Guidebook for Cambridge

Daniel
Guidebook for Cambridge

Food Scene

Great coffee, pastries, brunch and cafe atmosphere. Outdoor seating in warmer weather.
212 recommandé par les habitants
Tatte Bakery & Café
70 Charles St
212 recommandé par les habitants
Great coffee, pastries, brunch and cafe atmosphere. Outdoor seating in warmer weather.
Good food and cocktails. Many familiar options served with an interesting twist. We prefer the more peaceful outdoor seating in warmer weather.
22 recommandé par les habitants
Abigail's
291 Third St
22 recommandé par les habitants
Good food and cocktails. Many familiar options served with an interesting twist. We prefer the more peaceful outdoor seating in warmer weather.
Favorite sushi spot. Highest quality.
25 recommandé par les habitants
Fuji at Kendall
300 Third St
25 recommandé par les habitants
Favorite sushi spot. Highest quality.
Excellent southern-inspired fare.
18 recommandé par les habitants
Hungry Mother
233 Cardinal Medeiros Ave
18 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent southern-inspired fare.
Our favorite authentic Chinese restaurant. Order 1) Saun La Chow Chow dumplings 2) Mary Chung Spicy Chicken 3) Scallion Pancake 4) Spicy Eggplant. (note: we like spicy food)
16 recommandé par les habitants
Mary Chung
464 Massachusetts Ave
16 recommandé par les habitants
Our favorite authentic Chinese restaurant. Order 1) Saun La Chow Chow dumplings 2) Mary Chung Spicy Chicken 3) Scallion Pancake 4) Spicy Eggplant. (note: we like spicy food)
Casual eat-in or take-out vegetarian spot with interesting and tasty sandwich options.
106 recommandé par les habitants
Clover Food Lab
1075 Cambridge St
106 recommandé par les habitants
Casual eat-in or take-out vegetarian spot with interesting and tasty sandwich options.
Easy to become a regular here. Great thin crust gourmet pizza, salads you'll crave, cute atmosphere, and waitstaff who'll become your friends. Oh, and affordable.
16 recommandé par les habitants
Emma's
40 Hampshire Street
16 recommandé par les habitants
Easy to become a regular here. Great thin crust gourmet pizza, salads you'll crave, cute atmosphere, and waitstaff who'll become your friends. Oh, and affordable.
Mediterranean inspired menu sourced from local farms. Solid cocktails and dinner. Site of Kelly and Daniel's wedding rehearsal dinner.
The Blue Room
1 Kendall Square
Mediterranean inspired menu sourced from local farms. Solid cocktails and dinner. Site of Kelly and Daniel's wedding rehearsal dinner.
Inventive Eastern Mediterranean dishes in a warm interior or peaceful garden patio. An all-time favorite, though a bit pricey unless you sit at the bar and order apps, which works just fine.
130 recommandé par les habitants
Oleana
134 Hampshire St
130 recommandé par les habitants
Inventive Eastern Mediterranean dishes in a warm interior or peaceful garden patio. An all-time favorite, though a bit pricey unless you sit at the bar and order apps, which works just fine.
A beloved Indian spot. Cheap, crammed with Indian grad students, and best for take-out.
74 recommandé par les habitants
Punjabi Dhaba
225 Hampshire St
74 recommandé par les habitants
A beloved Indian spot. Cheap, crammed with Indian grad students, and best for take-out.
Best Indian food around, and that is saying a lot, as there are amazing places to choose from.
16 recommandé par les habitants
The Kebab Factory - An Indian Bistro
414 Washington St
16 recommandé par les habitants
Best Indian food around, and that is saying a lot, as there are amazing places to choose from.
Gourmet pizza restaurant, bar, and cafe. Great thin crust pizza, salads, and Kelly's favorite almond croissants in the cafe.
48 recommandé par les habitants
Area Four
500 Technology Square
48 recommandé par les habitants
Gourmet pizza restaurant, bar, and cafe. Great thin crust pizza, salads, and Kelly's favorite almond croissants in the cafe.
Wonderful airy loft-like space. Modern-American and seasonal New England fare with great raw bar, cocktails, and wine selection.
56 recommandé par les habitants
Puritan & Company
1166 Cambridge St
56 recommandé par les habitants
Wonderful airy loft-like space. Modern-American and seasonal New England fare with great raw bar, cocktails, and wine selection.
The competitor to our preferred New Deal Fish Market, Courthouse also serves prepared seafood. A neighborhood favorite and destination fish spot.
8 recommandé par les habitants
Courthouse Seafood
498 Cambridge St
8 recommandé par les habitants
The competitor to our preferred New Deal Fish Market, Courthouse also serves prepared seafood. A neighborhood favorite and destination fish spot.
Excellent pastries, cookies and pies.
64 recommandé par les habitants
Petsi Pies
31 Putnam Ave
64 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent pastries, cookies and pies.
One of Kelly's favorites. The food and service are terrible but in the afternoon, the outdoor seating gets full sun and is wonderful.
8 recommandé par les habitants
Cafe Pamplona
12 Bow St
8 recommandé par les habitants
One of Kelly's favorites. The food and service are terrible but in the afternoon, the outdoor seating gets full sun and is wonderful.
The original Darwin's, and the better of the two. Sandwiches are awesome and worth the wait.
35 recommandé par les habitants
Darwin’s Ltd.
148 Mt Auburn St
35 recommandé par les habitants
The original Darwin's, and the better of the two. Sandwiches are awesome and worth the wait.
Hands down best Italian food in the greater Boston area, even though the atmosphere tends to be sleepy. And that includes the pizza which is out of this world.
22 recommandé par les habitants
Gran Gusto
90 Sherman St
22 recommandé par les habitants
Hands down best Italian food in the greater Boston area, even though the atmosphere tends to be sleepy. And that includes the pizza which is out of this world.
Excellent, inexpensive Mexican take-out with picnic-benches in the driveway for eating "in" so to speak.
27 recommandé par les habitants
Olecito
11 Springfield Street
27 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent, inexpensive Mexican take-out with picnic-benches in the driveway for eating "in" so to speak.
Good food and a bar downstairs.
19 recommandé par les habitants
The Cellar Food & Drink
991 Massachusetts Ave
19 recommandé par les habitants
Good food and a bar downstairs.
One of the few places near Newbury Street that actually serves good food. Upscale Mexican in a warm, quaint, and romantic atmosphere.
17 recommandé par les habitants
Casa Romero
30 Gloucester St
17 recommandé par les habitants
One of the few places near Newbury Street that actually serves good food. Upscale Mexican in a warm, quaint, and romantic atmosphere.
Excellent pour-over coffee, with unusual flavored specialties that suit the coffee snob, such as a cardamon variation. Nice teas too. Expensive but you can linger forever with free Wi-Fi.
24 recommandé par les habitants
Voltage Coffee & Art
295 Third Street
24 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent pour-over coffee, with unusual flavored specialties that suit the coffee snob, such as a cardamon variation. Nice teas too. Expensive but you can linger forever with free Wi-Fi.
Excellent Chinese food with delivery. A Chinese friend prefers to the best spots in Chinatown. And they deliver!
11 recommandé par les habitants
Mu Lan
228 Broadway
11 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent Chinese food with delivery. A Chinese friend prefers to the best spots in Chinatown. And they deliver!

