Establishment Profile

Charlie's Kitchen

Name: Charlie's Kitchen
Address: 10 Eliot St, Cambridge, MA 02138, Cambridge, MA, US
Telephone: (617) 492-9646
Price range: $
Rating: 4.2

Burgers · Harvard Square · Since 1951

Chef-owner: Charlie Lambrose · Opened 1951

Opened in 1951 by Charlie Lambrose, who dubbed it 'The Double Cheeseburger King.' One of the last vestiges of old Harvard Square; operates as a diner downstairs and a dive bar upstairs with a beer garden out back.

Burgers$

4.2

974 reviews

Under $15 per person

Two-level Harvard Square institution: a diner downstairs and a college dive bar upstairs, with a beer garden added in recent years. Famous for the double cheeseburger and the unchanged fifties-meets-seventies décor.

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Harvard Square

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Double Cheeseburger

Dive Bar

Beer Garden

Late Night

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Contact Details

Address

10 Eliot St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Telephone(617) 492-9646

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Hours

Mon-Wed: 11AM-12AM, Thu-Sat: 11AM-1AM, Sun: 11AM-12AM

Transit

2 min walk from Harvard

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