Support City Slicker Cafe's Comeback

We want to start off by thanking our loyal clientele and the new friends we’ve made along the way. City Slicker Cafe has been a part of the Somerville community for roughly 16 years, bringing South Shore Bar Style pizza and an eclectic menu of creative comfort food from our kitchen into your lives. Unfortunately, we’ve been temporarily closed since Thursday, March 6, 2025, due to unexpected emergency repairs and maintenance on essential kitchen equipment.

It’s with deep appreciation and vulnerability that we share the challenges we’re currently facing at City Slicker Cafe. Your kind comments, messages of support, and willingness to help have already made a huge impact on our spirits and remind us that, with the love of our community, we will get through this. It has kept us going, and today, we need your help more than ever.

In an effort to continue providing jobs for our dedicated team members and supporting their families as well as making the necessary improvements to ensure our team’s safety, we’ve set up a GoFundMe page. Any contributions, no matter how small, would go directly toward covering critical operational costs—such as employee wages, utilities, rent, and other essential expenses to keep the lights on during this time. As a small business, we rely on everyday operations to stay afloat, and the closure has put tremendous financial strain on our team and their families.

We know times are tough right now, even the smallest gesture of support would make all the difference. Whether you donate, share our story, or simply send inspiring words of encouragement, we appreciate everything you do for us. It’s moments like these that remind us just how much our communities of Somerville, Medford, Cambridge, and Boston mean to us, and we can’t thank you enough for your patience.

Together, we can bring back Creative. Comfort. Food.

With heartfelt gratitude,

The City Slicker Cafe Team