Café Selah opened earlier this month and is serving coffee drinks, teas, sandwiches, salads, bowls, pastries, and more. The cafe is at 613 Centre St., the former home of When Pigs Fly (closed in August 2025), and describes itself as “study friendly” on its Instagram page. The cafe’s menu highlights “Saleh Signatures”, including affogato, berry mocha latte, island foam latte, passion fruit matcha, shaken brown sugar espresso, and more. The menu also highlights its four…
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Just as its name indicates, JPZeroWaste is looking to curb waste, and has launched a reusable to-go container program and a BYO mug program with Jamaica Plain restaurants. In the program, restaurants go through Recirclable, a service where customers can order their takeout in reusable containers. Then, after the purchaser is finished, they can return the vessel to any participating establishment for no cost. JPSeafood Cafe is participating. Customers can order online or in person,…
A limited amount of tickets are still available to hop-on and hop-off the Main Street on Tap Trolley Tour on April 11. The tour will visit local breweries and eateries to sample their libations. Attendees receive complimentary appetizers at each location and a history tour on the trolley. The stops include Jeanie Johnston Pub in Jamaica Plain Drawdown Brewing in Jamaica Plain Roundhead Brewing in Hyde Park (owned by Jamaica Plain residents) Sophia’s Grotto in…
When it opens its door for the first time on Tuesday in Jamaica Plain, Beyond Proof will be Boston’s only zero-proof bar. The new restaurant is being opened at 597 Centre St., where Ten Tables was until owner Krista Kranyak closed it in December — promising a new restaurant concept would be coming soon. In Facebook post, Kranyak said the concept is deeply personal to her. Three years ago, I made the decision to let…
Another new restaurant is coming to Centre Street. The newest addition will be an unnamed fusion tapas restaurant. The restaurant will be at 668 Centre St., and according to the JP Centre/South Main Streets sign in the window, the business is also looking to serve alcohol. But from the looks of it, the restaurant won’t be opening soon because it doesn’t look like any work, or minimal work, has been done in it yet. This…
Mr. Drinky is coming to Centre Street. Mr. Drinky is coming to 606 Centre Street. Mr. Drinky will be a craft cocktail bar with light fare. Mr. Drinky was granted an alcohol license from the Boston Licensing Board. It doesn’t look like there’s been a lot of work has gone on in the location that previously housed the J.C Fruit Shop and Caramelo Clothing Company.
Boston’s Licensing Board approved 13 new alcohol licenses recently, including four Jamaica Plain restaurants. The Behan Caffe, which will open on Centre Street next to the Behan Pub, received an all alcohol non-transferable license, as did Ethiopian Cafe. Also, beer and wine licenses were approved for Third Cliff Bakery and Ula Cafe. The Boston Licensing submits the restaurants’ applications to be approved by the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission for final approval.
The owner of the Bluefin seafood restaurant/store announced that the Centre Street business is permanently closed. Owner Jason Tucker made the announcement on Facebook. He added that Bluefin will still be selling seafood at the Jamaica Plain Farmers Market on Saturday and Tuesdays, as well as the Roslindale Winter Market. Bluefin opened at 660 Centre St. in 2024 as a fish market, and also sold chowder, oysters, lobster rolls, and more.
Restaurants are being warned across the city, that restaurants are being broken into by a similar fashion and robbed. Two Jamaica Plain restaurants had their doors smashed and registers robbed in January. JPizzle Kitchen and Abuela’s Table were both robbed on Jan. 14 within minutes of each other. Both restaurants had video recordings of the robberies. At 2:22 am, video showed an individual throwing a rock at JPizzle’s window numerous times, and once in, go…
Looks like the Brendan Behan Pub will have a sister restaurant across the street in the future. The Behan Caffe participated in a licensing board hearing to take over the space at 380 Centre St. The Brendan Behan Pub is at 378 Centre St. This news was first reported by Boston Restaurant Talk. The Caffe would fit well with the Pub because the Pub doesn’t serve food, and the Behan Caffe wants to having a…