617-956-8765. I loved going in for a cup of corn chowder on a cold day. We already have this email. Some Facebook comments have been lightly edited for spelling, grammar, and punctuation. I would be bribed to bring back lobsters every trip to the buffet whether I wanted one or not, for my lobster eating competing uncles. Ma Glockners was fabulous, especially their incredible cream pies! Various train cars had different themes, Victorias Station always served great steaks and other American Fare. 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. Dont know about up a hill, but you could mean Berts Landing..just next to the beach access. We were really sad they closed too. John Zappala created it into a brigantine, two-masted sailing vessel with elegant dining on two levels. And of course that was followed by an Anthonys birthday cake. The 240-capacity Allston bar was an unofficial feeder for larger clubs like the Middle East and the Paradise. Kids at the pond who went there in the 30s referred to it as Danoskys though it may have been The Lincoln by then. Buzzys Roast Beef for that late night bite with the underbelly of Boston, Charleys Eating & Drinking Saloon on Newbury Street (the original), Fontaines Chicken in West Roxbury and the most recent disappointing loss, Doyles in JP . Greatly miss so many,this topic really stirs memories for a lot of us,..how about Dinos Sea Grill on Tremont Street Boston? I believe another should be added to this list. Pellino's Ristorante (2 Prince St., Boston) has closed after about three decades in business the first two-thirds of which were in Marblehead before owners Frank and Karen Pellino moved the. The Red Wing is still there and is as wonderful as ever! John Durgin and Eldridge Park took that over in 1827 (a third partner, John Chandler, came aboard in 1840, but by then it was apparently too late to add his name). Yes, Mildreds and also Thompsons Clam Bar. 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. When my three best friends and I got our first paying jobs in high school, we would dress up and go on Sundays. Tell them all hello from me! Sam Doran, a 24-year-old who lives in the North End, said he has been frequenting the bar for three years. Freds Turkey house& Hills in Hyannis had garden outside they grew their own veggies & served food family style Sorely missed.Good times! Ahh, yes, the Pillar House ~ very much a special-occasion restaurant. As far as now defunct chain restaurants that were always very good, Victorias Station ( all of their restaurants were built from converted Train Cars. Maybe its just as well, as I have been living out West for 47 years now. Lords in Wells Maine unbelievable stuffed lobster, had an extra tail inside and the dessert in the pastry with ice cream was delicious. Boston's Hidden Restaurants: Restaurants That Have Closed Fontains with the waving chicken on the VFW Pkwy, West Roxbury. Advertisement: "It's all gone,. The clam chowder was phenomenal and made with quahogs. I miss lots of those, like Fantasia, Durgin Park, Jimmys Haborside, Pewter Pots, Brighams, the China House in Boston (near Steinway), etc., but my all-time favorite was Stellas, first in the North End (the great mystery was where did the valet parkers put all those cars? We lived around the corner back in the mid 70s and, as poor college students, it was so special when we could afford to treat ourselves. The story is someone would come up to the bar and order a hot dog, and hed reply We dont have hot dogs. Best meal evah! Sheila M. Hawes, Bishops in Lawrence. 250 Franklin St, Boston, MA 2110. Muffins, of course from standard varieties like blueberry and coffee cake to unusual creations like almond tea and fruit cocktail (there were even mystery muffins for daring diners.). Comments as wonderful as article. Ive hit them all and have such fond memories. My first solo car ride when I picked up.2 friends and drove to Salem. Bell in Hand is located at 45 Union Street, Boston, MA 02108. I agree with all! [Photo: Facebook] Open in Google Maps. Areas of the building date back to the 1700s, The Modern Hotel and restaurant Nashua NH, Oh their onion rings! Still, alongside an impressive whiskey menu, theres the Dickens Punch to enjoy. We were stationed at Hanscom Field in the late 1960s & would drive to the Willow Pond Kitchen just for the fried clams. I remember their 15 cent coffee, great pies, and my favorite, their chicken strips, with fries smothered in brown gravy, and a salad. Today, The Last Hurrah has the feel of a gentlemens club, but its walls tell a more modern story as a place of political movers and shakers. At one time, Jordan Marsh, Filene's, and Gilchrist were the three shopping landmarks of Downtown Crossing. It was here that Dickens first read his magnificent novel, A Christmas Carol, in America. Cafeteria Boston: One of the city's most popular see-and-be-seen spots has permanently closed after 13 years on Newbury Street. Closed early 2000s I think hope someone had the foresight to rescue it XOV. 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. Kens in Copley Square was a late-night favorite. They always loved hearing the drum then hearing their name being mentioned then getting their special ice cream. Boston bars and gyms have to turn on closed captioning on all their TVs The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Vanyaland. I couldnt agree more.Maneros Steakhouse was THE BEST ! Cant believe no one mentioned an almost 60 year old establishment with an iconic neon whale! That was also my introduction to Greek food. How I looked forward to that! The Arrow and Marios in Westport, CT. Marios was a favorite watering hole across from the Metro North train station. Old Sully's Boarded Up, Looks to be Closed for Good The grilled and buttered rolls were delicious!! 