It was named the Sand Bar and was associated with a miniature golf course. I also remember the Pewter Pot Muffin House. I miss Souper Salad in Kenmore Sq something fierce, and The Arlington Diner on Mass Ave. The most affordable family restaurant. Everything in the restaurant was sparkling. 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. 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. Best special occasion restaurant ever! 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. The lure? I have lovely memories of both of those! I think it was called The Robins Nest. We even sat next to Mark Wahlberg there one day! That meal alone was worth the sometimes hour-long wait. Though its a solid, year-round neighborhood drinking and dining spot, it turns into a complete madhouse on game days during baseball season. Went there many a Friday night with dear friends Helen and Gen Pelrine. They had excellent muffins and a great breakfast. Also Baileys ice cream near Downtown Crossing oh for those days of warm chocolate sauce dripped over the edge of those silver serving cups! Not much changed in Eastham either !! Yes I remember the fried clams in York ME. Went to the one in West Yarmouth two years ago was not that impressed. 11 Marshall St, (617) 367-0055 WARREN TAVERN, Charlestown Warren Tavern is the oldest tavern in Massachusetts and the most famous watering hole in the United States still in its original building and location. Great memories of that places. 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. There were a few great fun places south of Boston along Route 1. Wow. Susan Buckley Withrow, Omg, my mom would take me and my brother there when we were little. Also if we got anything wrong, in location, history, or context, please kindly let us know at editorial@vanyaland.com. My father in law would take us to lokobers in Boston and we would get baked Alaska for dessert. I got moussaka and vegetables. Taranta: Jose Duarte's Peruvian-accented eatery was one of the most beloved in the North End. The Last Hurrah is located inside the Omni Parker House hotel, which itself dates to 1855, and claims the much-traveled British author as a reveler and a guest. Last meal there was with my dad in, I think, 1980 or 1981. The Parker House as a whole has been the center of Boston and U.S. politics. Did You Know? Couldnt miss the huge waving chicken sign out front! Loved the silver cups and plates they would put the sundaes in, and, yes, the hot fudge was dripping over the side. Mary-Ellen Tucker DeRosa. ! 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. Does anyone remember the Cranberry Bog Restaurant in North Stonington, CT? Dairy Bar along with great restaurant and craft brewery! Does it sound right to you? She was famous for her apple pies and fried chicken. Anyone remember Custys all you can eat lobster buffet in Rhode Island? But what's the oldest bar in Boston? SMH. JTs in Sudbury Loved Fontaines-! Lir is the latest in a spate of popular Boston restaurants closing their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. There were Wanted posters and bull horns on the walls. Dini's was in business from 1926 through 1990 and this Tremont Street restaurant was renowned for its lobster and schrod. Also there was a restaurant in NH that had trees growing through the building. My friends and I used to hang out at The Pewter Pot AND Senior Pizza. Loved it. 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. Brighams in Arlington Heights. Though now more a restaurant than a bar, you can still stop in for a drink. And for dessert, you couldnt go wrong with Durgin-Parks Indian pudding. In 2011, the bricks-and-mortar store closed. I must agree Howard Johnsons offered a variety of good food and accommodations. Anybody remember anything more about it? Best fried chicken evaah!! Marios or Manero across from Westport Ct train station was my dads haunt after commuting beck from NYC on the 5:25 or 6:10 evening train. The Brighams in Arlington Heights, Nov. 18, 2009. It is so sad that they closed. Well, its often not pleasant. Compiled between July 11 and July 15, 2016, with profound fondness and sorrow for the dearly departed watering holes of our youth: 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.). Well,in their@100 year existence, this scenario played out again and again; a fisherman would come to the owner(Jimmy, Nick,Tony,etc. We went to The White Rabbit every week for dinner. The restaurant was sol around 1983- it was never the same. Mocha chip my all time favorite. Souper Salad on Newbury Street was tops for a summer day. They had the best prune rolls. My parents just loved it. Just imagine a gigantic Family Tree of New England eating establishments,with The NoName as the trunk..the amount of branches past present & future would astound you. None of the bars I've mentioned are still in business, and most of the city's . Were a bit fascinated by the fact that New Order played whats now a BU dorm laundry room, The Doors played some weird Brighton apartment complex, and Led Zeppelin played whats now essentially a 7-11. Excellent Syrian food, steaks and seafood. They made a gigantic plate of fresh fried golden brown mixed seafood. Stay up to date with everything Boston. There was no mistaking the type of experience that awaited after you drove past a pasture of fiberglass cows and turned in at the 68-foot-tall cactus sign. I can still taste their saurbraten and those delicious fries. They had the best seafood platter and a delicious filet mignon! 