Guidebook for Somerville
Food Scene
THREE LITTLE FIGS: Great pastries and sandwiches 5 min walk. Lighter fare. Reeeally good coffee/Cappuccino: I mean seriously they are not messing around. A 5-min walk. Wifi.
278 Highland Ave
278 Highland AvenueTHREE LITTLE FIGS: Great pastries and sandwiches 5 min walk. Lighter fare. Reeeally good coffee/Cappuccino: I mean seriously they are not messing around. A 5-min walk. Wifi.
SACCO'S BOWL: a Davis Square classic. You just can't beat old- timey candlepin bowling (a New England classic!) with modern day flatbread pizza and really good beer. It's a no-brainer. (You can get salad too)
45 Day St
45 Day StreetSACCO'S BOWL: a Davis Square classic. You just can't beat old- timey candlepin bowling (a New England classic!) with modern day flatbread pizza and really good beer. It's a no-brainer. (You can get salad too)
Lunch/Coffee. Their breakfast burrito is my kinda yummy. Plus who can argue with cappuccino, a pool table, and a b/w photo booth. You have to hawk to score a table there though.
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Diesel Cafe
257 Elm StLunch/Coffee. Their breakfast burrito is my kinda yummy. Plus who can argue with cappuccino, a pool table, and a b/w photo booth. You have to hawk to score a table there though.
Restau/Bar. I am not much of a meat eater, but people swear by this place for ribs and all that jazz. It's kind of a tradition with a fiercely loyal following.
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Redbones Barbecue
55 Chester StRestau/Bar. I am not much of a meat eater, but people swear by this place for ribs and all that jazz. It's kind of a tradition with a fiercely loyal following.
Grown up place. Very good food. Occasionally sublime. Reservations needed. Amazing patio in summer.
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Oleana
134 Hampshire StGrown up place. Very good food. Occasionally sublime. Reservations needed. Amazing patio in summer.
Casual and family run. I love their food. Usually they ask if you made a reservation, but even though it's tiny I've never made one.
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Istanbul'lu
237 Holland StCasual and family run. I love their food. Usually they ask if you made a reservation, but even though it's tiny I've never made one.
Tired from a long flight? Lemon Thai will not let you down. Phone in your order and walk 30 seconds down the hill to pick it up (faster than their delivery) and really hits the spot.
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Lemon Thai Cuisine
215 Highland AveTired from a long flight? Lemon Thai will not let you down. Phone in your order and walk 30 seconds down the hill to pick it up (faster than their delivery) and really hits the spot.
I've heard good things about this Union Square take-out joint. They have a restaurant around the corner too if you want to sit.
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Machu Chicken
25 Union SquareI've heard good things about this Union Square take-out joint. They have a restaurant around the corner too if you want to sit.
A local brunch tradition. Colorful. Crowded. Breakfast all day with a Portuguese twist.
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Flora Restaurant
190 Massachusetts AveA local brunch tradition. Colorful. Crowded. Breakfast all day with a Portuguese twist.
If you've just got to have pancakes and a jukebox with your regular coffee, do it old school at Kelly's. Basic, pastel and chrome, it's a diner. You know the drill.
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Kelly's Diner
674 BroadwayIf you've just got to have pancakes and a jukebox with your regular coffee, do it old school at Kelly's. Basic, pastel and chrome, it's a diner. You know the drill.
New! Cute+Good+An 8-min walk=:) In a strip mall=:(
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Forge Baking Company
626 Somerville AveNew! Cute+Good+An 8-min walk=:) In a strip mall=:(
Little known cafe at the Armory a short walk away. I think it's student run. They have wi-fi. If you're here in winter there's also a great farmer's market in the Armory building every Saturday until about 2pm.
Cafe at the Somerville Armory
191 Highland AveLittle known cafe at the Armory a short walk away. I think it's student run. They have wi-fi. If you're here in winter there's also a great farmer's market in the Armory building every Saturday until about 2pm.
Please note I have NEVER tried this place, but for those of you who require it, I wanted you to know it's here and it's VEGAN.
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True Bistro
1153 BroadwayPlease note I have NEVER tried this place, but for those of you who require it, I wanted you to know it's here and it's VEGAN.
There's one in Davis Square now!! It's ultra-clean fuel made to taste as good as food that's bad for you: veggies and sauces, nuts and cheese, and whole grains and legumes - all organic - basically what I cook at home but with a fantastic juice bar too! So so good.
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Life Alive Organic Cafe
765 Massachusetts AveThere's one in Davis Square now!! It's ultra-clean fuel made to taste as good as food that's bad for you: veggies and sauces, nuts and cheese, and whole grains and legumes - all organic - basically what I cook at home but with a fantastic juice bar too! So so good.
Juliet
263 Union SquareSimply amazing
Don't want to go out but don't want to cook? Invited and tasked with dessert? Pick up delicious quiches and pies at the foot of the hill!
Petsi Pies
Don't want to go out but don't want to cook? Invited and tasked with dessert? Pick up delicious quiches and pies at the foot of the hill!
Drinks & Nightlife
Delicious! Innovative small plate delectables and cocktails. Dinner reservations recommended. Same owners as Cambridge's famed Oleana and Sofra.
