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Longboards, Opus Opening This Month in Salem

A round up of North Shore restaurant and food news.

When you're looking for a night out and a break from cooking, you might want to know what's new not only where you live, but also in other North Shore communities.

Here's our round up of the area's latest food news:

Salem

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Longboards Cafe & Bar is expected to open next month on Pickering Wharf. Here's a preview of the 2,000-square foot space. In other expected openings, Opus, a long-advertised high-end restaurant for Washington Street, is set to begin service soon.

Also on the horizon is the grand opening of Medusa's Cafe and Sugar Rush

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Swampscott

Looking for just the right craft beer or local wine? Sea Glass Wine & Beer just opened on Humphrey. Owner Michelle Penney is super-friendly and ready to help, if our visit to her shop was any indication.

Marblehead

Casa Corona is finally serving booze after a long, strange pursuit and acquisition of a liquor license. Also in Marblehead, we recentlysaw the shuttering of Joey D's Italian Grill.

North Andover

The popular farm-to-table guest chef series, "Whim" continues on Wednesdays at Smolak Farms. Each week a high-end restaurant like Rialto in Cambridge or Lineage in Brookline sends a chef to create a special dinner. On a lower-brow note, but just as yummy, North Andover also recently welcomed Heav'nly Donuts to the breakfast pastry scene.

Danvers

If you're reading this in time to go to Danvers' big fireworks show on Wednesday, be sure to check out the 18 (!) food trucks scheduled to be on hand.

Peabody

Drive-through Thai? Yes! It's coming to Peabody. And in other news, the Tanner City is continuing its quest to become the Frozen Yogurt Capital of the World with the opening of Yo'Gut Style, which boasts more than 100 flavors of the stuff.

Andover

The manager at Raagini Indian Bistro got into hot water forallegedly serving alcohol to a minor — a 17-year-old girl he happened to be dating him. The restaurant's liquor license was taken away for two days as punishment.



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