Beyond Winter

Here's what's coming up in spring 2016 or later.

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Granite Rail Tavern

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16C

Kerri Lynch-Delaney, who previously owned Quincy bakery Babycakes for nearly a decade, is opening a restaurant with pizza, steak tips, and more. Her aunt — well-known restaurateur Barbara Lynch — has been helping her develop the menu, Lynch-Delaney previously told Eater.

Address: 16 Cottage Ave., Quincy

Opening Date: Possibly early 2016, as of November 2015, but the schedule is flexible

Online: No internet presence yet


A4 Pizza

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A4 at Troy

Kendall Square's Area Four team is opening a new wood-fired pizza restaurant at the Troy Boston apartment building in the South End. (The team is also trying to find a new location in Somerville to replace the recently shuttered A4 Pizza — plus, there's a non-pizza collaboration in the works with Roxy's Grilled Cheese, which will include an arcade.)

Address: 55 Traveler St., Boston (South End)

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


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Akinto

Another successful graduate of Wink & Nod's pop-up incubator, Akinto is getting its own permanent space right next door (in the former Merrill & Co. space). Helmed by Patrick Enage, Akinto focuses on Southeast Asian flavors. (Enage is from the Philippines.) During Akinto's months-long residency at Wink & Nod, the menu included dishes like 18-hour pork belly with kabocha-pho broth; fish stew with lemongrass-clam broth; shrimp bao bun with curried mussel liqueur; and spicy pork "drop wontons" with anise BBQ, toasted sesame rice wine, and peanut paste.

Address: 1 Appleton St., Boston (South End)

Opening Date: Spring 2016

Online: Facebook / Twitter


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Bangkok Pinto

A Thai takeout restaurant in the former Super Fry space. According to licensing documents, it may be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and won't have any seats.

Address: 1041 Tremont St., Boston (South End)

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: Facebook / Instagram


Ink Block

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Bar Mezzana

A group of Barbara Lynch Gruppo alum — married couple Colin Lynch (no relation to Barbara Lynch) and Heather Kennaway Lynch, along with Jefferson Macklin — will open a "coastal Italian" restaurant within the Sepia condo building at the Ink Block complex this spring. It will seat around 130 inside and 40 on a patio.

Address: 360 Harrison Ave., Boston (South End)

Opening Date: Spring 2016

Online: Website / Facebook / Instagram


Battle Road Brewery

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Battle Road Brewing Company

Founded in 2012, Battle Road Brewery is opening a new facility and brewpub at Mill & Main, the site of Maynard's Clock Tower Mill. The 30-barrel facility will expand production from 500 to 5,000 barrels per year. The brewpub will seat 50-75 people, and there will be an outdoor beer garden overlooking Mill Pond.

Address: Building 5, Mill & Main, Maynard

Opening Date: By April 18, per a rep (as of January 11)

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Rendering for the Beantowne Coffee House remodel

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Beantowne Coffee House

Damaged in an August 2015 fire, the cafe is in the midst of a massive rebuild.

Address: 1 Kendall Sq., Cambridge (Kendall Square)

Opening Date: April 2016, as of a mid-January Facebook post

Online: Website / FacebookTwitterInstagram


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Belly Wine Bar

Along with sister/neighbor restaurant The Blue Room and a couple other establishments, Belly has been shuttered since August 2015 because of damage sustained in a fire. The team is rebuilding.

Address: 1 Kendall Sq., Cambridge (Kendall Square)

Opening Date: March or April 2016

Online: WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram


The Berry Tavern

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The Berry Tavern

A 100-seat restaurant and bar with a focus on brick-oven pizza.

Address: 2 High St., Danvers

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: WebsiteFacebookTwitter


The Blue Room

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The Blue Room

Along with sister/neighbor restaurant Belly and a couple other establishments, Belly has been shuttered since August 2015 because of damage sustained in a fire. The team is rebuilding.

Address: 1 Kendall Sq., Cambridge (Kendall Square)

Opening Date: March or April 2016

Online: WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram


Caffe Nero JP

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Caffe Nero

This London-based, Italy-inspired coffee chain has opened a few Boston locations over the past few years (Downtown Crossing, South End, Jamaica Plain, and Longwood), and now a couple more are in the works — Fort Point and Wellesley.

