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New Restaurants North of Boston

New and just-announced openings in Melrose, Malden, Woburn, Salem, Somerville and Lynn, with addresses and the report each one comes from.

Boston Neighbor staffPublished 5 min read
Illustration of a North Shore main street at golden hour with a new restaurant storefront, striped awning and ribbon across the door

Melrose, Malden and Woburn each have a new place to eat since mid-September, and Winchester’s Caffè Ducali is due any day. Below are the openings that a named outlet or the restaurant itself has confirmed, with the date of the report. Updated Nov 9.

Melrose, Malden and Woburn

Slurp Noodle, Melrose. 478 Main St., in the former Comella’s storefront. Ramen, pho and rice bowls, with tonkotsu ramen on a pork bone broth. Patch reported on Sept. 29 that it soft-opened Sept. 19 and was open seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Source: Patch.

Antojitos Gourmet, Malden. 251 Broadway, near Eastern Avenue. A Colombian and Latin American menu with empanadas, tamales, bandeja paisa, lechona and buñuelos, for dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering. It is the owners’ first storefront after about six years of catering; Patch covered the ribbon cutting with the mayor on Oct. 27. Source: Patch.

First Watch, Woburn. 19 Commerce Way, in the former On The Border space. Breakfast, brunch and lunch, daily 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Patch reported on Sept. 16 that it would open the following Monday. Source: Patch.

Somerville, Lynn, Arlington and Winchester

Saint Brigid’s Well, Somerville. 525 Medford St., Magoun Square, in the former Daddy Jones space. An Irish pub known for an Irish-Chinese spice bag; Boston Magazine’s Nov. 5 guide says it is now open. Source: Boston Magazine.

First Crush, Somerville. 259 Washington St., Union Square. A wine bar with Iberian wines, cheeseboards, tinned fish and vinyl nights, which grew out of a wine event series. Source: Boston Magazine, Nov. 5.

Liars, Somerville. 1153 Broadway, Teele Square, in the former True Bistro space. A second restaurant from the team behind Spoke Wine Bar in Davis Square, listed in the Globe’s Sept. 23 roundup of new fall openings. Source: Boston Globe.

Ciao! Pizza and Pasta, Lynn. 41 Sutton St. A Neapolitan-style pizzeria that started in Chelsea; Boston Magazine’s Nov. 5 guide says it has expanded to Lynn and recommends the salsiccia pizza. Source: Boston Magazine.

Colette Bakery, Arlington. 681 Massachusetts Ave., near the Mass. Ave. T stop. French-inspired breads, pastries, quiches and sandwiches from the bakery that also has shops in Medford and Melrose. Boston.com listed it as open on Oct. 22. Source: Boston.com.

Caffè Ducali, Winchester. 959 Main St. Boston Magazine’s Nov. 5 guide says this sibling of the Boston café, with a brick oven and room for birthday parties and cooking classes, opens “any day now.” Source: Boston Magazine.

Salem, Chelmsford and Watertown

The Goat, Salem. 311 Derby St. The New Hampshire-based bar and restaurant with live music held a hiring fair after Patch reported on Oct. 8 that it was “finally about to open.” Its Salem page now lists hours, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday to Friday and 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. weekends, and welcomes guests to “our new spot at 311 Derby Street.” Phone 978-234-6410. Sources: Patch, The Goat.

Kri Kri Grill, Chelmsford. 18 Boston Road, Suite 200. A modern Greek taverna with gyros and meze, from chef Brendan Pelley, a Chelmsford native. The Globe’s Sept. 23 roundup says it has opened, and the restaurant’s page lists Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Phone (978) 941-4884. Sources: Boston Globe, Kri Kri Grill.

Badam Uyghur Cuisine, Watertown. 58 Mt. Auburn St. Hand-pulled noodles, lamb kebabs and rice pilaf in a small takeout-focused spot from the owner of Silk Road in Cambridge. Boston.com’s Oct. 2 roundup gave its opening date as November. Source: Boston.com.

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