Guidebook for Cambridge

Rebecca
Guidebook for Cambridge

Food Scene

Absolutely amazing seafood prepared by a world class chef!
55 locals recommend
East Coast Grill
Cambridge Street
55 locals recommend
Absolutely amazing seafood prepared by a world class chef!
ICE CREAM
68 locals recommend
Christina's Homemade Ice Cream
1255 Cambridge St
68 locals recommend
ICE CREAM
Meat is the main course here, and it's good stuff-- locally sourced.
56 locals recommend
Puritan & Company
1166 Cambridge St
56 locals recommend
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.
44 locals recommend
All Star Sandwich Bar
1245 Cambridge St
44 locals recommend
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.
31 locals recommend
Olé
11 Springfield St
31 locals recommend
Amazing Mexican food, not tex-mex.
When Ole is a bit too much, and all you really want is a torta...
27 locals recommend
Olecito
11 Springfield Street
27 locals recommend
When Ole is a bit too much, and all you really want is a torta...
Yummy Brazilian clay pot comfort food.
25 locals recommend
Muqueca
1008 Cambridge St
25 locals recommend
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.
133 locals recommend
1369 Coffee House
1369 Cambridge St
133 locals recommend
Awesome local coffee shop with delicious snacks.
Fancy pants place, but good. $$$
130 locals recommend
Oleana
134 Hampshire St
130 locals recommend
Fancy pants place, but good. $$$
It's a classic, if you want to try it out...
43 locals recommend
S&S Restaurant
1334 Cambridge St
43 locals recommend
It's a classic, if you want to try it out...
Southern Cuisine, classy and casual. Yum.
29 locals recommend
Tupelo
29 locals recommend
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.
106 locals recommend
Clover Food Lab
1075 Cambridge St
106 locals recommend
Vegetarian Feed Bag. Cheap.
Inexpensive, close, and the real deal. Great place to catch a small snack or lunch.
17 locals recommend
Bom Cafe
1093 Cambridge St
17 locals recommend
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:)
115 locals recommend
Toscanini's Ice Cream
159 First St
115 locals recommend
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...
18 locals recommend
Hungry Mother
233 Cardinal Medeiros Ave
18 locals recommend
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.
10 locals recommend
Sherman Cafe&Market
257 Washington Street
10 locals recommend
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.
22 locals recommend
Za Cambridge
350 Third St
22 locals recommend
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!)
8 locals recommend
Royal Pastry Shop
738 Cambridge St
8 locals recommend
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!
17 locals recommend
New Deal Fish Market
622 Cambridge St
17 locals recommend
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.
15 locals recommend
CHA Cambridge Hospital
1493 Cambridge St
15 locals recommend
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.
63 locals recommend
Bukowski Tavern
1281 Cambridge St
63 locals recommend
Fantastic selection of beers, bottle an on tap, and home of the Buck Burger.
Great beer, good food (usually).
43 locals recommend
Cambridge Brewing Company
1 Kendall Square
43 locals recommend
Great beer, good food (usually).
Excellent food, good cocktails.
12 locals recommend
West Bridge
1 Kendall Square
12 locals recommend
Excellent food, good cocktails.
Good live music, and barbecue.
44 locals recommend
Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street
44 locals recommend
Good live music, and barbecue.
It also has good fancier pub-style food. But the bar is excellent.
60 locals recommend
The Independent
75 Union Square
60 locals recommend
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!
31 locals recommend
Taza Chocolate
561 Windsor St
31 locals recommend
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.
9 locals recommend
Boutique Fabulous
1309 Cambridge St
9 locals recommend
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.
9 locals recommend
Twin City Plaza
14-22 McGrath Hwy
9 locals recommend
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.
178 locals recommend
CambridgeSide
100 Cambridgeside Pl
178 locals recommend
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.
1155 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
1155 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
1155 locals recommend
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.
1155 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
1155 locals recommend
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'!
237 locals recommend
Market Basket
400 Somerville Ave
237 locals recommend
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.
10 locals recommend
Donnelly Field
10 locals recommend
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!
18 locals recommend
North Point Park
6 Museum Way
18 locals recommend
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:)
83 locals recommend
Charles River Canoe & Kayak Cambridge at Kendall Square
15 Broad Canal Way
83 locals recommend
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.
100 locals recommend
Kendall Square Cinema
355 Binney St
100 locals recommend
Our local independent movie house. They often have some interesting contemporary flicks here.