Boston.com lists 5 June openings

Boston.com on June 1 published a list of five restaurant openings it said it “can’t wait to try” this month, pointing readers to a cluster of summer debuts across Greater Boston. The roundup by Jillian Dara ranged from Danny Meyer’s latest Seaport opening to a new Allston food hall and a seasonal reworking of the Lawn on D. (boston.com) The list also included Nubian Markets, whose photo led the story, signaling that the June watchlist mixes brand-new projects with newer arrivals Boston.com wants to push into the month’s dining conversation. (boston.com) The most useful way to read the roundup is as a June openings map rather than a ranking. Some of the places are already serving customers, while others have firm opening dates later this month. (caughtinsouthie.com) Boston.com framed the group as “buzzy restaurant openings in Greater Boston and beyond,” with an emphasis on globally inflected menus and destination-style spaces. ### Which project is the clearest Seaport debut in the roundup? Daily Provisions is the Danny Meyer project Boston.com highlighted in the Seaport. The all-day cafe from Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group opened at Commonwealth Pier at 200 Seaport Blvd., and the company’s location page says the Seaport outpost opened on May 13 and operates daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (boston.com) Boston.com said Meyer called the ribbon-cutting “particularly unique” because it is the first restaurant to open at the restored waterfront mixed-use complex. The article said the menu runs from morning crullers and bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches to lunch sandwiches and evening plates including roast chicken and salmon. (boston.com) ### What is the Allston food hall, and why does it stand out? Novo Marketplace is the Allston project Boston.com’s broader coverage has already flagged as a major opening. In an April 30 restaurant update, Boston.com said the food hall would bring 16 vendors to 122 Brighton Ave. in Allston, with offerings including coffee, Indonesian food and sushi. (boston.com) Novo’s own website describes it as a new food hall with 16 vendors and a community space, while other local coverage has described the project as a 20,000-square-foot hall built around international cuisines. That makes it the most numerically specific opening tied to Boston.com’s June list. (boston.com) ### What is happening at the Lawn on D? The Grove at the Lawn on D is the seasonal outdoor concept in Boston.com’s roundup. Boston.com said the project is a collaboration among the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, Rebel Restaurants and botanical design studio Floratorium, with ivy-wrapped shipping containers serving food and drinks. (boston.com) Caught in Southie reported that The Grove is scheduled to open to the public on June 6, and Signature Boston’s Lawn on D page identifies Rebel Restaurants as the food-and-beverage operator at the site. Boston.com said the menu will include poke bowls, shrimp lettuce wraps, grilled skewers, burgers, fried clams and lobster rolls, along with frozen drinks. (novomarketplace.com) ### Where does Nubian Markets fit into this June list? Nubian Markets is not a brand-new restaurant, but Boston.com used a dish from the Roxbury business as the lead image for the June 1 story and described the month’s lineup as including “the second outpost of a menu celebrating African flavor.” The company’s website says Nubian Markets is a Roxbury cafe, market and halal butchery centered on African diaspora flavors. (boston.com) That suggests Boston.com is using the June package to surface both openings and newer projects it expects diners to seek out this month. The article’s wording leaves room for restaurants that opened recently but are still entering wider circulation with summer foot traffic. (caughtinsouthie.com) ### What should readers watch next? June 6 is the next concrete date attached to Boston.com’s list, when The Grove at the Lawn on D is due to open in the Seaport area. Daily Provisions is already operating at Commonwealth Pier, and Novo Marketplace’s 16-vendor Allston hall remains one of the month’s largest food-hall projects to watch. Boston.com’s June 1 roundup is the place where those named projects were grouped together for readers tracking what is opening this month. (boston.com) (caughtinsouthie.com)