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Chef-owner: Ana Sortun and Maura Kilpatrick · Opened 2008
Opened 2008 as Ana Sortun's bakery spinoff from Oleana, in partnership with executive pastry chef Maura Kilpatrick. Focus: Turkish, Lebanese, and Greek pastry traditions. A second Sofra opened in Allston in October 2024.
$15–$30 per person
Turkish, Lebanese, and Greek pastries and savory flatbreads from Ana Sortun (Oleana) and pastry chef Maura Kilpatrick. Across from Mount Auburn Cemetery in Huron Village — worth the detour for the morning bun alone.
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1 Belmont St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Daily: 8AM-6PM
12 min walk from Harvard
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