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With its neon-filled windows and worn walls of white diner tile, this beloved beer and (deliciously sloppy) burger dive is a vestige of Harvard Square’s hardcore punk-rock days. There are still some grizzled old-timers, but the mohawks of yore have been replaced by students and neighborhood hipsters who spin Morrissey on the jukebox, gorge on greasy-spoon eats and tip back cold suds in a badass beer garden.
Charlie’s Kitchen
10 Eliot St., Cambridge • (617) 492-9646
charlieskitchen.com
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