Kamakura: After a short run as one of the city's few spots serving Japanese kaiseki menus, Kamakura has closed up shop in the Financial District. Stoddard's: Tucked away in the Leather District, this retro drinking and dining haunta favorite of Downtown Crossing's after-work crowdshas shuttered its doors. It seems to me I remember they had a punch card when they took your order, Anyone remember The Skipper right over the bridge in Fairhaven,Ma. We would order big sandwiches and homemade Swedish desserts to bring back to our cottage. I do recall it was ALWAYS mobbed. I lived up the street as well- on spring street until I moved to NH in 1987. Went to the one in West Yarmouth two years ago was not that impressed. Popovers !!!!! My dad always got finn Haddie we kids would pronounce it. Oscars in Ipswich,General Edwards Inn in Revere,Dales Swampscott,Clam Box, Revere. We ate there a couple of times . So many memories. The Yankee Silversmith in Wallingford, CT. Quite a fewtaverns around the city can likely boast Paul Revere having drank there, but few can say the same about Charles Dickens. Still have my best friends for life from there. In a space that originally housed the Federal Reserve, Bond is now a cocktail bar that nods back to its history with original doors and a pastry kitchen that is located in the bank's old vault. Expensive but great for special occasions. Originally called the Copley Caf, which opened in 1912 alongside the hotel, this Fairmont Copley Plaza bar has undergone several transformations over the years. Agree Agree. "A lot of folks are mourning this closure as the last of dirty old Boston, but this . An online version of Filene's is still in business. In 2011, the Oak Room was gutted, leaving a familiar feeling for its fans while becoming a bright, shimmering bar and lounge that befits the hotels jazz age birth. Food was meh, (it was toward the end) but you can not beat THE SIGN! The Parker House as a whole has been the center of Boston and U.S. politics. Felicias in the North End! We felt so grown up! Amrheins claims lineage back to 1890, making it a cornerstone of South Boston for over a century. Check out their farewell post on Instagram. The bar has a Downtown Crossing outpost thats popular in its own right, attracting packs of office-goers who want to wash away the memories of workday throughout the week. Also the prime rib of course! Brighams was up the street from.my house in Lynn, wed go for our birthdays. The Green Barn in Salem,NH. Anybody remember anything more about it? Not living in Boston, it was a place to go to if at 11 at night one got a hunger attact. The chocolate loving Dutch have been eating them for breakfast on toast for decades. Now, lets not get confused with this historic watering hole: Were talking about the original location on East Berkeley Street. Photograph: Ed Massery with Tom Underiner. There were any weekend mornings having breakfast there and the muffins and coffee were great. This beloved restaurant launched in 1963 and quickly became THE place to dine and hobnob. What was more exciting? Sad to think of these iconic restaurants are no longer around. 3 Steeple Street Bistro and Bar 125 Canal Street Providence, RI 02903; 88 Wharf . I always ordered the same thing for dinner: escargot followed by baked stuffed lobster. Plus, being in the theatre district, you might see someone famous. I would stand on a chair and loudly announce, Ladies and gentlemen, we are so happy to have you at Chadwicks today, but we are especially happy to have Kevin! Still miss my favorite restaurant. This was supposed to be its death knell; instead, its popularity increased. Thanks everyone. She ran the Elm Street market in Waltham with her husband who I believe got in trouble with the law. Loved Fontaines-! The best veal parmigiana! Pour House: This down-and-dirty Boylston Street haunt delighted everyone from Rihanna to penny-pinching local students. Dcor included a large-wheeled 19th-century-style bicycle that hung on the wall, and for a while, a Superman cape could be found hanging in the phone booth in the back. Their Seafood Platter was stacked so high on the plate you thought it might tip over. So yummy! Today, a mammoth Barnes & Noble bookstore occupies the space where the restaurant once stood. Once home base to Bostons garage rock scene, the longtime bar space, which first opened in 1907 and was properly established after Prohibition ended in 1933, ended its run as The Abbey in late 2008. Best sundaes around, amazing lime rickey. Christopher Pierce, When in my early teens (eons ago), my mom would give me $1.50, and I would get a Coke, a tuna sandwich, fries, and a sundae (with marshmallow!) Out in Metrowest of Boston there was The Cock N Kettle restaurant in uxbridge. They were old fashioned and comforting on a cold day. Hilltop ! The Pewter Pot chowder was excellent. We love the pop overs and their Delmonico potatoes and prime rib. We would routinely take doggie bags to go because we couldnt eat all the food in one sitting. Very found memories. A guy working at that restaurant for decades recognized dad !!! Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox. Santa and Mrs. Claus would make an appearance. Remember seeing Louise Day Hicks eating there!!! It's believed that, despite its move from Elm Street to where it now stands on Union Street, the Bell in Hand still uses the original, physical bar dating back to 1795. Under =Boston Restaurants are 2 Downtown Scandinavian ones; Olas,14 Carver St ,Park Square and the one I think you are remembering.. As our family of six grew, I can remember dad saying, Ready for the Hilltop? Wed all scramble in the car for a quick hour drive, usually on a Friday to get there by 3 for the luncheon special! So sad its not there anymore! We always got a turkey club sandwich and iced tea. Supposedly, the BellyBuster was free to anyone who could eat it all in one go. The General Glover House in Swampscott was a well attended and fabulous restaurant for many, many years and greatly missed by many New Englanders. 1, Norwood, on the outbound side. This post was first published in 2020 and has been updated. A little late maybe, but cant forget Mama Leones in Boston {servicemen in uniform eat for free), the Kon-Tiki Room at the Sheraton-Prudential Center; The Commodore in North Beverly; The Junction for ice cream in Essex, MA ; Hojos all-you-can-eat clams (strips only)all across New England; Pilots Grill and Millers in Bangor, ME; The Sail inn near Bucksport, ME; The 95er in Bangor, ME; and Vallees Steak House at Exit 8 in Portland, ME; and McNamaras in Winthrop, ME. The parking lot had the best view often there would be a heron or other wildlife in the marsh when you parked. Despite its popularity, Chadwicks closed in 1998. Mocha chip my all time favorite. And where I discovered that pesto is fantastic especially on a toasted roll with turkey and cheese. Legal Sea Foods - Charles Square: Located in the shadow of the Charles Hotel, the lone Harvard Square outpost of this local seafood emporium has shuttered. He would Fall in love,get married, start a family,buy a house in the suburbs..And with the skills he had learned,would open a diner or other restaurant there,sometimes a fish house,sometimes a full range of food.. And so on,spawning dozens,even hundreds of dining halls throughout New England..nobody knows how many for sure,a list was never kept.. Never knew who might show up at the Clam Bar. When I lived in North Andover and got my first FT job at WT Grants, my mother and I used to go shopping at the Peabody Mall. The wait staff was great. Before that the land was on the Higginson estate. As such, it lays bona fide claim as the oldest restaurant in Boston, and among the oldest in the United States. According to their Instagram page, it's because of the coronavirus pandemic. I now go to Brax Landing when am in Harwich Port, I was just wondering if anyone knows the name of the restaurant where Kellys on RT 1 is now. Location: 440 Atlantic Ave. I can remember the Lobster Pies that were worth waiting for. Explorateur: This all-purpose, all-day hangout was popular with Emerson students and area workers. HOW CAN this list not include Howard JohnsonsThey invented the CLAM ROLL, along w/help From NISSEN who invented the New England Hot Dog rollsAlso Heck Allens in Saugus GREAT SEAFOOD. Keep an eye on Time Out Boston for all the latest dining news. In 2011, the bricks-and-mortar store closed. Largest salad EVVERR! Anyone remember La Picolla Venezia in the North End when it was on Salem Street? Below are the nominations by MASSterList readers of their favorite gone-but-not-forgotten bars and nightclubs that have closed over the years in the Boston area. Victor and Anna Charpentier purchased the farm and restaurant in 1954, and they ran it until Victor died in 1966. I would check every one of the restaurants I saw, looking for it. Bittersweetthank you. The original tavern was a large three-story colonial-style building. The Brighams in Arlington Heights, Nov. 18, 2009. The sign is still there, though the restaurant in gone. There was a Yokens in Danvers , Mass in the early 70s . I go every year when visiting Bow Lake! Heck Allens is much missed, and even its replacement, Spuds, is now gone and my husband and I and several friends used to go there often. We were really sad they closed too. I miss Anthonys Pier 4 (popovers), Locke Ober (curried shrimp, and salads with their perfect roquefort dressing) and The English Room on Newbury St. (their signature salad dressing, warm sticky buns, and a seafood or was it crabmeat -casserole). The Bell in Hand is charmingly named after its original owners trade, a retired Boston town crier named James Wilson, who opened the pub in 1795. Really miss Top of the Hub. Throughout its run, seafood remained a popular menu item and pies were the go-to desserts, but the star of the show never changed. McGreevey's: The Dropkick Murphys-affiliated sports bar has shipped out of Boston for good. For my part, I miss all the classic diners that have been closed or moved. Max Brenner: One of the city's most popular destinations for sinful, over-the-top chocolate treats has served its last mega sundae. Some Facebook comments have been lightly edited for spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Extra stock was sold at low prices in the department store's lower level and Filene's Basement became hugely popular. I used to go there before my evening shift. David K. I used to love Sandys! All rights reserved. The Arrow and Marios in Westport, CT. Marios was a favorite watering hole across from the Metro North train station. Souper Salad on Newbury Street was tops for a summer day. Bison County: Waltham's go-to spot for fine barbecue has smoked its last rack of ribs. When the state took the land for the Walden Pond State Reservation in 1966 or 67 she was ready to sell. New England has seen some long-serving restaurants, but there arent many that can say they lasted nearly two centuries. I cant remember the name but it was right off 95 and Colman st. Hot fudge dripping over the sundae. Thanks for the memories to this boy from Uxbridge now in the AR Ozarks. As West Broadway undergoes massive development, including to the building in which Amrheins sits, one can only hope this bastion of old Southiedoes notdisappear in a cloud of gentrification. . Tango: The area's lone Argentinian restaurant finished up an 18-year run in the heart of Arlington Center. In all, there were 16 gay bars in Boston and Cambridge, according to Pink Pages directories from 1993 and 1994. It was on Hwy 184 (Providence-New London Turnpike), almost to the state border with Rhode Island. The Copley Caf became the Merry-Go-Round Bar in 1934, complete with a merry-go-round; in 1978, it was simply The Plaza Bar and Dining Room; then, in 1996, it became The Oak Room and racked up considerable standing among Bostons Back Bay set. The rooms were big, the drinks were big, and the food was big (the standard-size sirloin was 18 ounces, but much larger cuts were available as well). When I was a kid, we had a summer cottage in Onset in the 40s. Both great black Forrest German restaurants with Bier Steins galore!! I have an old New England Travel guide,1951.. Ah, yes, I remember it so well. Clubs and pubs have come and goneeven Fenway Park across the street has been slicked up and expandedbut the Cask remains a stoic, no-frills grand master. My parents would take us there if we were going to Boston, and it was a special treat for us. [Photo: Facebook] Open in Google Maps. Whenever a new one opened,he was in charge of setting it up,hiring staff,planning menus,etc.He said he would spend 6 months at each location, get it running smoothly and hand it over to permanent management. Customer from the mid 60s for about 20 happy years. The Chart Room. However, the flagship location in Boston closed for good in 1978. Only place I have visited where you could order a whale steak. Mitchells Steak And Rib House, Hyannis. Commodore was great, as was the General Glover House in ? I do remember that I enjoyed the food. But we never let go of our past loves, so lets step into the wayback machine and revisit a few of the now-closed New England restaurants that live on in our memory. Couldnt miss the huge waving chicken sign out front! Our wedding cake came from Jordan Marshs bakery! The pizza was the size of the table. Kevin Bresnahan, Loved when my parents took me to the European. The old Lord Fox was the place for local kids to go after the prom! Yes!! Im from the Worcester area. Baileys. It had the absolute best muffins. I miss her and her restaurant. Yes I remember the fried clams