Guidebook for Cambridge

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Guidebook for Cambridge

Food Scene

Great place in Kendall Square for Fish Tacos, a nice salad or burger. A good place to grab a drink to unwind. Also has a raw bar with oysters.
49 locals recommend
Galway House
710 Centre Street
49 locals recommend
Great place in Kendall Square for Fish Tacos, a nice salad or burger. A good place to grab a drink to unwind. Also has a raw bar with oysters.
An antiques-adorned coffee shop serving java drinks & made-to-order waffles through lunch.
11 locals recommend
Curio Coffee
441 Cambridge St
11 locals recommend
An antiques-adorned coffee shop serving java drinks & made-to-order waffles through lunch.
Local Dunkin' Donuts Shop
136 locals recommend
Dunkin'
1631 Tremont St
136 locals recommend
Local Dunkin' Donuts Shop
Great meals and lots of different Cheesecakes!
40 locals recommend
The Cheesecake Factory
115 Huntington Ave
40 locals recommend
Great meals and lots of different Cheesecakes!
Modern Sushi place, with Asian-fusion cousin and dishes.
25 locals recommend
Fuji at Kendall
300 Third St
25 locals recommend
Modern Sushi place, with Asian-fusion cousin and dishes.
Good sushi place. Simple, clean and good food.
Le's
425-429 Cambridge St
Good sushi place. Simple, clean and good food.
Cafe and Bakery. Good deserts and coffee. A go-to place for local professionals for a good cup of coffee and pastry.
212 locals recommend
Tatte Bakery & Café
70 Charles St
212 locals recommend
Cafe and Bakery. Good deserts and coffee. A go-to place for local professionals for a good cup of coffee and pastry.
Historic eatery serving chowder & other New England seafood standards since 1826.
40 locals recommend
Union Oyster House
41 Union St
40 locals recommend
Historic eatery serving chowder & other New England seafood standards since 1826.
Experimental techniques applied to French food & cocktails at this white, airy futuristic concept. Great Dinner and Cocktails!
16 locals recommend
ArtScience Culture Lab & Café
650 E Kendall St
16 locals recommend
Experimental techniques applied to French food & cocktails at this white, airy futuristic concept. Great Dinner and Cocktails!
Icescream, coffee, and pastries. What else can you ask for?
115 locals recommend
Toscanini's Ice Cream
159 First St
115 locals recommend
Icescream, coffee, and pastries. What else can you ask for?
Good Chinese restaurant with modern atmosphere. Upscale Chinese recipes & Asian-inspired cocktails in an attractive modern art-filled room.
Sumiao Hunan Kitchen
270 Third St
Good Chinese restaurant with modern atmosphere. Upscale Chinese recipes & Asian-inspired cocktails in an attractive modern art-filled room.
Pies, coffee, and other desserts
14 locals recommend
Petsi Pies
594 Cambridge Street
14 locals recommend
Pies, coffee, and other desserts
Casual spot offering big servings of fried seafood & more for takeout, with a fish market next door.
8 locals recommend
Courthouse Seafood
498 Cambridge St
8 locals recommend
Casual spot offering big servings of fried seafood & more for takeout, with a fish market next door.
Hip & bustling pizza joint presenting pies & salads with unique combos of seasonal & local toppings.
22 locals recommend
Za Cambridge
350 Third St
22 locals recommend
Hip & bustling pizza joint presenting pies & salads with unique combos of seasonal & local toppings.
Afghan eats draw locals to a warm, classy space centered around a hearth where bread is baked.
20 locals recommend
Helmand
143 First St
20 locals recommend
Afghan eats draw locals to a warm, classy space centered around a hearth where bread is baked.

