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Atasca

East Cambridge
279A Broadway (Columbia St.) - map
Cambridge, MA 02139
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CLOSED. THIS LOCATION IS NO LONGER OPERATING.

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Accepts
cash
Visa
MasterCard/Eurocard

Smoking
not permitted

Dress
casual

Alcohol
full bar
wine list

Parking
street parking
public transit accessible

Handicapped Access
completely accessible

Top: United States: MA: Cambridge: East Cambridge

Description

The original location of Atasca has closed. The second location, on Hampshire St., near One Kendall Square, in East Cambridge, is still open. Their O'Cantinho restaurant, in Central Square also remains open.

An intimate Portuguese restaurant crowded with tables and moderately-priced Mediterranean fare.

The wine list focuses on Portugese selections, mostly in inexpensive and moderate price ranges.

Related Restaurants

O Cantinho Cambridge - Same owners.
Atasca Cambridge

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This cozy Portuguese restaurant is one of Cambridge's best kept secrets. - CitySearch - suggest change
East Cambridge has a large Portuguese population and... - AOL City Guide - suggest change
In Search of the Ultimate Surf 'n Turf: Portuguese Pork and Clams - Boston Globe, John Koch, 12 February 1998; Reviews of Atasca and three other Portuguese options - suggest change
From the outside, it looks like the kind of hole-in-the-wall... - Boston Phoenix, Stephen Heuser, 3 October 1996 - suggest change
A Portugese Restaurant, a hidden Cambridge Gem - The Tech, Duangjai Samranvedhya, 18 September 1998 - suggest change

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Intimate and Tasty
Atasca has a reputation as the best Portuguese in greater Boston, and the food certainly shown on a recent visit. A seafood stew held generous helpings of delicately flavored clams and mussels. An appetizer (or you could go for the appetizers as Tapas) of fresh Portuguese cheese and tomatoes was seasonal, and tasted like Mozzarella with a twist. My chicken cutlets were similar to an Italian chicken marsala, nice but unremarkable, but it came with a great risotto.

Service, however, was quite slow given that it was a half-empty Sunday night.    [10 Jul 2000 16:16:08]

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Recommended Dishes: Seafood, tapas

     Joel Abrams   jabrams at mailcity dot com

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