Chef George Mendes to Open Amar in Boston’s Back Bay

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]

An acclaimed New York chef is going to be opening a brand new high-end restaurant in Boston.

Eater Boston is reporting (via The Boston Globe) that George Mendes is planning to open Amar at Raffles, a luxury condo and hotel development in the Back Bay, with the Globe saying that it will be a Portuguese dining spot that is located on the 17th floor of the Trinity Place complex. Mendes was behind the now-closed Aldea, a Michelin-starred Manhattan restaurant with Portuguese and Spanish influences that closed in 2020 after more than 10 years in operation.

If all goes as planned, Amar will open sometime this summer.

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The address for Amar (and Raffles) is 40 Trinity Place, Boston, MA, 02116.

by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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