Address: 368 Congress St., Boston (Fort Point); 339 Washington St., Wellesley (Wellesley Hills railroad station)

Opening Date: Unknown (Fort Point); as early as spring 2016 (Wellesley)

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter


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Certified Meatball Company

This Boston Nightlife Ventures project was originally slated for a Somerville location (261 Elm St. in Davis Square), but that didn't come to pass. "Born from nostalgic memories of top quality food & produce found in the local butcher shops of [BNV's] youth," Certified Meatball Company was still "happening and ready to go" as of late summer 2015, but the team was looking for a different location. It's listed on the BNV website as "currently under development" now.

Address: Unknown

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter


Clover DTX

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Clover

Ever-growing food truck and restaurant brand Clover expects to add its first Boston proper brick-and-mortar locations by spring 2016, starting with 27 School St. in Downtown Crossing, formerly a Boloco. Other addresses have not yet been announced. Meanwhile, the long-awaited Newbury Street truck, which will be anchored to its spot, may materialize soon.

Address: 27 School St., Boston (Downtown Crossing) and more

Opening Date: Spring 2016

Online: Website / Facebook / Instagram


Deadhorse Hill

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Deadhorse Hill

The restaurant's Facebook page promises "New England, family farms, technique, salt, sugar, starch, fat." Jared Forman (Strip-T's) and Sean Woods (Ribelle) are behind the venture.

Address: 281 Main St., Worcester

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram


Downeast Cider

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Downeast Cider House

Downeast is expanding its production with a new 16,000-square-foot facility. The company's current home is in Charlestown, and the team expects to keep that location up and running for events, tours, and small-batch production.

Address: In the Boston Harbor Shipyard, Boston (East Boston)

Opening Date: June 2016, as of November 2015

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Easy Pie

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Easy Pie

At its original Braintree location, Easy Pie serves up an extensive menu of creatively topped pizzas, as well as burgers, salads, subs, and more.

Address: 649 Squire Rd., Revere

Opening Date: Originally slated for a fall 2015 opening; current timeline unknown

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Mario Batali

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Eataly

Spanning 45,000 square feet and three floors, international chain Eataly will arrive in Boston at the Prudential Center, which is currently undergoing millions of dollars worth of renovations. Mario Batali, Joe Bastianich, and Lidia Bastanich, along with other partners and collaborators, are behind the massive Italian-themed playground, which includes multiple restaurants and shopping areas. The growing chain was founded in 2007 by Oscar Farinetti, who opened the first Eataly in Torino, Italy.

Address: 800 Boylston St., Boston (Back Bay)

Opening Date: Fall 2016

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


618 Washington St., Brighton

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Energize

A fast-casual restaurant featuring juice and a salad bar.

Address: 618 Washington St., Brighton (Oak Square)

Opening Date: End of March 2016

Online: No internet presence yet


La Brasa, facing market

Image: La Brasa, with a peek into the doorway of the future Fat Hen space/Rachel Leah Blumenthal for Eater

Fat Hen

A 30-seat restaurant will open inside of La Brasa, within a space that was previously being used as a market. It will feature a very small open kitchen, "bowls of fresh pasta, braised meats, and locally grown or foraged produce," and a "modest but mighty" beverage program with a focus on "niche, offbeat" Italian wines and beers. L'Espalier and Sel de la Terre alum Michael Bergin is in charge; he has also worked at popular New York City Italian restaurants Del Posto and A Voce.

Address: 124 Broadway, Somerville (East Somerville)

Opening Date: Spring 2016

Online: Twitter / Instagram


5 Main St., Rockport

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Feather & Wedge

A 50-seat restaurant and bar focused on locally sourced ingredients.

Address: 5 Main St., Rockport

Opening Date: May 2016

Online: No internet presence yet


Five Guys

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Five Guys Burgers and Fries

Fast-casual burger chain Five Guys, which has more than 1,300 locations, is in the works in the long-vacant former Kelly's Roast Beef space in the heart of Allston.

Address: 1227 Commonwealth Ave., Boston (Allston)

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Flat Top Johnny

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Flat Top Johnny's

Shuttered since an August 2015 fire that also damaged Belly, The Blue Room, and Beantowne Coffee, Flat Top Johnny's — a bar and pool hall — is expanding its bar while rebuilding.

Address: 1 Kendall Sq., Cambridge (Kendall Square)

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram


FoMu South End

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FoMu Premium Alternative Ice Cream and Cafe

This will be the third location for FoMu, which first opened in Allston in 2012, followed by Jamaica Plain. The cafe offers vegan ice cream, baked goods, and a variety of tea and coffee drinks.

