Citywide: Writer Luke O’Neil has announced a book called Boston’s Best Dive Bars: Drinking and Diving in Beantown, highlighting down-n-dirty dives where tourists might fear to tread. [BRT]
Quincy: Marc Orfaly’s Remick’s, featuring pig roasts and family-style meals, has opened. [Grub Street]
The Prudential: 5 Napkin Burger opened this week for dinner, with lunch service to begin next week. [Grub Street]
East Boston: Scup’s might be forced to close due to the owners’ medical woes if someone else can’t take over. [Adam’s Hospitality]
North End: Paulie’s, run by the J. Pace & Son families, plans to open on Salem Street and serve takeout fare (mainly pasta and sandwiches). [BRT]
North Cambridge: Quiet, unassuming Bengal, featuring Indian and Bengali fare, has shuttered after six years in business. [BRT]
Back Bay: Max Brenner’s chocolate emporium will debut on Boylston Street on March 31. [Herald]