What Happened to Bove's Cafe After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Burlington, VT)
Current status
As of September 2026, Bove's Cafe has closed — confirmed via sevendaysvt.com, September 4, 2015.
Last verified
What the source shows: Seven Days and VTDigger reported the Pearl Street restaurant's 2015 closure and continued vacancy, and WCAX reported 2025 redevelopment plans for the site.
- Season / episode Season 4, Episode 10
- Address 68 Pearl St, Burlington, VT 05401
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode 'With Garlic' featured Bove's, a family-run Italian restaurant on Pearl Street known for its slow-simmered red sauce and classic Italian-American cooking. Founded in 1941, Bove's had served pasta, lasagna, and meatballs to Burlington diners for nearly 75 years. Seven Days reported on 2015-09-04 that the Bove family would close the restaurant to focus on their wholesale pasta-sauce and catering operations. VTDigger reported on 2017-12-06 that the vacant Pearl Street building, known for its Art Deco black Carrara-glass facade, still awaited redevelopment. WCAX reported on 2025-07-29 that the Bove family was moving forward with plans to redevelop the long-closed restaurant site. The Bove family's sauce and catering business continues to operate separately, according to boves.com. Yelp's own listing for the Pearl Street address, last updated July 2026, also marks the business as permanently closed, consistent with the news reporting.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Season / episode
- Season 4, Episode 10
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- With Garlic
- What was featured
- Garlic-forward Italian classics and slow-simmered red sauce
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Bove's Cafe
Frequently asked questions
Is Bove's Cafe still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Bove's Cafe has closed — confirmed via sevendaysvt.com, September 4, 2015.
What happened to Bove's Cafe after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode 'With Garlic' featured Bove's, a family-run Italian restaurant on Pearl Street known for its slow-simmered red sauce and classic Italian-American cooking. As of September 2026, Bove's Cafe has closed — confirmed via sevendaysvt.com, September 4, 2015.
Is Bove's Cafe permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Bove's Cafe has closed — confirmed via sevendaysvt.com, September 4, 2015. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Bove's Cafe located?
68 Pearl St, Burlington, VT 05401. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Bove's Cafe?
Season 4, Episode 10 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “With Garlic”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 68 Pearl St, Burlington, VT 05401
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Vermont
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Sources
- sevendaysvt.com — https://www.sevendaysvt.com/BiteClub/archives/2015/09/04/boves-restaurant-closing-after-75-years-in-burlington
- vtdigger.org — https://vtdigger.org/2017/12/06/boves-restaurant-may-razed-burlington-hotel-apartments/
- wcax.com — https://www.wcax.com/2025/07/29/boves-planning-redevelop-shuttered-burlington-restaurant/
- boves.com — https://boves.com/press/
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/boves-burlington
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