Jacob Wirth’s has long been New England most famous German restaurant. New England Diary’s editor well remembers lunching there in the late 1950s and early ‘60s. It had frequently swept-up sawdust on its floor to collect fallen food and spilled beer. Government health regulations later banned that. The restaurant had perhaps the greatest beer collection in the region.
Happy news from The Boston Guardian:
After years facing an uncertain future, Boston’s historic Jacob Wirth bar and restaurant will return to the Theater District in its former glory.
As first reported by the Boston Business Journal, real estate company City Realty Group acquired the Stuart Street property earlier this year and has spent months and millions of dollars on renovations for a tentative February 2024 opening.
The city landmark, first opened as a German American restaurant in 1868, closed its doors due to fire and water damage in 2018. It was one of the oldest continuously running restaurants in Boston before shutting down, second only to the Union Oyster House, founded in 1826..
Now Jacob Wirth is coming back under the same ownership that recently purchased Boston bars including the Tam on Tremont Street and Fours, rebranded to Scores, near TD Garden.
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