Mamaleh's Delicatessen will open at One Kendall Square in Cambridge this spring, says co-owner Rachel Miller Munzer (above). It's the latest from the team behind Hungry Mother, which closed this summer, and State Park. (Hungry Mother chef Barry Maiden isn't involved in the deli.) The full-service restaurant will have 100 seats, plus a retail shop with prepared meals, salads, soups, blintzes, house-cured meats, pickles, coleslaw, and knishes. "There's a whole resurgence of modern takes on Jewish delis that hasn't happened here yet, and we think we can do it really well and help keep the concept thriving," Miller Munzer says. The deli replaces French-American restaurant West Bridge, which will close at the end of December.
The South End's SRV (569 Columbus Ave. at Massachusetts Avenue) is slated to open next week. The Venetian restaurant is helmed by the team behind Boston standbys Coda, Canary Square, and The Salty Pig. Chefs Kevin O'Donnell (above) and Michael Lombardi will serve soft-boiled quail eggs, baby octopus, and shellfish stew. The duo met cooking in Umbria and have also worked at New York's acclaimed Del Posto.
Ken Oringer's Clio hosts a farewell feast on Dec. 15 featuring such kitchen alumni as Craigie on Main's Tony Maws, AKA Bistro's Chris Chung, and Toro's Zach Watkins. Spend $250 to dine on 19 courses including whole roast suckling pig, smoked veal breast tortellini, and kimchi-brined fried chicken sliders. The French-American restaurant, which opened in 1997, closes Dec. 31. Oringer's sake and sashimi lounge, Uni, will take over the space next year. Seatings begin at6:30 p.m.; call 617-536-7200 for reservations.
Somerville's Spindler Confections opens a storefront in North Cambridge (2257 Massachusetts Ave. at Dover Street) on Dec. 12, says confectioner Jeremy Spindler. There will be retail and production space, candy-making equipment, sweets-themed books, raw ingredients, and a 40-piece museum celebrating Boston's candy-making history.
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