We’re Excited About These 2026 Greater Boston Restaurant Openings
A Portuguese-inspired chef’s counter in the South End, glam Sicilian downtown, from-scratch ramen in Somerville, Peruvian in Back Bay, and more.
Berbere spiced fried chicken at Ama at the Atlas. / Photo by Chris McIntosh
This year is full of intriguing local restaurant openings: a jam-packed food hall near MIT, Peruvian-Chinese cuisine and live music in Back Bay, a cocktail bar on an Allston rooftop, Caribbean fusion in Codman Square, Sicilian in sumptuous digs downtown, natural wine growler fills in a downtown market, and two Yemeni cafés. We’re tracking some of the most exciting Greater Boston anticipated openings right here, with periodic updates throughout early 2026 as more new projects are announced. From restaurants to bars to bakeries, add these to your to-try list for the coming year.
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George Mendes in the future Agosto space. / Photo by Tim Grafft
Agosto and Baby Sister (South End)
Portuguese-inspired fine dining and a bakery-café
Chef George Mendes owned a Michelin-starred, Portuguese-inspired fine-dining destination in New York City before making Boston’s South End his home. (He moved here in 2023 as opening chef of Amar at the Raffles Boston hotel.) With his wife, Suzanne, he’ll open two businesses in his adopted neighborhood this year: Agosto, a 45-seat restaurant centered around a chef’s counter with a tasting menu; and Baby Sister, a bakery-café that puts that same dinner-service care into house-made baked goods and more casual café fare. Both will meld Mendes’ Portuguese heritage with influences from his career, from French techniques to Spanish creativity.
Opening timeline: Agosto will open around summer 2026, followed by Baby Sister later in the year.
1673 and 1679 Washington St., South End, Boston, instagram.com/agosto.bos, instagram.com/babysister.bos.
Coda Restaurant Group partners, from left: Ted Hawkins, managing partner; Deirdre Auld, CEO; and Jim Cochener, founder. / Courtesy photo
Celine (Fort Point)
A neighborhood spot that nods north to Canada
Every night in our dreams, we see this Montréal-inspired restaurant opening its doors in Fort Point. The Coda Restaurant Group (SRV, Baleia, Gufo, Salty Pig) looks to Canada’s greatest diva, Céline Dion, as a metaphor for the juxtaposition of fun and seriousness: Expect a neighborhood-y restaurant with a substantial bar program (including, likely, a martini focus) and a mix of light and indulgent French-Canadian-meets-American fare. Located in the former Blue Dragon space—a unique, standalone building—Celine might serve dishes like steak tartare, chicken liver mousse, and an indulgent bar-style burger.
Opening timeline: August/September 2026
324 A St., Fort Point, Boston, codarestaurantgroup.com.
Roast chicken and sides at Daily Provisions. / Photo by Peter Garritano
Ci Siamo and Daily Provisions (Seaport)
Homey Italian and an all-day café fare from a big-deal New York group
Danny Meyer and his Union Square Hospitality Group are known for, well, hospitality, so despite Boston’s occasional bristliness to out-of-town restaurateurs, Meyer’s local projects—first announced way back in January 2024—have been met with cautious excitement. We’ve already gotten a preview: Daily Provisions, an all-day spot known for crullers and takeout-friendly roast chicken dinners, opened a Harvard Square location in mid-2025. Next up, another Daily Provisions in the Seaport, alongside a “homey” and “approachable” Italian restaurant, Ci Siamo, both in the mixed-use development Commonwealth Pier. Expect Boston’s outpost of Ci Siamo to serve dishes such as stuffed whole trout with pine nuts and raisins, pizza bianca with anchovies and salsa verde, and rabbit in white wine, according to the Globe. The trout at the NYC location got a nod in a 2022 New York Times review, along with the restaurant’s “supple, skillful” pastas.
