Belmont’s neighborhood cafe

located in Cushing Square we are your go to for specialty coffee, house-made pastries, breakfast, lunch, and seasonal prepared foods made fresh in Belmont, Massachusetts.

Ovenbird Café is a locally owned café and kitchen focused on doing simple things really well. We bake and cook everythingn in‑house, brew carefully sourced coffee, and build menus around seasonal ingredients and what we actually love to eat.

Whether you’re stopping in for a quick coffee, grabbing lunch with a friend, or feeding a room full of people, our goal is the same: food that feels authentic, familiar, and thoughtfully made.

what we’re known for….

  • "The Non-Alcoholic Cheers of Cushing Square"

    ~Kara Baskin, The Boston Globe