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Relax + Dine at Our Cambridge Restaurant

Located within Kimpton Marlowe Hotel ● (617)-868-4444

Cambridge Mediterranean Restaurant Dining

Bambara Kitchen and Bar opened its doors in East Cambridge, MA over 15 years ago. The restaurant's welcoming cool blues and rich wood paneling are enhanced with intimate lighting and locally focused art, featuring a large glass map of Cambridge and its surroundings.

Bambara showcases globally-inspired, Mediterranean-influenced cuisine and classic and modern techniques, delivering a menu that is original yet approachable. Using farm-fresh, local ingredients, Chef Adam Resnick’s cuisine is critically acclaimed and locally loved. The cuisine is complimented by Bambara's sincere hospitality focusing on detailed and warm service. Local residents and travelers alike enjoy the personable atmosphere while imbibing specialty cocktails that accent the flavors profiles from the kitchen.

Top Rated Restaurant in Cambridge MA

Bambara's flexible space becomes extra special when hosting your private event. From graduations and rehearsal dinners or company parties, our combination of food, service and East Cambridge location is unparalleled. We look forward to serving you. A top-rated restaurant in Cambridge, MA, we look forward to serving you at Bambara Kitchen & Bar.



Beginner Mahjong Mondays Series

Mondays | 6:30–8:30PM
$150

Includes the full three-week lesson series. One ticket includes all three sessions. Each week builds on the next. Or sign up for individual weeks.

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Sip & Savor Wine Dinner Series

Wednesday, April 29th - Cousiño Macul Winery
Thursday, May 28th - TBD

Daily mixology class at 5pm in Bambara

Event Details

Join us each month for incredible wine dinners at Bambara, where we welcome some of the top wineries in the US. Each month, we'll feature a different winery and give you the unique opportunity to mingle personally with the winemaker or their representatives. You’ll then sit down to a delectable four-course dinner, curated by Bambara Executive Chef Adam Resnick, which will pair perfectly with these superb wines.Tickets start at $125 per person, including taxes & gratuity. Sign-up for our monthly e-newsletters here to stay informed about Bambara happenings.

Our SIP & SAVOR WINE DINNER SERIES continues Thursday, Feb 26th from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm EST as we welcome Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars for a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Judgement of Paris. During our upcoming February 26th dinner, we will celebrate this American milestone by pairing wines from the winning winery and the current vintage Cabernet Sauvignon from Stag’s Leap Vineyard, or S.L.V., where the winning wine was grown.

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Dine With Us + Park For Free

We offer three hours of complimentary parking with validation from 4pm - 9pm daily.

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Private Events

Bambara offers several different spaces for your next private event, corporate function, rehearsal dinner or casual social gathering.

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Meet the Chef

Learn more about Chef Adam Resnick and the global flavors he brings to Kimpton Marlowe's Bambara Kitchen & Bar.

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