Guidebook for Cambridge

Daniel
Guidebook for Cambridge

Food Scene

Great coffee, pastries, brunch and cafe atmosphere. Outdoor seating in warmer weather.
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Tatte Bakery & Café
70 Charles St
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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.
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Abigail's
291 Third St
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Fuji at Kendall
300 Third St
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Favorite sushi spot. Highest quality.
Excellent southern-inspired fare.
18 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Hungry Mother
233 Cardinal Medeiros Ave
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Mary Chung
464 Massachusetts Ave
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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.
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Clover Food Lab
1075 Cambridge St
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Emma's
40 Hampshire Street
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Oleana
134 Hampshire St
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Punjabi Dhaba
225 Hampshire St
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The Kebab Factory - An Indian Bistro
414 Washington St
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Area Four
500 Technology Square
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Puritan & Company
1166 Cambridge St
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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.
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Courthouse Seafood
498 Cambridge St
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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.
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Petsi Pies
31 Putnam Ave
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Cafe Pamplona
12 Bow St
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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.
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Darwin’s Ltd.
148 Mt Auburn St
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Gran Gusto
90 Sherman St
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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.
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Olecito
11 Springfield Street
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Excellent, inexpensive Mexican take-out with picnic-benches in the driveway for eating "in" so to speak.
Good food and a bar downstairs.
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The Cellar Food & Drink
991 Massachusetts Ave
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Casa Romero
30 Gloucester St
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Voltage Coffee & Art
295 Third Street
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Mu Lan
228 Broadway
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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.
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New Deal Fish Market
622 Cambridge St
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
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Our favorite local grocery store, specializing in organic and natural foods.
Great cheese and wine.
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Wine & Cheese Cask
407 Washington St
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Great cheese and wine.
The closest major supermarket.
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Star Market
370 Western Ave
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The closest major supermarket.
Gourmet grocery with amazing cheese, bread, etc. Worth a browse even if your pocket book can't take the hit.
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Formaggio Kitchen
358 Huron Ave
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
1155 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
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.
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Toscanini's Ice Cream
159 First St
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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.
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Christina's Homemade Ice Cream
1255 Cambridge St
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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.
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Albert's Market
638 Cambridge St
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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.
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United States Postal Service
655 Centre St
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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.
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Museo ng Kasaysayan ng Kalikasan ng Harvard
26 Oxford St
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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.
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L.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates
52 Brattle St
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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.
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The Garment District
200 Broadway
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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.
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Black Ink
5 Brattle St
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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.
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CambridgeSide
100 Cambridgeside Pl
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Mint Julep
43 Brattle St
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One of Kelly's favorite women's clothing boutiques. There's another store in Coolidge Corner, Brookline.
Great mid-century modern antiques and gifts.
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Abodeon
1731 Massachusetts Ave
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Great mid-century modern antiques and gifts.

Arts & Culture

A wonderful independent cinema.
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Kendall Square Cinema
355 Binney St
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A wonderful independent cinema.
Wonderful contemporary art gallery with an extensive collection of public art all over the MIT campus.
12 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
MIT List Visual Arts Center
20 Ames St
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Instituto ng Makabagong Sining, Boston
25 Harbor Shore Dr
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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 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
500 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
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.
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R.F. O'Sullivan & Son
282 Beacon St
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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.
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South End Open Market
375 Harrison Avenue
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Great warm weather spot for farm stands, local artisans, antiques, and vintage clothes. Nestled in the South End's art gallery district.