Guidebook for Somerville
Food Scene
The Biscuit
256 Marginal Streetnice little cafe, yummy baked goods and healthy tasty food
delish! moderate priced, casual dining. noisy scene, go early for a quieter experience.
43 locals recommend
The Kirkland Tap & Trotter
425 Washington Stdelish! moderate priced, casual dining. noisy scene, go early for a quieter experience.
cheap and tasty indian cafe, bollywood videos play on the overhead tv.
74 locals recommend
Punjabi Dhaba
225 Hampshire Stcheap and tasty indian cafe, bollywood videos play on the overhead tv.
All Star Sandwich Bar
1245 Cambridge Stsuper yummy calorie bombs!
Life Alive Organic Cafe
765 Massachusetts Avehippie style, delicious vegetarian food and smoothies.
Zoe's
1105 Massachusetts Avegood diner near harvard sq
donuts as big as your head, be prepared to wait in line, swoon with your first bite
brown butter hazelnut crunch, maple bacon, vanilla, boston cream......
124 locals recommend
Union Square Donuts
20 Bow Stdonuts as big as your head, be prepared to wait in line, swoon with your first bite
brown butter hazelnut crunch, maple bacon, vanilla, boston cream......
Bon Me
1 Hampshire Stcheap eats, vietnamese style sandwiches and bowls near kendall theater
Bloc Cafe
11 Bow Stnice cafe, good food (except for the egg sandwiches-not good)
Legal Sea Foods
100 Copley Plclam chowder
the rest of the menu is pricey, but very good
good home made ice cream in Inman Sq, lots of shops and restaurants
68 locals recommend
Christina's Homemade Ice Cream
1255 Cambridge Stgood home made ice cream in Inman Sq, lots of shops and restaurants
The neighborhood serves up obscenely large breakfasts on their large and charming outdoor patio (patio is summer only). They make all of their own bread and the cream of wheat is really yummy (strange, but true). Expect to wait on the weekends.
78 locals recommend
Flora Restaurant
190 Massachusetts AveThe neighborhood serves up obscenely large breakfasts on their large and charming outdoor patio (patio is summer only). They make all of their own bread and the cream of wheat is really yummy (strange, but true). Expect to wait on the weekends.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre Stprepared foods, hot bar, cold bar, and upscale grocery
you want cheap and fresh groceries and a great selection? this is the place. always a scene.
237 locals recommend
Market Basket
400 Somerville Aveyou want cheap and fresh groceries and a great selection? this is the place. always a scene.
Arts & Culture
Kendall Square Cinema
355 Binney Stforiegn and independent films
no tiny screens
old theater that has live performance and movies, some tiny screens
your ticket also admits you to the museum of bad art-in the basement-lots of fun
147 locals recommend
Somerville Theatre
55 Davis Squareold theater that has live performance and movies, some tiny screens
your ticket also admits you to the museum of bad art-in the basement-lots of fun
live theater-no bad seats, very interesting productions
65 locals recommend
A.R.T. - American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle Stlive theater-no bad seats, very interesting productions
small venue hosts independent productions, burlesque anyone?
65 locals recommend
A.R.T. - American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle Stsmall venue hosts independent productions, burlesque anyone?
Harvard Film Archive, shows obscure films that don't get screened many places, great theater
6 locals recommend
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
24 Quincy StHarvard Film Archive, shows obscure films that don't get screened many places, great theater
Everything Else
Open Space Community Acupuncture
70 Union Squareaffordable acupuncture in a group setting, good for what ails you
Savenor's Market
160 Charles Stupscale grocery and prepared foods, heavy on the meat
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadwayfree wifi, nice seating options, lots of natural light
Inman Square
Shops and restaurants
Davis Square
shops, restaurants, theater
Harvard Square
Brattle Streetshops, restaurants, live theater, movies, jazz, cafes
Porter Square
shops, restaurants
Union Square
Union Squarerestaurants, food shopping, Target
Shopping
Target
180 Somerville Avegeneral merchandise, good prices
Sightseeing
everybody wants to see the statue if John Harvard in the yard, but there are plenty of other interesting things to do around this vibrant and charming square. More upscale than it used to be, but still good people watching and plenty of places to eat.
342 locals recommend
Harvard Square
Brattle Streeteverybody wants to see the statue if John Harvard in the yard, but there are plenty of other interesting things to do around this vibrant and charming square. More upscale than it used to be, but still good people watching and plenty of places to eat.