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Shawn Mendes makes surprise stop at Cambridge restaurant
A gym session turned into a Shawn Mendes diner visit — not your typical workout.
Shawn Mendes made a surprise stop at Brookline Lunch in Cambridge after a chance meeting with the owner’s son at a local gym. The pop star, in Boston for his Sept. 25 concert at TD Garden, dropped by the family-run cafe for breakfast.
“Not everyone’s gym sesh ends with meeting @shawnmendes and inviting him to your parent’s diner and him come in the next day AND have your baba get him behind the grill BUT this is BLINE and magical things happen here💛🌻,” the diner posted on Instagram.
The Sept. 26 post showed Mendes enjoying a feast of dishes — and even scrambling eggs in the kitchen. Mendes was also photographed signing the top of the restaurant’s exposed brick wall.
Brookline Lunch is a Palestinian-owned restaurant located on Brookline Street in Central Square. Owners Jamal and Manal Abu-Rubieh serves American and Middle Eastern- and Mediterranean-inspired dishes. Best known for its baklava and kanafeh pancakes, the cafe has been recognized by Eater and The Boston Globe, and Boston.com as a top spot for breakfast in the region.
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The Cambridge restaurant opened in 1989 and is planning to open a second location in Brookline this fall.
Brookline Lunch; 9 Brookline St., Cambridge; Wednesday through Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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