Address: 655 Tremont St., Boston (South End)

Opening Date: Spring 2016

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Hill Country in NY

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Hill Country Barbecue

A New York export with a Texan heart, Hill Country will open its fourth location here, offering "Texas-style barbecue, live music, and Southern hospitality." (There are currently two locations in New York City and one in D.C.) Diners order smoked meats by the pound at a counter. The Boston location will span 8,000 square feet and include a dining room, a bar, a marketplace, and private club space.

Address: 374 Congress St., Boston (Fort Point)

Opening Date: Late 2016

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


KAVA Neo Taverna

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KAVA Neo-Taverna

A Greek restaurant. No other information is available at this time.

Address: 315 Shawmut Ave., Boston (South End)

Opening Date: "Soon"

Online: Website / Facebook / Instagram


Knight Moves

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Knight Moves

A Coolidge Corner board game cafe is eyeing a second location, this one near Tufts University. The cafe's compact menu includes cheese plates, Nutella milkshakes, coffee and tea, and some other snacks.

Address: 1159 Broadway, Somerville (Teele Square)

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: Website / FacebookTwitterInstagram


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Lamplighter Brewing Co.

A microbrewery and taproom founded by beer lovers AC Jones and Cayla Marvil, who have both studied brewing. Jones also has a background in molecular biology and biochemistry, while Marvil has a background in math and experience in the restaurant industry. Head brewer Tyler Fitzpatrick is an alum of Wormtown, Mystic, and Cape Cod breweries.

Address: 284 Broadway, Cambridge (Area IV, near Central and Kendall)

Opening Date: Spring 2016

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette

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Little Donkey

Toro and Coppa duo Jamie Bissonnette and Ken Oringer are crossing the river to open a 110-seat restaurant (plus a patio that will fit nearly 50) that will offer breakfast, lunch, dinner, and "very comprehensive" late-night options. There will be a raw bar, charcuterie, and dishes like crab nachos, snail fried rice, and ox cheek pierogi.

Address: 505 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge (Central Square)

Opening Date: Spring 2016, as of fall 2015

Online: No internet presence yet


Little Owl tavern

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Little Owl Tavern

This concept is currently "under development" by the Boston Nightlife Ventures team (Wink & Nod, Griddler's Burger + Dogs, The Tap Trailhouse). It will be an "Italian eatery pull[ing] from the history of Siena’s provincial racing competition and the pageantry that surrounds it," according to BNV's website.

Address: Unknown

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: Website


Lolita Cocina

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Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar

This upscale Mexican restaurant is planning to expand from Back Bay to Fort Point.

Address: 253 Summer St., Boston (Fort Point)

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter


Boca Grande Taqueria, 366 Washington St.

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Los Amigos

A burrito shop with two locations (Newtonville, West Roxbury) plans to open its next outpost in a 33-seat former Boca Grande space.

Address: 366 Washington St., Brighton (Brighton Center)

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram


Mamaleh

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Mamaleh's Delicatessen

The State Park team (minus Barry Maiden, who parted ways with the group in spring 2015) will open a Jewish delicatessen in the former West Bridge space, adjacent to State Park. Mamaleh's will feature a market (hello, frozen blintzes) and gift shop in addition to a 114-seat dining room and a seasonal patio. The menu will include dishes like matzo ball soup, knishes, corned beef, pastrami, lox, pickles, and more.

Address: 1 Kendall Sq., Cambridge (Kendall Square)

Opening Date: Spring 2016

Online: Twitter / Instagram


Moldova Restaurant

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Moldova Restaurant

As the name implies, this restaurant will feature the cuisine of Moldova, featuring dishes like plăcintă, mămăligă, and zeamă.

Address: 344 Watertown St., Newton

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: Website / Facebook


Oak & Rowan

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Oak + Rowan

Nancy Batista-Caswell is opening her third restaurant — her first in Boston. (Her other venues are both in Newburyport: Ceia Kitchen + Bar and BRINE.) Justin Shoults (who has worked at both Ceia and BRINE) will be executive chef, serving up "small plates and heartier options that showcase land and sea in a new light." There will crudos, caviar, fresh pasta, and liquor carts.

