Wusong Road

Wusong Road occupies the historic Conductor’s Building on the outskirts of Harvard Square, a roughly 100-year-old structure added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The restaurant takes its name from the first conductor’s building in Wusong, China, and tells a story that links classic Asian American cuisine with the tropical tiki escapism that was central to Cambridge. Chef-owner Jason Doo leads the kitchen.

The team behind it, Jason Doo, Thomas Brush, Kaila Fong and Charlie Napoli, renovated the abandoned building during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak. Working with architects Analogue Studio, craftsman Thomas Morgan and Frank Simotics, known as the Tiki Rancher, they converted a former French restaurant interior and turned the second floor into a tropical tiki escape. Owner Kaila Fong oversees the guest experience, and Justin Crooks and Napoli run the beverage program.

What to Know

• The menu features shareable plates such as crab rangoons, bao and pupu platters.
• The restaurant is a short walk from the Red Line’s Harvard station.
• Private events for 15 to 50 guests can be arranged.
• The bar stocks what it calls New England’s largest rum collection alongside tiki classics.