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Is The Colonial Inn Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Concord, MA)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2 Concord, Massachusetts

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, The Colonial Inn is listed open on concordscolonialinn.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The inn's website, now branded Concord's Colonial Inn, is live with current hours and reservations, and Google Places lists it as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate featured The Colonial Inn in the 'Holiday' episode, highlighting a dish from the historic Concord, Massachusetts inn's dining room. According to Wikipedia (revised 2026-04-21), the inn's original structure was built in 1716 and became a hotel in 1889; the property took its current name, Concord's Colonial Inn, in 1900 after three years as The Colonial House, and it has been a member of Historic Hotels of America since 2005. The inn sits on Monument Square and is included in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District.

The inn's website, now titled Concord's Colonial Inn and checked 2026-09-08, carried a 2026 copyright notice, listed current lunch, dinner, and brunch hours, and offered active room and dining reservations. Google Places, checked 2026-09-07, lists the business status as operational. No closure or ownership-change announcement has surfaced.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2

Episode 1
Air date not confirmed
Title: Holiday · What was featured: A dish from The Colonial Inn's Concord dining room

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. concordscolonialinn.com http://www.concordscolonialinn.com/
  2. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Inn_(Concord,_Massachusetts)
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Record btiea-0094 · checked by Cal Marchetti.