A pub frequented by Somerville locals and college students that made a big screen cameo has been sold to owners of a downtown Boston bar.

The Thirsty Scholar Pub, located at 70 Beacon St., was sold by Corbett Restaurant Group in April, a Corbett broker told the Herald in an email.

Opened in the mid-1990s, the bar had been temporarily closed and previously sold as recently as 2021, according to local reports. The bar reopened under new management with a new chef offering burgers, fish and chips and even fried dough.

For outsiders and film buffs, the bar is most likely known for its appearance in the opening scene of “The Social Network,” the 2010 film starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake about the inception of Facebook.

Following the April sale, the Thirsty Scholar is now officially closed with a new bar entering its place. The purchasers of the spot, Joseph Cammarata and Daren Swisher, are familiar with operating a successful bar, being the owners of Daiquiris and Daisies at High Street Place in downtown Boston.

“We’ve been in the food hall for the past two years and we were just looking for new opportunities,” Cammarata told the Herald. “When that spot came across, we jumped on it as soon as we could. It’s kind of like the perfect neighborhood for us… so we’re very excited about that.”

Swisher is a Somerville resident and Cammarata said he was the opening bar manager at Backbar in Somerville. Not only do they have familiarity with the area, Cammarata said Thirsty Scholar was a routine stop during a night out.

“If I was at Trina’s we would swing by Thirsty Scholar for one more on the way home,” he said. “It was definitely a place that we’ve been to and are familiar with.”

The duo’s new venture is called Tall Order Bar and, according to the newly-established Instagram page, it is slated to open sometime this fall.

“We’re kind of thinking of it as a neighborhood cocktail bar with draft beer options, New England craft beer and a cool wine list,” he said. “More or less, just a place with a comfortable atmosphere that can still keep a neighborhood vibe of a place you can go to a couple of times a week.”

Camarrata said he and Swisher are “extremely excited” to be a part of the neighborhood and have a business centered around community, much like the Thirtsy Scholar was for more than two decades.