Seaport District: vegan ice cream pickleball with pickle popsicles wood-grilled everything.

Jamaica Plain: West Coast-inspired smashburgers.

East Boston: clam pizza and pretty plates of pasta barbecue on the waterfront.

Downtown Boston: vegan ice cream rooftop burgers Thai small plates accompanied by live piano ice cream tacos kosher burgers delivered Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles.

Dorchester: ice cream under the watchful eye of an adorable sloth mascot hot chicken while you shop.

Chinatown: soup dumplings with New York roots.Charlestown: matcha-filled pretzel sticks swanky steaks in a red velvet lounge bowling and a beer garden.Back Bay: fresh juice at the train station cocktails in conch shells.Allston: cacio e pepe tots with a side of local art daily brunch with giant pancakes and boozy cold brew.Last updated on August 16, 2023, adding Sloane’s in Allston, Mida in East Boston, Layla’s American Tavern in South Boston, Sip of Joy in the South End, and Coffee Shop by Moldova Restaurant in Newton.

We’ll be updating this regularly throughout the season, so check back for new additions (in more neighborhoods and towns) and give us a shout if you know of something else that should be on our radar. Below, find a roundup of notable restaurant openings (and a few reopenings-welcome back!) in Boston and beyond. Summer is underway, and as we alternate between recurring thunderstorms and sweaty 90-degree days, exciting restaurants are opening in and around Boston. Prima’s 32-ounce, 45-day dry-aged porterhouse is served with crispy potatoes, creamed braising greens, and black garlic parmesan butter.

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