Restaurants & Bars

Legal Oysteria In Charlestown Closed For Good After 6 Years

The closure comes as the owners of the restaurant chain —​ the same family that founded it in Cambridge —​ were preparing to sell.

​Legal Oysteria, which is part of the Legal Sea Foods chain, opened in 2014 with a menu that focused on coastal Italian seafood in the space that was once home to Olives​ restaurant.
​Legal Oysteria, which is part of the Legal Sea Foods chain, opened in 2014 with a menu that focused on coastal Italian seafood in the space that was once home to Olives​ restaurant. (Google Maps)

CHARLESTOWN, MA — Legal Oysteria in Charlestown is closed for good.

A call to the City Square restaurant is met with a recorded message.

"We have ceased operations, and we thank you for your support throughout the years."

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Legal Oysteria, which is part of the Legal Sea Foods chain, opened in 2014 with a menu that focused on coastal Italian seafood in the space that was once home to Olives, as Boston Restaurant Talk first reported.

The closure comes as the owners of the restaurant chain — the same family that founded it in Cambridge in 1968 — were preparing to sell the chain be sold.

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