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. Commodore, Noth Beverly Chinaland, Beverly, Green Barrel (at tbe bottome of Danvers State Hospital. Many restaurants here have been in business for many decades or even a century. My thoughts exactly. David K. I used to love Sandys! Great restaurants from a bygone era indeed. The Parker House as a whole has been the center of Boston and U.S. politics. Weylu s palace did not open until 1989 or so. They offer full lunch and dinner menus and at night they have live music and DJs every night of the week. However, the Saugus location on Route 1 was truly vast, with a dining room that could accommodate well over 1,000 diners. Loved it. We seem to have struck something of a nostalgic nerve. It was up a hill across from the public beach area. Loved them both in the 70s-90s. The Cock n Kettle was epic! Famous folks like Joe DiMaggio and Judy Garland dined here, and it was particularly popular with Boston's political power players. And for dessert, you couldnt go wrong with Durgin-Parks Indian pudding. The dessert slices were huge; my mouth waters just thinking about it! Here are the other restrictions related to selling alcohol in the state. Deep Ellum: This popular Allston hangout, renowned for its beer list and welcoming patio, has given way to its sibling and neighbor, Lone Star Taco Bar, which will expand into the Deep Ellum space. That is one restaurant my husband and I really miss! I always ordered the same thing for dinner: escargot followed by baked stuffed lobster. Id like to add the Wursthaus in Harvard Square in Cambridge run by the Cardullo family. Their homemade mayonnaise was to die for. We kids loved stopping there, more for the ritual than the actual food, typical diner fare Tho I do recall discovering BLTs there and 7-Up Floats with sherbet!! Brighams was great but you didnt give mention to Baileys in Harvard Sq! Also Newport Creamery and there was a restaurant I used to go with in New London CT with my grandma that is now a bank. I worked at Honiss Oyster House in downtown Hartford right after the employees succeeded in unionizing the restaurant. Historically, gay bars were spaces where LGBTQ people could meet, exchange information, learn about events and politics, and form connections that might be . What time do the bars close in Boston? - Quora Agree Agree. Its cool to us that these old legacy bands played in places that we pass every day and dont think twice about. Some famous figures who've patronized this bar include Paul Revere and Daniel Webster. Lobster, prime rib, the Arabic platter, the baked Alaska. I have lovely memories of both of those! Thank you, terrific memories ~ add to em Locke-Ober Cafe, the Cafe Budapest, and Josephs of Dartmouth St.s lobster savannah. Vanyaland editor Michael Marotta and photographer John Hutchings spent a day tracing Bostons long-gone clubs, and photo-documenting what exists in these spaces today. Gilchrist's building is still standing, although the store itself closed in 1977. I lived up the street as well- on spring street until I moved to NH in 1987. Thank you for remembering Jake Wirths. Before this bar opened in 1969, the building was a Ford dealership. A little further up Rte 1 was The Ship shaped like a sailing ship. Good call with Hob Knob???? My parents and I would go there for special meals. The current Green Dragon, on Marshall Street, is part of a small local chain of bars and dates only to 1993. Who can blame them for co-opting the history of the name as part of its own story, when the original tavern is almost certainly the spot where Paul Revere set out for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, to warn the militias at Lexington and Concord that the British troops were on their way to take their weapons stash. Cheers Faneuil Hall: The Faneuil Hall location's bar was a replica of the one that appeared on the set of the TV show. There Baked Stuffed Shrimp was to die for and they had what they called The Hot Hamburger which was a hamburger in a bun with fries covered with gravy! Our wedding cake came from Jordan Marshs bakery! I wish someone would bring back another restaurant of the same caliber. Trader Vics was another fantastic restaurant, now gone. Stillit I ever got back to Massachusetts, it would have been well worth going to several times! Which now-closed New England restaurants do you miss most? Anyone remember the name of the restaurant on 3A in Plymouth, Ma. Brighams quickly outgrew its mom-and-pop roots. According to its website, the Green Dragon Tavern originally opened in 1654, and was frequented by the likes of Paul . Durgin-Parks roots actually go back even further, since it grew out of a food hall that opened shortly after Faneuil Halls construction in 1742. They have a restaurant in Sanford Maine now , unfortunately no stuffed lobster or dessert but still good. And, the landmark kettle which actually steamed! The marble counter and heart shaped backs on the chairs, the outstanding hot fudge dripping onto the saucer from the metal ice cream dish. I miss Souper Salad in Kenmore Sq something fierce, and The Arlington Diner on Mass Ave. Long gone, now, of course. Several Boston-area gay bars and clubs have closed in recent years, including Chaps (shown in 2005). You go downstairs. That gypsy lifestyle taught him a lot,but when he had experienced enough of it,he opened his own place,and had great success. In addition to all of these? The Chart Room. The Warren Tavern has been in its current location on Pleasant Street (near the Bunker Hill Monument) since 1780, making it the oldest tavern in Massachusetts. As Boston has grappled with a public health emergency coupled with myriad restrictions, local restaurants and bars of all stripes have tried to combat the challenges of 2020. Certainly iconic. To this day, Honisss broiled halibut has been the best I have ever eaten! Expensive but great for special occasions. Berneices, Cello House, Captains Table. Owned by Borghild Anderson. The ClamBox has taken its place with my family. It was a high class restaurant. Was sad to hear Brighams closed. So many wonderful memories. I seem to remember that, please correct me if I am wrong. Wednesday smorgasbord, homemade pies. We enjoyed going there until the evening my wife got sick from the seafood. They were famous for their huge slabs of the tastiest Prime Rib you could have. Souper Salad on Newbury Street was tops for a summer day. Went there many a Friday night with dear friends Helen and Gen Pelrine. Riding the elevator with the attendant sliding the metal door across or going to the toy floor where there were tables of toys to try out. KPub is now in the same building. Their Saturday Club salons counted Henry David Thoreau, Henry James and Dickens as guests. Dini's was in business from 1926 through 1990 and this Tremont Street restaurant was renowned for its lobster and schrod. At HoJos, mom always had Orange Pineapple ice-cream !! 