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Beloved Breakfast Chain Expands + MA Food Hall Is Best In Nation: MA Food Week
Plus, eight Bay State brunch spots rank among the best in the country.
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Beloved breakfast chain expands in Mass.
First Watch, an award-winning breakfast, brunch and lunch spot, will open new stores in Swampscott and Dedham, a media representative for the restaurant chain confirmed to Patch.
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The eatery opened its first Massachusetts location in 2025 and opened a Boston location in January.
High Street Place, a popular food hall in Boston, has just been crowned the No. 1 Best Food Hall in the country in the 2026 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards.
In the heart of Downtown Boston, High Street Place is home to 21 food and drink vendors
Eight Mass. restaurants named among top 100 brunch spots
Eight restaurants in Massachusetts known for their mid-morning offerings have been included among the top 100 brunch restaurants in the country, announced this week by the restaurant platform OpenTable.
Check out which spots made the list here.
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More Massachusetts Food News:
- After 50 Years, Beloved Worcester Eatery To Get New Owners
- MA Pub Named Among Best Soccer Bars In U.S.
- Beloved Marlborough Restaurant Expands With Second Location In Westborough
- New Halal Chinese Restaurant Open In Shrewsbury
- Iconic Pub To Shutter After More Than 50 Years In Boston
- Peabody Restaurant Cites Road Work For Move To Lynn After 10 Years
- 8 MA Restaurants Named Among Top 100 Brunch Spots In US
- Former "Cheers" Bar At Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace Could Be Replaced By Tree House Brewing
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