Komorebi to Open a Brick-and-Mortar Restaurant in Brookline

The people behind a local ghost kitchen known for its premium sushi and bento boxes will be opening a permanent storefront.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Komorebi is planning to open a brick-and-mortar location in Brookline, apparently moving into a space on Beacon Street in the Coolidge Corner area. The business first started out a couple of years ago, focusing on online ordering for pickup/delivery and working out of a space in Revere. Based on various job listings for the upcoming restaurant, the space will include a counter and a dining area, and expect omakase-style bentos using seasonal ingredients. (The job notices for the Brookline location of Komorebi indicate that it could be opening in mid-November.)

The website for Komorebi can be found at https://ift.tt/Bc9sMuI while its Instagram page can be found at https://ift.tt/wH5vD46

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Mattie's Provisions & Spirits to Open in Brighton in November

A brand new gourmet shop is getting ready to open in a Boston neighborhood.

According to a listing within the jobs section of the bostonchefs.com website, Mattie's Provisions & Spirits is planning to open in Brighton in November, moving into a space on Commonwealth Avenue by Boston College. The listing mentions that the place will be "a new gourmet market – offering wine, spirits, craft beer, gourmet snacks and a morning coffee/pastry service" while an earlier Universal Hub article quoted Boston Licensing Board chair Kathleen Joyce as saying "It seems like an upscale gourmet cheese store."

The address for the upcoming Mattie's Provisions & Spirits is 2193 Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton, MA, 02135. Its website will be at https://ift.tt/jHGgCDy

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Antojitos Gourmet Opens in Malden

A new restaurant featuring Latin American fare has opened a few miles north of Boston.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Antojitos Gourmet is now open in Malden, moving into a space on Route 99 just north of where it intersects Route 60. The new dining spot features Colombian and other Latin American dishes, including such options as ceviche, tamales, empanadas, arepas, lechona, buñuelos, and more, and it offers catering as well (the people behind Antojitos Gourmet first started out as caterers several years ago).

The address for Antojitos Gourmet is 251 Broadway (Route 99), Malden, MA, 02148. Its website can be found at https://ift.tt/Zd6hfvu

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Honeycomb Creamery Team to Open Crisscross Bakehouse in Cambridge

The people behind an ice cream shop in Cambridge will be opening a new bakery next door.

According to a source, (Sarah Wu), Crisscross Bakehouse is planning to open on Massachusetts Avenue between Porter Square and Harvard Square and adjacent to Honeycomb Creamery, with an Instagram post from the ice cream shop saying the following:

We got big news, y'all... We're opening a bakery! @crisscrossbakehouse will open right next door to our shop in the near future, with a menu full of delicious savory and sweet pastries, coffee and tea. While we wait for the space to finish getting set up, Crisscross will be popping up at our shop starting Thursday, October 29th! We'll be serving a sneak peek of the bakery's menu Thursday through Sunday, 8am-noon every week until 1700A is ready for operation. We're so excited to share what we're working on at Crisscross with y'all!

Honeycomb Creamery got its start in 2015 selling its ice cream at local shops, farmers markets, and popup events, moving into its brick-and-mortar storefront a year later.

The Instagram page for Crisscross Bakehouse is at https://ift.tt/AOhUn3Z

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Old Friend Pizza Opens in West Roxbury

A Detroit-style pizza business known for its pop-ups and residency at an historic Roslindale space has opened a brick-and-mortar in West Roxbury.

According to an article from Universal Hub, Old Friend is getting ready to open on Washington Street, with the website for the place indicating that it may already be open as of today. The article mentions that Alden Caldwell is behind the business, which began as a pop-up that moved on to the Exodus Bagels Airstream before setting up at The Substation (it can also be found at the Roslindale Farmers Market).

The Old Friend website mentions the following about its Detroit-style pizza: "Alden makes every pan from scratch: a three-day fermented dough, sauce built on Jersey tomatoes, and a cheddar-and-mozzarella crown that caramelizes against the steel pan."

The address for Old Friend in West Roxbury is 5272 Washington Street, West Roxbury, MA, 02132. Its website is at https://ift.tt/Y6BHPFU while its Instagram page can be found at https://ift.tt/pMtnB4X

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Danish Coffee Studio Replaces Danish Pastry House in Medford

A cafe popular with college students has been replaced by a new cafe with a slightly different name and different ownership.

According to an article in The Tufts Daily, Danish Coffee Studio has taken over the former Danish Pastry House space in Medford, with the latter closing for renovations last month and the former debuting earlier this month. The article mentions that Danish Pastry House owner Ulla Winkler sold both the Boston Avenue cafe and the corresponding wholesale location in Watertown to Benjamin Morales and his family, with the focus of the new place being at least in part on specialty lattes and pastries.

Danish Pastry House had been in the space since 2005.

The address for Danish Coffee Studio is 330 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155. Its Instagram page can be found at https://ift.tt/Cmb0LQG

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Potbelly Sandwich Works in Boston's Downtown Crossing Has Closed

Another Boston-area location of a Chicago-based chain of sub shops has shut down, and now there are only two brick-and-mortar locations remaining locally.

According to a Bluesky post from @glennwhidden.bsky.social, Potbelly Sandwich Works (also known as Potbelly Sandwich Shop) in Downtown Crossing is no longer in business, with a photo of a sign out front at the Washington Street space indicating that October 25 was its last day in operation. Two other locations of Potbelly in the region have also shuttered over the years--in Cambridge's Porter Square and Braintree--with brick-and-mortar storefronts remaining open on Federal Street in the Financial District and in Burlington, while two others can also be found at Logan Airport. 

Potbelly, which first started out in 1977, is known for its sandwiches as well as soups, salads, and more.

The address for the now-closed location of Potbelly in Downtown Crossing was 263 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108. The website for the chain can be found at https://ift.tt/iWeOtdv

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