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What Happened to Durgin-Park After Man v. Food? (Boston, MA)

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As of September 2026, Durgin-Park has closed — confirmed via wgbh.org, January 14, 2019.

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What the source shows: WGBH News reported that Durgin-Park closed in January 2019 after nearly 200 years in business, with the owners citing declining profitability as the reason.

  • Season / episode Season 6, Episode 2
  • Original air date
  • Address 340 Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA 02109

Address

340 Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA 02109

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What happened after Man v. Food?

In the same Boston episode, Casey Webb took on a 2.5-pound, plate-sized prime rib challenge at Durgin-Park, a Yankee-style restaurant that had operated at Faneuil Hall Marketplace since the 1820s, according to Metro US's coverage of the episode. The restaurant traced its name to 1827, when a customer named Eldridge Park bought it together with local merchants John Durgin and John Chandler, per Wikipedia's Durgin-Park entry. The Boston stop aired December 4, 2017. WGBH News reported that Durgin-Park closed in January 2019 after nearly 200 years in business, with the owners citing declining profitability as the reason. The Faneuil Hall Marketplace space it occupied has since been sold, per the same report. Because the historic marketplace's block-style address could not be matched by either the Census geocoder or OpenStreetMap's Nominatim service, coordinates for the site are marked pending rather than estimated.

Featured on Man v. Food

Season / episode
Season 6, Episode 2
Original air date
Episode title
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What was featured
2.5-pound plate-sized prime rib challenge
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Durgin-Park

Frequently asked questions

Is Durgin-Park still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Durgin-Park has closed — confirmed via wgbh.org, January 14, 2019.

What happened to Durgin-Park after Man v. Food?

In the same Boston episode, Casey Webb took on a 2.5-pound, plate-sized prime rib challenge at Durgin-Park, a Yankee-style restaurant that had operated at Faneuil Hall Marketplace since the 1820s, according to Metro US's coverage of the episode. As of September 2026, Durgin-Park has closed — confirmed via wgbh.org, January 14, 2019.

Is Durgin-Park permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Durgin-Park has closed — confirmed via wgbh.org, January 14, 2019. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Durgin-Park located?

340 Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA 02109. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Man v. Food featured Durgin-Park?

Season 6, Episode 2 of Man v. Food, first aired December 4, 2017.

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Address
340 Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA 02109
Venue type
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Sources

  • metro.us — https://www.metro.us/man-v-food-host-tackles-bostons-food-challenges/
  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_v._Food_(season_6)
  • wgbh.org — https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2019/01/14/after-nearly-200-years-bostons-durgin-park-restaurant-is-no-more
  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durgin-Park

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