Grafton Street, the four-year-old upscale bar and grille may evade the looming threat of leaving Harvard Square by moving to the 1 Bow Street building that previously housed the storied Bow and Arrow Pub, owner Patrick Lee said yesterday.
"We're concentrating all our efforts on this location," Lee said.
Lee announced last June that the restaurant would be forced to vacate its prime location at 1280 Mass. Ave to make room for the expansion of neighboring Cambridgeport Bank.
The Bow and the adjacent Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins franchise closed last May, squeezed out by soaring Square rents.
In an effort to remain in the Square, Lee has been negotiating for weeks with the management company of 1 Bow Street, IDM Inc.
"We have had discussions, but we've signed nothing," said IDM Project Manager Warren Healer.
Lee said the Bow and Arrow spot is quite attractive.
"It's not too far from the original restaurant," he said. "In fact, it's a situation where we almost would have a little more visibility, especially with clients coming in from Boston."
Read more in News
Crimson Turns Over 117th to YaleRecommended Articles
-
New Irish Restaurant Set to Open in SquareHarvard Square is about to gain some Irish flavor. The new Grafton Street Pub and Grille--offering pricey European cuisine--is set
-
New Irish Pub to OpenIn early September a "contemporary Irish pub and grille" named Grafton Street will fill the space left vacant when the
-
Reeves, City Honor Hong Kong FounderAs a first-year living in Pennypacker Hall, Sonesh S. Chainani '99 went to the Hong Kong Restaurant at least once
-
Students Organize Drive To Save BowIt started with an ad-libbed rap for a class at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG), and grew into a
-
Rosenberg Promises Strong Pro-Bow Voice on Coop BoardL. Stuart Rosenberg, a Kennedy School of Government (KSG) student who founded the Save the Bow campaign, won, along with
-
Grafton Set to Close April 15Grafton Street--the four-year-old bar and grille that has become a symbol of family entrepreneurship in Harvard Square--will vacate its prime