Essentials

Best fish market in all of Boston. Destination for sushi grade fish. Small shop also carries a small assortment of veggies and hard-to-find dry goods, catering to Portuguese and Japanese customers.
17 recommandé par les habitants
New Deal Fish Market
622 Cambridge St
17 recommandé par les habitants
Best fish market in all of Boston. Destination for sushi grade fish. Small shop also carries a small assortment of veggies and hard-to-find dry goods, catering to Portuguese and Japanese customers.
Our favorite local grocery store, specializing in organic and natural foods.
1155 recommandé par les habitants
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
1155 recommandé par les habitants
Our favorite local grocery store, specializing in organic and natural foods.
Great cheese and wine.
41 recommandé par les habitants
Wine & Cheese Cask
407 Washington St
41 recommandé par les habitants
Great cheese and wine.
The closest major supermarket.
595 recommandé par les habitants
Star Market
370 Western Ave
595 recommandé par les habitants
The closest major supermarket.
Gourmet grocery with amazing cheese, bread, etc. Worth a browse even if your pocket book can't take the hit.
55 recommandé par les habitants
Formaggio Kitchen
358 Huron Ave
55 recommandé par les habitants
Gourmet grocery with amazing cheese, bread, etc. Worth a browse even if your pocket book can't take the hit.
The closest of the Whole Foods locations, when taking traffic into consideration. Our favorite local grocery store, specializing in organic and natural foods.
1155 recommandé par les habitants
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
1155 recommandé par les habitants
The closest of the Whole Foods locations, when taking traffic into consideration. Our favorite local grocery store, specializing in organic and natural foods.

