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It looks like two of Boston’s best-known restaurants will be transferring their licenses to the company that owns the property. According to a licensing board hearing page within the city’s website, Eastern Standard and Island Creek Oyster Bar within the Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square are seeking to transfer their liquor licenses to UMNVAG Kenmore, LLC, with the prospective...

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A Mexican restaurant in downtown Boston that temporarily closed a couple of months ago is open once again. A Facebook post from the place confirms what we had mentioned in November, that Villa Mexico on Water Street reopens Monday and will be open on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The…

Restaurants have been struggling heavily since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. And with many reliant on third-party delivery apps, some business owners say the fees are making life even more difficult. At Porto Restaurant in Boston’s Back Bay, business heading into 2021 is down 80%. And then there are the delivery fees from companies like DoorDash, Uber Eats and…

With restaurants struggling during the pandemic, many are reliant on third-party delivery apps, but many business owners say the fees are far too high.

It’s been a difficult year, especially for everyone in the restaurant industry. But a Christmas miracle came a few days early for one waitress in Dover, New Hampshire.

A New Hampshire restaurant server got a Christmas miracle a few days early in the form of a very generous tip.

A customer left a $3,000 tip for a single beer as a Cleveland restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic

Actor and singer Donnie Wahlberg left a $2,020 tip for a server at Marshland Restaurants and Bakery in Sandwich, Massachusetts last weekend. The restaurant posted a photo of a receipt from Saturday with the generous gratuity on their Facebook page, showing Whalberg’s tip for a $35 meal. The New Kids on the Block singer and actor wrote #2020TipChallenge on the…

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A bit more than two months ago, it was reported that one of the most popular sports bars in Boston had shut down, but we subsequently learned that there were talks of it returning under new ownership. Now it looks like that won’t be happening. According to an article from The...

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] Earlier this month, it was reported that two of the most popular Irish pubs in the Boston area had closed, though there appeared to be a glimmer of hope that they could reopen if all went well. Now we have learned that they will indeed be returning after all, though not right…

After a spike in the number of active COVID-19 cases in Gloucester, Massachusetts, at least four restaurants have chosen to close temporarily in order to test their employees and sanitize. City officials said that the uptick in cases was the result of a large gathering or social event, in addition to some isolated cases. As of Friday, there were 44…

The pandemic has hit the restaurant industry especially hard, and rather than stay open as temperatures drop in Massachusetts, some are choosing to close for the winter. The owners call it “hibernating,” and they say it is their best chance of reopening in the spring. Steve “Nookie” Postal owns the Commonwealth restaurant in Cambridge, which is now in hibernation. As…

The restaurant industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some are trying their best to keep outdoor dining going despite falling temperatures, but others are instead opting to go into hibernation for the winter.

At least four restaurants in the tourist hotspot of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, have now closed due to positive cases of COVID-19. Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Cafe and Flatbread Company announced last week that they were closing after employees at both restaurants tested positive for the coronavirus. The two restaurants are located on the same block in the city’s downtown area....

A customer at a downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, restaurant may have exposed other diners to COVID-19, according to the health department.

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] It looks like yet another big name within the Boston restaurant/bar scene has shut down. According to an Instagram post from the place, The Pour House in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood has closed its doors, with the note from the Boylston Street spot saying the following: It is with great...

Normally, the Fours on Canal Street would be packed during a Bruins playoff game, but instead, the popular bar has closed for good.

Rescue efforts ended at a two-story restaurant in a northern Chinese village that collapsed during a local resident’s 80th birthday celebration, leaving 29 people dead.

Seventeen people have been killed in China after a two-story restaurant collapsed.

Artist Joshua Wilmoth has helped transform ‘DBar’ with custom artwork painted on shipping containers. Restaurants right now are finding creative ways to stay open “it felt like a great solution” said owner Brian Piccini.