Ana Sortun's beloved Cambridge bakery serves creative Middle Eastern pastries and mezze in a tiny, always-packed space—worth the squeeze for inventive flavors that punch way above the casual counter-service format.
“If you do manage to snag a spot, you'll be handsomely rewarded---for this is the type of food that's made for savoring.”
– Gayot
Travel + Leisure
"Middle Eastern flavors are the focus of this West Cambridge bakery and café, which specializes in pastries and mezze, or savory small plates." Full review
Zagat
4.5
"Ana Sortun's "wonderful assortment" of "original, irresistible" Middle Eastern savories and sweets "make up for" what this "affordable" West Cambridge cafe... "lacks in space"." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Situated on a busy corner where Cambridge meets Watertown, this inviting Middle Eastern café–bakery churns out modern interpretations of Old World treats."
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"At the farthest reaches of Harvard Square, the Mediterranean meets the Middle East at this bakery and cafe that serves up treats of Turkish, Lebanese and Greek descent." Full review
Bon Appétit
"The Middle Eastern pastry shop/café that Ottolenghi hits when he’s in town." Full review
Time Out
"Oleana and Sarma’s smaller, more casual sibling is the just what you need to quickly satisfy a craving for Ana Sortun’s Mediterranean cooking." Full review
The Infatuation
8.2
"A tiny Middle Eastern counter-service spot that’s almost always cramped...the Sofra experience is like that - one really creative dish after another...rare cafe where you can sit down for three meals " Full review
Experts' Choice Award 
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Bon Appétit
Time Out
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