Chef-owner: Kim Vo & Lukas Dow · Opened 2021
Opened November 2021 in the former Bondir space at 279A Broadway by chefs Kim Vo and Lukas Dow — the partnership started as an Asian BBQ pop-up before taking over the full dining room. Dow was named among StarChefs' 2024 Boston Rising Stars; the menu runs local-seafood izakaya with a fireplace-anchored room that regulars single out for first-date dinners.
$30–$60 per person
New England izakaya specializing in local seafood with Japanese and East Asian flavors. Creative small plates, pristine fish, and a rotating menu that highlights the best of what's fresh. Intimate space, big flavors.
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279A Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
Wed-Sat: 5PM-9PM, Closed Sun-Tue
8 min walk from Central
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