KIRKLAND TAP & TROTTER

425 Washington Street, Somerville, MA 02143 (Somerville) | (857) 259-6585

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Chef Tony Maws is a strong believer in the concept of terroir, that certain sense of place which makes many great foods great.

Can a restaurant have terroir too? Who’s to say? But any visitor to Kirkland Tap & Trotter will take a quick look around the room — with its exposed brick walls and old ceiling beams — and quickly realize that this location has some stories to tell.

For 37 years, 425 Washington Street in Somerville was home to the legendary Kirkland Cafe — occasionally also known as Studley’s — a truly local bar owned by Ellie & Joe Hernon and beloved by residents in the neighborhood. From its early days in the 1970’s, the owners were seemingly never content to run a just a plain old bar. They sponsored bike races from The Kirkland, around Fresh Pond and back. They held peanut rolling contests. The bar was home to one of the original six teams of the Minute Man Dart League, which today oversees hundreds of teams.

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