Guidebook for Cambridge

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Guidebook for Cambridge

Food Scene

Pour-overs; cold brew on tap; owned and operated by Barismo, a local coffee roaster
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364 Broadway
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Pour-overs; cold brew on tap; owned and operated by Barismo, a local coffee roaster
serves Blue Bottle coffee
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Cafe Luna
612 Main St
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serves Blue Bottle coffee
My current favorite Boston area restaurant. Sharable plates, delicious cocktails, great atmosphere.
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Alden & Harlow
40 Brattle St
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My current favorite Boston area restaurant. Sharable plates, delicious cocktails, great atmosphere.
Best bagels in town!
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Bagelsaurus
1796 Massachusetts Ave
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Best bagels in town!
My favorites: twice baked brioche, milk chocolate hazelnut cookie, roast beef sandwich. The hot chocolate (done right with housemade ganache) is pretty killer! Avoid the bread puddings.
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Flour Bakery
190 Massachusetts Ave
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My favorites: twice baked brioche, milk chocolate hazelnut cookie, roast beef sandwich. The hot chocolate (done right with housemade ganache) is pretty killer! Avoid the bread puddings.
Really good mango lassi!
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Dosa Factory
571 Massachusetts Ave
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Really good mango lassi!
Tacos! Mug-aritias! Chili con queso!
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Lone Star Taco Bar
635 Cambridge St
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Tacos! Mug-aritias! Chili con queso!
Really good burgers!
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jm Curley
21 Temple Pl
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Really good burgers!
Order one of everything, but better get a few extra sesame cashew bars.
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Sofra Bakery & Cafe
1 Belmont St
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Order one of everything, but better get a few extra sesame cashew bars.
Lovely garden for al fresco dining
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Oleana
134 Hampshire St
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Lovely garden for al fresco dining
Charming little pizza and pasta place.
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City Girl Cafe & Catering
204 Hampshire Street
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Charming little pizza and pasta place.
Neighborhood Irish pub: solid fish and chips, live music
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The Druid
1357 Cambridge St
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Neighborhood Irish pub: solid fish and chips, live music
B3 is my all-time favorite ice cream flavor: browned butter + brown sugar + brownie ice cream.
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Toscanini's Ice Cream
159 First St
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B3 is my all-time favorite ice cream flavor: browned butter + brown sugar + brownie ice cream.
shuffleboard!
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State Park
15 Hampshire Street
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shuffleboard!
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Sarma
249 Pearl St
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Parker house rolls!!
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Puritan & Company
1166 Cambridge St
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Parker house rolls!!
Pies! Spinach ricotta pie.
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Petsi Pies
594 Cambridge Street
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Pies! Spinach ricotta pie.
Wholesome and delicious vegetarian salads, bowls, and smoothies. Housemade almond milk.
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Life Alive Organic Cafe
765 Massachusetts Ave
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Wholesome and delicious vegetarian salads, bowls, and smoothies. Housemade almond milk.
Soup dumplings / xiao long bao. (Bigger and newer space than its always crowded sister restaurant in Chinatown.)
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Dumpling House
950 Massachusetts Ave
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Soup dumplings / xiao long bao. (Bigger and newer space than its always crowded sister restaurant in Chinatown.)
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Snappy Kitchen
234 Elm St
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Old school with all the classics. The cake donuts are excellent (this is coming from a person who doesn't like cake donuts).
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Donuts with a Difference
35 Riverside Ave
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Old school with all the classics. The cake donuts are excellent (this is coming from a person who doesn't like cake donuts).
Fried chicken, carnitas tacos, flan
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La Brasa
124 Broadway
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Fried chicken, carnitas tacos, flan
Pizza!
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Area Four
500 Technology Square
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Pizza!
Rotating guest coffees. Check current brews here: http://3littlefigs.com/?page_id=18 Affogatos on Sundays!
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3 Little Figs
278 Highland Ave
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Rotating guest coffees. Check current brews here: http://3littlefigs.com/?page_id=18 Affogatos on Sundays!
The BBQ is great and all, but what I really come here for is the farm salad (roasted brussels sprouts, arugula, grapes, hazelnuts, barley). Tasty cocktails. Great space for groups.
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Sweet Cheeks Q
1381 Boylston St
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The BBQ is great and all, but what I really come here for is the farm salad (roasted brussels sprouts, arugula, grapes, hazelnuts, barley). Tasty cocktails. Great space for groups.
Hearty and delicious southern inspired dishes. Fun things like spelling bees (first Tuesday of every month), karaoke, and live music throughout the week. Great for brunch, too.
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Highland Kitchen
150 Highland Ave
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Hearty and delicious southern inspired dishes. Fun things like spelling bees (first Tuesday of every month), karaoke, and live music throughout the week. Great for brunch, too.
Everything is delicious here. Tony Maws does not disappoint.
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The Kirkland Tap & Trotter
425 Washington St
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Everything is delicious here. Tony Maws does not disappoint.
Tasty, inexpensive, and quick Mexican food
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Felipe's Taqueria
21 Brattle St
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Tasty, inexpensive, and quick Mexican food
Each sandwich on the menu is created by a top local chef, such as Barbara Lynch, Jamie Bissonnette, and Ken Oringer.
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Parish Cafe
361 Boylston St
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Each sandwich on the menu is created by a top local chef, such as Barbara Lynch, Jamie Bissonnette, and Ken Oringer.
Patrick Barter, local coffee roaster + Alessandro Bellino, of Coffee Trike fame. The very best.
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Gracenote Coffee Boston
108 Lincoln St
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Patrick Barter, local coffee roaster + Alessandro Bellino, of Coffee Trike fame. The very best.
Delicious pizzas with fresh and organic ingredients. Shares a space with Sacco's, a fun candlepin bowling alley. Good times for all ages.
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Flatbread Company
45 Day St
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Delicious pizzas with fresh and organic ingredients. Shares a space with Sacco's, a fun candlepin bowling alley. Good times for all ages.
A recently renovated old-school diner that takes things up a notch with high quality food and service. Homemade pies and doughnuts for the win!
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Rosebud American Kitchen & Bar
381 Summer St
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A recently renovated old-school diner that takes things up a notch with high quality food and service. Homemade pies and doughnuts for the win!

