Guidebook for Cambridge
Food Scene
Restaurant and convenience store hybrid. Breakfast, sandwiches, soups & salads. Excellent local joint for breakfast or lunch.
55 locals recommend
City Girl Cafe & Catering
204 Hampshire StreetRestaurant and convenience store hybrid. Breakfast, sandwiches, soups & salads. Excellent local joint for breakfast or lunch.
Locals line up for homemade breads, pastries & sandwiches at this snug sun-lit conter-serve family-owned bakery.
72 locals recommend
Hi-Rise Bread Company
208 Concord AveLocals line up for homemade breads, pastries & sandwiches at this snug sun-lit conter-serve family-owned bakery.
Sofra is one of our favorite places in Boston for brunch foods or a working lunch. Cafe, bakery and specialty food shop. The sweet and savory tastes of Turkey, Lebanon and Greece are served here with a contemporary twist. Order from the Meze Bar, stuffed flatbreads, shawarmas, traditional Turkish breakfast, amazing pastry, house-made preserves, prepared foods... ALWAYS good!
72 locals recommend
Sofra Bakery & Cafe
1 Belmont StSofra is one of our favorite places in Boston for brunch foods or a working lunch. Cafe, bakery and specialty food shop. The sweet and savory tastes of Turkey, Lebanon and Greece are served here with a contemporary twist. Order from the Meze Bar, stuffed flatbreads, shawarmas, traditional Turkish breakfast, amazing pastry, house-made preserves, prepared foods... ALWAYS good!
Intimate bistro serving modern French-American cuisine. The crème brûlée foie gras is amazing. At night or for brunch on Sunday morning!
16 locals recommend
T.W. Food
377 Walden StIntimate bistro serving modern French-American cuisine. The crème brûlée foie gras is amazing. At night or for brunch on Sunday morning!
Really great small local Italian restaurant. Serves pizza, Italian sandwiches, and pastas.
17 locals recommend
The Village Kitchen
359 Huron AveReally great small local Italian restaurant. Serves pizza, Italian sandwiches, and pastas.
Chinese restaurant offering classic dishes, plus dim sum & delivery.
13 locals recommend
House of Chang
282 Concord AveChinese restaurant offering classic dishes, plus dim sum & delivery.
Award-winning specialty food store featuring cheese, wine, olive oil, cured meats, chocolate, jam and honey from around the world. They serve an amazing street BBQ every Saturday from April to October.
55 locals recommend
Formaggio Kitchen
358 Huron AveAward-winning specialty food store featuring cheese, wine, olive oil, cured meats, chocolate, jam and honey from around the world. They serve an amazing street BBQ every Saturday from April to October.
Famed NYC-style pizza plated in generous slices in a bare-bones eatery; popular for takeout.
15 locals recommend
Armando's Pizza
163 Huron AveFamed NYC-style pizza plated in generous slices in a bare-bones eatery; popular for takeout.
Farm to table local cuisine in a welcoming and comfortable atmosphère. Intimate destination with popular tasting menus that spotlight local ingredients.
16 locals recommend
Ten Tables Cambridge
5 Craigie CircleFarm to table local cuisine in a welcoming and comfortable atmosphère. Intimate destination with popular tasting menus that spotlight local ingredients.
If you're looking for a hipster cafe, look no further.
Workers here are pretty friendly/chatty and give great recommendations!
35 locals recommend
Darwin’s Ltd.
148 Mt Auburn StIf you're looking for a hipster cafe, look no further.
Workers here are pretty friendly/chatty and give great recommendations!
Excellent Eastern Mediterranean dishes! Need to reserve in advance, but worth the wait!
130 locals recommend
Oleana
134 Hampshire StExcellent Eastern Mediterranean dishes! Need to reserve in advance, but worth the wait!
Getting Around
Huron Ave @ Lexington Ave
Nearest bus stop to go to Harvard Sq
Alewife station
Alewife T Stop
Harvard station
1 Brattle StHarvard Square T Stop
Mt Auburn St @ Longfellow Rd station
Hubway Bike station M32043
Sherman Street
Sherman StreetHubway Bike station M32031
Entertainment & Activities
Movie theater chain showing new releases in a cozy setting with an old-fashioned feel. $4.75 on Tuesday
15 locals recommend
Apple Cinemas
168 Alewife Brook PkwyMovie theater chain showing new releases in a cozy setting with an old-fashioned feel. $4.75 on Tuesday
Essentials
Trader Joe's is a grocery store with amazing food and drink from around the globe and around the corner. Great quality at great prices.
409 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
748 Memorial DrTrader Joe's is a grocery store with amazing food and drink from around the globe and around the corner. Great quality at great prices.
Stalwart charming market offers standard grocery items, produce & a butcher in an old-school space.
20 locals recommend
Fresh Pond Clay Works
360 Huron AveStalwart charming market offers standard grocery items, produce & a butcher in an old-school space.
Whole Food is an American supermarket chain exclusively featuring foods that are free of artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, sweeteners, and hydrogenated fats.
149 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
400 Cambridge RdWhole Food is an American supermarket chain exclusively featuring foods that are free of artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, sweeteners, and hydrogenated fats.
CVS
624 Massachusetts AvePharmacy
Mount Auburn Hospital
330 Mt Auburn StNearest hospital!
Parks & Nature
Fresh Pond Réservation is a popular place for runners, dog walkers, and kids on trikes. Nice breeze off the water. Great views. There is a "dog pond" near the golf course which my dog looks forward to.
112 locals recommend
Fresh Pond Mall
545 Concord AveFresh Pond Réservation is a popular place for runners, dog walkers, and kids on trikes. Nice breeze off the water. Great views. There is a "dog pond" near the golf course which my dog looks forward to.
Entrante to The Minuteman Bikeway - history path about the American Revolution. 10-mile ride. + It's free and you can rent a hubway at Danehy Park on your way there.
Comeau Field
Rindge AvenueEntrante to The Minuteman Bikeway - history path about the American Revolution. 10-mile ride. + It's free and you can rent a hubway at Danehy Park on your way there.