Order a drink from Homer’s cocktail window while you wait. Credit: Brooke Fitts

Order a drink from Homer’s cocktail window while you wait.

Order a drink from Homer’s cocktail window while you wait. Brooke Fitts

Named after the owners’ beloved golden retriever, Homer—Beacon Hill’s much-buzzed-about new restaurant—has an intoxicating, gluttonous aroma of charred bread and cooking pita that spills out the door and lures in expectant diners. You can smell it from a block away. And if that’s not enough to convince you to hightail it over, I have two words that will: cocktail window.

Chef Logan Cox and wife Sara Knowles have been planning the logistics for Homer for more than nine months and are excited to bring it to their neighborhood. “We shopped around but knew we wanted to be close to home,” said Knowles. “We live two blocks from here and love local spots like Bar Del Corso. It’s been a journey, and we’re happy to finally be able to serve the community.”