Sightseeing

My favorite exhibit is the kinetic sculptures by Arthur Ganson
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IMithi yaseMIT
314 Massachusetts Ave
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My favorite exhibit is the kinetic sculptures by Arthur Ganson
Glass flowers collection, cool animals, including a big blue whale
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I-Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St
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Glass flowers collection, cool animals, including a big blue whale
The Ether Dome: a teaching amphitheater and historical landmark at MGH. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ether_Dome
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Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St
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The Ether Dome: a teaching amphitheater and historical landmark at MGH. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ether_Dome
You're inside a globe!
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The Mary Baker Eddy Library
210 Massachusetts Ave
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You're inside a globe!
Beautiful indoor garden and museum art in a lovely residential setting.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
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Beautiful indoor garden and museum art in a lovely residential setting.
For a nice stroll or bicycle ride along the Charles River
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Esplanade Hatch
1 David G Mugar Way
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For a nice stroll or bicycle ride along the Charles River

Essentials

Just a few minutes walk from the AirBnB
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Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
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Just a few minutes walk from the AirBnB
Tasty sandwiches and fresh pastas
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Dave's Fresh Pasta
81 Holland St
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Tasty sandwiches and fresh pastas
What's not to love about Trader Joe's? Tasty snacks, good prices, friendly staff, fun packaging.
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Trader Joe's
748 Memorial Dr
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What's not to love about Trader Joe's? Tasty snacks, good prices, friendly staff, fun packaging.

Shopping

They really have fun here. Playful, quirky gifts for all ages.
Joie De Vivre
1792 Massachusetts Ave
They really have fun here. Playful, quirky gifts for all ages.
Great gift shop with lots of local products
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Magpie
416 Highland Ave
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Great gift shop with lots of local products
Corned beef sandwiches! My personal favorite is the Rachel: corned beef, coleslaw, russian dressing, melty swiss cheese, toasted pumpernickel.
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Michael's Deli
256 Harvard St
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Corned beef sandwiches! My personal favorite is the Rachel: corned beef, coleslaw, russian dressing, melty swiss cheese, toasted pumpernickel.
Gifts and greeting cards
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Black Ink
5 Brattle St
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Gifts and greeting cards
Largest selection of foreign-language books in North America. Fiction, nonfiction, and children's books in 50 languages. Learning material for over 700 languages and dialects.
Schoenhof's Foreign Books
76 Mt Auburn St
Largest selection of foreign-language books in North America. Fiction, nonfiction, and children's books in 50 languages. Learning material for over 700 languages and dialects.

