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Model Cafe

Address
7 N Beacon St Allston MA 02134
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(617) 254-9365
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Originally opened as North Beacon lunch in 1932 and run by the Anthony family ever since, the Model Cafe is an Allston staple. Cheap drinks and good music.

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Local artists' works cover the walls while fun knick-knacks pose above the bar, giving the place a little kick. Gulp a beer, munch on finger-food and shoot a game of stick all in a cool local dump: If you can forgo… Read More

The type of cafe you'd probably rather not eat in. Does that kitchen in back even work? Throngs of indie rockers and musicians from nearby practice spaces, plus the ghosts of scenes past haunt this classic dive. Jam quarters into the jukebox, shoot pool, or queue up for the toilets with the rest of the snotty crowd. Old timey waitresses and bar man are loveable but stern. Often the first, and...

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5 stars for nostalgia sake. I am so glad to know this staple is still kicking. This was THE place in the early/mid nineties and longbefore. Such crazed fun. And some of the most offensive bathroom...

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best dive bar in boston

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Business description (5)

Model Cafe can be found at 7 N Beacon St . The following is offered: Restaurants. The entry is present with us since Sep 7, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 12, 2013. In Allston there are 12 other Restaurants. An overview can be found here.

Allston's best dive bar. Located at 7 North Beacon Street across from Twin Donuts.

A "classic neighborhood bar" around since the Great Depression, this "dark, dingy" Allston watering hole draws a "barely-21" punk crowd that leads some to compare it to "Ozzy Osbourne's daycare"; regulars like its "stiff" cocktails, "cheap" tallboys and weekend dance parties, but aren't crazy about the cash-only rule.

great beers, great atmosphere, family run joint for about a 100 years. Current owners are good guys who run a great ship

Browntooth, 03/07/2005

Visit Model Café and you`ll get a leisure eatery that focuses on an American fare an emphasis on sandwiches. Expect the average entrée to cost under $8.

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The Extras: The bar's cash only, so come prepared.

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