Guidebook for Cambridge

Rebecca
Guidebook for Cambridge

Food Scene

Absolutely amazing seafood prepared by a world class chef!
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East Coast Grill
Cambridge Street
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Absolutely amazing seafood prepared by a world class chef!
ICE CREAM
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Christina's Homemade Ice Cream
1255 Cambridge St
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ICE CREAM
Meat is the main course here, and it's good stuff-- locally sourced.
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Puritan & Company
1166 Cambridge St
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Meat is the main course here, and it's good stuff-- locally sourced.
Fast, affordable, and good. Don't ask for wraps, they only do sandwiches (and soups, and coleslaw, and hushpuppies). Great for lunch, or early dinner.
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All Star Sandwich Bar
1245 Cambridge St
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Fast, affordable, and good. Don't ask for wraps, they only do sandwiches (and soups, and coleslaw, and hushpuppies). Great for lunch, or early dinner.
Amazing Mexican food, not tex-mex.
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Olé
11 Springfield St
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Amazing Mexican food, not tex-mex.
When Ole is a bit too much, and all you really want is a torta...
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Olecito
11 Springfield Street
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When Ole is a bit too much, and all you really want is a torta...
Yummy Brazilian clay pot comfort food.
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Muqueca
1008 Cambridge St
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Yummy Brazilian clay pot comfort food.
Good, natural sweet baking.
Rosie's Bakery
1796 Massachusetts Ave
Good, natural sweet baking.
Awesome local coffee shop with delicious snacks.
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1369 Coffee House
1369 Cambridge St
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Awesome local coffee shop with delicious snacks.
Fancy pants place, but good. $$$
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Oleana
134 Hampshire St
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Fancy pants place, but good. $$$
It's a classic, if you want to try it out...
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S&S Restaurant
1334 Cambridge St
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It's a classic, if you want to try it out...
Southern Cuisine, classy and casual. Yum.
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Tupelo
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Southern Cuisine, classy and casual. Yum.
Decent Cheap Thai-ish food.
Pandan Leaf Thai Cuisine
569 Cambridge St
Decent Cheap Thai-ish food.
Vegetarian Feed Bag. Cheap.
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Clover Food Lab
1075 Cambridge St
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Vegetarian Feed Bag. Cheap.
Inexpensive, close, and the real deal. Great place to catch a small snack or lunch.
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Bom Cafe
1093 Cambridge St
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Inexpensive, close, and the real deal. Great place to catch a small snack or lunch.
ICE CREAM! Some say it's better than Christina's, and I may be one of them:)
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Toscanini's Ice Cream
159 First St
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ICE CREAM! Some say it's better than Christina's, and I may be one of them:)
Rumored to be outstanding fare, and a great bar. We haven't been...
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Hungry Mother
233 Cardinal Medeiros Ave
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Rumored to be outstanding fare, and a great bar. We haven't been...
Decent baked good as well as decent coffee. Conveniently located on the 86 bus line. Hipster Central.
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Sherman Cafe&Market
257 Washington Street
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Decent baked good as well as decent coffee. Conveniently located on the 86 bus line. Hipster Central.
Decent food in Kendall Sq. In nicer weather, the outdoor seating is quite pleasant. The other restaurants in this complex are also worth checking out.
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Za Cambridge
350 Third St
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Decent food in Kendall Sq. In nicer weather, the outdoor seating is quite pleasant. The other restaurants in this complex are also worth checking out.
Italian cookie shop, with some other stuff. The cookies are good-- ok, but I am a snob, being accustomed to the Court St Bakey in Brooklyn (where I grew up!)
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Royal Pastry Shop
738 Cambridge St
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Italian cookie shop, with some other stuff. The cookies are good-- ok, but I am a snob, being accustomed to the Court St Bakey in Brooklyn (where I grew up!)

Everything Else

Freshest and best fishmonger in town, hands down. Ask the sushi chefs who shop there!
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New Deal Fish Market
622 Cambridge St
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Freshest and best fishmonger in town, hands down. Ask the sushi chefs who shop there!
Best Pharmacy, really.
Inman Pharmacy
1414 Cambridge St
Best Pharmacy, really.
Best bike shop, fast, friendly, reliable, close.
Hub Bicycle Company
Best bike shop, fast, friendly, reliable, close.
This place has everything!
Inman Square Hardware
1337 Cambridge St
This place has everything!
This is the closest hospital. Close, and, well, you never know when you might need this information.
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CHA Cambridge Hospital
1493 Cambridge St
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This is the closest hospital. Close, and, well, you never know when you might need this information.
Sometimes they have remainders here that are pretty nicely priced. And they often have cool gifts.
MIT Press Bookstore
314 Main St
Sometimes they have remainders here that are pretty nicely priced. And they often have cool gifts.
Outdoor Ice Skating in cooler weather (winter!).
Community Ice Skating @ Kendall Square
300 Athenaeum St
Outdoor Ice Skating in cooler weather (winter!).

