the name of new Dorchester restaurant Acapella by X nods […]

Slices of various raw fish are arranged in a bowl, topped with a raw quail egg and a dollop of caviar-topped sea urchin. The bowl sits on a black plate with a stack of seaweed sheets alongside.
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There’s a Snazzy, Laidback New Sushi Spot in the North End

At North Cambridge sushi destination Umami Omakase, a feast of 18 petite, elegant courses will set you back at least $168 per person. Special-occasion-worthy, to […]

A variety of Middle Eastern dishes are displayed on a wooden table. There is a bowl of creamy hummus topped with herbs and small dollops of white sauce, a plate of grilled squid with herbs and sauce, a dish of baba ganoush garnished with pomegranate seeds and fresh dill, a round serving of red lentil or bulgur salad decorated with pomegranate seeds and herbs, and another bowl of creamy dip garnished with radish slices, herbs, and olive oil.
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Beloved Cambridge Spot Moona Finally Has More Room to Show Off

After nine years in a cozy 30-seat Inman Square space, Moona is tripling its footprint in Cambridge. One of Greater Boston’s best Middle Eastern restaurants […]

A lounge area in an upscale cocktail bar, set off by heavy red curtains, with red velvet couches.
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Boston’s Newest Cocktail Lounge Offers a Taste of 1950s Havana

In luxe subterranean digs inspired by Havana’s pre-Castro era as “the Monte Carlo of the Caribbean,” Boston’s COJE Management Group (Yvonne’s, Coquette, more) is betting […]

A Japanese restaurant is decorated with red and white paper lanterns and blue neon signage reads "Cafe Sushi."
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Cambridge Icon Cafe Sushi Enters a New Era

A 41-year-old Cambridge sushi icon has lived several lives, tucked into a strip mall between Harvard and Central Squares, and a new one is about […]

Two hands hold a saucy, crispy fried chicken sandwich, topped with pickles, over a pile of tater tots.
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Where to Eat in Greater Boston for December 2025

It’s the end of the year, and there’s much dining to be done, whether that’s squeezing in a luxurious weekday holiday lunch between work and […]

A bar area of a restaurant, empty of patrons, with dark blue, gold, and light wooden decor.
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A Comfort-Food Chef Opens Something Fancier Downtown

Restaurateur and chef Sarah Wade, a Chopped champion and Oklahoma native, moved to Boston a dozen years ago. She’s been filling the city with comfort […]

A restaurant bar. The wall behind it is white painted brick, and decorative metal beams rise from the backbar up the wall. A vintage TV is the centerpiece.
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Fermentation, Fried Chicken, and Fun: Brassica 2.0 Thrives in Jamaica Plain

The koji risotto at Jamaica Plain’s beloved Brassica Kitchen + Café needs itself to exist—each batch is made partly from the previous one, stretching back […]

A tablescape of Chinese food, include a noodle dish with shrimp and a teapot.
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Where to Eat in Greater Boston for November 2025

While some of us are resolutely keeping our Halloween decorations up for a few more weeks, it’s time to admit that late fall has arrived. […]

Spread of Latin-Asian fusion dishes, tropical cocktails, and novelty golden coins on a white marble table.
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CocoMango Speakeasy, a New Hidden Cocktail Bar, Opens in Cambridge

What do Cuban sandwich-inspired rangoons, secret entrances, coffee-and-whiskey cocktails, and the 1994 blockbuster movie The Mask have in common? A delightfully swanky new hidden bar […]

A stack of three meat-and-cheese-filled sandwiches on Tuscan flatbread, which looks like a thinner focaccia.
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Beloved Italian Sandwich Shop Opens in Boston to Much Fanfare

The first thing you notice when you bite into an All’Antico Vinaio sandwich is the crunch as the crispy exterior of the Tuscan bread, the […]

Pieces of raw scallop are presented on a circular plate with bold red ingredients, including blood orange segments and pomegranate seeds. The plate sits on a backdrop of faux microgreens.
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Where to Eat in Greater Boston for October 2025

Hello, fall; hello, exciting new restaurants—from an Italian sandwich chain with a huge following to a highly anticipated farm-to-table spot to two speakeasy-style cocktail hideaways. […]

Sliced steak with a green chimichurri-like sauce, over skinny fries, on a light wooden platter.
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Boston’s First French-Japanese Restaurant Opens in the Seaport, Labubus Included

At first glance, Mai seems crafted for social media. At the new novelty-chic Seaport restaurant, there are caviar-garnished chicken nuggets, decorative Labubus, and a smoke-bubble-topped […]

Overview of an elegantly plated tuna crudo garnished with a bright pink swoosh of beet puree dotted with three black dollops of black garlic puree.
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Where to Eat in Greater Boston for September 2025

Summer’s going out with a bang with lots of new restaurants, from a pizza-focused spot (with pizza-inspired cocktails!) in Allston to French-Japanese fusion in the […]

Four pizzas with puffy, lightly charred crusts sit on a terrazzo table at a restaurant with cocktails, wine, appetizers, and a bit of a mustard-yellow banquette peeking through.
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Head to Allston for Pepperoni Negronis and Giant Meatballs

This summer’s drink just might be a Negroni doubly infused with pizza—and, naturally, you’re going to want to drink it with pizza. Thanks to the […]