The Smoke Shop BBQ Plans to Soft-Open in Woburn March 17-20

A new location of a local group of barbecue restaurants that has been in the works for at least a year and a half is just about ready to open.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, The Smoke Shop BBQ is planning to soft-open its new location in Woburn March 17-20, with the website for the business confirming these dates while also mentioning that the dates are subject to change. Once it does open, the new outlet will join others in Boston's Fort Point, East Boston, Somerville's Assembly Row, and Harvard Square in Cambridge, and Methuen.

Chef/restaurateur Andy Husbands is behind the group of Smoke Shop restaurants.

The address for the new location of The Smoke Shop BBQ in Woburn (which had once been home to a location of Applebee's) is 2 Elm Street, Woburn, MA, 01801. The website for all locations is at https://ift.tt/WBE8cRQ

[Earlier Article]
The Smoke Shop BBQ May Be Opening in the Former Applebee's Space in Woburn

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KoKo Coffee to Open in the Former Equal Exchange Space in Boston's North Station Area

It looks like a local pair of coffee shops will soon be joined by a third location that should be particularly popular with commuters.

According to a source, KoKo Coffee is going to be opening in Boston's North Station area, taking over the space on Causeway Street where the Equal Exchange co-op once had a cafe. Once it is up and running, the new location of KoKo Coffee will join others on State Street by the Boston waterfront and on L Street in South Boston, and based on those, it could be offering breakfast and lunch options along with pastries, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and more.

The address for the upcoming location of KoKo Coffee by North Station is 226 Causeway Street, Boston, MA, 02114. The Instagram page for the business is at https://ift.tt/zLWV7sC

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