Jimmy's Harborside Restaurant

Jimmy's Harborside Restaurant
Restaurant information
Established1924
Closed2005
Food typeSeafood
CityBoston
StateMassachusetts
CountryUnited States

Jimmy's Harborside Restaurant was a Boston seafood restaurant on the Boston Fish Pier[1] opened by Jimmy Doulos in 1924. The restaurant closed in 2005[2] and the building was demolished in 2007.[3] For restaurants in the neighborhood, Jimmy’s was a favorite for Julia Child.[4]

When it first opened, it was called Liberty Cafeteria. The name Jimmy's Harborside was not used until 1955.[5]

The Massachusetts Port Authority had plans to redevelop the Fish Pier and was interested in the property as their property totaled 40,000 sq ft (3,700 m2). They came to an agreement with owner Jimmy Doulos and the restaurant would close in a few weeks with the possibility of opening a waterside location at some time in the future.[1] Legal Sea Foods built Legal Harborside on the site.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Hillman, Michelle (December 15, 2005). "Historic Jimmy's Harborside to close for renovation". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ "After More Than A Century In Business, No Name Restaurant Closes". WBUR. December 31, 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ Ross, Casey (March 2, 2011). "Dining on the waterfront 5 restaurants set to open on site of former Jimmy's Harborside". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (June 13, 1982). "JULIA CHILD'S BOSTON CHOICES". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ^ Famed eatery replaced on Boston waterfront
  6. ^ "Enormous Harborside Restaurant Is Legal Sea Foods Latest Venture". CBS Boston. April 15, 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2023.