Restaurants & Bars

Popular Cafe Chain Debuts At Former TGI Fridays Dedham

An increasingly popular New England cafe chain has officially opened its new location on Providence Highway.

Pressed Cafe, a fast-casual restaurant with an all-day menu, is now serving customers at 750 Providence Highway near Dedham Plaza.
Pressed Cafe, a fast-casual restaurant with an all-day menu, is now serving customers at 750 Providence Highway near Dedham Plaza. (Google Maps)

DEDHAM, MA — An increasingly popular New England cafe chain has officially opened its new location on Providence Highway.

Pressed Cafe, a fast-casual restaurant with an all-day menu, is now serving customers at 750 Providence Highway near Dedham Plaza. The restaurant offers breakfast, sandwiches, salads, smoothies, juices and specialty coffee.

Its menu features locally prepared ingredients and Mediterranean influences. The company says its locations are open seven days a week from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., with breakfast served throughout the day.

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The new eatery occupies the former home of TGI Fridays in Dedham. Town officials identified Pressed Cafe as an incoming business at the site in a January 2026 Select Board recap.

The Dedham location joins at least seven others in the Bay State, including in Boston, Beverly, Burlington, Chelmsford, Lawrence, Newton and Woburn.

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