More restaurant comings and goings

[ron_newman]

Out of the Blue, the fish restaurant at Highland and Cutter Avenue, has a sign in the window saying it is moving to 215 Elm Street. This is the storefront formerly occupied by Pluto, next door to the Rosebud.

On Mass. Ave., between Day and Dover streets, a vacant storefront has a sign announcing that the 'GRAND PRIX CAFE' is coming soon. (Hmm... the High Price Coffee?). This is in the short block of stores that also contains a Thai and a Bengali restaurant.

Comments

[mrpet.livejournal.com]

From what I heard the law that states when businesses can be open was cited as a reason. I'm sure that there is a whole raft of slightly differening regulations. When do the other bars in Somerville close? I usually go out in Cambridge or Boston.

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

I think they all close at 1 a.m.; I haven't been out at any of them, but I know that's the latest the Diesel remains open, though I had also thought that was tied in to the "can't be open more than 18 hours in any 24."

[mrpet.livejournal.com]

Bars _should_ be able to be open until 2am and I doubt that they are open for 18 hours :)

Bar closing hours in Somerville

[ron_newman]

Somerville bars generally must close at 1 am.

The Board of Aldermen has authorized a limited number of 2 am licenses. The first four were awarded to Toast (in Union Square), the Independent (also in Union Square), Good Time Emporium (in Assembly Square), and PJ Ryan's (in Teele Square). They can stay open until 2 am only on Friday and Saturday nights.

More may be awarded, but I suspect that any attempt to grant one in Davis Square will arouse considerable opposition from neighbors who like to sleep at night.