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Village Cafe served a traditional menu of Italian food. The menu listed soups, salads, Italian specialties, pastas, pizzas, seafood, steaks, sandwiches, and desserts. Menu listings that have been remembered by customers are veal parmigiana, clam sauce, red sauce, homemade bread, baked stuffed
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The restaurant was founded as a twenty-seat café in 1936 by Maria (1884–1967) and
Vincenzo Reali (1892–1981), the grandfather of the restaurant's last owner, John Reali. Amedeo Reali (1926–2010), John's father, took it over, with co-owner Albert DiMillo Sr., after Vincenzo's retirement. He had
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Newbury Streets, was built by Reger Dasco Properties. Since then, the neighborhood has been filled in with high-end condos, hotels and offices. In 2021, a one-unit condo in the Bay House was listed for sale for $ 625,000.
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