A popular cocktail bar at the Charles River Speedway in Brighton has permanently closed.

Birds of Paradise announced on Instagram that its last day of service was Friday, Oct. 31.

“FAREWELL,” the Oct. 29 post read . “We’d like to thank the Brighton community for the last couple years at the Speedway @charlesriverspeedway. To all of the staff, past and present, thank you for taking part in our journey around the world.”

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The travel-inspired cocktail bar opened in 2022 by Ran Duan, known for The Baldwin Bar in Woburn, Blossom Bar in Brookline, and C-Side Bar at CanalSide food hall in Cambridge. His Brookline restaurant and oyster bar, Ivory Pearl, closed in March 2024 .

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