Drinks & Nightlife

My go-to for a drink or dinner when I lived in this neighborhood a few years back. If you are here on a Monday, try to go for industry brunch!
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Trina's Starlite Lounge
3 Beacon St
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My go-to for a drink or dinner when I lived in this neighborhood a few years back. If you are here on a Monday, try to go for industry brunch!
Sports bar sharing a kitchen with Trina's Starlite. Jono will take of you!
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Parlor Sports
1 Beacon St
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Sports bar sharing a kitchen with Trina's Starlite. Jono will take of you!
live jazz music and fun bohemiam vibe
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Beehive Restaurant
541 Tremont St
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live jazz music and fun bohemiam vibe
The bartenders here are masters of their craft
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Drink
348 Congress St
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The bartenders here are masters of their craft
I am a fan of their cocktails. Go here for a solid, non-fussy dinner.
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Green Street
280 Green St
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I am a fan of their cocktails. Go here for a solid, non-fussy dinner.
Great selection of beers. Food is quite good, too. Tends to get a bit loud on busy nights (I think it's the bad acoustics of the room).
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Lord Hobo
92 Hampshire St
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Great selection of beers. Food is quite good, too. Tends to get a bit loud on busy nights (I think it's the bad acoustics of the room).
Lots of beers, build your own hot dogs, and the best tater tots!!
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The Lower Depths
476 Commonwealth Avenue
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Lots of beers, build your own hot dogs, and the best tater tots!!
My favorite cider! Their taproom is open to the public for tastings and tours.
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Bantam Cider Company
40 Merriam St
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My favorite cider! Their taproom is open to the public for tastings and tours.

Everything Else

I go out of my way to shop here even though there are several stores closer to me. Really helpful staff. Great selection of wines, beers, ciders, and liquors. And cheese, too! Lots of local goodies!
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Wine & Cheese Cask
407 Washington St
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I go out of my way to shop here even though there are several stores closer to me. Really helpful staff. Great selection of wines, beers, ciders, and liquors. And cheese, too! Lots of local goodies!
Well curated selection of wines, beers, liquors, and food stuffs. Good place to shop for edible gifts.
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Ball Square Cafe & Breakfast
708 Broadway
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Well curated selection of wines, beers, liquors, and food stuffs. Good place to shop for edible gifts.
Vegan alternative ice cream. Non-vegan-ice-cream-snob approved!
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[FoMu]
617 Centre St
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Vegan alternative ice cream. Non-vegan-ice-cream-snob approved!
Best French/European bakery in the Boston area.
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Clear Flour Bakery
178 Thorndike St
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Best French/European bakery in the Boston area.
Come here in the morning for fresh Chinese pastries and buns. My top picks are the pineapple buns (disclaimer: there are no pineapples), beef curry turnovers, and egg tarts.
Ho Yuen Bakery Inc
54 Beach St
Come here in the morning for fresh Chinese pastries and buns. My top picks are the pineapple buns (disclaimer: there are no pineapples), beef curry turnovers, and egg tarts.
This big outdoor market in the South End is comprised of the Farmers Market, Arts Market, and Food Trucks. Open every Sunday 10-4 May through October.
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South End Open Market
375 Harrison Avenue
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This big outdoor market in the South End is comprised of the Farmers Market, Arts Market, and Food Trucks. Open every Sunday 10-4 May through October.
Recently opened indoor marketplace. Everything offered here is produced or originates from New England (93% of vendors are from Massachusetts). Open Wednesday to Sunday 8-8.
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Imarike yaseBoston
100 Hanover St
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Recently opened indoor marketplace. Everything offered here is produced or originates from New England (93% of vendors are from Massachusetts). Open Wednesday to Sunday 8-8.
Doughnuts and soft serve ice cream!
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Blackbird Doughnuts
492 Tremont St
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Doughnuts and soft serve ice cream!

Parks & Nature

Part of the Boston Harbor Islands, Georges Island has a fort that's open for exploring with dark, spooky tunnels. Watch a vintage/Civil War era baseball game here in the summers.
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Georges Island station
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Part of the Boston Harbor Islands, Georges Island has a fort that's open for exploring with dark, spooky tunnels. Watch a vintage/Civil War era baseball game here in the summers.
Flowers, swan boats, ducklings
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Boston Public Garden
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Flowers, swan boats, ducklings