Restaurants

A running list of local restaurants that have reopened for the season

After temporarily closing due to COVID-19, Boston restaurants have continued to reemerge.

By Erin Kuschner

updated on November 19, 2021

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Restaurants are continuing to reemerge after temporarily closing last winter.

Paola Ibarra’s Somerville bar, Barra, first debuted in February 2020, just a few weeks before the shutdown. She and co-owner Yhadira Guzmán temporarily sent Barra into hibernation in early January. They reopened the bar in late February.

“Closing was a financial decision — as was everybody’s — but it was also an exhaustion decision because we’re understaffed,” she said. “So we just wanted to focus on other stuff and regroup.”

That included putting together pantry items like condiments, salsas, and DIY kits to sell through Barra’s website, as well as offering private events. Ibarra said that now that the weather has improved, the patio is open, and they’re offering limiting reservations for seating inside the restaurant.

“The thing that makes us happier, and what we opened for, was the inside service,” she said. “Because it’s the whole experience: the music, the food, everything else. We feel energized because of that. That’s what we love.”

November reopenings:

Here are some of the latest restaurants that have announced November reopenings: 

Orfano: Chef and restaurateur Tiffani Faison reopened Orfano, her modern Italian-American restaurant that made its Fenway debut in August 2019, on Nov. 19. Guests can expect the return of some classics — Nonna’s garlic bread, cacio e pepe, lobster bucatini — as well as some new dishes, like King crab alla vodka and tiramisu gelatoria. The martini cart has also returned, this time with the addition of Rob Roy cocktails.

Already open:

These restaurants have already reopened:

21st Amendment – May

A&B Kitchen • Bar – March 24

A4cade and Roxy’s Central – Sept. 24

Atlántico – April 1

Back Deck – April 28

Bar Lyon – April 28

Bar Mezzana – April 1

Barra – Feb. 24

Beantown Pastrami Co. – April 3

Bistro du Midi – March 17

Black Lamb – April 1

Brownstone – April 9

Burro Bar – March 4

Cambridge Brewing Company – Feb. 18

Canary Square – March 25

Casa Caña – May 5

Cask ‘n Flagon – March 19

Catalyst – May 4

Ciao Roma – April 8

City Bar – March 4

Cityside Tavern – Feb. 5

City Winery Boston – April 28

Clerys – May 27

Colette – April 30

Commonwealth – April 28

Coppersmith – March 11

Daddy Jones Bar – March 25

Daedalus – April 7

Dali – April 7

Delux Cafe – March 17

Democracy Brewing – July 4

Dorchester Brewing Co. – March 1

Dovetail – April 9

Elm Street Taproom – April 22

Fenway Johnnie’s – April 15

Five Horses Tavern – Early April

Flatbread Company (Somerville) – Feb. 19

Flora’s Wine Bar – March 17

Foumami – Aug. 4

Franklin Cafe – July 29

French Quarter – April 7

Galway House – March 8

Game On! Fenway – March 13

Ghost Pepper – March 22

Grand Tour – April 1

Gray’s Hall – April 30

Guy Fieri’s Tequila Cocina – March 23

Haley.Henry – April 5

Hennessy’s – May 5

Highland Kitchen – early June

Honeycomb Creamery – May 24

Ivory Pearl – March 25

Joe’s Waterfront – April 7

Lamplighter Brewing Co. – May 1

Little Donkey – April 12

Little Dipper – April 3

Lobstah on a Roll (South End) – March 23

Lord Hobo Cambridge – March 26

LUCIE – August

Mamma Maria – April 8

Milk Street Cafe – Aug. 16

Miracle of Science Bar + Grill – April 15

MJ O’Connor’s – mid-June

Nathálie – April 2

Nico Ristorante – March 25

Night Shift Brewing (Lovejoy Wharf) – May 6

No Relation – June 16

Oak + Rowan – March 10

OAK Long Bar + Kitchen – April 1

Orinoco Kitchen – April 16

Our Fathers – Aug. 24

Parlor Sports – July 22

Pier 6 – May 1

Prairie Fire – June 29

Rail Stop Restaurant & Bar – April 1

Reign Drink Lab – Feb. 20

Rosebud American Kitchen & Bar – March 31

Row 34 – April 1

Samuel Adams Boston Taproom – March 24

Select Oyster Bar – April 1

Shojo – April 9

Shore Leave – May 1

Silhouette Lounge – March 17

Silvertone – Early Sept.

Sligo Pub – Late April

Spoke Wine Bar – May 5

SRV – March 18

State Park – May 18

State Street Provisions – March 25

Sullivan’s Tap – May 29

Summer Shack (Back Bay) – March 25

T&B Wood-Fired – May 6

Tambo 22 – April 1

Terramia Ristorante – Feb. 11

The Emory – June 3

The Gaff – April 2

The Greatest Bar – March 12

The Harp – March 25

The Kenmore – April 21

The Lansdowne Pub – March 13

The Merchant Kitchen & Drinks – Aug. 23

The Painted Burro – April 1

The Quiet Few – April 1

The Sevens Ale House – June 7

Tiger Mama – June 16

Time Out Market – May 13

Tip Tap Room – April 15

Trade – Sept. 8

Trillium Brewing Co. – April 1

Trina’s Starlite Lounge – March 21

Ward 8 – Feb. 18

West End Johnnie’s – June 11

Worden Hall – April 12