New Restaurants
New Nightspots
| Name |
Address |
City |
Phone |
| RumBa |
510 Atlantic Ave. |
Boston |
617-747-1000 |
Coming Soon
51 Lincoln
Jeffrey Fournier, most recently of The Metropolitan Club, plans to open this debut venture on the former site of Le Soir in Newton Highlands (51-53 Lincoln St.), though many of the details are still in the works.
Good Deals and Other News
Join the Monday Night Wine Club, which meets in the bar weekly at 6 PM to taste and discuss wine over a light meal (cost varies by topic; call 617-825-4300).
This Back Bay Japanese has opened Douzo Express, an adjacent take-out counter selling to-go containers of its most popular appetizers and sushi.
Sunday through Thursday evenings in January, this Back Bay New American offers a weekly changing three-course prix fixe menu featuring dishes like lobster-yam bisque and veal chop Milanese ($50 per person; $65 per person with wine; 617-426-7878).
Chef Michael Scelfo, most recently of North Street Grille, is bringing his brand of creative comfort food to this Downtown Crossing kitchen.
Let the Rhum Bar (not to be confused with Rumba in the new InterContinental Boston hotel) begin – Fridays and Saturdays from midnight to 2 AM, come sample à la carte rum cocktails in the dining room following dinner service.
Launches "Fête du Vin," its new series of prix fixe wine-tasting menus, with "Taste of Alsace" from January 4th through 14th. Served nightly throughout the dinner service, it includes five wine-paired dishes such as veal and pork pot-au-feu with Swiss cheese consommé and poached trout with foie gras, spaetzle and creamed carrots ($125 per person; 617-423-4944).
Sip spiced wine, spoon up sausage–white bean stew and other comfort foods and smile for the camera at this Theater District Italian, which tapes cooking demos in its on-site TV studio on Friday nights for closed-circuit broadcast. This month's theme of "In the Kitchen" is "Winter Warmers" (6:30 PM; $50 per person; call 781-575-1533 for nonrefundable tickets).
In the New Year, Anthony Susi will move his pint-sized North End trattoria to the quart-sized former space of Caffè Umbra (1395 Washington St.) in the South End; expect the same Northern Italian fare executed with contemporary flair.