What Happened to Upstairs On the Square After Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Current status
As of September 2026, Upstairs On the Square has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 11, 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-11) describes Upstairs On the Square's 31-year run ending December 31, 2013 after its landlord sold the building, and a Google Places listing checked 2026-09-08 marks the business CLOSED_PERMANENTLY.
- Season / episode Season 1, Episode Pilot
- Address 91 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA 02138
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The Best Thing I Ever Ate's pilot episode featured Upstairs On the Square, a Harvard Square restaurant that Wikipedia, revised 2026-07-11, describes as serving an adventurous, classic European menu. The restaurant, originally called UpStairs at the Pudding for its location above Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was owned and run together for more than three decades by Mary-Catherine Deibel and Deborah Hughes. According to Wikipedia, the restaurant ended its 31-year run on December 31, 2013, after the building's landlord sold the property housing it. A Google Places listing checked 2026-09-08 marks the business CLOSED_PERMANENTLY, corroborating the closure described by Wikipedia. In 2012, before the closure, Hughes' daughter Charlotte Silver published a memoir, Charlotte Au Chocolat: Memories of a Restaurant Girlhood, about growing up at the restaurant, according to Wikipedia.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Season / episode
- Season 1, Episode Pilot
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Pilot
- What was featured
- adventurous classic European cuisine at a Harvard Square restaurant
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Upstairs On the Square
Frequently asked questions
Is Upstairs On the Square still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Upstairs On the Square has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 11, 2026.
What happened to Upstairs On the Square after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The Best Thing I Ever Ate's pilot episode featured Upstairs On the Square, a Harvard Square restaurant that Wikipedia, revised 2026-07-11, describes as serving an adventurous, classic European menu. As of September 2026, Upstairs On the Square has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 11, 2026.
Is Upstairs On the Square permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Upstairs On the Square has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 11, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Upstairs On the Square located?
91 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA 02138. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Upstairs On the Square?
Season 1, Episode Pilot of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Pilot”.
Is Upstairs On the Square still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?
The Best Thing I Ever Ate's pilot episode featured Upstairs On the Square, a Harvard Square restaurant that Wikipedia, revised 2026-07-11, describes as serving an adventurous, classic European menu. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.
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Visit info
- Address
- 91 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA 02138
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Massachusetts
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Sources
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UpStairs_on_the_Square
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