July 2, 2025
The Boston Licensing Board awarded more liquor licenses last Thursday (June 26), including seven in Dorchester, from Grove Hall to Neponset.
The permits came from a batch of 195 meant for 13 Zip codes in Boston. Unlike more traditional licenses, these neighborhood ones cannot be resold and have to be given back to the city should the owners go out of business.
Local restaurants awarded new licenses in this round:
Cool Shade Jamaican Restaurant, 388 Blue Hill Ave. in Grove Hall, won an all-alcohol license with an 11 p.m. closing time. Owner Andre Williams told the board that he hopes to serve Jamaican drinks such as rum punch and Red Stripe beer to go with his jerk chicken, ox tail and other Jamaican dishes.
Blasi’s Kitchen & Bar, 762 Adams St., Adams Village, was awarded an all-alcohol license with a midnight closing time to replace its current beer-and-wine license, which it will return to the city. Owner Maria Blasi’s attorney told the board that although she owns the entire building the restaurant sits in, she has no plans to expand the restaurant beyond its current 82-seat space with room for 24 at the bar.
Milkweed, 1010 Morrissey Blvd., won an all-alcohol license with a midnight closing time. The restaurant, which recently opened, serves breakfast through dinner, with brunch on weekends.
Molinari’s, 789 Adams St., Adams Village, was awarded an all-alcohol license with an 11 p.m. closing time. It will return its existing restricted beer-and-wine license to the city.
Doune & Pepe, 657 Washington St. in Codman Square, won an all-alcohol license with a midnight closing time. Nathalie Lecorps, who has long worked in her family’s restaurant and run her own food truck, says she hopes to pair Caribbean drinks with her planned Haitian, Dominican, and Cuban fusion menu, with most dishes served tapas style. LeCorps said she hopes to open her 49-seat restaurant this fall.
Chilacates Cantina, a Jamaica Plain-based taco chain, won an all alcohol license with a 1 a.m. closing time so it can expand into a new space in the Dot Block complex at 1211 Dorchester Ave.
Manuel Da Rosa’s Pizza 24, at 301 Adams St. in Fields Corner, won a beer-and-wine license with an 11 p.m. closing time.