Opening timeline: 2026
200 Seaport Blvd. (Commonwealth Pier), Seaport District, Boston, ushg.com.
Common Craft (South Boston)
A celebration of artisanal food and drink
The original Common Craft, which opened at the Burlington Mall in 2022, enticingly puts several different beverage brands under one roof, with a focus on local producers, including Salem’s Deacon Giles Distillery and Vermont’s Zero Gravity Craft Brewing. Founder Larry Leibowitz (of Salem restaurants Bambolina and Kokeshi) is bringing Common Craft to South Boston next. With James Beard Award-winning chef Tony Messina, an Uni alum, as a partner in the expansion, Common Craft Southie will place more emphasis on food and the, er, craft behind it. Think: table service, and a monthly-rotating menu meant to celebrate a particular culinary theme, whether a place, person, ingredient, process, or tool.
Opening timeline: Early March 2026
85 Damrell St., South Boston, commoncrafthospitality.com.
The C’Yool oven. / Courtesy photo
C’Yool (South End)
Yemeni coffee and bakery from an award-winning team
Bab Al-Yemen, one of Boston’s top restaurants, has paved the way for a Yemeni dining scene in Boston, and owner Ahmed Mahmood is working to expand the options in 2026 with the addition of C’Yool, pronounced “see-yool,” a café and bakery in the former Atlántico space in the South End. “There’s a lot of competition of Yemeni coffee shops coming to the Boston area,” he notes, such as a franchise of the Texas-based Arwa—see below. But C’Yool—named for the surge of Yemeni rivers after heavy rains, a symbol of abundance and the start of the coffee harvest—is “intentionally Boston-born” and developed “with deep respect for both Yemeni heritage and the city’s food culture,” he says. The expansive café, with its warm, rustic design inspired by a Yemeni village gathering space, will seat around 115 and will be filled with the scents of coffee roasting onsite and traditional Yemeni breads baking throughout the day in a wood-fired oven. Drinks will include qishr, Yemeni mountain coffees, and Yemeni chai alongside various espresso drinks, while food options will include sabayah and honeycomb bread alongside dishes that “thoughtfully bridge Middle Eastern and European influences,” such as customizable manakeesh, a Levantine flatbread. And this is one café that won’t close frustratingly early: “The idea is to have a late hangout place,” says Mahmood, with a closing time around midnight on weekends.
Opening timeline: 2026
600 Harrison Ave., South End, Boston, instagram.com/cyoolcoffee.
Doune & Pepe (Dorchester)
Caribbean fusion from Haitian food experts
Gourmet Kreyòl—a food truck, catering company, and, as of mid-2025, fast-casual restaurant—has been making a splash in Boston’s Haitian food scene since chef Nathalie Lecorps started the business five years ago. Sometime this year, she’s adding a full-service Codman Square restaurant to the mix, seating around 50, complete with a liquor license. Doune & Pepe will offer a broader take on Caribbean cuisine via small plates fusing Haitian, Dominican, and Cuban dishes and flavors.
Opening timeline: 2026
657 Washington St., Dorchester, Boston.
Foxglove Terrace (Allston)
Rooftop drinks at an Allston hotel
Busy year for Pearl & Law Hospitality, the restaurant group behind Dorchester’s Comfort Kitchen: They opened Ama at the Atlas in late January at Allston’s new Atlas Hotel—see the “Now Open” section below—and later this year, they’ll open a rooftop bar atop the hotel. Details are scarce for now, but it’ll have a cocktail focus, and bartender Will Isaza, an alum of Blossom Bar and other drink destinations around Greater Boston, will be general manager and beverage director.
Opening timeline: Spring/summer 2026
40 Western Ave. (the Atlas Hotel), Allston, Boston, instagram.com/foxglove.terrace.
Marzae owners Eliot Martin and Katie Luczai. / Photo by Jenna Sarno
Marzae Cellar + Provisions (Downtown)
Natural wine and local fare inside Boston Public Market
An Acton-based natural winery will soon put down city roots with a tasting room inside the largest retail space at Boston Public Market. (Local wine lovers might have previously encountered Marzae at a 2024 pop-up series at Bloc Cafe in Somerville or on the wine list at Tilde in Cambridge.) Marzae Cellar + Provisions will highlight its wines—many on draft—as well as aperitifs and nonalcoholic beverages, for onsite consumption and retail sales. (Also: wine growler fills!) By day, counter-service, farm-to-table food will complement the drinks; by night, part of the space will become more of a bar and lounge with by-reservation dining.