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. 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). Worked there two summers during college. It was also one of the first, if not THE first restaurant to ban smoking! They had the best prune rolls. Worth the drive all the way from Bellingham MA just to have them for dinner, Also the Fin and Fern it was on route 101 going from Amherst to Bedford NH. Every day was Thanksgiving at Green Ridge Turkey Farm, and the roast turkey with stuffing and potatoes and cranberry sauce is what put it on the map. Yes!! No one has equaled their coffee ice cream. Fans of Bettys comfort fare can head down the street to sibling South Boston restaurant Publico, which remains open. Try another? 3 hours later, we headed from there to the Cape !! So sad its not there anymore! Rock clubs come, rock clubs go. Great German style food and huge beer selection. The place brought you back to a different time! Susan McHugh, Christos in Brockton. Local sports celebs often spotted. I remember a few great, now gone restaurants as well. This post was first published in 2020 and has been updated. When you were a regular to Durgin Park you had your own waitress! 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. Hilltop ! The interior of most locations had an old-Boston feel, with heavy wooden tables and dark-beamed ceilings. Santa and Mrs. Claus would make an appearance. What about the Chateau in Manchester, NH, Coles in Gray, Maine, and many others? Dj vu! The then-Parker House Hotel had become a gathering place for transcendentalists and writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oliver Wendell Holmes and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Others that have disappeared are theCoach and Six in Worcester, El Morocco (popular special event restaurant), Eastmans in downtown Worcester, Green Hill Lodge in Sterling, the Webster House, the White House (yummy cheese cake) and Big Boys (great burgers). Pier 4 and their enormous Yard of Ale was a favourite of my parents when visitors came to stay. I can still taste their saurbraten and those delicious fries. The Boston-Area Bars and Restaurants That Have Closed (Or Are Closing), Spring 2022 Tracking eating and drinking establishments that won't reopen by Stephanie Carter Updated Apr 27, 2022,. Great memories. This Boston-based chain was the creation of Cambridge native V.J. And the Wurst House in Harvard Square. My family would go to Custys every year when my uncle came up from N.C. Since its start, this family-run pub has kept it classic, pouring pints of Guinness and other draft beers from behind its dark wooden bar, and serving straight comfort food with a smile. A terrific restaurant that you should visit if you have the opportunity!! Gilchrist's opened in Boston in 1842 and, by 1964, there were multiple store locations across Greater Boston. 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). Baileys. The food was exceptional and very popular place. Excellent Syrian food, steaks and seafood. I remember Anthonys Pier 4, but didnt go there very often. In 1920, this shop started out as a humble dry goods store, but within a decade, it had changed direction to focus on women's clothing. They too just closed for some reason. Never been to Durgin Parksigh. A real trip down memory lane! Fantastic home cooking. She started out with a12 x 12 stand, and by 1960 had a huge HOJo style stand which was forced to close. Other employees would ring cowbells and blow noisemakers. From General Electric building over the site of The Channel in Fort Point to the inconspicuous Allston location of early-80s post-punk comet Underground, so much of Bostons musical history is hiding in plain site. Larrys Cedar Crest in Lawrence, Massachusetts was my favorite restaurant when visiting the area. It had the absolute best muffins. Amrheins claims lineage back to 1890, making it a cornerstone of South Boston for over a century. Coney Island in Worcester is still open and now also has a hot dog concession at Polar Park, the new home of Boston Red Sox AAA affiliate, the Worcester Red Sox (formerly the Pawtucket Red Sox). By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. 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. . And Chadwicks we always celebrated my kids birthdays there. I managed to puncture my hand with one of the claw spines, and had to use the napkin around my hand to finish the Lobster. Very found memories. What memories! My parents would take us there if we were going to Boston, and it was a special treat for us. It offered fresh seafood and good value - although the average taxpayer was probably still taken aback to learn that Massachusetts governor Edward King spent $1,200 on Dini's lobster and crab salad sandwiches delivered to his office! Baileys in Wolfeboro, NH. JJ Foleys is a true Boston icon, opening its doors in 1909 and establishing itself as a South End institution well before the neighborhood became the bustling slice of gentrification that it is today. I loved the menu! 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 !