in York ME. Jimmys Harborside was a great place to dine in Boston. Site was a parking lot for the reservation until 1982. #BostonStrong The Pour House on Boylston 907 Boylston St #21, Boston, MA 02115 Gilchrist's opened in Boston in 1842 and, by 1964, there were multiple store locations across Greater Boston. Though its a solid, year-round neighborhood drinking and dining spot, it turns into a complete madhouse on game days during baseball season. Home of the Sissy Split and The Mount Washington banana split that had six scoops of ice cream. As a kid until I moved away after 22 yrs, I lived up the street from Fontaines and never Many times we asked for more Popovers. Learned to eat Fish & Chips there before I learned to like seafood. Pewter Pot! When we came back And Dinis on Boston Common! Dj vu! Best special occasion restaurant ever!!! In the early decades of the car boom, Route 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts, was a bastion of kitschy restaurants, each of which wore its theme proudly and worked to out-do the others. Pewter Pot Muffin House did not have a long run. Wow. Susan Buckley Withrow, Omg, my mom would take me and my brother there when we were little. However, the Saugus location on Route 1 was truly vast, with a dining room that could accommodate well over 1,000 diners. Among Brighams claims to fame was popularizing or perhaps even creating jimmies as an ice cream topping. Pewter Pot, absolutely. Of all the restaurants that have closed over the years, this was the Best? It should be noted, also, that were not really lamenting here, just pointing out that interesting stuff has happened in places you wouldnt think to look because of natural change. I have great memories of The Town Lyne House. When hard times descended in the 2000s, the company was split into two entities, with the restaurant business being sold to Deal Metrics, and the retail ice cream business, along with the Brighams name and trademark flavors, being sold to Hood, which continues to distribute them to stores under the Brighams name. For many, these sports bars and Irish pubs represented a nod to old Boston as more fine-dining establishments and all-day cafes populated the area around them. We loved going to Durgin Park for the food and to interact with the tourists who were invariably nice, interesting, and often clueless about what made Boston, well, Boston. My friends and I used to hang out at The Pewter Pot AND Senior Pizza. You always had to rub the Buddhas belly in the lobby before and after you ate your meal. Patti Johnson Georgevich, Anthonys Pier 4 in Boston will always hold a special place in my heart. Best Japanese restaurant ever! Top of the Hub: Among special occasion spots, Top of the Hub towered over the competition from its perch atop the Prudential Tower since its inception in 1965. My father would coach us not to even think about the salad or a potato, just go straight to the lobstah station.. We got our fill and our moneys worth. At its early-1970s zenith, Pewter Pot Muffin Houses could be found from Harvard Square to Cape Cod, about 40 of them in all. And last, because its Christmas, Filenes would have dinner with Santa which was the greatest treat of all. Many of my favorites already mentioned but have to add Buttricks Ice Cream, Cottage Crest in Reading,the old Carrolls Diner in Medford, Arnies Fireside in Dedham & Beef N Ale Boston next to the Music Hall/Wang Theatre. Locke-Ober was the fourth oldest restaurant in Boston prior to its closing and, in its heyday, it had a reputation as a clubby "men only" spot that was rumored to be frequented by "working. My mom never had much [while] raising me alone, but every so often shed get a few extra bucks and say, Guess where were going, Al? And it was like winning the lottery. Alicen McHugh Savary, Augustines. I loved the Pewter Pot. Fantasias near Fresh Pond in Cambridge. The store concentrated on classic goods and, in the 1970s, several other branches opened throughout Greater Boston. Maybe its just as well, as I have been living out West for 47 years now. Sablones Veal n Vintage in Bostons East End. The Kowloon was the big attration on Route One, and still is. Great memories. The HobBob Restaurant on the Boston Post Road in Madison, Connecticut served the most amazing fried chicken and shaved ham grinders! Anyway, it was just outstanding. Union Oyster House dates to 1826 when it opened as the Atwood & Bacon Oyster House. Baileys sundaes were the best ever. The gleaming stainless diner was a family stop on every trip to-and-fro Providence