Sleek and sophisticated, Middlesex brings the dance crowd to the Cambridge side of town. Black modular furniture on heavy casters moves aside when the place transforms from lounge to club, making space for everyone to become entranced with DJs experimenting with hip-hop and electronica. There's usually a line at the door, and always one for the bathroom.

By day, this place is home to the tea shop Abide.


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