Getting Around

Lechmere Green Line subway station. Can take you to the city center, historic district, train and bus stations, Boston City Hall in just minutes. You can also transfer to other subway lines.
65 locals recommend
Lechmere station
65 locals recommend
Lechmere Green Line subway station. Can take you to the city center, historic district, train and bus stations, Boston City Hall in just minutes. You can also transfer to other subway lines.
Local Airport. Best to take Uber, Lyft or Taxi to get to the apartment (~ 12 min) as subway goes through the city and takes 3 times as long (~45 min)
136 locals recommend
Boston - Logan International Airport station
One Harborside Drive
136 locals recommend
Local Airport. Best to take Uber, Lyft or Taxi to get to the apartment (~ 12 min) as subway goes through the city and takes 3 times as long (~45 min)

Sightseeing

Famous Harvard University! Easy couple of stops on red line subway from Kendall Square.
574 locals recommend
Harvard University
3 Oxford Street
574 locals recommend
Famous Harvard University! Easy couple of stops on red line subway from Kendall Square.
MIT University Campus
330 locals recommend
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
77 Massachusetts Ave
330 locals recommend
MIT University Campus
Boston City Hall
1 City Hall Square
Historic Unitarian Christian church founded in 1686 with daily crypt & bell tower tours.
King's Chapel
58 Tremont St
Historic Unitarian Christian church founded in 1686 with daily crypt & bell tower tours.

Essentials

Local Grocery Store. All your essentials, bakery, flowers, fruits, etc.
595 locals recommend
Star Market
370 Western Ave
595 locals recommend
Local Grocery Store. All your essentials, bakery, flowers, fruits, etc.

Parks & Nature

Local Park with playground, basketball court, etc.
Gold Star Mothers Park
123 Gore St
Local Park with playground, basketball court, etc.
Park near Charles river. Many people go running by the park and continue by the river.
Lechmere Canal Park
6 Canal Park
Park near Charles river. Many people go running by the park and continue by the river.
Storied, nearly 50-acre urban park that hosted British troops during the American Revolution
84 locals recommend
Boston Common Visitors Center
139 Tremont St
84 locals recommend
Storied, nearly 50-acre urban park that hosted British troops during the American Revolution

Shopping

Local Shopping Plaza with Marshalls, Star Market (Grocery Store), Rite Aid, Dunkin Donuts, McDonald's, etc.
9 locals recommend
Twin City Plaza
14-22 McGrath Hwy
9 locals recommend
Local Shopping Plaza with Marshalls, Star Market (Grocery Store), Rite Aid, Dunkin Donuts, McDonald's, etc.
A large shopping mall with Macy's, H & M, Apple Store, Best Buy, Sears, American Eagle, Bath & Body Works, T' J. Maxx and other stores.
178 locals recommend
CambridgeSide
100 Cambridgeside Pl
178 locals recommend
A large shopping mall with Macy's, H & M, Apple Store, Best Buy, Sears, American Eagle, Bath & Body Works, T' J. Maxx and other stores.
Market and a historic building. Many stores around the market.
92 locals recommend
Quincy Market
206 S Market St
92 locals recommend
Market and a historic building. Many stores around the market.

Entertainment & Activities

Famous Boston Aquarium - Great for kids Waterfront has good views and lots of tourists in the area.
114 locals recommend
Aquarium station
State Street
114 locals recommend
Famous Boston Aquarium - Great for kids Waterfront has good views and lots of tourists in the area.
Kayaking and Canoeing. Great place if you would like to go out on the river.
83 locals recommend
Charles River Canoe & Kayak Cambridge at Kendall Square
15 Broad Canal Way
83 locals recommend
Kayaking and Canoeing. Great place if you would like to go out on the river.
Ice Skating Rink during winter (great site for live music during summer). Cafe and many restaurants in the area.
Community Ice Skating @ Kendall Square
300 Athenaeum St
Ice Skating Rink during winter (great site for live music during summer). Cafe and many restaurants in the area.
A baseball stadium, home of Boston Red Sox. A venue for many concerts as well.
815 locals recommend
Fenway Park
4 Jersey St
815 locals recommend
A baseball stadium, home of Boston Red Sox. A venue for many concerts as well.