Yen Ching. The lunch buffet - a cup of hot and sour soup and once through the buffet line - was something like $3. It was the one place I could reliably find my thesis advisor and where I learned to use chopsticks.
The original Border Cafe, but before that in the same spot was Oxford Ale House. Live music and I still remember the 6 inch wide “tables” (more like shelves) for resting your beer mug, that stretched between posts.
Ha’Penny, downstairs from Blue Parrot was notable for sharing the same kitchen. Several of the specials from upstairs were offered at bargain prices downstairs, hence its popularity with students.
The Voyager, sophisticated continental cuisine in a rooftop greenhouse.
The original Upstairs at the Pudding. I occasionally encountered Mary Catherine Deibel (spelling?) walking laps at the indoor Harvard track.
And Coffee Connection. Starbucks promised not to change their outlets after George Howell sold, but a year later they were all closed or converted to Starbucks. I began a one-man boycott of Starbucks. Can you imagine how big they would be today if I hadn’t?
What was the name of the fondue place - Swiss Alps?
