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Harvard Square · Craft cocktails

The Longfellow Bar

It sits right above one of Cambridge's most loved kitchens, so you get chef Michael Scelfo's flavor instincts in liquid form. It is the kind of bar where the bartender will just make you something if you tell them your mood.

Date nightNightcapLate night
Neighbourhood
Harvard Square, Cambridge
Style
Craft cocktails
Known for
house-infused spirits and shrubs · low-alcohol cocktail selection · seasonal roof deck in warm weather
Prices
$$ · cocktails ~$14–17
Getting in
Walk-ins only. Alden & Harlow's connected dining room is famously reservation-light; call to check current policy
Food
Snacks and small plates
Hours
Roughly Mon-Thu 11:30am-1am, Fri 11:30am-2am, Sat 3pm-2am, Sun 3pm-1am; confirm
Address
40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138

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Checked: No closure signals found; Alden & Harlow (the restaurant it sits above) continues to show up in current Cambridge dining coverage. Could not find a dated 2025/2026 confirmation, recommend calling ahead.

Photo: The Longfellow Bar, from their website.

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