Chef-owner: Nhon Ma and Bertrand Lempkowicz · Opened 2011
Opened September 2011 by Belgian-born Nhon Ma and Bertrand Lempkowicz, who met in Belgian high school in the 90s. Won Boston Phoenix's Best Belgian Waffles (2012) and spawned a Boston-area food truck.
Under $15 per person
Belgian waffles built to order — Liège-style on sweet dough and lighter Brussels-style on yeasted batter. A Harvard Square fixture since 2011, with a Boston-area food truck that grew out of the brick-and-mortar.
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1154 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
Mon-Thu: 8AM-10PM, Fri: 8AM-11PM, Sat: 9AM-11PM, Sun: 9AM-10PM
5 min walk from Harvard
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