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Cambridge Kendall Cafe MORE INFORMATION Kendall Cafe Location: 233 Cardinal Medeiros Ave., Cambridge. Hours: Mon.-Tues., 5 p.m.-1 a.m.; Wed.-Thurs., 4 p.m.-1 a.m.; Fri., noon-1 a.m.; Sat., 5 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sun., 3 p.m.-1 a.m. Phone: 617-661-0993. Beers on tap: 20. Food: Wide menu. Cover: Generally Sun. and Wed. are free. Mon. and Tues. $3-4; Thurs.-Sat. $5. Famous resident: Before her first album and subsequent stardom, Jewel played the Kendall for five straight Sundays. Next big thing: Tallon thinks frequent performer Sinead Lohan could be the next Kendall alum to hit the big time. "She's got a ton of talent," he says. Get directions Michael Tallon, owner of the Kendall Cafe, says this about Kendall Square: "You can eat for $50 or you can eat for $10." The Kendall caters to the $10 crowd. The main entree, however, is live music, and it is served up seven days a week, frequently showcasing five bands a night. The small, efficient space makes the Kendall feel as if it was transplanted from Greenwich Village and the crowd - typically neighborhood folks and Harvard grad student-types - looks the part. A boon to the business has been the revitalization of the neighborhood. "The movie theater has been a godsend," says Tallon. "My regulars don't want me to advertise" lest things get too crowded. The music dictates the crowd, says bartender Christine Poirier: "We have a folk crowd, a younger crowd, and older crowd."

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