Address: 319 A St., Boston (Fort Point)

Opening Date: Spring 2016, according to the restaurant's website

Online: Website / Twitter / Instagram


Oath Craft Chestnut Hill

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Oath Craft Pizza

This Nantucket-based pizzeria promised aggressive growth in the Boston area, arriving first to South Station in fall 2015 and announcing plans for Chestnut Hill Square next. Somerville's Davis Square also has a location in the works, which has not yet been officially announced.

Address: 200 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill (Chestnut Hill Square development); 280 Elm St., Somerville (Davis Square)

Opening Date: The Chestnut Hill location will open in 2016 (and the original Nantucket location will have its seasonal reopening in spring 2016); the Davis Square timeline is unknown.

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


PABU San Francisco

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PABU

Restaurateur Michael Mina, who has more than 20 restaurants around the country, will open his first Boston location at the Millennium Tower Boston (where he'll also oversee a private club just for residents of the building). Mina and chef Ken Tominaga opened izakaya-inspired PABU in Baltimore in 2012 (that location later shuttered) and San Francisco in 2014. The menu will have a similar layout to the offerings in San Francisco, including a la carte small plates, sushi, robatayaki, and a chef's tasting (omakase).

Address: 1 Franklin St., Boston (Downtown Crossing)

Opening Date: Summer 2016

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Tracy Chang

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PAGU

Japan-meets-Spain tapas with a focus on seafood and a "'less is more' approach to composition." The restaurant could seat around 172 inside and 64 on a seasonal patio. Owner Tracy Chang is an alum of O Ya and Guchi's Midnight Ramen. "PAGU is a hearth for the community to gather and collaborate over soulful food and drink, an environment for creativity to thrive," Chang previously told Eater.

Address: 310 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge (Central Square)

Opening Date: Late summer 2016, per owner Tracy Chang (as of December 2015)

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


India Castle

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Pammy's

Taking over the India Castle space, Pammy's will seat 85 and serve fresh pasta and more.

Address: 928 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge (Central Square)

Opening Date: Spring 2016

Online: No internet presence yet


Rachel Klein

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RFK Kitchen

Mandarin Oriental and Liquid Art House alum Rachel Klein is opening her own place, probably in the early spring. While RFK Kitchen will seat around 100, the main feature will be 20 counter seats looking into an open kitchen. "When I cook for my friends and my family, they always sit at my counter; it's how we eat," Klein previously told Eater. "I want to create this interactive place for ideas and communication. People don't really eat at the dining room table anymore like they used to, sharing their day or their ideas. Now everybody goes out to eat all the time." The restaurant will serve lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch.

Address: 948 Great Plain Ave., Needham

Opening Date: March/April 2016

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Rockin roastin cafe

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Rockin' & Roastin' Cafe

Aerosmith memorabilia, crazy dragon signage, and caffeine — all in one place. Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer and business partners Ron Mann and Frank Cimler are behind the venture (as well as the Rockin' & Roastin' coffee brand).

Address: 551B S. Washington St., North Attleboro

Opening Date: April 2016

Online: WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram


Roxy

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Roxy's A4cade

The name may not be definite yet, but it hints at what's going on — this will be a collaboration between the Roxy's Grilled Cheese and Area Four teams, and it will include an arcade. "There will be games," Roxy's owner James DiSabatino previously told Eater. "We just want to create a big, fun space that represents both of our brands, and this will be it." The restaurant may seat around 108, plus 40 on a seasonal patio, and preliminary plans include a Roxy's dining area, an Area Four bar area, a private dining area, and 20 assorted games, from Skee-ball to shuffleboard. In late 2015, Cambridge Day noted that the restaurant wouldn't serve Area Four's signature pizza. Instead, picture grilled cheese sandwiches made with the ingredients of Area Four pizzas.

Address: 300 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge (Central Square)

Opening Date: Late spring/early summer 2016, as of late 2015

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Roxy

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Roxy's Grilled Cheese

Growing food truck-and-restaurant group Roxy's Grilled Cheese is expanding to Lynnfield's MarketStreet retail development.

Address: 1205 Market Street, Lynnfield

Opening Date: Summer 2016

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Trade Boston

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Saloniki

Jody Adams, Jonathan Mendez, and Eric Papachristos are opening a "fine-casual" Greek restaurant that will draw inspiration from the street food of Greece and focus on "customizable" dishes with ingredients like lamb meatballs, pork shoulder, pita, and whipped feta. Papachristos is from Thessaloniki, which inspired the name. The team is also reportedly working on a new seafood concept in Back Bay. Adams and Papachristos are partners in Trade, where Mendez worked as the opening restaurant manager.

