Hawksmoor May Be Expanding to Boston's Fort Point Neighborhood

A small chain of steakhouses with roots overseas could be on its way to Boston.

According to a Bluesky post from @tomready.bsky.social, Hawksmoor is looking to open in the city's Fort Point neighborhood, with @fortpointer.bsky.social saying in the thread that it would move into a space within the Eli Lilly research and development center on Necco Street. The group of steakhouses and cocktail bars first started out in London in 2006 and currently has two location in the United States--in New York City and Chicago.

Hawksmoor has apparently reached out to the Fort Point neighborhood association for an upcoming meeting, so stay tuned for more details on their plans as they come in.

The address for the proposed location of Hawksmoor in Fort Point is 15 Necco Street, Boston, MA, 02210. The website for the U.S. locations of the chain can be found at https://ift.tt/PJEXWRc

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Boston Provisions Market Opens in the Seaport District

Last spring, it was reported that the people behind a butcher shop and a fish market would be opening a new shop near the Boston waterfront featuring products from both businesses, and now we have learned that it is up and running.

According to multiple sources, Boston Provisions Market is now open in the city's Seaport District, moving into a space on Boston Wharf Road just west of Fort Point. As mentioned in an earlier article, the shop offers items from Savenor's Butchery and Wulf's Fish, with the two businesses having an ownership connection (Wulf's Fish acquired Savenor's in 2024), and the shop offers such items as lamb, beef, pork, chicken, whitefish, shellfish, caviar, and more.

Savenor's, which dates back to the 1930s, has a shop in Cambridge while Wulf's Fish, which started out as a fish market in Boston in the 1920s, is located at the Boston Fish Pier.

The address for Boston Provisions Market is 1 Boston Wharf Road, Suite G, Boston, MA, 02210. Its website can be found at https://ift.tt/ErxdYR7

[Earlier Article]
Savenor's and Wulf's Fish to Open in Boston's Seaport District

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Stats Bar & Grille in South Boston Is Closing, Hopes to Return at Some Point

A neighborhood bar in South Boston is going to be closing--for now--after being in business for more than 15 years.

According to an article from Caught in Southie, Stats Bar & Grille on Dorchester Street is getting ready to shut down, with an Instagram post from the place saying the following:

As we turned the page to March this weekend, we wanted to officially share the news that at the end of this month, we will be closing our doors here at Stats. With the help of everyone that has danced on a chair, dropped a shot glass, or stumbled up the stairs, we've run this building into the ground over the past 16 years. The time has finally come to start over. Stats as you know it will be knocked down this spring to make way for a bigger and better version coming sometime in the future (week 1 of the 2027 NFL season perhaps?!).....We'll be back. We promise. 27 days left.

Stats first opened in 2010, initially joining J. A. Stats Restaurant and Bar, a dining and drinking spot on Broad Street in downtown Boston that closed down in 2012.

The address for Stats Bar & Grille is 77 Dorchester Street, South Boston, MA, 02127. Its website can be found at https://ift.tt/dKN4HCi

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Descendant Detroit Style Pizza Is Moving from the Prudential Center in Boston's Back Bay to Revere Beach

The Boston location of a pizzeria with roots in Canada is moving to a seaside location just north of the city.

According to a message sent from the business, Descendant Detroit Style Pizza is going to be moving from the Prudential Center in the Back Bay to a new location at Revere Beach, and we have been told that the Pru location is now officially closed. If all goes as planned, the new location of Descendant could be opening at Revere Beach in May.

Descendant Detroit Style Pizza, which first started out in Toronto, opened its Boston location in February of 2025, offering a variety of Detroit-style pizzas--a rectangular thick-crust pizza cooked in a pan and is vaguely similar in looks to Sicilian pizza but also has some similarities to Chicago-style deep-dish pizza as well.

The Facebook page for Descendant Detroit Style Pizza can be found at https://ift.tt/wCiK06p

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Restaurant News for the Week Ending March 1, 2026

Below are some of the biggest restaurant and food-related news stories that have been posted between February 23, 2026, and March 1, 2026.

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Celine Plans to Open in the Former Blue Dragon Space in Boston's Fort Point
A new dining and drinking spot from a local restaurant group may be on its way to a space near the waterfront.
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The Old Planters Brewing Co. Space in Beverly Is Up for Sale
Another local brewery has shut down, and its space is on the market.
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Tampopo in Porter Square Is Closing
A decades-old Japanese restaurant in Cambridge is closing down.
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TGI Fridays in the Mission Hill/Brigham Circle Area Has Closed
A restaurant chain continues to shrink in the local area, as its sole Boston location has now shut down.
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Little Steve's Pizzeria in the Back Bay/Fenway Area Has Closed
A pizza place in Boston that replaced another pizzeria with the same name has shut down.
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Nova Restaurant Opens in Downtown Boston

A new restaurant featuring a type of cuisine not commonly found in the local area has come to the heart of Boston.

According to its social media, Nova Restaurant is now open in the city's downtown area, moving into a space on Tremont Street across from Boston Common. The new dining spot offers foods found in Central Asia with a focus on dishes from Kyrgyzstan, with its menu including such options as syrniki (cheese pancakes), solyanka (a thick, sour soup), lepeshka (flatbread), borscht, boso lagman (stir-fried hand-pulled noodles), plov (a rice and meat dish), and beef stroganoff.

The address for Nova Restaurant is 131 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02111. Its Instagram page can be found at https://ift.tt/rzqiC18

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Celine Plans to Open in the Former Blue Dragon Space in Boston's Fort Point

A new dining and drinking spot from a local restaurant group may be on its way to a space near the Boston waterfront.

According to a presentation page within the fortpointneighborhood.org website, Celine is planning to open on A Street in the Fort Point neighborhood, moving into the space that had once been home to Ming Tsai's Blue Dragon which was open from 2013 until the start of the pandemic in 2020. The page mentions that the proposed restaurant and bar would blend "the timeless comfort of an American tavern with Montreal-French technique and soul," including such options as roast chicken, burgers, a rotating raw bar, and "tavern classics elevated by Montreal classics and subtle French technique," along with wine and cocktails.

The team behind Celine is the Coda Restaurant Group (SRV Boston, The Salty Pig, Gufo, Baleia)

The address for the upcoming Celine is 324 A Street, Boston, MA, 02210.

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