5 finest new restaurant openings in Boston (July 16, 2026)

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From a modern new café with matcha and comfortable serve drinkable desserts to an upcoming Yemeni roastery, listed below are the newest Boston restaurant openings, eating information, and meals occasions to know proper now.

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About Thyme Lebanese Road Café

If this upcoming quick-service Harvard Sq. spot has something to say about it, it’s time to gear up for a scorching saj summer season. A staple in Lebanese cooking, a saj is a domed griddle, good for making flatbread (additionally referred to as saj). When this 13-seat bakery opens, the crisp bread would be the delicacies cornerstone, cooked recent on the electrical saj after which used as the bottom for wraps of spiced hen, kafta, and different delights. Discover labneh—wealthy, strained yogurt, with candy and savory toppings—on provide, too. 5 sorts of lemonade, together with iced espresso and matcha drinks will provide cooling fuel-ups.  

Opening date: August 

1 Brattle Sq., Cambridge  

A sprawling, sunlit-spot that’s been sitting vacant for 2 years is about to buzz with new life. And loads of freshly roasted espresso. Ahmed Mahmood, the proprietor of beloved Cambridge Yemeni eatery, Bab Al-Yemen, is firing up the large wood-burning oven within the former house of chef Michael Serpa’s Iberian restaurant, Atlantico. Pop in and perk up with espresso and espresso drinks, with beans roasted proper within the restaurant. Or, hunker down and keep awhile within the inviting, rustic-inspired 115-seat café and steep within the menu of Yemeni fare, with dishes that wander throughout Center Jap and European influences. Delights embrace sabayah (a crisp Yemeni layered pastry) and candy honeycomb bread, with recent flatbreads with a number of toppings for those who want to sate your urge for food with one thing savory.       

Opening date: July    

600 Harrison Ave., South Finish 

No must waffle about your subsequent deal with. Zinneken’s is bringing its beloved waffles to the Boston Frequent. No offense to breakfast waffles loved all around the metropolis, however Zinneken’s Belgian beauties—referred to as Liège waffles—boast a crisp outdoors because of caramelized imported Belgian sugar, whereas the insides stay good and pillow-soft. At its present Harvard Sq. location, Zinneken’s slings waffles topped with every thing from Nutella to fruit and speculoos cookie butter. The brand new Boston Frequent spot opens winter 2027. Can’t wait till then? Take a look at the Harvard Sq. location, discover the meals truck round city, or make a road-trip out west when one other new location opens up by UMass Amherst within the fall. 

Opening date: Winter 2027

98A Boylston St., Downtown Boston

The Boston grand opening of this Japanese tea model’s latest café comes simply in time to supply cooling sips to fight the present summer season scorcher. The star of the present on the modern subterranean area on Newbury is Japanese matcha. Nana harvests their inexperienced tea by hand—a time-consuming course of that ends in a vibrant inexperienced hue and a much less bitter style, as mechanical harvesting usually contains stems. Savor whisked matcha straight up, as a latte, or served with soda water and syrup for a barely candy iced espresso various. Additionally on the menu are extra dessert-like concoctions served with ice cream and mochi, frappes, and drinks that showcase flavors of purple bean and black sesame. Take a look at the less-common hojicha, or roasted inexperienced tea, too. For meals, in the meantime, dig into mochi parfaits, savory rice bowls, Japanese curry, and extra.   

Opening date: July 17 

175 Newbury St., Again Bay

Save the date for the upcoming A Style of Ethnic Boston meals pageant, which transforms Large Evening Reside right into a sprawling showcase of the town’s world eating places and prime cooks. Taking part on this yr’s theme of “celebrating culinary range” has by no means tasted so good, with Indian favorites from Shanti, sushi from Love Artwork Sushi, and Dominican delights from Pikalo among the many meals to feast on. Count on tasting occasions and buzzy networking alternatives between bites.      

Occasion particulars: July 28, 5:30-8 p.m., tickets from $65.87.

Large Evening Reside, 110 Causeway St., West Finish 

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