Restaurants From a long-delayed retro burger and fries restaurant in West Roxbury to hand-pulled Uyghur noodles in Watertown, here are the latest Boston restaurant openings, dining news, and food events to know right now.  SpicetoberFest. Courtesy

Stay up-to-date on the best new restaurants, recent openings, and the biggest dining updates across Greater Boston’s food scene. Want more on the latest food and drink news? Sign up for The Dish, Boston.com’s newsletter featuring the latest food and drink news.

7th Street Burger

It’s a burger bash when this NYC-based smashburger brand opens up two more restaurants in the Boston area. Locations in Saugus and Harvard Square—opening later this month and early 2027 respectively— will join already-open locations on Newbury Street and in South Boston. The Saugus spot will feature 46 seats, and the Harvard Square location will boast indoor and outdoor space with 22 total seats. Pop in for classic cheeseburgers (or go decadent with a double), plus loaded cheese fries, and classic fountain drinks.   

Opening date: October (Saugus) and early 2027 (Cambridge) 

37 Brattle St., Cambridge; 880 Broadway, Saugus 

Noodles from Silk Road in Cambridge. Owner Adila Sadir will open Badam Uyghur Cuisine in Watertown this Novermber. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe StaffBadam Uyghur Cuisine  

Hand-pulled noodles. Lamb kebabs. Rice pilaf. Savor all these plates and more when this restaurant specializing in cuisine of the Uyghur peoples—from China’s northwest region of Xinjiang and tracing their roots back to central Asia—opens in Watertown. Owner Adila Sadir also owns and operates the halal Silk Road Uyghur Cuisine restaurant in Cambridge. The petite restaurant, once home to Home Taste, seats about 16, and like Silk Road, expect the spot to crank out speedy and delicious takeout orders.   

Opening date: November 

58 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown    

MOTW will expand to 45 Broad St. in Downtown Boston this October. MOTW Coffee & Pastries

You can always bank on a good cup of coffee in downtown’s Financial District. When the newest location of MOTW opens up, “good” pulls double-duty, referring to both the offerings and MOTW’s humanitarian mission. Standing for Muslims of the World, the cafés are the retail arm of the non-profit organization that provides humanitarian assistance like disaster relief and shelter for people in vulnerable communities in Yemen, Ethiopia, and elsewhere. MOTW founders will bring delights from other locations like chai, lattes, and matcha. Get the tiramisu, too.  

Opening date: mid-October

45 Broad St., Downtown Boston

Yeanie’s Burgers and Social

Restauranteur Phi Pham went viral over the summer with a vulnerable social media video about the struggles of running a small business and missing time with his family. Here’s hoping Pham and his wife, Yeanie Bach, are feeling a bit less stressed now that their seventh restaurant has opened in West Roxbury after long delays. The new West Roxbury location features the same menu as its older retro-themed sibling in Dorchester, which opened in early 2025. Juicy smash Angus burgers served on buttery brioche buns and fried chicken sandwiches make up most of the offerings, though the extra crispy and slightly sweet fries should draw droves alone. Wash the bites down with classic shakes. 

Open Now (September)

1761 Centre St., West Roxbury

SpicetoberFest. – CourtesyBonus: Spicetober Fest

Saturday is about to get a lot spicier when this free festival devoted to bold flavors comes to City Hall Plaza. Kick it up a notch by checking out food vendors, sampling spicy bites, viewing live chef demos, and sipping featured cocktails while toe-tapping along with live music. Food vendors forking out fiery flavors include Che! Empanada, Shanti Boston, Aya African Cuisine, and more. Bring some spice back home by buying bold bottles from small-batch hot sauce brand Craic Sauce and Big Rich’s Gourmet Hot Sauce & Marinade. 

Event details: Saturday, Oct. 3, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., 2-6 p.m., free admission 

1 City Hall Square, Downtown Boston