Opening timeline: Spring 2026
100 Hanover St. (Boston Public Market), Downtown Boston, marzaewine.com, bostonpublicmarket.org.
Demetri Tsolakis of Xenia Greek Hospitality. / Photos by Sam Swan
Moro Mou (Seaport)
Greek-Japanese omakase
Xenia Greek Hospitality—the local group behind Greek blockbusters Bar Vlaha, Kaia, and more—dips its toes into fusion this year, opening a 15-seat Greek-Japanese omakase in the Seaport at an as-yet-undisclosed address. The cuisines are more similar than you might expect, per a rep for the group: Take the emphasis on fermented foods and seafood, for example, as well as hospitality—see the Japanese philosophy of omotenashi and Japan’s philoxenia.
Opening timeline: Summer 2026
Seaport District, Boston, xeniagreekhospitality.com.
A spread of NAMU Distilling Company cocktails and food. / Courtesy photo
NAMU Distilling Company (Mission Hill)
Korean-American spirits and snacks
Mission Hill is getting a Korean-American distillery this year, with a focus on spirits—particularly soju and gin—based on makgeolli, rice wine. Husbands Josh Moss and Will Blessing are putting their chemistry backgrounds to use, and drawing inspiration from Blessing’s Korean heritage, to explore “the botanicals and terroir of both New England and South Korea” and their “surprising” similarities. The venue will highlight the company’s spirits in cocktails and serve food, too, with “tight and focused” menus that rotate every couple of months to keep things seasonal, says Moss. (A few core items will stick around permanently.) For drinks, there’ll be originals as well as adaptations of classics, says Moss, that showcase NAMU spirits, from the aforementioned soju and gin to liqueurs, amari, vermouths, bitters, and such. “Every bit of alcohol that we serve is made by us,” says Moss. The food will be anju—a Korean term for food eaten with alcohol—such as jeon (savory pancakes) and tteokbokki (spicy-sweet rice cakes), meant to foster a vibe that emulates South Korea’s “highly social drinking culture.” There will also be charcuterie plates with Korean and New England regional items.
Opening timeline: Early summer 2026 (with bottle sales—in store and via direct delivery—starting earlier, and possibly tours and tastings before the grand opening as well)
89 Heath St., Jamaica Plain, Boston, namudistilling.com.
Pollo al limon at a Rosa y Marigold preview dinner at its Vermont sibling, Esmeralda. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Rosa y Marigold (Back Bay)
Dinner-party-esque Peruvian
This is the biggest project to date from local Peruvian-restaurant superstars Maria Rondeau and JuanMa Calderón (behind Celeste, La Royal, and Vermont’s Esmeralda), who make every restaurant feel like a lively, intimate dinner party. A “dream team” of their family and friends, including Celeste’s very first employee, Jose Saravia, are partners in this endeavor. Opening at the Lyrik development in Back Bay, Rosa y Marigold will feature Peruvian classics like ceviche and lomo saltado that are also highlighted at the restaurant’s older Camberville siblings, plus new Peruvian and chifa (Peruvian-Chinese) explorations from chef Calderón. Also new: lunch service, which’ll include sánguches (Peruvian sandwiches). Cocktails and live music will complete the package. Swing by La Royal in Cambridge on Wednesday nights to catch Rosa y Marigold preview dishes on the specials menu.
Opening timeline: Spring 2026
400 Newbury St. (Lyrik Back Bay), Back Bay, Boston, rosaymarigold.com.
A holiday-season spread of Salt & Straw ice cream. / Courtesy photo
Salt & Straw (Seaport)
Ice cream tacos and funky flavors
Does the Seaport need another out-of-town ice cream chain? Sure, why not, when it’s as good as this one from Oregon? Salt & Straw first put down New England roots over the summer in Salem, New Hampshire, and it’ll arrive in Boston’s Seaport this year, joining Ci Siamo and Daily Provisions (see above) at the new Commonwealth Pier development. Core flavors like double fold vanilla and strawberry honey balsamic with black pepper are joined by monthly rotating specials and other treats, like an ice cream taco (a collaboration with Taco Bell). Founders (and cousins) Kim and Tyler Malek plan on local collabs with Boston brands, too. Here’s hoping a past Thanksgiving flavor that feels very Boston-appropriate—Parker House rolls with salted buttercream—makes a comeback.