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. Fenmore Grill: Situated a long foul ball from Fenway Park, the Hotel Buckminster and its in-house Fenmore Grill have both shuttered. Ahh, yes, the Pillar House ~ very much a special-occasion restaurant. Commodore, Noth Beverly Chinaland, Beverly, Green Barrel (at tbe bottome of Danvers State Hospital. upto Boston they took me to Pier 4 for my birthday ( Baked Alaska out of this world). And a graduation dinner! Any one know the name of this gem? Famous folks like Joe DiMaggio and Judy Garland dined here, and it was particularly popular with Boston's political power players. There was a push to open Hilltop locations across New England, but tastes were changing, and the auxiliary restaurants never quite succeeded in capturing the appeal of the original. It now houses the popular Trinas Starlite Lounge. This Boston-based chain was the creation of Cambridge native V.J. In a 2013 essay in The New Yorker, Poehler described the scene: Chadwicks was one of those fake old-timey restaurants. Very smoothly regimented operation and quite impressive. There is a Friendlys on Rte. Great place. Ditto the Hilltop Steak House. I wonder why they left out the Shore Dining Hall at Rocky Point in RI? We love Brighams ice cream BUT, they did NOT invent jimmies. Bond Bar at the Langham. I lived in Hyannis in the late sixties and early seventies and one of my favorites was The Mayflower Restaurant! Anyone remember the name of the restaurant up a hill on Rte 3A in Plymouth, Ma? They offered all the steak and lobstah you could eat for a vcery reasonable fixed price and made their money on the beer and desserts they sold separately. Thanks for subscribing! The Arrow and Marios in Westport, CT. Marios was a favorite watering hole across from the Metro North train station. So, whats sitting on these properties now? Same menu, same everything, delicious popovers. Casey Wilder, Augustines, Route 1, Saugus. 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. This 1874 building was supposed to be knocked down, but preservationists campaigned against this move and were able to save the top three floors of the faade. My husband and I miss Ma Glochners in Bellingham only one choice but the best cinnamon rolls and broasted chicken. So, at the sound of the drum, please join me in singing Kevin a very happy birthday!. No one made/makes chicken like they did. KPub is now in the same building. James Hook & Co. Year Established: 1925. Have been trying to run down the recipe. R.H. Stearns and C. Crawford Hollidge were in direct competition, as the former was located on Tremont Street, across from the Park Street subway station. 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. At the time of its closing, it was the second-oldest restaurant in Boston (behind Union Oyster House, 1826) and the fifth-oldest in the country. There were any weekend mornings having breakfast there and the muffins and coffee were great. Also the best Grape Nut Pudding I ever had. Stillit I ever got back to Massachusetts, it would have been well worth going to several times! Tell them all hello from me! For ice cream Browns near Nuble Light ME. Chadwick's most memorable moments occurred on customers' birthdays when ear-splitting drums and singing shook the small dining room, and most likely, the entire Metrowest Boston region. BEST seafood dinner in New England! On the other side of 95 was The 95 House. With characters the likes of which the world will never see again. And wed wait! And last, because its Christmas, Filenes would have dinner with Santa which was the greatest treat of all. Not living in Boston, it was a place to go to if at 11 at night one got a hunger attact. It fronted onto Daniel Webster Highway, so thats where they put their farm stand and business was good. I agree with all! Expensive but great for special occasions. We were stationed at Hanscom Field in the late 1960s & would drive to the Willow Pond Kitchen just for the fried clams. You get an all-you-can-eat salad bar for one reasonable price. Wonderful staff and so many special nights there with those spectacular views. I grew up in Norfolk and my family enjoyed going there. Lekker! Largest salad EVVERR! Today Bell in Hand is a full service restaurant as well as a bar and happening nightspot. McMenamys Falmouth. Hilltop was a firm favourite for its ridiculous extravagance with decorations, the herd of plastic cows. Local sports celebs often spotted. Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! 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. Prints & Photographs Division John Margolies/Library of Congress. For doughnuts Johnsons Dairy Bar on Route 4 in New Hampshire forget the town now but it was between Concord and Exeter. Here, shoppers could not only find a wide range of clothing and items from around the world, but also be treated to fashion shows, concerts, holiday exhibits, art shows, and a bakery that soon became famous for its blueberry muffins. 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. I found this Jordan Marsh macaroon recipe online. Fried Clam stand on Route 1 in York (? She always wore white with jet black hair and lots of gold jewellery, and had handsome young waiters! Gilchrist's building is still standing, although the store itself closed in 1977. Out in Metrowest of Boston there was The Cock N Kettle restaurant in uxbridge. 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 tavern was named after Dr. Joseph Warren, a Patriot leader who was killed in action during that famous, aforementioned battle that took place in Charlestown. When we came back 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.