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New in Boston — October 2026

11 new openings · 25 answered questions · 12 notable events spotted on the Boston map in October 2026.

🏪 New places that opened

  • 7th Street Burger on West Broadway in South Boston can stay open until 1 a.m., up from its current 11 p.m. closing time. That’s the compromise the Boston Licensing Board approved.

    1d ago

  • Melrose Physical Therapy moved across the street. Same neighborhood.

    1d ago

  • Arlington’s Daisy Chow went from math whiz and engineer to opening a bakery, there’s a career switch.

    2d ago

  • There’s a new Sunrise Cafe Bagels & Diner at 1270 Hyde Park Ave in Hyde Park, where Papa Gino’s used to be. They kept the old pizza oven.

    3d ago

  • A local restaurant group is opening a quick-service smash burger spot at Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston.

    3d ago

  • Sunrise Cafe Bagels & Diner recently opened at Hyde Park Avenue and River Street in Hyde Park, in the former Papa Gino's space.

    5d ago

  • There’s a restaurant on the 9th floor of South Station, and this is a first look inside.

    11d ago

  • On Monday, Episcope Hospitality opens its first Boston location at South Station Tower.

    11d ago

  • A West Medford restaurant has closed for good after more than 10 years, and there's already a successor.

    12d ago

  • A restaurant in West Medford has closed permanently after more than 10 years in business.

    13d ago

  • Only one standalone Starbucks remains open in Downtown Boston after two more cafés closed this week, at 125 Summer Street and 8 [street not specified in source].

    15d ago

❓ Questions locals answered

📅 Events that happened

  • 📅 Malden Brewery, monthly bookshop pop-ups preview a possible permanent spot.
  • 📅 MGM Music Hall in Fenway, Steve Lacy’s “Oh yeah?” tour stopped in Boston Oct. 13.
  • 📅 Jacob Collier’s heading to the Museum of Science in Boston, after leaving his mark on Berklee, Symphony Hall, and MIT.
  • 📅 Massachusetts native Kristi Wagner is taking on the Head of the Charles with a 2028 Olympics goal and her daughter in tow.
  • 📅 Newton is celebrating Ruby Rose’s new “Life Below” murals at the Crystal Lake Bathhouse, with colorful art about real and imagined life beneath the water.
  • 📅 This weekend, more than 200 authors will gather at Copley Square in Boston to share their knowledge and passion.
  • 📅 Franklin Park Zoo lit up for Boston Lights, a lantern experience.
  • 📅 Tonight at 8 p.m., two Boston-based bands will play at Warehouse XI in Somerville, followed by a tour of a new album.
  • 📅 The Boston Book Festival is returning to Copley Square with more than 50 authors.
  • 📅 Northeastern women’s hockey beat UNH 6-3 in its first home game of the season at Walter Brown Arena on Oct. 11.
  • 📅 Boston’s Charlie Card Challenge, six-mile race against Green Line.
  • 📅 Crowds gathered at the Museum of Fine Arts on Monday for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, with drumming, stomping and free admission.
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