Earlier this month, it was reported that a casual upscale pub in Cambridge was going to be replaced by a location of an eclectic group of restaurants, and now we have learned that the pub has returned, taking over a nearby space that was home to another dining and drinking spot under the same ownership.
According to a source (Beckie Hunter), Grafton Street Pub & Grill is opening in the former Park Restaurant & Bar space in Harvard Square, with a Facebook post from the place indicating that it debuts in its new space at 5:00 PM today. Grafton Street recently left its home on Mass. Ave., making way for an upcoming location of The Friendly Toast, which had an outlet in Kendall Square that closed in the summer of 2020.
The Grafton Group is behind both Grafton Street and the now-closed Park along with two other Harvard Square restaurants--Russell House Tavern and The Hourly Oyster House; the restaurant group also runs Temple Bar between Harvard Square and Porter Square and State Street Provisions on the Boston waterfront.
The old address for Grafton Street Pub & Grill was 1230 Massachusetts Avenue while its new address in the old Park space is 59 JFK Street. The website for Grafton Street is at https://graftonstreetcambridge.com/
[Earlier Article]
The Friendly Toast to Replace Grafton Street in Cambridge's Harvard Square
[A related post from our sister site (Boston's Hidden Restaurants): List of Restaurant Closings and Openings in the Boston Area]
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