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Stay up to date on the best new restaurants, recent openings, and the biggest dining updates across Greater Boston’s food scene.
It’s a good time to be a Greater Boston diner in 2025, with exciting and diverse restaurant openings occurring all over the metro area.
Each week, Boston.com will highlight the restaurant openings worth knowing about across the Greater Boston region. Some spots will already be open, while others are set to debut soon or later this year. At least one featured restaurant will always be a bonus item — either a pop-up, a collaboration, or event at area restaurants.
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What’s new in Greater Boston restaurant openings this week
Bubble Bath
Tiffani Faison’s wine bar now has a second location inside the citizenM hotel in Back Bay. There will be a menu of wines, bubbly and other, in addition to elevated snacks meant to pair with a glass of sparkling wine, like Greek salad bites, a chicken tikka salad, and caviar “tea service.” The rooftop bar can seat 108 inside and 81 on its seasonal patio and promises some of the best views of the city.
Open now (August 2025)
408 Newbury St., Back Bay
Burg & Shaw
From the team behind Egyptian fast food chain Chickin Worx, Downtown Boston is getting a new kind of fusion concept that includes burgers and shawarma. Even more, the takeout-only restaurant will have late-night hours, serving its mashup…