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The first Chinese restaurants in Cambridge

By adamg on Sat, 11/26/2022 - 11:26am

Richard Auffrey, who's already chronicled the history of Chinese restaurants in Boston, goes across the river to recount the story of Chinese restaurants in Cambridge, with a bonus trip up Rte. 2 to Fitchburg.

Neighborhoods: 
Cambridge
Topics: 
Dining
History
Free tagging: 
Chinese food


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By Don't Panic on Mon, 11/28/2022 - 2:10am.

Lots of reference work with no real answer to a simple seeming question.

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By fungwah on Mon, 11/28/2022 - 11:19am.

What question do you think isn't getting answered here?

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By Don't Panic on Mon, 11/28/2022 - 11:40pm.

Specifically.

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By anon on Tue, 11/29/2022 - 12:53am.

"The first Chinese restaurant in Cambridge appears to be the Harvard Chinese Restaurant, which opened on June 21, 1902. ... It was located at 527 Massachusetts Avenue, on the second floor of the building."

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By Scratchie on Mon, 11/28/2022 - 9:43am.

First time I've ever seen "bonus trip" and "Fitchburg" in the same sentence, I tell you what.

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