Opening timeline: 2026
200 Seaport Blvd., Seaport District, Boston, saltandstraw.com.
Unnamed COJE projects (Downtown)
A Sicilian restaurant and a members-only venue with sushi and more
COJE Management Group, known for its gorgeous restaurants and nightlife venues, just recently converted downtown’s Mariel Underground (underneath the group’s Cuban-inspired restaurant Mariel) into My Girl—and they’re far from done with that Post Office Square building. Joining Mariel and My Girl in 2026: a ground-floor Italian restaurant and a subterranean members-only venue. The former will “explore not only the current presentation of Sicilian cuisine but all the underlying influences and cuisines that really created [Sicilian cuisine] over the years,” says COJE CEO Chris Jamison. “It’s going to be a very fun take on Italian.” As for the members-only venue downstairs, “People want to pay for luxury, exclusivity, and incredible experiences,” says Jamison. Members will find sushi on the menu, notes COJE chief culinary officer Tom Berry, but that’s just part of the appeal; there’ll be multiple dining and drinking areas. It’s meant to be “an enclave that people can retreat to and feel like it’s their own,” says Jamison.
Opening timeline: Summer/fall 2026
10 Post Office Square, Downtown Boston.
Uptown Social’s fish and grits, with cornmeal-battered Atlantic haddock, Anson Mills grits, braised greens, Creole cream, and chow-chow. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Uptown Social (Roxbury/South End)
Southern comfort and music
Restaurateur Nia Grace closed Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen, a staple for soul food and live music, at the end of 2023 for a refresh and rebrand. It’ll become Uptown Social this year, offering “Southern hospitality in Boston’s South End” and continuing the decades-long legacy of the space as a celebration of food, music, and community, starting as Bob the Chef’s in 1957 and continuing through the 2010 transition to Darryl’s (under owner Darryl Settles), where Grace worked before purchasing the restaurant in 2018. Grace is also behind the award-winning Grace by Nia in the Seaport and at Foxwoods in Connecticut.
Opening timeline: Early 2026
604 Columbus Ave., Roxbury/South End, Boston, uptownsocialboston.com.
From left: Andy Cartin, Jamie Bissonnette, and Babak Bina of BCB3 Hospitality, photographed at Zurito. / Photo by Brian Samuels
Willie’s (Beacon Hill)
An eclectic neighborhood hangout from an acclaimed team
Pizza, pasta, and more, but don’t call it Italian-American—Willie’s is on the way to Beacon Hill, courtesy of BCB3 Hospitality (Somaek, Temple Records, etc.). It’ll be located next to its big sibling Zurito on Charles Street. Chef/co-owner Jamie Bissonnette and co-owners Babak Bina and Andy Cartin plan to use pizza, pasta, and small plates as the base for doing whatever they think is fun, drawing inspiration from their other spots. So: pizza topped with fancy Spanish ham; pasta with a Korean chili paste-based sauce.
Opening timeline:March 2026
20 Charles St., Beacon Hill, Boston, williesboston.com.
Cambridge and Somerville
Ebi Sushi. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Dashizen and Ebi Sushi (Union Square)
Ramen and sushi in shiny new digs
This is a twofer: Ebi Sushi, one of Greater Boston’s top sushi spots, is moving from its longtime Union Square space into the ground floor of the new 10 Prospect building, right across the street and steps from the Green Line. The new space will allow for a larger kitchen and sushi bar, and more room for private dining. (Ebi will remain in operation at its current Somerville Avenue location until the move; if you spot us there enjoying our favorite torched salmon belly, do say hello.) In the same building, the Ebi team is partnering with Masuo Onishi of Davis Square’s award-winning Tsurumen ramen shop to open a new ramen-focused restaurant called Dashizen, featuring scratch-made noodles and broths.
