First Printer

About a year ago JO and I noticed a new restaurant in the works in Harvard Square. We watched the renovations and with each passing sighting we got more and more intrigued. Finally, First Printer opened in mid-March and we were fortunate enough to check it out with a good friend.

It was one of those unseasonably warm nights that we had at the end of March and of course that meant a trip to Harvard Square. After grabbing dinner at John Harvard's we met up with a good friend. Since you couldn't even get near an outdoor table any where in the square we decided to check out First Printer for drinks.

The restaurant is really spacious with high ceilings. There is a wrap around bar in the middle of the space and beautiful tile work on the floor. The walls are decorated with references to the "printing press" which the restaurant is named after. This place used to be Herrell's ice cream and a bank before that. The old bank vault, that Herrell's had used as seating, is still there. There are a couple of tables back there and it adds an interesting spin on private dining.

The drink menu has lots of options as does the food menu. We had a really fun time and the atmosphere was great. We'll definitely be going back again for dinner.