7 New Boston Restaurant and Bars You've Gotta Try
This monthly column highlights notable restaurant openings in and around Boston. Catch up on more news about Boston restaurant openings right here.
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Brookline: Cocktails and crepes? Say less. Bar Lunette, a cozy French bar from Nick Mallia, who is also the operating partner of the adjacent Paris Creperie, is now open in Coolidge Corner. 278A Harvard Street
East Boston: An Eastie outpost of North End cafe Caffe Dello Sport debuted in Orient Heights this month. 973 Saratoga Street
East Boston: Restaurateur Raffaele Scalzi — who is also a co-owner in the newly renovated Italian American restaurant Pazza on Porter, also in the neighborhood — has expanded with the launch of Koro Ramen & Sushi, a takeout ramen and sushi spot in Jeffries Point. 329 Sumner Street
Downtown Boston: Koko Coffee, a local chain of coffee shops, has expanded with a larger, sit-down location at North Station. 226 Causeway Street
Somerville: New Vietnamese coffee shop Poundhouse is serving up specialty coffee drinks like cà phê trứng (creamy egg coffee) and cà phê muối (salted coffee), plus bánh mì, spring rolls, bagels, and toasts, in Ball Square. 703 Broadway
Cambridge: There has been a bunch of new wine bars opening around Boston lately, and we're here for it. The latest to join the group? Zusammen, from the ace team behind neighborhood grocer Momma's, is now open in North Cambridge. The bar is only open on Fridays and Saturdays for now, and it is walk-in service only. 2322 Massachusetts Avenue
Watertown: Arsenal Yards welcomes the Mighty Squirrel Taproom and Tapas, a summer-ready, 7,000-square-foot space from the crowd-favorite brewery. It's situated along the Charles River and boasts a gigantic outdoor patio. 102 Arsenal Yards Boulevard
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