One Address, Three Dinners: What's Cooking at 213 Burlington Road This November
October 22, 2026
October 22, 2026
Thirteen months ago, one of the restaurant spaces at 213 Burlington Road in Bedford went dark. Today the address holds three kitchens, and each one runs on its own calendar this November. Sam Walker's American Tavern is in its first month. Tashan has two dates circled, a weekly Tuesday night and Diwali weekend. The Melting Pot's fall menu runs out on Nov. 22.
Between now and Thanksgiving week, each of the three has a window that the other two don't, so a November dinner here starts with the date.
The comeback started with a closure. Bamboo, the restaurant that used to hold the space, closed in September 2025 after the town's Board of Health suspended its permit, as The Bedford Citizen reported at the time.
The replacement went public in February. At a Select Board meeting on Feb. 9, 2026, the owners of Sam Walker's American Tavern said they would open in the former Bamboo location "this summer," and the board approved the restaurant's alcohol, common victualler's and entertainment licenses, according to The Bedford Citizen's February report.
Summer came and went. The restaurant opened on Monday, Oct. 12, and the Bedford Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting the next day, The Bedford Citizen reported. So the space sat empty for about a year, and the new tenant arrived a season later than planned. Its first weeks landed right when its two neighbors were rolling out their busiest seasonal offers.
Here is where each kitchen at 213 Burlington Road stands for a reader planning the rest of the fall.
| Kitchen | What's new this fall | The date that matters |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Walker's American Tavern | Opened Oct. 12 in the former Bamboo space | No end date; first full month of service |
| Tashan | Punjabi Night every Tuesday; Diwali buffet | The weekend of Nov. 8 |
| The Melting Pot | Fondue into Fall menu, running since Sept. 22 | Ends Nov. 22 |
Of the three, only Sam Walker's has nothing ending this season, so it's the one that can wait. The other two have dates that pass.
Start with the menu that ends soonest. The Melting Pot's Bedford-Burlington location has been serving its Fondue into Fall menu since Sept. 22, and its own site lists the last day as Nov. 22. When this post goes up on Oct. 29, the menu has a little more than three weeks left.
The seasonal menu includes a cranberry-pecan cheese fondue, an apple-almond salad and a pumpkin-spice white-chocolate fondue for dessert. Three courses cost $42 per person and four courses cost $68 per person. Both require at least two diners, and the entrée fondue only comes with the four-course option, according to The Bedford Citizen's October restaurant roundup.
The two-person minimum makes this a dinner for two or a small group. The Nov. 22 cutoff falls the Sunday before Thanksgiving week, so a fall fondue dinner has to happen before the holiday schedule takes over. Reservations and details are at the Melting Pot Bedford-Burlington page or by phone at 781-791-0529.
Tashan runs on two rhythms this fall, one weekly and one annual. In its note for The Bedford Citizen's October roundup, the restaurant said it was starting Punjabi Night every Tuesday and adding new menu items. It also said that "Nov. 8 is Diwali and we will be having an elaborate buffet for the entire weekend."
Nov. 8, 2026 is a Sunday, so the buffet weekend is Saturday, Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov. 8. For the buffet's hours and price, check tashanbedford.com or call 781-538-5100.
Punjabi Night happens every week, which makes it the easiest of the three to plan. Tashan's site lists regular Tuesday hours of 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch and 5 to 9:30 p.m. for dinner. Between now and Thanksgiving there are four Tuesdays: Nov. 3, 10, 17 and 24. The Diwali buffet is the one Tashan date that won't come around again this year.
Sam Walker's has no countdown, so its first weeks are about learning the menu. This is the third Sam Walker's, after Woburn and Swampscott. It belongs to the Maverick Hospitality Group, which runs other restaurants around Greater Boston. "We're excited to be part of the Bedford community," Pat Dillon, the group's CEO, told The Bedford Citizen.
In the same article, marketing director Kate Langill described "elevated American fare and handcrafted cocktails, with dinner daily, lunch Monday through Friday, and weekend brunch every Saturday and Sunday." That schedule is the main difference from its neighbors. Sam Walker's is the only one of the three serving brunch on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
The posted menus give a sense of the kitchen:
The name has local roots. Samuel Walker came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony from Lincolnshire, England, in 1637 and later served as a Woburn selectman and as that town's first official tavern keeper, according to The Bedford Citizen.
The Sam Walker's Bedford page says "Now Open" and links to the menus, but it doesn't list daily hours yet. Call 781-731-1900 to check a specific time before you go.
Put the three calendars together and November looks like this:
Diwali weekend is the busiest stretch on the list, with a holiday buffet and a weekend brunch running at the same address. Parking at the Melting Pot is in front of and to the right of the restaurant, according to its location page. If you're headed to 213 Burlington Road that Saturday or Sunday, leave a few extra minutes to park.
Burlington Road isn't the only place in Bedford where dinner options are growing. Gianna's Kitchen, at 363 The Great Road, serves breakfast and lunch daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and plans to add dinner hours once it has a liquor license, The Bedford Citizen's October roundup reported. Sam Walker's had its licenses approved in February and opened in October. For now, Gianna's Kitchen still closes at 3 p.m.
I keep track of what's opening and closing in the towns I serve, including which storefronts are about to turn over and which licenses are still pending. If you're thinking about a move in or around Bedford and want that kind of local knowledge on your side, Martha Sevigny would be glad to help. Schedule a confidential consultation.
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