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Coordinates: 42°23′39.80″N 71°7′15.13″W / 42.3943889°N 71.1208694°W / 42.3943889; -71.1208694
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Rosebud
(2017)
Rosebud (diner) is located in Massachusetts
Rosebud (diner)
Rosebud (diner) is located in the United States
Rosebud (diner)
Location381 Summer Street
Somerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°23′39.80″N 71°7′15.13″W / 42.3943889°N 71.1208694°W / 42.3943889; -71.1208694
Built1941
ArchitectWorcester Lunch Car Company
MPSDiners of Massachusetts MPS
NRHP reference No.99001125[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1999

Rosebud is a historic diner building at 381 Summer Street in Somerville, Massachusetts, near Davis Square.

The diner was built in 1941 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company for the Nichols and Perivolaris families.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

The original lunch car was 400 square feet. At some point, an addition of over 3000 square feet was made to the back containing a full kitchen (as opposed to the original small grill area behind the counter) and additional seating.[3]

Recent history

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In 2013, after 40 years of Nichols family ownership, Evangelos Nichols sold the Rosebud to Martin Bloom. Bloom, the founder of a chain of Italian restaurants called Vinny Testa's and owner of the Mission Oak Grill, promised to leave the exterior untouched.[4] however the original interior was completely removed[5] and the business name changed to "Rosebud American Kitchen and Bar", reflecting the shift from a diner-style business model to a mid-tier table service restaurant.The restaurant was operated by the Alpine Restaurants Group, owners of two other restaurants within two blocks of Rosebud, "Posto" a wood-fired pizzeria, and "The Painted Burro", a Mexican restaurant.[6]

Alpine decided to put more focus into their other restaurant concepts, and in June 2023, Rosebud was sold to investor Koushik “Babu” Koganti's Bindas Concepts for $800K. It abruptly closed in late September with staff given less than two weeks' notice[7], and reopened a few weeks later as the "Rosebud Bar & Kitchen"[8] with some repairs having been made to the building and a menu that included a fusion of Indian influences with American diner food.[9]

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In 2019, the diner made an appearance as the "Rose Diner" in an episode of the German TV series Katie Fforde.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Diners of New England" By Randy Garbin, Edition: illustrated, (Published by Stackpole Books, 2005) ISBN 0-8117-3141-3, ISBN 978-0-8117-3141-6 [1]
  3. ^ "Vision Government Solutions".
  4. ^ "Vinny Testa's founder Martin Bloom to take over Rosebud Diner in Davis Sq". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "Dining Car Rental".
  6. ^ "Painted Burro Bar Opening Menu".
  7. ^ "Historic Rosebud Diner is closing with owners saying they need time to make repairs".
  8. ^ "Rosebud Bar & Kitchen". bazar-react.vercel.app. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  9. ^ "A Dining Car Redo At Rosebud".
  10. ^ "Katie Fforde: Wachgeküsst". www.zdf.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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