and Portland Always a thrill to be the first to spot the big red DINER sign Finding a table always toward the right, passing truckers straddling stools at the long pink counter. In a 2013 essay in The New Yorker, Poehler described the scene: Chadwicks was one of those fake old-timey restaurants. Anthonys Pier 4 in Boston and Saunders at Rye Harbor, NH. I lived on the corner of Broadway ( RT 1) and Lakeside about 4 doors down from the Towne Lyne House between 69-71 . There was always a line outside waiting to go inside for a wonderful dinner. also Warmuthshad a wonderful B deck salad. And not only do these joints no longer exist, but what has replaced them condos, new businesses, university buildings have eradicated any trace of what went down. My family would go to Custys every year when my uncle came up from N.C. No mention of Mildreds Chowder House? It fronted onto Daniel Webster Highway, so thats where they put their farm stand and business was good. Areas of the building date back to the 1700s, The Modern Hotel and restaurant Nashua NH, Oh their onion rings! We always enjoyed these places: Jack & Marions, The Town Lynne, and Fantasias. The Lincoln was not the name of the stand at first it was the Hypolet Roadside Stand which was her husbands name. The owner was a daughter of the people who owned Dock and Dine next door. Dedicated production facilities were established, and more than 20 new Brighams locations opened in the 1930s and 1940s. Dini's was in business from 1926 through 1990 and this Tremont Street restaurant was renowned for its lobster and schrod. 10. Theres probably some Harvard Business School study on why that is, but its often really disappointing for the customers. Most famously, John F. Kennedy launched his political career at the hotel and proposed to Jacqueline Bouvier at Parker's Restaurant. Sam Doran, a 24-year-old who lives in the North End, said he has been frequenting the bar for three years. My parents and I came home to visit my grandparents on the Cape in the late 70s. The first time I had a Lobster Out was in Dinis. Polcaris in Bostons North End is still operating is it not? To this day, Honisss broiled halibut has been the best I have ever eaten! It was across from the Plymouth public beach area. I found this Jordan Marsh macaroon recipe online. A little further up Rte 1 was The Ship shaped like a sailing ship. Have been trying to run down the recipe. Answer (1 of 9): The laws in Massachusetts require that bars stop serving alcohol at 2 am. The deli food was out of this world and if you were a people watcher late in the evening was great for that. The stand was enlarged a couple of times and in 1949 she built a restaurant on the same site which she had bought in 1939. Boston Gone: The sites of rock clubs and music venues no longer with us. Amazing Baked Alaska! They used to give us old-fashioned finger bowls with every meal and there were cute photos of babies on the wall. My mom was not a fan of fried chicken. Great coffee, wine & beer bar. Ownership plans to turn the space, just steps from the Cambridge border, into an art gallery and a more casual eating space. One of my favorites thats now gone, was Steves Greek on Newbury St. We ate there all the time in the 1990s and early 2000s. I too miss The Town Lyne House. And now, more than 3,000 Facebook comments later, weve compiled 13 that stood out the most, based on the number of comments and reactions to those comments. Ive hit them all and have such fond memories. She was stellar and no matter how long between visits, she would come up to me and say Whats it gonna be tonight the roast pork or the broiled halibut thats how PRO all these waitresses were ! 20 Best Things to Do in New England in March, 10 Best Things to Do in The Spring in New England, 40 Cozy Fireside Experiences in New England, Gone-But-Not-Forgotten New England Amusement Parks, https://www.tfrecipes.com/jordan-marsh-macaroon/, Yankee Magazines Ultimate Guide to Autumn in New England, Yankee Magazines Ultimate New England Winter Guide, Yankee Magazines Ultimate New England Summer Guide, 63 Reasons Why We Love the Cape & Islands, For $14 Million, You Could Own Provincetowns Iconic Lobster Pot Restaurant. When it was built, it supposedly replaced a nearby tavern burned down by the British troops either during the Battle of Bunker Hill or another Revolutionary War skirmish. Miss them all. I cant seem to find the name of a restaurant in osterville MA that served 2 pound baked stuffed lobsters in the 1970s.
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