IHOP in Harvard Square closes after 20 years. What the restaurant said

Bailey Allen

USA TODAY NETWORK – New England

July 17, 2026, 5:12 a.m. ET

The IHOP in Harvard Square has closed permanently after two decades in business, the breakfast chain said.

A sign posted on the restaurant’s window at 16 Eliot St. in Cambridge this month read simply, “IHOP’s Cambridge location has closed.” IHOP franchisee Mark Justice confirmed the closure in a statement.