Guidebook for Cambridge
Food Scene
Tasty coffee and pastry shop. Delicious sandwiches too.
53 locals recommend
Darwin's Ltd - Cambridge St.
1629 Cambridge StTasty coffee and pastry shop. Delicious sandwiches too.
Our favorite restaurant in Boston. Our go to for special occasions. Reservations needed ahead of time.
130 locals recommend
Oleana
134 Hampshire StOur favorite restaurant in Boston. Our go to for special occasions. Reservations needed ahead of time.
Best bagels around. Better than a NYC bagel (I know, I know). Technically close at 3 but sell out before then most days.
42 locals recommend
Bagelsaurus
1796 Massachusetts AveBest bagels around. Better than a NYC bagel (I know, I know). Technically close at 3 but sell out before then most days.
A nice coffee shop in Harvard Square. Seating upstairs but still gets very busy at times.
52 locals recommend
Crema Cafe
27 Brattle StA nice coffee shop in Harvard Square. Seating upstairs but still gets very busy at times.
Best burger in all of Boston. Seriously large and delicious burgers. It is a bar/restaurant and does not have a lot of vegetarian options (though, they do a nice veggie burger).
23 locals recommend
R.F. O'Sullivan & Son
282 Beacon StBest burger in all of Boston. Seriously large and delicious burgers. It is a bar/restaurant and does not have a lot of vegetarian options (though, they do a nice veggie burger).
Best (and largest--huge portions) breakfast place in the neighborhood. Expect a wait on the weekends though.
78 locals recommend
Flora Restaurant
190 Massachusetts AveBest (and largest--huge portions) breakfast place in the neighborhood. Expect a wait on the weekends though.
The best rotisserie chicken I have ever had. The green sauce they serve with it is my favorite. They have a more formal sit down restaurant with the same name up the street.
20 locals recommend
Machu Chicken
25 Union SquareThe best rotisserie chicken I have ever had. The green sauce they serve with it is my favorite. They have a more formal sit down restaurant with the same name up the street.
Cambridge, 1.
27 Church StOur go-to pizza place in Harvard Square.
My favorite lobster roll in Boston. Very informal place--picnic tables outside or take it to go.
42 locals recommend
Alive & Kicking Lobsters
269 Putnam AveMy favorite lobster roll in Boston. Very informal place--picnic tables outside or take it to go.
Drinks & Nightlife
Pub that has incredible food and a large selection of hard to find beers and liquor. Same chef as Craigie on Main.
43 locals recommend
The Kirkland Tap & Trotter
425 Washington StPub that has incredible food and a large selection of hard to find beers and liquor. Same chef as Craigie on Main.
The bar featured in the opening scene of the movie Social Network.
24 locals recommend
Thirsty Scholar Pub
70 Beacon StThe bar featured in the opening scene of the movie Social Network.
Our favorite Irish pub in Boston. Fish and chips is delicious, as is most everything on the menu.
85 locals recommend
The Druid
1357 Cambridge StOur favorite Irish pub in Boston. Fish and chips is delicious, as is most everything on the menu.
Spoke Wine Bar
89 Holland StComfortable and relaxing wine bar with excellent deserts.
Everything Else
Our favorite specialty foods and cheese shop. All sorts of oil, meats, cheeses, and chocolates that you can't find anywhere else.
55 locals recommend
Formaggio Kitchen
358 Huron AveOur favorite specialty foods and cheese shop. All sorts of oil, meats, cheeses, and chocolates that you can't find anywhere else.
Savenor's Market
160 Charles StJulia Child's butcher when she lived in Cambridge!
A nice specialty shop that has more honey than you can imagine. Also have their own bees!
7 locals recommend
Follow the Honey
1132 Massachusetts AveA nice specialty shop that has more honey than you can imagine. Also have their own bees!
Somerville Theatre
55 Davis SquareA funky independent theater that serves beer.
Boston Public Garden
Beautiful place, and the famous duck sculptures.
Sightseeing
John Harvard Statue
1 Harvard YardThe "statue of three lies" in the middle of Harvard Yard.
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston StOne of my favorite buildings in Boston.
Boston
A Boston classic. Lots of shops and restaurants.
Outside of Boston but definitely worth a trip if you like hiking or Thoreau.
99 locals recommend
Walden Pond
Outside of Boston but definitely worth a trip if you like hiking or Thoreau.
Arts & Culture
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans WayMy favorite museum in Boston.
Harvard's beautiful new art museum. Features van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, and many others.
205 locals recommend
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy StHarvard's beautiful new art museum. Features van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, and many others.
Independent movie theater in Harvard Square. Cool place and serves beer.
44 locals recommend
Brattle Theatre
40 Brattle StIndependent movie theater in Harvard Square. Cool place and serves beer.
Fenway Park
4 Jersey StJust remember to root against the Red Sox for me.
Check it out next to the Isabella Gardner museum and make a full afternoon of it.
1042 locals recommend
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington AveCheck it out next to the Isabella Gardner museum and make a full afternoon of it.
Shopping
A fun place to visit as you're walking around the Freedom Trail or downtown Boston.
70 locals recommend
Boston Public Market
100 Hanover StA fun place to visit as you're walking around the Freedom Trail or downtown Boston.
Raven Used Books
23 Church StMy favorite used book store in Cambridge.