RI Restaurant Plans Location In Former Hangover Pub Spot

WORCESTER, MA — The former home of two well-known Worcester restaurants won't be empty for long.

A Rhode Island restaurant is planning a second location in the Canal District, taking over the former 102 Green St. site of the Hangover Pub. The Blackstone Herbs and Martini Bar has a location in Coventry, Rhode Island, and is linked to the Dream Catcher hemp farm in Dudley that supplies ingredients for some items on the menu.

"Blackstone Coventry is your local chill pill whether you're into coffee, liquor, or both in one drink! We have an extensive sandwich menu, breakfast, coffee, tea, CBD, plants, flights, pastries, and more!" the owners say.

The owners will go before the Worcester License Commission Thursday in pursuit of food and entertainment licenses, according to the agenda.

Broth and Hangover Pub owner Michael Arrastia announced the closures in a Facebook post in early September. The former Peppercorns chef opened the Hangover Pub in April 2016 focusing on dishes featuring Arrastia's own smoked and cured bacon. Arrastia opened Broth, Worcester's first ramen bar, in 2017.