Staff writer for Only In Your State and freelance writer. Ahhh, Red Wing Diner. 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. But on November 27, 1950, just four days after Thanksgiving, a massive fire leveled the restaurant. The Yankee Silversmith in Wallingford, CT. Great popovers, great old New England atmosphere, and the best place for Choaties to go when their parents came to visit. And I can never forget the Athens Olympia on Stuart St., a favorite of my parents and my introduction to Greek foodout-of-this-world taramasalata, kebabs, and unsweetened coffee jello with whipped cream for dessert. In the mid-1990s, amid flagging sales, Jordan Marsh closed its doors for good, with the remaining stores being rebranded as Macys. Unfortunately its demise coincided with the owners Frank untimely death. Locke-Ober was a Boston dining institution from 1875 until 2012. We went to The White Rabbit every week for dinner. Soseven New England restaurants, and theyre all in Massachusetts except for one that was literally 2 minutes from Massachusetts. The deli food was out of this world and if you were a people watcher late in the evening was great for that. What memories! After the bars closed we would go to The Egg and Eye! They would pride themselves on serving huge portions. ! Liz White Welch, What now-closed restaurant do you miss the most?Were putting together a list of our readers favorite gonebut not, Posted by Boston.com onTuesday, August 8, 2017, Last call: What now-closed restaurant do you miss the most?Were (finally) putting together a list of our readers, Posted by Boston.com onWednesday, January 10, 2018. Every year my parents would take me there on my birthday. 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. The Clam Bar closed and the Inn is a private resort now. The Big Judge had two hamburger patties! I recall a several course wine dinner there around the mid 80s with a staff of about twenty waiters and waitresses who never missed a beat. Quite a fewtaverns around the city can likely boast Paul Revere having drank there, but few can say the same about Charles Dickens. I too miss The Town Lyne House. Wonder Bar: One of Allston's most popular and notorious nightlife spots has hosted its last rager. Best special occasion restaurant ever!!! They used to give us old-fashioned finger bowls with every meal and there were cute photos of babies on the wall. Supposedly, the BellyBuster was free to anyone who could eat it all in one go. Fried Clam stand on Route 1 in York (? [] Wed get a cooler and go to the butcher shop and load it up with steaks, chicken, and lots of goodies including the famous grapenut custard pudding! Bethany Fowler. 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). Many a last call at the South Pacific in Newton. When the state took the land for the Walden Pond State Reservation in 1966 or 67 she was ready to sell. It was named the Sand Bar and was associated with a miniature golf course. Hey folks..The Toll House in Whitman,mayou know, the cookie and great restaurant. The owner was a daughter of the people who owned Dock and Dine next door. It really was the best Greek food around. The story is someone would come up to the bar and order a hot dog, and hed reply We dont have hot dogs. 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. A summertime tradition to visit at least once while leaving the Cape. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This setting should only be used on your home or work computer. The Viking ,422 Stuart Street..complete with smorgasbord!! Because its Kevins birthday today! I had a set of 4 that lasted 4 decades before I broke the last one, the red thoroughly faded, right before the turn of the millennium kind of a sign that an era had truly come to an end. Miss that and my Mom a lot. Swampscott . If you had your elders with you, Felicia came around to your table to greet and talk with your elders, in her inimitable Italian way. Best Japanese restaurant ever! Glad Dinis and Too House were mentioned by others. )and sayBoss,my sisters boy(or brother in law,or whatever) is coming over from the old country,can you find him a job?So,the new arrival would start at the bottom, maybe washing dishes,and over time would work his way up ,becoming a cook on the line. Does anyone remember the Cranberry Bog Restaurant on RT 184 ( Providence-New London Turnpike) in North Stonington, CT? So many memories. How about Sandys on the bridge to the Cape, Redwood in Mendon, Coney Island in Worcester, of course Anthonys , The No Name, the Hilltop in Worcester, and the list goes on. Yes I remember the fried clams in York ME. We would order big sandwiches and homemade Swedish desserts to bring back to our cottage. This Boston-based chain was the creation of Cambridge native V.J. Flagstones was our familys choice for birthday dinners. My favorite place to eat while spending summers at the shore. [Photo: Facebook] Open in Google Maps. Jimmys Harborside was a great place to dine in Boston. No one has equaled their coffee ice cream. I worked at Honiss Oyster House in downtown Hartford right after the employees succeeded in unionizing the restaurant. Elishas and also the White Horse Tavern, both were in Milford NH. This week, Old Sully's was boarded up on Union Street, and many reports in the Town and out of the Town suggested that the bar had finally closed for good. Buzzys Roast Beef is gone and the Liberty hotel now occupies its place. Have you ever been to Kream n Kone in Dennis? 