Address: 132 Brookline Ave., Boston (Fenway)

Opening Date: Spring 2016

Online: Twitter / Instagram


Kathy Sidell

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Saltie Girl

The newest venture from the MET Group's Kathy Sidell, a Barcelona-inspired seafood restaurant, will be located right next to its big sibling, MET Back Bay. Saltie Girl will seat 30. Expect briny flavors, lobster, and canned seafoods and vegetables.

Address: 279 Dartmouth St., Boston (Back Bay)

Opening Date: Originally slated for late summer 2015, the new target is spring 2016, as of late September 2015.

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Ink Block

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Scofflaw

A small cocktail bar and restaurant in the Ink Block complex, primarily targeted at residents there. Abby Lane beverage manager Jarek Mountain will be involved.

Address: 300 Harrison Ave., Boston (South End)

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: No internet presence yet


Shake Shack Chestnut Hill - use this one as of aug 2015

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Shake Shack

It's a long way off, but the next local outpost of Shake Shack will open at Watermark Seaport. The fast-casual chain, which has locations around the world, is based in New York. This will be the fifth in Massachusetts; there are existing locations in Chestnut Hill, Boston's Back Bay, Cambridge's Harvard Square, and Dedham.

Address: 85 Seaport Blvd., Boston (Seaport District)

Opening Date: 2017

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


97 Medford St., Malden Spillari

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Sillari's Pizza

All has been quiet on the Sillari's Pizza front since July 2015. If it's still happening, it's reportedly going to be a Malden production facility for M.F. Dulock in Somerville — with weekend pizza.

Address: 97 Medford St., Malden

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: Twitter


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The Smoke Shop

Tremont 647's Andy Husbands is opening a barbecue restaurant in the former Tommy Doyle's space in Kendall Square, serving up "competition-style" platters of ribs, brisket, etc., as well as less traditional dishes like smoked and fried chicken banh mi. Don't expect a roadhouse-style place. "Live music, patios, lots of whiskey," promises the restaurant's Twitter bio.

Address: 1 Kendall Sq., Cambridge (Kendall Square)

Opening Date: March/April 2016

Online: Website / Twitter / Instagram


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Southern Kin Cookhouse

Assembly Row is mostly up and running these days; the hectic period of one restaurant opening after another has subsided. But one more is heading for a spring opening — Southern Kin Cookhouse and Bar, from Boston Nightlife Ventures (Wink & Nod, Griddler's Burger + Dogs, The Tap Trailhouse). Southern Kin's beverage selection will have a serious whiskey focus. The restaurant will seat about 100 inside and 60 on a seasonal patio, and the menu will include dishes like blackened gator tacos and country-fried steak.

Address: 500 Assembly Row, Somerville

Opening Date: Spring 2016

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter


Steve Nookie Postal

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Steinbones

In the works in some form or another for more than three years, this "Jew...ish" barbecue restaurant from Commonwealth's Steve "Nookie" Postal could become a reality in 2016, Zagat heard. The restaurant's website promises dishes like smoked short rib pastrami, brisket, and fried matzo balls. In the meantime, Steinbones barbecue sauce is available.

Address: Nookie has previously hinted at Cambridge.

Opening Date: 2016?

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Stoked Pizza Truck

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Stoked Pizza

Popular wood-fired pizza truck Stoked is opening a brick-and-mortar location in the former Sunny Boy space in Brookline's Washington Square. In addition to pizza, sandwiches and salads will be available at the restaurant, which is owned by musician Scott Riebling (Letters to Cleo, Weezer) and Toirm Miller, who owned the Jack and the Bean Bowl food cart in Copley Square.

Address: 1632 Beacon St., Brookline (Washington Square)

Opening Date: April 1, 2016

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Suya Joint, Roslindale

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Suya Joint

Originally located in Roslindale, this West African restaurant has been in the midst of moving to Roxbury for a year now. According to an early January 2016 update on Facebook, Suya Joint may just be waiting for final inspections at this point, so the reopening could be imminent.

Address: 185 Dudley St., Roxbury

Opening Date: Unknown, but it might actually happen this winter

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Sweetgreen Chestnut Hill

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Sweetgreen

This DC-based grab-and-go salad chain keeps adding new Boston area locations. Coming up: Downtown Crossing (early 2016) and Fenway (summer 2016).

