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Bambara Restaurant

25 Edwin H Land Boulevard
Cambridge, MA 02141
617-868-4444

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Bambara, the Hotel Marlowe’s award-winning Cambridge restaurant, features a mouthwatering New American menu that celebrates the bounty of New England and the flavors of the season. Dishes focus on quality, presentation and balance, and partner well with the guest-friendly wine list with selections form across the globe.

The 170-seat dining room, with its floor-to ceiling windows and bustling open kitchen, is relaxed yet lively. Locals and visitors alike find the inviting, rich jewel tones of the room and the comfortable banquettes welcoming, whether they’re in business suits or blue jeans.

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Grilled flatbread with roasted garlic, goat cheese, oven dried cherry tomatoes, arugula and aged fig vinegar
 
 
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