Restaurant News for the Week Ending September 7, 2025

Below are some of the biggest restaurant and food-related news stories that have been posted between September 1, 2025, and September 7, 2025.

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Bertucci's in Reading Has Closed
Yet another location of a local chain of Italian restaurants continues to shrink, this time closing a location in the northern suburbs of Boston.
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Navigation Brewing Co. in Lowell Is Closing; Chelmsford Location to Remain Open
A location of a brewery north of Boston that resides in an historic mill building is shutting down, though its newer location will remain in operation.
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Ghost Light Tavern Opens in Boston's Theater District, Replacing Nash Bar & Stage
A new dining and drinking spot featuring comfort food has come to downtown Boston, replacing a Southern-style restaurant and bar that had been in the space for a bit under four years.
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Love Art Sushi Opens in Boston's Seaport District
A pair of sushi spots in Boston have been joined by a third location, and this one comes to a space near the water.
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Bueno Y Sano in Acton Has Closed; New Location Opens in Maynard
A location of a Mexican restaurant in the suburbs of Boston that was part of a group of dining spots based in the Pioneer Valley has closed, though a new location has opened not too far away.
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Bertucci's in Reading Has Closed

Yet another location of a local chain of Italian restaurants continues to shrink, this time closing a location in the northern suburbs of Boston.

According to a source, Bertucci's in Reading is no longer in business, with a Reading Recap article saying that the Walkers Brook Drive shuttered a couple of days ago. With the closing of this location, that means there the only four left inside/along Route 128, in West Roxbury, Newton, Medford, and Waltham, along with a Bertucci's Pronto in downtown Boston. (Other Bertucci's outlets inside/along Route 495 can still be found in Norwood, Hingham, Framingham, and Chelmsford.)

The address for the now-closed Reading location of Bertucci's was 45 Walkers Brook Drive, Reading, MA, 01867. The website for all locations is at https://ift.tt/wLiJaMF

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Navigation Brewing Co. in Lowell Is Closing; Chelmsford Location to Remain Open

A location of a brewery north of Boston that resides in an historic mill building is shutting down, though its newer location will remain in operation.

According to a source, Navigation Brewing Co. in Lowell is closing its doors, with a Facebook post from the business saying the following:

After 10 amazing years in our Lowell home at Western Ave Studios, we're turning the page to an exciting new chapter — and it's all happening in Chelmsford! While reasons beyond our control mean we have to close our Lowell taproom, this is far from goodbye. In fact, it's a fresh beginning! Our entire operation is moving to 15 Central Square in downtown Chelmsford, where we're already pouring and ready to welcome you with open arms. Lowell, you've been with us since day one, and for that we are forever grateful. The friendships, the celebrations, the memories — we'll carry them with us always. Now, we can't wait for you to find your way to Chelmsford and keep the tradition alive in our vibrant taproom.

The post goes on to say that the last day in business for the Lowell taproom will be Saturday, October 4.

The Lowell location of Navigation Brewing Co. is located within Western Avenue Studios, which is home to a number of artist studios and lofts and which is part of a multi-building complex on the Pawtucket Canal where industrial fabrics had once been made.

The website for Navigation Brewing Co. can be found at https://ift.tt/hPCYOHT

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Ghost Light Tavern Opens in Boston's Theater District, Replacing Nash Bar & Stage

A new dining and drinking spot featuring comfort food has come to downtown Boston, replacing a Southern-style restaurant and bar that had been in the space for a bit under four years.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Ghost Light Tavern is now open in the city's Theater District, taking over the space on Tremont Street where Nash Bar & Stage had been. An earlier What Now Boston article mentioned that the opening of the new spot is a collaboration between Jason Santos (Buttermilk & Bourbon, Citrus & Salt, Butterbird, and the now-closed Nash Bar & Stage) and the people behind the Clock Tavern in South Boston, while the poster in the Facebook group page shared a menu showing such items as wings, tenders, mozzarella sticks, shrimp tacos, tots, smash burgers, chicken BLTs, steak tips, nachos, empanadas, and more, and the space also includes billiards.

The address for Ghost Light Tavern is 253 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116. Its Instagram page is at https://ift.tt/5wa6fKi

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Love Art Sushi Opens in Boston's Seaport District

A pair of sushi spots in Boston have been joined by a third location, and this one comes to a space near the water.

According to a Patch article, Love Art Sushi officially opens in the Seaport District today, moving into a space on Northern Avenue in the Fan Pier area. The new location joins two others in the Fenway and downtown, and it offers sushi, bowls, bubble tea, matcha, and more.

The address for the new location of Love Art Sushi in the Seaport District is 53 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA, 02210. The website for all locations can be found at https://ift.tt/Mif6Xyq

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Dilli Darbar Opens in Framingham

A brand new Indian restaurant has debuted in MetroWest.

According to Kiat Cormier of ChewOnThis, who posted within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Dilli Darbar is now open in Framingham, moving into a space within One Framingham Centre by the intersection of Edgell Road and Route 9. The website for the new restaurant (which has an ownership connection to Woodlands restaurant in Westborough), shows that it specializes in Northern Indian cuisine, though it also offers dishes found in other parts of India as well.

The address for Dilli Darbar is 1 Edgell Road, Framingham, MA, 01701. Its website is at https://ift.tt/1cxXQOi

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[A related post from our sister site (Boston's Hidden Restaurants): List of Restaurant Closings and Openings in the Boston Area]

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Pita in Chelmsford Has Closed

A fast-casual dining spot north of Boston that focused on Greek fare has shut down.

According to multiple sources, including a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Pita in Chelmsford is no longer in business, with the social media for the Boston Road eatery confirming that it indeed shuttered sometime around early August after 10 years in operation. The restaurant was known for such items as Greek salads, falafel, Greek fries, gyros, spanakopita, pastitsio, and more.

The address for the now-closed Pita was 18 Boston Road (Chelmsford Town Center), Chelmsford, MA, 01824.

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[A related post from our sister site (Boston's Hidden Restaurants): List of Restaurant Closings and Openings in the Boston Area]

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