Awards & Recognition

2021 best restaurants in boston - innovators

Boston Magazine, October 2021

“Big flavors come in the small, meatless packages that Littleburg drops on our doorstep. What started off as an Eastern Mediterranean pop-up is now a delivery service for prepared vegan meals—one that has converted even carnivores with its seitan gyros and saffron fried rice with falafel and lemon tahini. Can’t wait for the next shipment? Motor over to the new takeout-only location in Somerville, a walk-up counter at a former auto shop. Beep-beep, out of the way.”

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Eater Boston, October 2021

“Pop-up-turned-restaurant Littleburg is a tiny vegan takeout and meal delivery spot in a sort of hidden Somerville garage. If that doesn’t immediately sound like your thing, give it a chance anyway: Drawing inspiration from Mediterranean food, Littleburg serves vegan food unlike any you’ve tried before, the kind that’ll make even the most ardent carnivore happily forego meat for a meal.”

2020 Best Pop-Up Delivery Service

Best of Boston®, Boston magazine, July 2020

“Quarantined herbivores rejoiced when vegan chef Graham Boswell replaced his beloved meze pop-up’s brewery appearances and ticketed dinners with convenient home-delivery service in March.He’s proven that he still has everything it takes to enliven animal-free cooking—namely, rich and creamy nut-based sauces to fill fluffy flatbreads, no cheese required; and the confidence to get creative with the Eastern Mediterranean pantry he learned as a line cook under Oleana’s spice queen, chef Ana Sortun.”

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“Part of being vegan is thinking outside the box and really looking at everything with fresh eyes,” Boswell says. “My hope is that someone takes a bite and thinks, ‘There’s a whole new world of food out there to dig into.”

Food Lens, September 2021

Patties, pastitsio, pastelón: vegan food’s vibrant next chapter

“Vegan food is not a cuisine. It’s a set of ingredients,” Boswell says. “It has to be delicious — not vegan food, just delicious food. We’re not cooking for vegans. We’re cooking for my girlfriend’s Greek dad, who won’t mess around with something that is not straight-up delicious.”

Boston Globe, July 2021

Littleburg, a Popular Vegan Pop-Up, Is Opening a Permanent Restaurant in Union Square

Owner Graham Boswell plans to launch with takeout and prepared meals but could expand to feature a small dining room in the coming years.

Eater Boston, May 2021

Meet Graham Boswell of Littleburg in Arlington

Most vegetarian restaurants feature veganized versions of familiar food. Littleburg is my take on what vegan food would be if it wasn’t imitating non-vegan food.

Boston Voyager, July 2018

What to Eat (and Drink)…

Littleburg has a burger—it’s Boswell’s signature vegan patty, made of seitan, chickpeas, mirepoix, and other flavorful ingredients, topped with seasonal accompaniments. But the focus of Boswell’s new concept is “food that makes people see vegetables differently, and connect with cuisine from different parts of the world,” he says.

Boston Magazine, November 2017

Where to Get Takeout and Delivery…

…Plus provisions you didn’t know you needed, like pistachio pesto.

The Boston Globe, April 2020

Where To Eat and Drink…

You'll find delicious veggie-centric scratch cooking at this hit pop-up restaurant, and if you're like me, you won't even realize it's vegan until you start asking questions after your last bite!

Patch, October 2018.

Community Support

Littleburg gives back to its food family. We donate as a response to the most pressing needs of the community, both locally and globally. In the past, we’ve supported The Humane League, the Massachusetts Bail Fund, Campaign Zero, and the Lebanese Red Cross.