Boston’s South Station Tower to Get Three New Restaurants Next Year
“Casual fine-dining,” an all-day café, and a bar and lounge are in the works for when you’re looking for more than train-station-concourse pizza.
South Station Tower. / Photo by Jason O’Rear
Boston’s South Station is in its luxury era with the recent opening of the long-in-the-works South Station Tower—and next spring, the glittering 51-story skyscraper will add three new dining destinations. Sure, you can always swing by the tiny Tavern in the Square in the station’s concourse, or stop by counter-service chains like Pizzeria Regina and Auntie Anne’s. But the trio of spots announced today adds power-lunch and dinner options (and more) above a historic travel hub that’s never really been known for its food.
Coming to the building: The Moseley, a full-service restaurant; Proper Fare, an all-day café and market; and a yet-unnamed bar and lounge will open in South Station Tower in spring 2026. They’re part of the portfolio of David Morton’s Chicago-based Episcope Hospitality, which also runs the Landing, an upscale restaurant next to New York’s Penn Station, and more. (Morton grew up in the restaurant business: His father, Arnie Morton, cofounded Morton’s the Steakhouse, which counts a Seaport address among its 60-plus global locations. A now-closed Back Bay location snagged a couple Best of Boston awards back in the day.)
South Station Tower. / Photo by Jason O’Rear
Real estate investment manager Hines, which developed South Station Tower, announced the forthcoming restaurants today, with a focus on various dining and drinking options throughout the day. There’ll be “casual fine-dining” lunch and dinner from the Moseley, which is named for 19th-century leather dealer Alex Moseley—a nod to the history of Boston’s Leather District. The restaurant will serve “refined yet approachable” salads, seafood, steaks, and cocktails, not to mention “a signature burger,” per today’s announcement. Proper Fare, meanwhile, is meant to fit more of a casual all-day niche, from coffee to sandwiches to grab-and-go prepared meals. (We’re getting Daily Provisions vibes.) Finally, the bar and lounge—name to be announced later—will offer “everything from a mid-day coffee to an evening cocktail.” We can think of worse ways to pass the time before your Amtrak arrives.
And while we pass the time until the restaurants arrive, don’t forget that Boston’s tiny Leather District neighborhood already has some outstanding dining options just steps away from South Station. There’s South Street Diner, of course—one of just a handful of 24-hour restaurants in Boston. Omakase stunner O Ya is nearby, too, a perennial entry on our Top 50 Restaurants list. (You’ll have to book that one in advance.) We also love Zhi Wei Cafe for Lanzhou beef noodle soup, and we’re excited about newcomer SJ’s, from Chopped champion Sarah Wade. The latter seems poised to become a neighborhood hot spot for its eclectic menu, featuring everything from buckwheat fettuccine with carrot-ginger sauce to matzoh ball soup to wagyu steak frites—and perhaps most importantly, generously poured martinis. Plus, right across from South Station, Dewey Square hosts a rotating selection of food trucks during weekday lunch hours. But with new options right in the building, by next spring it might actually be worth showing up early for your train.
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Opening spring 2026. 680-682 Atlantic Ave., Downtown Boston, southstationtower.com.
