CeCe's Pizza, the Weymouth spot that spent 12 years serving up Italian-style pies alongside Korean-inspired plates like bulgogi and teriyaki chicken rice bowls, will permanently close its doors on Nov. 14. The restaurant has operated out of 4 Union St. since 2014, and its last day of business is confirmed on both the restaurant's own site and in a new report detailing the closure.
The closure was reported by MassLive, which notes CeCe's Pizza will shut down after more than a decade in business. The restaurant's own website echoes the timeline, stating plainly that its last day of business will be Nov. 14th, 2026.
CeCe's Pizza was founded by chef and owner Emmanuel Dubois, who built a menu that straddled two culinary traditions under one roof. The shop made its pizzas with Italian-style dough, sauces and toppings, offering familiar options like Margherita, Greek, meat lovers and buffalo chicken pies. But it also leaned into dishes with Korean roots, including a Bulgogi Dinner, Chicken Fried Rice, Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl and Korean Chicken Bites — a combination that gave the Union Street shop its distinct identity on the South Shore.
The mix of cuisines has counterparts elsewhere in Greater Boston. In Fenway, KChickin serves Korean-style chicken alongside Japanese dishes including sushi, tonkatsu and ramen. The restaurant’s owners took over a pre-existing business and kept its fried-chicken recipe while updating its preparation, another example of independent eateries combining familiar neighborhood fare with influences from more than one culinary tradition. The Boston Globe’s account of the Fenway restaurant describes its Korean-Japanese menu.
A Dream Years in the Making
According to CeCe's Pizza's Yelp page, as cited in the same report, Dubois came to the United States in 2000 with the dream of opening a pizza restaurant. That dream eventually took shape in Weymouth 14 years later, when CeCe's Pizza opened its doors at 4 Union St. in 2014, giving the chef-owner a storefront to blend his pizza-making craft with other flavors over the following twelve years.
Thanking the Community Before the Final Day
In announcing the closure, CeCe's Pizza expressed gratitude to the Weymouth community and the restaurant's supporters over the years. The business also thanked its staff for their hard work and passion throughout its run, and said it would miss its customers as the countdown to its final service continues toward Nov. 14.
CeCe’s is closing amid broader cost pressures facing restaurants, though industrywide figures do not establish why this particular business is shutting down. The National Restaurant Association estimates that average restaurant expenses rose 36% from 2019 to 2026; it also reports that 42% of operators said their restaurant was not profitable in 2025. Those figures reflect national conditions, not CeCe’s finances. The association’s 2026 analysis identifies food, labor, utilities and occupancy among the costs that have risen.