Everything Else

New York Times' voted "best ice cream in the world". Not hard to believe.
115 recommandé par les habitants
Toscanini's Ice Cream
159 First St
115 recommandé par les habitants
New York Times' voted "best ice cream in the world". Not hard to believe.
Super fresh tasting homemade ice cream made with exotic spices from their specialty shop next door.
68 recommandé par les habitants
Christina's Homemade Ice Cream
1255 Cambridge St
68 recommandé par les habitants
Super fresh tasting homemade ice cream made with exotic spices from their specialty shop next door.
Surprisingly deep selection of craft beer and wine. Otherwise, a standard convenience store with a smattering of Portuguese specialties.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Albert's Market
638 Cambridge St
12 recommandé par les habitants
Surprisingly deep selection of craft beer and wine. Otherwise, a standard convenience store with a smattering of Portuguese specialties.
The closest post-office but unfortunately, not the most friendly staff.
97 recommandé par les habitants
United States Postal Service
655 Centre St
97 recommandé par les habitants
The closest post-office but unfortunately, not the most friendly staff.
One of Kelly's favorite museums. A relic captured in time, it's as much a museum of a museum, as it is a museum of natural history. Don't miss the exquisite glass flowers exhibit.
151 recommandé par les habitants
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St
151 recommandé par les habitants
One of Kelly's favorite museums. A relic captured in time, it's as much a museum of a museum, as it is a museum of natural history. Don't miss the exquisite glass flowers exhibit.
Many events open to the public, just check online. One of Kelly's favorite places in Boston.
Harvard College Observatory
60 Garden Street
Many events open to the public, just check online. One of Kelly's favorite places in Boston.
Best hot chocolate ever, like a melted chocolate bar.
64 recommandé par les habitants
L.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates
52 Brattle St
64 recommandé par les habitants
Best hot chocolate ever, like a melted chocolate bar.

Shopping

Epic thrift shop with vintage and used clothing as well as costumes and a floor of clothes sold by the pound.
8 recommandé par les habitants
The Garment District
200 Broadway
8 recommandé par les habitants
Epic thrift shop with vintage and used clothing as well as costumes and a floor of clothes sold by the pound.
Really great gift shop full of interesting homewares, books, cards, and accessories.
18 recommandé par les habitants
Black Ink
5 Brattle St
18 recommandé par les habitants
Really great gift shop full of interesting homewares, books, cards, and accessories.
Our closest mall, with Apple and Best Buy, Macy's and Sears, Armani Express and JCrew, CVS and Brookstone.
178 recommandé par les habitants
CambridgeSide
100 Cambridgeside Pl
178 recommandé par les habitants
Our closest mall, with Apple and Best Buy, Macy's and Sears, Armani Express and JCrew, CVS and Brookstone.
One of Kelly's favorite women's clothing boutiques. There's another store in Coolidge Corner, Brookline.
6 recommandé par les habitants
Mint Julep
43 Brattle St
6 recommandé par les habitants
One of Kelly's favorite women's clothing boutiques. There's another store in Coolidge Corner, Brookline.
Great mid-century modern antiques and gifts.
16 recommandé par les habitants
Abodeon
1731 Massachusetts Ave
16 recommandé par les habitants
Great mid-century modern antiques and gifts.

Arts & Culture

A wonderful independent cinema.
100 recommandé par les habitants
Kendall Square Cinema
355 Binney St
100 recommandé par les habitants
A wonderful independent cinema.
Wonderful contemporary art gallery with an extensive collection of public art all over the MIT campus.
12 recommandé par les habitants
MIT List Visual Arts Center
20 Ames St
12 recommandé par les habitants
Wonderful contemporary art gallery with an extensive collection of public art all over the MIT campus.
Boston's beloved contemporary art museum, perched on the edge of Boston Harbor with an incredible view.
299 recommandé par les habitants
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
25 Harbor Shore Dr
299 recommandé par les habitants
Boston's beloved contemporary art museum, perched on the edge of Boston Harbor with an incredible view.
Boston's most renowned modern and contemporary art gallery (and Kelly's representative).
Krakow Witkin Gallery
10 Newbury St
Boston's most renowned modern and contemporary art gallery (and Kelly's representative).
A one-of-a-kind museum, with an incredible new performance space designed by Renzo Piano.
500 recommandé par les habitants
Musée Isabella Stewart Gardner
25 Evans Way
500 recommandé par les habitants
A one-of-a-kind museum, with an incredible new performance space designed by Renzo Piano.

Drinks & Nightlife

Considered by many to have the best hamburgers in the Boston area.
23 recommandé par les habitants
R.F. O'Sullivan & Son
282 Beacon St
23 recommandé par les habitants
Considered by many to have the best hamburgers in the Boston area.

Sightseeing

Great warm weather spot for farm stands, local artisans, antiques, and vintage clothes. Nestled in the South End's art gallery district.
44 recommandé par les habitants
South End Open Market
375 Harrison Avenue
44 recommandé par les habitants
Great warm weather spot for farm stands, local artisans, antiques, and vintage clothes. Nestled in the South End's art gallery district.