Restaurant jobs near you in Newton

Kitchens and counters in Newton Centre, West Newton Square and along Needham Street, a Green Line or bus ride apart. Verify once with a free Work Passport and say yes to shifts close to home.

Covers: Newton Centre, West Newton Square, Newtonville, Chestnut Hill, Needham Street.

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Village kitchens and Route 9 dining

Newton Centre’s business district, a triangle of Beacon Street, Centre Street and Langley Road, is full of restaurants and cafés a short walk from its Green Line stop. West Newton Square, on Washington Street, adds pubs, pizza and barbecue beside its old cinema and Commuter Rail stop, and Newtonville’s restaurants sit along Walnut Street and Austin Street.

Chain restaurants and takeout counters line Needham Street, and the shopping centers on Route 9 in Chestnut Hill have restaurants of their own. The work spans morning coffee to dinner service: baristas, counter staff, line cooks, dishwashers and servers. The 59 bus links Newtonville, Newton Highlands and Needham Street.

Getting around

  • Green Line D branch: Chestnut Hill, Newton Centre, Newton Highlands
  • Commuter Rail (Framingham/Worcester Line): Newtonville, West Newton
  • Bus 59: Newtonville, Newton Highlands, along Needham Street
  • Bus 60: Kenmore, Brookline Village, Route 9, Chestnut Hill

Where the work is

  • Restaurants and cafés

    Newton Centre, around Langley Road and Centre Street.

  • Pubs and pizza

    West Newton Square, along Washington Street.

  • Chain restaurants and takeout

    Needham Street, and the Chestnut Hill shopping centers on Route 9.

  • Neighborhood spots

    Walnut Street and Austin Street in Newtonville.

Questions people in Newton ask

Where are the restaurant jobs in Newton?

In the village centers, above all Newton Centre and West Newton Square, and in Newtonville. Needham Street and the Route 9 shopping centers in Chestnut Hill have chain restaurants.

How do I get to a restaurant shift on Needham Street?

The 59 bus runs along Needham Street between Newton Highlands, on the Green Line, and Needham. Look up the last bus before you agree to close.

Do I need a résumé to apply for jobs in Newton?

No. Your Work Passport takes its place. You verify who you are once, in a short chat on your phone, and employers near you see that it’s verified.

Is the Work Passport free?

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They’re examples, written by AI for Newton to show the kind of work nearby, and their employers are invented. Live openings are on the Passport jobs board, where you apply with your Passport.

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