Address: 13 School St., Boston (Downtown Crossing) and 132 Brookline Ave., Boston (Fenway)

Opening Date: Early 2016; summer 2016

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Tres Petite Creperie

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Tres Petite Creperie

Possibly the first of several locations, this French fast-casual restaurant will probably serve crepes.

Address: 1707 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: No internet presence yet


Wahlburgers Hingham

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Wahlburgers

Owned by the notorious Wahlberg family, Wahlburgers has quickly grown from a single Hingham restaurant to a worldwide chain, with the first Boston proper location sprouting up near Fenway in October 2015. A location is in the works at Logan Airport.

Address: 1 Harborside Dr., Boston (East Boston)

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Michael Scelfo

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Waypoint

Michael Scelfo's Alden & Harlow follow-up (not counting a brief involvement with the opening of Naco Taco) is a 145-seat seafood restaurant (motto: "swim good") on the edge of Harvard Square. A January 12 Boston Globe article also mentions a pizza focus.

Address: 1030 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge (Harvard Square)

Opening Date: Spring 2016, per a rep

Online: Website / Twitter / Instagram


West Concord Beef Company

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West Concord Beef Company

A "neighborhood eatery" presumably located in West Concord. The Whole House Group (29 Sudbury and the forthcoming Battle Road Brewing Company and Flank) is behind it. Corporate filings turn up an address of 50 Beharrell St. in Concord, but it's unclear whether that's an office for the restaurant group or the actual site of the restaurant.

Address: Unknown

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: Website / Twitter


World of Beer unknown location

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World of Beer

This Florida-based chain offers tavern-inspired food (German pretzels, mac and cheese, etc.) and a huge beer list. This will be the first Massachusetts location.

Address: 100 Cambridgeside Pl., Cambridge (CambridgeSide Galleria)

Opening Date: June 2016

Online: WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram


Kennedy

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Unnamed Project From Grafton Group

Sticking to its usual home base of Harvard Square, the Grafton Group — which owns several restaurants in the neighborhood (Russell House Tavern, Park, etc.) and one new one across the river in Boston proper (State Street Provisions) — is taking over the former Herrell's Ice Cream space (which, since Herrell's, has briefly housed First Printer and Kennedy's on the Square). The group has described the new restaurant, known temporarily as "Dunster Restaurant," as a "vibrant oyster bar" (think seafood towers, lobster rolls, clam chowder) with a "robust" takeout program. It will be open for lunch and dinner daily.

Address: 15 Dunster St., Cambridge (Harvard Square)

Opening Date: Late spring 2016, as of early fall 2015

Online: Website


Hungry Mother

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Unnamed Project From Hungry Mother Team

The team behind now-shuttered Hungry Mother (as well as State Park and the forthcoming Mamaleh's Delicatessen), minus Barry Maiden, will open a new restaurant in the Hungry Mother space this spring. Hungry Mother shuttered in early July 2015 after Maiden parted ways with the group. The team has not yet announced a name or concept for the new restaurant. Unused Hungry Mother gift cards will be accepted at the new place.

Address: 233 Cardinal Medeiros Ave., Cambridge (Kendall Square)

Opening Date: Spring 2016

Online: Website


Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar

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Unnamed Project From Lincoln Tavern and Loco Taqueria Team

Currently referred to as 443 Broadway LLC, this upcoming sibling from the team behind Southie restaurants Lincoln Tavern and Loco Taqueria is now hiring. Previous rumors indicated that the group was thinking about opening an Italian restaurant.

Address: 439-441 W. Broadway (or 443?), Boston (South Boston)

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram


Myers + Chang

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Unnamed Project From Myers + Chang Team

In a fantastic Boston Globe Magazine profile of Joanne Chang from late 2015, Chang revealed that she may have a new restaurant in the works in Kendall Square (and she's also considering opening a fifth Flour Bakery + Cafe). In early January 2016, Zagat reported that Chang (with Christopher Myers and Myers + Chang executive chef Karen Akunowicz) does indeed have a Cambridge restaurant in the works. Akunowicz told Zagat that it would be a "fun, bold" concept highlighting "flavors from the Far East and beyond."

Address: Kendall Square, Cambridge?

Opening Date: Unknown

Online: Twitter