Opening timeline: Spring 2026
10 Prospect St., Union Square, Somerville, ebisushi.com, instagram.com/dashizenramen.
Kush by Saba’s coffee-braised lamb shank with potato parsnip puree and wilted radicchio salad, a seasonal special. / Photo by Saba Wahid Duffy
Kush by Saba (Union Square)
Modern Mediterranean from a food TV champ
It’s taken some extra time, as restaurant buildouts go, but the long-anticipated brick-and-mortar location for this modern Mediterranean catering company (and, previously, a food truck) is heading towards the finish line, says chef and owner (and Chopped champion) Saba Wahid Duffy. Cozily built into a former garage that most recently housed Wade BBQ—find it tucked away by Backbar—Kush by Saba will be counter-service by day, full-service by night, serving favorites from the truck and catering as well as “more refined” dishes. We’re counting down the days until we can have the spicy mac ‘n’ cheese with lamb merguez crumble again. (While construction is underway, Kush by Saba is still available for catering and in-home private chef bookings.)
Opening timeline: First half of 2026
5 Sanborn Ct., Union Square, Somerville, kushbysaba.com.
Breakfast sandwich at Lulu Green. / Courtesy photo
Lulu Green (Kendall Square)
Creative all-day vegan with broad appeal
South Boston vegan darling Lulu Green expands across the river this year with a Kendall location, serving dinner daily as well as weekday lunch and weekend brunch. Founded by sisters Mary and Nada Lattouf in 2020, Lulu Green serves up flavorful meatless fare. Some has a hint of Middle Eastern flair, which was a driving force when the restaurant opened—a shawarma bowl with spiced seitan, hummus, and brown rice, for instance, or tahini- and sumac-spiked lemony lentil soup. But over the past few years, Lulu Green has added more global flavors to the mix, serving everything from Korean lettuce wraps with gochujang-glazed seitan to açaí bowls. There are extensive café beverages, from chaga chai lattes to mint cold brew, as well as cocktails, wine, and beer. Watch for seasonal outdoor seating, which’ll just about double the restaurant’s capacity.
Opening timeline: February 2026
675 W. Kendall St., Kendall Square, Cambridge, lulugreen.com.
Steak at Post 1917 in Reading. / Courtesy photo
Post 1917 (Boynton Yards)
Suburban steakhouse comes closer to the city
Post 1917 is on a roll: The steakhouse debuted in Reading in 2024 and expanded to Lexington in 2025, and now there’s a Somerville location in the works for 2026. (What will 2027 bring?) With upscale interiors, live music and other events, and a mostly gluten-free menu, Post 1917 is a crowd-pleaser. It shows off with some fancy stuff—seafood towers, wagyu dumplings, truffle-foam-topped scallops—but gets the steakhouse basics right, too, with properly prepared cuts of Brandt beef and the requisite sides (various potatoes, some exciting veggies, etc.) The new location is slated for the Boynton Yards area outside of Union Square.
Opening timeline: 2026
16-20 Medford St., Boynton Yards, Somerville, post1917.com.
Third Time Together (Kendall Square)
Middle Eastern/fusion-y neighborhood café with wildly creative ice cream flavors
Following residencies at Bow Market, Tilde, and the Charles River Speedway, Third Time Together is putting down roots in Kendall, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and its innovative Best of Boston-winning ice cream. From Oleana alum Nick Laden-Sienne, Third Time has previously served intriguing fusion dishes such as moussaka crunchwrap supremes, “al pastor-ish” pitas, and Levantine hot dogs topped with Yemenite schug-spiced sauerkraut and Iraqi pickled-mango mustard.
