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Northshore October 2025
I went in for the pies. The James Pub & Provisions, which opened in Essex in the spring of 2024, is the second iteration of a popular Needham restaurant by the same name. The Irish pub greets visitors driving down Essex’s Main Street; anyone familiar with the winding road that crosses the Essex River down toward Woodman’s knows the way. Perched at the start of what can be, in summer, a busy intersection, the restaurant is ideally located for those looking for a reprieve from the traffic. You can come to The James for fried clams, too, market priced, much as they are elsewhere in Essex. But I didn’t. Instead, I came for the pie
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