With intriguing and varied restaurant openings taking place around the metro area, 2025 is a great year to be a diner in Greater Boston.
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Every week, Boston.com will showcase the noteworthy restaurant openings in the Greater Boston area. While some slots will be available immediately, others will make their debut later this year. There will always be a bonus item of at least one featured restaurant, which could be a pop-up, partnership, or event at local eateries.
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What s new in Greater Boston restaurant openings this week
Doune & Pepe
A new Caribbean sit-down restaurant’s highly sought-after zip code-restricted liquor license was just granted to the Gourmet Kreyol team. The restaurant will feature a tapas-style combination of Haitian, Dominican, and Cuban cuisine, along with Caribbean cocktails, as per a recent meeting of the Licensing Board.
Date of opening: autumn 2025
Washington Street, Dorchester, 657
Estella
The second site of downtown’s Estella is one of the several new eateries that are going to Patriot Place, the mall near to Gillette Stadium. Owners Lilian and George Brandao told Wicked Local that visitors can anticipate the same menu of contemporary American fusion cuisine as well as the same interior design and atmosphere.
Date of opening: summer 2025
Foxborough’s Patriot Place, 226
NAMU Distilling Co.
According to What Now Boston, two scientists are introducing the first Korean-American Soju distillery to Bostonians, including the Korean beverage into a changing menu of specialty drinks.
Date of opening: December 2025
Heath Street, Mission Hill, 89
The Essex
Kristin Jenkins, who also owns 1928 Beacon Hill, has moved a restaurant and rooftop bar into the Cambria Downtown Boston hotel. Chef Polit Castillo is the driving force behind the contemporary American cuisine at the Essex restaurant, while the Essex Rooftop offers cocktails and expansive views of Boston.
Now open (June 2025)
6 West Broadway, South Boston
Bonus:
Peppino s Dosa
new menu
The vegetarian menu at a Moody Street Indian restaurant has been expanded to accommodate more carnivorous patrons. According to a press release, the two dishes are prepared in separate kitchens, which is even better for its vegetarian and vegan patrons.
Now available
Waltham, 434 Moody Street
For Boston.com, Katelyn Umholtz writes about cuisine and dining establishments. In addition, Katelyn writes a weekly food newsletter called The Dish.
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