Opening timeline: March 2026
399 Binney St., Kendall Square, Cambridge, thirdtimetogether.co.
Duck at Urban Hearth. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Urban Hearth (Inman Square)
More space, more locavore magic
Fresh off of a Michelin recommendation, foraging chef Erin Miller is working on moving her Best of Boston farm-to-table restaurant from North Cambridge to Inman Square, into a bigger space best known for its long tenure as Bukowski Tavern but most recently Turing Tavern. “We’ve been rolling in our tiny space that’s fallen apart,” says Miller. “We’ve been doing this exceedingly hard thing really well for a long time. Imagine if we had a little bit more space, a little bit more time, more hands and hearts in the kitchen. Imagine what we can do.” At its new address, Urban Hearth will have a six-seat chef’s counter (instead of four) where Miller will work her seasonal, local sorcery, as well as a full-service bar and a cozy salon area. As for the original North Cambridge space, it’ll remain in operation as Urban Hearth until the new space is complete, and then? Stay tuned. “We just don’t know quite yet [what to do with it],” says Miller, but “I really love this neighborhood that we’re in, and we’re trying to figure out how we can create something new and original that feels right, like what the neighborhood needs.”
Opening timeline: Late winter/early spring 2026
1281 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge, urbanhearth.net.
Elsewhere
Arwa Yemeni Coffee (Coolidge Corner)
Cozy café with cute camel latte art
There’s growth brewing in Boston’s tiny Yemeni food scene: The small Texas-based chain Arwa Yemeni Coffee will soon open its first Massachusetts location in Coolidge Corner. (Prepare to see camel latte art all over social media—and perhaps actual camels at the grand opening?!) Arwa serves a mix of traditional Yemeni drinks (such as the spiced coffees jubani and qishr) and modern trendy options (pumpkin spice) in beautifully appointed spaces. Note: This isn’t the only Yemeni café opening in 2026; see C’Yool above.
Opening timeline: March 2026
1333 Beacon St., Coolidge Corner, Brookline, arwacoffee.com.
Citrus & Salt in Boston. / Photo by Mike Diskin
Citrus & Salt (Burlington)
Camera-eats-first fun in the ‘burbs
Jason Santos’s coastal Mexican restaurant Citrus & Salt—with its Instagrammy interior, frozen cocktails, and tacos galore—is expanding from Boston’s Fort Point to the former Osteria Nino space in Burlington. We imagine the new location will have a vibe similarly suited for girls’ night out, as a rep for Santos promises decor full of painted flamingos, flowers, and sugar skulls.
Opening timeline: Summer 2026
19 Third Ave., Burlington, citrusandsaltboston.com.
Kowloon in Saugus. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Kowloon Tiki on the Beach (Revere Beach)
Tropical vibes and pupu platters
Saugus’s iconic Kowloon will eventually downsize as the owners intend to build apartments on the property, with a smaller version of the decades-old pan-Asian restaurant on the ground floor. (Fans have been unhappy with renderings showing a rather plain exterior, a big departure from the current eye-catching state of the Route 1 landmark.) But all is not lost: Kowloon is spawning a sibling—well, another one; there’s 9 Dragons in New Hampshire, too. Kowloon Tiki on the Beach opens on Revere Beach later this year, with about 120 seats inside and 100 outside. Owner Bob Wong told the Globe that some menu mainstays will carry over, such as pupu platters (of course), but both food and drinks will lean more tropical. And perhaps more importantly, the vibes will be “even more over the top” than the original.
Opening timeline: April 2026
21 Revere Beach Blvd., Revere.
Now Open
These restaurants were highly anticipated, and now they’re open, so go check them out. And for a more extensive look at 2026 openings, consult our monthly Hot List: January, February.
Beyond the bar at Ama at the Atlas, a hallway—featuring collaborative artwork between Payal Kumar and Nina Bhattacharya (Radio Rani)—leads past the kitchen to another dining room. Out of frame to the right of this photo, there’s a private dining room, too. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Ama at the Atlas (Allston)
All-day global dining
What does it mean to nourish? The team behind Dorchester’s award-winning Comfort Kitchen—known for showcasing African diasporic flavors and ingredients—“reimagins nourishment” in their ode to moms (“ama” is Nepali for mother) and caregivers, now open at the new Atlas Hotel in Allston. Culinary director Shelley Nason’s global menu spotlights “underappreciated” ingredients, from okra to cassava, while emphasizing local sourcing and low waste. New dishes such as smoked guajillo beef and lamb kofta join new versions of Comfort Kitchen classics, like a spin on the fan-favorite (and Phil Rosenthal-approved) jerk duck. Ama at the Atlas will is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Stay tuned for the team to open rooftop bar Foxglove Terrace (see above) atop the hotel in spring 2026, too.
