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Chef-owner: Avery Appleton and Gary Strack · Opened 2025
Opened January 2025 by Avery Appleton and Gary Strack, who ran Brick & Mortar in the same upstairs space for 13 years. Appleton's family ran Harry's Bar Firenze, which gives the bar program a legitimate line back into Italian aperitivo culture.
$30–$60 per person
Intimate Italian aperitivo bar in Central Square, upstairs in the former Brick & Mortar space. Aperitivi, low-ABV spirits, natural wines, pizza, and pasta in an apericena format.
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567 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Tue-Thu: 5PM-12AM, Fri-Sat: 5PM-1AM, Sun: 5PM-12AM, Closed Mon
2 min walk from Central
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