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Sarma
249 Pearl StDelicious! Innovative small plate delectables and cocktails. Dinner reservations recommended. Same owners as Cambridge's famed Oleana and Sofra.
Friends have recommended, for wine and their tasty but limited menu. (Small kitchen).
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Spoke Wine Bar
89 Holland StFriends have recommended, for wine and their tasty but limited menu. (Small kitchen).
Overcharming and gaudy, but still a classic and perhaps for this very reason.
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Dali
415 Washington StOvercharming and gaudy, but still a classic and perhaps for this very reason.
This is a very local place - a basic sports bar. Nothing fancy. Pub food. But I hear they have really tasty burgers and mac'n'cheese.
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Olde Magoun's Saloon
518 Medford StThis is a very local place - a basic sports bar. Nothing fancy. Pub food. But I hear they have really tasty burgers and mac'n'cheese.
Hipstaville. Swanky speakeasy flavor. Davis Square underground.
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Saloon
255 Elm StHipstaville. Swanky speakeasy flavor. Davis Square underground.
Backbar
7 Sanborn Ctsecrect hipstaville if ya can find it
It looks like it's aiming for slick trendy in the otherwise old school and kinda podunk Magoun Square - I hear it's a Greek place and has tasty fare - I haven't tried it. A 12 min walk, straight shot.
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Daddy Jones Bar
525 Medford StIt looks like it's aiming for slick trendy in the otherwise old school and kinda podunk Magoun Square - I hear it's a Greek place and has tasty fare - I haven't tried it. A 12 min walk, straight shot.
Arts & Culture
Classic old school cinema, Davis Square. Shows the good stuff. And you can walk there (15-min walk).
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Somerville Theatre
55 Davis SquareClassic old school cinema, Davis Square. Shows the good stuff. And you can walk there (15-min walk).
Stitchery/knittery/shop, you name it. Cool folks, fun classes. For Makers.
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Gather Here
1343 Cambridge StStitchery/knittery/shop, you name it. Cool folks, fun classes. For Makers.
Artisan's Asylum
96 Holton StreetWood, Metal, every kind of Making. Take a class!
Calling all Climbers
Classes
Day Passes
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Brooklyn Boulders Somerville
12A Tyler StCalling all Climbers
Classes
Day Passes
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
25 Harbor Shore DrIziko Lomuzi Wamaziko WaseHarvard
32 Quincy StArthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology At Peking University
5 Yi He Yuan LuI-Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington AveBoston Children's Museum
308 Congress StIziko leziNtloko zezoMzamo
1 Museum Of Science DrivewayIMithi yaseMIT
314 Massachusetts AveI-Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts AveShopping
Need your Ayurvedic tea? Your favorite tincture? Or some organic vegan vitamins with stevia chocolate on the side? This is your place. Natural remedies. Excellent reputation. Knowledgable managers.
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Cambridge Naturals
23 White StNeed your Ayurvedic tea? Your favorite tincture? Or some organic vegan vitamins with stevia chocolate on the side? This is your place. Natural remedies. Excellent reputation. Knowledgable managers.
Specialty delectables. High end snackables. Good wine, the like.
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Wine & Cheese Cask
407 Washington StSpecialty delectables. High end snackables. Good wine, the like.
M.F. Dulock
201A Highland AveSo this is very cool, if you came to cook, and cook meat at that. It's a walk!
Essentials
Not the biggest but the nearest and one of the newest. There five more in Cambridge;)
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Whole Foods Market
413 Centre StNot the biggest but the nearest and one of the newest. There five more in Cambridge;)
Savenor's Market
160 Charles StChi chi frou frou grocer.
An adventure in grocery shopping, this market is known for their deals and so can be crowded. Very decent produce for a non-fancy-pants people's market.
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Market Basket
400 Somerville AveAn adventure in grocery shopping, this market is known for their deals and so can be crowded. Very decent produce for a non-fancy-pants people's market.
Somerville Hospital
Should you need it there's a clinic a block away with long hours.
Conventional grocery store. In the Porter Sq shopping plaza with all the basics: Pharmacy, Liquor, Hardware, Crafts, Health, Bookstore, etc.
Star Market
Conventional grocery store. In the Porter Sq shopping plaza with all the basics: Pharmacy, Liquor, Hardware, Crafts, Health, Bookstore, etc.
10 minutes walking. Your basic grocery store. It's your nearest full grocery walking 10 min or less, straight shot.
Star Market
10 minutes walking. Your basic grocery store. It's your nearest full grocery walking 10 min or less, straight shot.
Everything Else
Yoga classes a six-minute walk away, next door to the 3 lil figs cafe.
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O2 Yoga - Somerville
288 Highland AveYoga classes a six-minute walk away, next door to the 3 lil figs cafe.
Sightseeing
The very beauty a New England Beach should be. What I grew up with. You can take the commuter rail there, and walk an easy 15 min through coastal mansion land to get there, but fair warning...I hear they now charge a walk-on fee.
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Singing Beach
Beach StThe very beauty a New England Beach should be. What I grew up with. You can take the commuter rail there, and walk an easy 15 min through coastal mansion land to get there, but fair warning...I hear they now charge a walk-on fee.