1, Norwood, on the outbound side. The ClamBox has taken its place with my family. This restaurant and club closed more recently, in 2016, but it is definitely missed. Boston bars and gyms have to turn on closed captioning on all their TVs under new ordinance By adamg on Mon, 12/12/2022 - 1:30pm Mayor Wu signed an ordinance, sponsored by City Council President Ed Flynn, that requires all "public-facing televisions" in Boston to have captioning turned on for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. I lived in Hyannis in the late sixties and early seventies and one of my favorites was The Mayflower Restaurant! Food was meh, (it was toward the end) but you can not beat THE SIGN! ! Elizabeth Hunter Vasco, The iconic Fontaines chicken sign, which was a Boston landmark until 2005, greets visitors to @culinarymuseum! We always stopped there. The Cock n Kettle was epic! Today, that number has been cut to less than half. Today, a mammoth Barnes & Noble bookstore occupies the space where the restaurant once stood. But alas, all good things must come to an end. Massachusetts restaurants we miss - masslive.com Cafeteria Boston: One of the city's most popular see-and-be-seen spots has permanently closed after 13 years on Newbury Street. We already have this email. We moved and after 37 years gone, dad moved in with me in NJ for last 12 years of life. Compiled between July 11 and July 15, 2016, with profound fondness and sorrow for the dearly departed watering holes of our youth: During the 1980s, Kennedy's struggled and had to shut the doors of its main store (at Summer and Hawley streets). 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. As of November 2019, all of the restaurants on this list are still in operation and any old historical Boston restaurants that have closed recently were left off the list. I used to go there before my evening shift. Our wedding cake came from Jordan Marshs bakery! My parents would take us there if we were going to Boston, and it was a special treat for us. Dont forget the Toll House,home of the famous cookies. The omissions are almost criminal: Chadwicks (Lexington), the Ground Round (various locations), the original Jamess Gate (Jamaica Plain, Boston), Jimmys Harborside (Boston), Locke-Ober (Boston), Pewter Pot (various locations), The Pillar House (Newton), Vinny Testas (various locations), the Wursthaus (Cambridge), and York Steak House (various locations). I also remember the Pewter Pot Muffin House. Mocha chip my all time favorite. The chain of restaurants was born in the 1960s and spread to other New England states like Connecticut and New Hampshire. Check out their farewell post on Instagram. It was across from the Plymouth public beach area. David K. I used to love Sandys! Anyone remember the name of the restaurant up a hill on Rte 3A in Plymouth, Ma? The food was so yummy, whatever you ordered. The Chart Room. The following is a list of the oldest bars in Boston: Green Dragon Tavern: 1712 Address: Union Street The Green Dragon Tavern was a public house on Union Street that has since been demolished. It had the absolute best muffins. When it was not busy we could just sit up there for hours. ate there! The final Brighams-branded restaurant, located in Arlington, Massachusetts, retired the name in 2015. also Warmuths they had a great B deck saladthere are so many that are gone and I miss them all. Went to Yokens when I first moved to North Hampton in the early 1960s. Great food and hideaway bar. The Pewter Pot chowder was excellent. A 68-foot-tall cactus sign is all that remains of this once-huge restaurant in Saugus. Although not a fine food restaurant, Howard Johnsons (New Englanders do not call it HoJos) IS a New England classic, and deserves a spot on this list. Also recall the Dinnerhorn in Portsmouthnot too far from Yokens. Thank you, terrific memories ~ add to em Locke-Ober Cafe, the Cafe Budapest, and Josephs of Dartmouth St.s lobster savannah. I now live in Fargo and miss this wonderful restaurant and all the staff tremendously. I had so many times there with friends as part of a day spent shopping or at the movies. I think the name had the word oyster in it. for dessertand still have enough left to tip. The Abbey Lounge 3 Beacon St., Inman Square, Somerville Once home base to Boston's garage rock scene, the longtime bar space, which first opened in 1907 and was properly established after. ), Me. On the way to Cape cod to see how Eastham had faired over the de des we stopped in Westport. Thanks everyone. However, the Saugus location on Route 1 was truly vast, with a dining room that could accommodate well over 1,000 diners. They still had the great pizza and salad along with many more choices. Vallees Braintree, MA, and other locations throughout New England. In March 1951, Howard Flanders and his family became the new owners of Green Ridge Turkey Farm, and a rebuilt restaurant reopened the following year. Les Zygomates: A longtime staple of the Leather District, this Gallic wine bar and jazz hangout was a favorite of after-work crowds near South Station. Theres never been any place like like it before or since. CJ Gangi, HUGE servings at Bishops for such cheap prices! Sheila M. Hawes, Cafe Luigi in Bedfordfabulous reasonably priced Italian food, great servicea family favorite for decades. Lisa Schuhmacher, Christos in Brockton. We went there a couple of times. Words below are by Marotta, and all images by Hutchings. Baileys, both in Harvard Square and downtown, was a regular stop in my youth: grilled cheese, fish chowder, and cone-shaped scoops of ice cream in an old-style silver cup with handle.