Drinks & Nightlife

Fantastic selection of beers, bottle an on tap, and home of the Buck Burger.
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Bukowski Tavern
1281 Cambridge St
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Fantastic selection of beers, bottle an on tap, and home of the Buck Burger.
Great beer, good food (usually).
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Cambridge Brewing Company
1 Kendall Square
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Great beer, good food (usually).
Excellent food, good cocktails.
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West Bridge
1 Kendall Square
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Excellent food, good cocktails.
Good live music, and barbecue.
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Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street
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Good live music, and barbecue.
It also has good fancier pub-style food. But the bar is excellent.
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The Independent
75 Union Square
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It also has good fancier pub-style food. But the bar is excellent.

Shopping

Organic, Direct-Trade chocolate. This is the factory, and yes, they do have a store!
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Taza Chocolate
561 Windsor St
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Organic, Direct-Trade chocolate. This is the factory, and yes, they do have a store!
Great used bookstore.
Lorem Ipsum Books
1299 Cambridge St
Great used bookstore.
Every kind of gift, and some vintage stuff too.
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Boutique Fabulous
1309 Cambridge St
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Every kind of gift, and some vintage stuff too.
A Strip Plaza-Mall, including a Shaw's supermarket (groceries), Marshall's (Dept discount store), Dollar Store, Rite Aid Pharmacy, Sally Beauty Supply, and some other stuff.
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Twin City Plaza
14-22 McGrath Hwy
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A Strip Plaza-Mall, including a Shaw's supermarket (groceries), Marshall's (Dept discount store), Dollar Store, Rite Aid Pharmacy, Sally Beauty Supply, and some other stuff.
This is a mall, with all the standard American Mall Stores. Anchors are Macy's, Sears, and Best Buy. You can get american SIM cards here.
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CambridgeSide
100 Cambridgeside Pl
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This is a mall, with all the standard American Mall Stores. Anchors are Macy's, Sears, and Best Buy. You can get american SIM cards here.

Essentials

One of three easily accessible Whole Foods. This ons is the closest to our house. More prepared foods here.
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Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
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One of three easily accessible Whole Foods. This ons is the closest to our house. More prepared foods here.
The Whole Foods in Central Square is busy, and has a good meat counter, and decent produce. Close to Central T.
1155 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
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The Whole Foods in Central Square is busy, and has a good meat counter, and decent produce. Close to Central T.
A larger Whole Foods, with tons of hot prepared foods, close to MGH (Boston/Beacon Hill). Good public bathroom.
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Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
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A larger Whole Foods, with tons of hot prepared foods, close to MGH (Boston/Beacon Hill). Good public bathroom.
The BEST local American-style grocery store. Not fancy, but has by far the greatest selection, a wonderful fresh produce section, and very good prices. 'More for your dollar'!
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Market Basket
400 Somerville Ave
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The BEST local American-style grocery store. Not fancy, but has by far the greatest selection, a wonderful fresh produce section, and very good prices. 'More for your dollar'!

Entertainment & Activities

Big ballfield. But next to it, on Berkshire St., is the Gold Star Mother's Pool, open June-mid-August, admission $.75 (75 cents). Nice place to cool down on a hot day. Open until 7PM, 7 days a week.
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Donnelly Field
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Big ballfield. But next to it, on Berkshire St., is the Gold Star Mother's Pool, open June-mid-August, admission $.75 (75 cents). Nice place to cool down on a hot day. Open until 7PM, 7 days a week.
We call it Gore St Park, because it is on Gore St. Nice Playground for children up to about 10 years old. The sprinklers here are awesome.
Gold Star Mothers Park
123 Gore St
We call it Gore St Park, because it is on Gore St. Nice Playground for children up to about 10 years old. The sprinklers here are awesome.
Whether you are looking for a playground, or a nice place to hang out, North Point is great. The trees are still small, so there are great views of Boston, North Station and the two rolling bridges!
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North Point Park
6 Museum Way
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Whether you are looking for a playground, or a nice place to hang out, North Point is great. The trees are still small, so there are great views of Boston, North Station and the two rolling bridges!
If you want to tour Boston from the Charles, this is one of the best ways to get out there. Good for just grownups, too:)
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Charles River Canoe & Kayak Cambridge at Kendall Square
15 Broad Canal Way
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If you want to tour Boston from the Charles, this is one of the best ways to get out there. Good for just grownups, too:)

Arts & Culture

Our local independent movie house. They often have some interesting contemporary flicks here.
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Kendall Square Cinema
355 Binney St
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Our local independent movie house. They often have some interesting contemporary flicks here.