The Charles River Speedway
Market · Brighton ·
Brewery, beer garden, pizza, empanadas, retail shops, events
Brewery, beer garden, pizza, empanadas, retail shops, events
"A Brighton-based incubator that provides a platform for emerging operators to try out concepts and connect with diners and potential investors, helping owners avoid the high upfront costs of a full build-out and expensive liquor licenses." - Erika Adams
"Shop Small MA and Super Bien have put together a Super Mercado at Garage B at the Charles River Speedway where local vendors from around town set up shop on Saturday from noon until 5 p.m.; free tickets are available and the market is planned as an ongoing event (organizers are looking for vendors for future dates)." - Erika Adams
"Set in the rehabilitated Charles River Speedway Headquarters at 525 Western Ave., I see the Speedway as a hybrid marketplace that refuses to be neatly labeled a food hall even though it functions similarly to places like Somerville’s Bow Market: a collection of independent food and retail vendors sharing communal seating and amenities. The project — a collaboration between the Architectural Heritage Foundation and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation’s Historic Curatorship Program — centers on an 8,000-square-foot courtyard, preserves some historic elements of the original administration buildings, and is planned to include local food and retail tenants along with event and office space; openings have been rolling out since July 2021 after pandemic delays." - Eater Staff
"A hybrid grocery-and-wine-bar concept built around the Buenas brand, part retail and part natural-wine bar that spotlights empanadas, sauces and other pantry-friendly products while serving approachable dishes and South American–leaning natural wines in a Charles River Speedway location." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"A redeveloped complex built on the former Charles River Speedway headquarters administration buildings and organized around an 8,000-square-foot central courtyard; it has been adapted into a multi-tenant food-and-drink destination that houses breweries, bars, restaurants and retail concepts." - Stephanie Carter