Restaurants
Stay up-to-date on the best new restaurants, recent openings, and the biggest dining updates across Greater Boston’s food scene.
In Greater Boston’s dining scene, there’s always a new restaurant opening to celebrate or a fresh update coming to one of the city’s delicious eateries. In the months ahead, we have major restaurant openings from Michelin chefs and famous New York restaurateurs, as well as a swell of diverse and delicious smaller restaurants joining our neighborhoods.
Each week, Boston.com will highlight the restaurant openings worth knowing about across the region. Some spots will already be open, while others are set to debut in 2026. 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
Hawksmoor
A famous steakhouse from across the pond is landing in Boston, marking the British Hawksmoor’s third U.S. location since opening 20 years ago in London. This modern steakhouse brings with it multiple accolades: It was named one of the best steak restaurants in the world, and its bar program (known for drinks like its sub-zero martinis and sour cherry negroni) was named a James Beard Award semifinalist in 2025.
Opening date: Fall 2026
15 Necco St., Seaport
Jazz Urbane Cafe
Nearly a decade in the making, a jazz club and restaurant in Nubian Square is almost ready to open after securing major funding. The heart of the project is the music venue space for local and national musicians, but it also offers space for 200 guests to dine and drink. Details are sparse about the menu, but What Now Boston reported that the food will be inspired by Southern and global cooking, and the bar program will serve craft spirits, beer, and wine.
Opening date: May 2026, according to What Now Boston
2300 Washington St., Roxbury
NAYA
A fast-casual chain serving Lebanese-inspired cuisine has quickly expanded across Greater Boston and Massachusetts, with its sights set on Framingham next. Choose between bowls, pita rolls, or salads that can be customized with various proteins and toppings.
Opening date: Late summer 2026, reports MetroWest Daily News
1 Worcester Road, Framingham
Third Time Together
Once an ice cream pop-up, Third Time Together has moved into more permanent digs — again. The ice cream parlor/all-day cafe serving Mediterranean cuisine has moved away from the Charles River Speedway to across the river in Kendall Square, serving stuffed pitas (like the Al Pastor(ish) with pork shoulder and pineapple-radish salsa), breakfast items, and the most inventive ice cream flavors you’ll find in Boston (autumn olive ice cream with juniper sprigs, hōjicha and cardamom, and a rotating vanilla bean ice cream with pink peppercorn).
Open now
399 Binney St., Cambridge
Bonus: Lamb Jam
Try American lamb six ways from some of Greater Boston’s best chefs, then vote on who did it best, for the entire month of April. Competing chefs include Will Gilson (serving lamb shawarma toast at Amba), Urban Hearth’s Erin Miller (preparing a lamb beignet), and more. Diners have until April 30 to try the dishes and vote.
Event details: April 1-30
Various locations
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