La Fabrica
Caribbean restaurant · Cambridgeport
450 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Highlights
Spanish Caribbean cuisine with live music, ceviche & mofongo
Spanish Caribbean cuisine with live music, ceviche & mofongo
"This Caribbean-inspired restaurant is the spot for live music, bachata, and all kinds of plantain dishes. Try the shrimp mofongo, which is mashed green plantains with shrimp in a Creole or coconut Creole sauce." - Erika Adams
"You’ve seen them stuck in traffic on the way to a waterpark, where absolutely no one comes off as cool, but your friends have been tricked because your dad knows enough to not wear socks with boat shoes and your mom has moved on from the can I speak to your manager haircut. Your parents actually know how to have a good time, so take them La Fabrica in Central Square. It’s a Latin place with fun drinks, a few dishes that are set on fire, and live music almost every night that makes it feel less like a restaurant and more like a club with good food." - dan secatore
"The live music at La Fabrica usually doesn’t get going until about 9pm on most nights. And that’s about when you should try to get here, because while the ceviche-heavy menu is fine, when it’s combined with some fruity cocktails, Brazilian jazz, and the occasional Big Papi sighting (so we hear), then La Fabrica is probably more fun than any other place in Central Square (or at least, more fun than your apartment)." - dan secatore
"Scotch has entire bars dedicated to it, bourbon comes in bottles that look like antique lamps, and certain tequilas are poured for guests at the royal wedding by the distillery owner/Sexiest Man Alive. But rum, on the other hand, kind of gets forgotten (maybe that’s because rum-and-cokes were one of the first drinks that almost all of us had, and they usually ended up on the floor). At La Fabrica in Central Square, though, rum gets the respect it deserves. Here you’ll find a list of rums distilled in 12 different countries, a bunch of tropical rum cocktails, and a fun space where you can drink them while dancing. They also stock a few bottles of David Ortiz’s wine, and any glass of wine that makes you kiss your hands, tap your chest, and point to the sky is a good glass of wine." - dan secatore
"The menu at Central Square restaurant and club La Fábrica Central is inspired by various Caribbean cuisines and includes plenty of nods to Cuba, with dishes like ropa vieja-stuffed empanadas and empanadas modeled after a Cuban sandwich. (The sandwich itself is also on the menu, in slider form.) Currently offering takeout with curbside pickup, delivery, and outdoor dining. Order: (857) 706-1125 [takeout] / DoorDash [takeout/delivery] / Uber Eats [delivery]" - Terrence Doyle