Opened: January 28, 2026
40 Western Ave. (the Atlas Hotel), Allston, Boston, ama-boston.com.
Eastern Edge. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Eastern Edge (Kendall Square)
Food hall with a globe-trotting vendor roster
This spacious MIT-area food hall (11,000 square feet, with seating for around 275, plus seasonal outdoor areas) features a lineup of nine food and drink vendors (plus bar areas and event space). The roster includes: Lone Star Taco Stand, a taqueria with Allston and Cambridge siblings under the moniker of Lone Star Taco Bar; Clover, a Kendall Square-born vegetarian chain highlighting local sourcing; Juicy Jay’s, a new burger-focused business from local caterer and private chef Jonas Beausejour; Perillas, serving Korean bibimbap, with locations in Brighton and at Logan Airport; Viet Citron, serving Vietnamese street food, with locations in Burlington and at Somerville’s Bow Market; Everybody Gotta Eat, by chef and influencer Emmanuel Mervil, serving Southern and Caribbean comfort food; and Bacaro Café & Bar, a café-by-day, wine-bar-by-night from the food hall’s operators, the Alabama-based Gather Group. There are also two grab-and-go “micro-vendors”: Fuji Sushi, from the JP Fuji group, and Chatty Patty, Caribbean-inspired patties by Everybody Gotta Eat.
Opened: February 13, 2026
290 Main St., Kendall Square, Cambridge, easternedgefoodhall.com.
A spread of dishes at Sorella, with lobster gnocchi and orecchiette with sausage in the foreground. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Sorella (Burlington)
Scratch-made pastas and loads of private dining
Out with Tuscan Kitchen, in with Sorella: Restaurateur Joe Faro’s Tuscan Brands group pulled a switcheroo at its Burlington restaurant space. The revamp/rebranding places an emphasis on private events in the beautifully renovated space (by designer and Boston native Taniya Nayak; perhaps you’ve seen her on TV). Plus, the bar is bigger and more prominently located. Scratch-made pastas and “ginormous” veal chops anchor the menu, and Tuscan Kitchen fans will find some new spins on old favorite dishes, too.
Opened: February 20, 2026
2400 District Ave., Burlington, sorellaburlington.com.
Emmy Square. / Courtesy photo
Swingers (Back Bay)
Whimsical mini golf and fan-favorite Detroit-style pizza
UK-based crazy golf chain Swingers has landed in Back Bay—its fourth U.S. location—with over 21,000 square feet of fun, in partnership with Tavistock Restaurant Collection (behind Abe & Louie’s, Atlantic Fish Co., and more). Tickets start at $25 per person and include a round of golf (there are two nine-hole courses) and 30 minutes of playtime in the retro arcade area. If you work up an appetite, New York-based Detroit-style pizza chain Emmy Squared, which almost expanded here back in 2019, is behind the menu, offering a selection of its pizzas, burgers, and more.
Opened: February 20, 2026
777 Boylston St., Back Bay, Boston, swingers.club.
Tigerbaby dishes at High Street Place food hall. Clockwise from top left: tiger tangerine chicken, Korean pork tteokbokki, Thai basil chicken, and black pepper beef and broccoli. / Photo by Brian Samuels
Tigerbaby (Downtown)
The food-hall sequel to Tiffani Faison’s Tiger Mama
Good news for fans of chef-restaurateur Tiffani Faison’s Fenway restaurant Tiger Mama, which closed a few years back: It’s back, sort of, in fast-casual form. Tigerbaby is Faison’s fifth restaurant operating at the High Street Place food hall downtown, and it continues to play with the Southeast Asian and East Asian culinary inspirations she highlighted at Tiger Mama. She offers some optimized-for-counter-service versions of old favorites here, such as the Singapore street noodles, garlicky wok-charred greens, and basil chicken, while new “snackies” like mini fried dumplings liven up workday lunch.
Opened: February 17, 2026
100 High St. (High Street Place food hall), Downtown Boston, highstreetplace.com.
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