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The Plough and Stars

Irish Pub · Mid-Cambridge · Since 1969

Opened 1969

Opened 1969 by Peter and the O'Malley brothers; named after Sean O'Casey's 1926 play. Capacity of roughly 45 makes it one of the smallest live-music rooms in Cambridge. Philip Roth, Seamus Heaney, David Mamet, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti have all passed through.

Irish Pub$$
4.5
353 reviews

$15–$30 per person

Small-capacity Irish pub and live music venue between Harvard and Central Squares. Named for the 1926 Sean O'Casey play. Nightly music, brunch on weekends, one of the smallest listening rooms in Cambridge.

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Live Irish Music
Pub Food
Weekend Brunch
Guinness

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Contact Details

Address

912 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

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Hours

Mon-Fri: 11:30AM-1AM, Sat-Sun: 10:30AM-1AM

Transit

6 min walk from Central

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