Guidebook for Cambridge
Food Scene
Delicious Tacos! This place is so good, has a great environment and priced reasonably. They have an amazing outdoor patio in the summer that can suck you in for hours! My favorites are the chorizo taco and queso!
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Lone Star Taco Bar
635 Cambridge StDelicious Tacos! This place is so good, has a great environment and priced reasonably. They have an amazing outdoor patio in the summer that can suck you in for hours! My favorites are the chorizo taco and queso!
One of the more famous burger joints in the area and worth a stop if you're here. It's as comparable in quality to the other burger joints in town.
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Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage
1246 Massachusetts AveOne of the more famous burger joints in the area and worth a stop if you're here. It's as comparable in quality to the other burger joints in town.
Really good sit down mexican restaurant, and all of the food is on point. Very large restaurant, so there may be waits, but turnover is pretty quick. The portion sizes are gigantic, so come with an appetite. Definitely get their margharitas too to wash it all down!
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Border Cafe
32 Church StReally good sit down mexican restaurant, and all of the food is on point. Very large restaurant, so there may be waits, but turnover is pretty quick. The portion sizes are gigantic, so come with an appetite. Definitely get their margharitas too to wash it all down!
Reeaaallyyyy good burritos and mexican food. This place has seats and a roof deck (so fun on beautiful days!) but it can be a quick eat and go kind of place too. Definitely check it out if you're in the square.
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Felipe's Taqueria
21 Brattle StReeaaallyyyy good burritos and mexican food. This place has seats and a roof deck (so fun on beautiful days!) but it can be a quick eat and go kind of place too. Definitely check it out if you're in the square.
Good burgers, beers and right in the middle of all the action. This place opened up their second location in Harvard Square recently and it's worth a stop if you're in the area.
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Tasty Burger
86 Boylston StGood burgers, beers and right in the middle of all the action. This place opened up their second location in Harvard Square recently and it's worth a stop if you're in the area.
Probably the best local ice cream place in Cambridge. Really good flavors and definitely worth a visit if it's nice out! Check out their BBB (Brown Sugar, Brown Butter, Brownie)!
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Toscanini's Ice Cream
159 First StProbably the best local ice cream place in Cambridge. Really good flavors and definitely worth a visit if it's nice out! Check out their BBB (Brown Sugar, Brown Butter, Brownie)!
One of the best indian places in the area with moderate pricing and decent serving sizes. A good option if you're looking for something different and out of the normal american fare.
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Punjabi Dhaba
225 Hampshire StOne of the best indian places in the area with moderate pricing and decent serving sizes. A good option if you're looking for something different and out of the normal american fare.
This place may look like a hole in the wall and not very famous but their food is phenomenal. They serve breakfast and lunch, during all hours of operation. Try their Beef Stroganoff or Eggs Benedict!
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Brookline Lunch
9 Brookline StThis place may look like a hole in the wall and not very famous but their food is phenomenal. They serve breakfast and lunch, during all hours of operation. Try their Beef Stroganoff or Eggs Benedict!
Very good breakfast and lunch food in a smaller family owned joint. There is seating benches but it is somewhat limited, or take anything to go too. Portion sizes are very big!
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Sweet Touch Cafe
241 Cambridge StVery good breakfast and lunch food in a smaller family owned joint. There is seating benches but it is somewhat limited, or take anything to go too. Portion sizes are very big!
The best breakfast place in the area and every single thing on their menu is top quality. They specialize in breakfast but do serve other food as well. Go early on the weekends, it gets packed!
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The Friendly Toast
1 Kendall SquareThe best breakfast place in the area and every single thing on their menu is top quality. They specialize in breakfast but do serve other food as well. Go early on the weekends, it gets packed!
This place makes everything fresh and all of their baked goods are delicious. They fresh fill their canals, which I think is one of the best in Boston. Also has delicious pizza around lunch time.
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Royal Pastry Shop
738 Cambridge StThis place makes everything fresh and all of their baked goods are delicious. They fresh fill their canals, which I think is one of the best in Boston. Also has delicious pizza around lunch time.
This place is amazing! It is right on the Freedom Trail, and it serves Belgian Pommes Frites (French Fries) and Liege Waffles. They also make European sandwiches and healthy options as well.
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Saus Boston
33 Union StThis place is amazing! It is right on the Freedom Trail, and it serves Belgian Pommes Frites (French Fries) and Liege Waffles. They also make European sandwiches and healthy options as well.
Realllyyyy good food! This place is a little pricier but definitely worth if it you're searching for a nice lunch. Anything from pulled pork sliders to seafood and beers on tap to wash it down.
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Abigail's
291 Third StRealllyyyy good food! This place is a little pricier but definitely worth if it you're searching for a nice lunch. Anything from pulled pork sliders to seafood and beers on tap to wash it down.
Delicious options for traditional and non traditional pizzas. A great extension of All Star Sandwich Bar.
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All Star Pizza Bar
1238 Cambridge StDelicious options for traditional and non traditional pizzas. A great extension of All Star Sandwich Bar.
To die for sandwiches, all of them. Beers on tap as well. They have a jar of oreo's out for every customer as they leave, that's the kind of place it is.
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All Star Sandwich Bar
1245 Cambridge StTo die for sandwiches, all of them. Beers on tap as well. They have a jar of oreo's out for every customer as they leave, that's the kind of place it is.
Delicious asian fusion style rice bowls with selection of meats as well as phenomenal bon chon style wings! Great environment inside with towers of beer for groups.
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Ginger Exchange
1287 Cambridge StreetDelicious asian fusion style rice bowls with selection of meats as well as phenomenal bon chon style wings! Great environment inside with towers of beer for groups.
Homemade Ice Cream! They have some really good flavors and it hits the spot in the warmer months!
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Christina's Homemade Ice Cream
1255 Cambridge StHomemade Ice Cream! They have some really good flavors and it hits the spot in the warmer months!
The closest Dunkin Donuts to the house. If you're going to live the NE culture, grab an iced coffee from here and stroll down the street like nothing else matters!
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Dunkin'
1631 Tremont StThe closest Dunkin Donuts to the house. If you're going to live the NE culture, grab an iced coffee from here and stroll down the street like nothing else matters!
If you are looking for top quality Vegan & Vegetarian food, this is the place to go!
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Life Alive Organic Cafe
765 Massachusetts AveIf you are looking for top quality Vegan & Vegetarian food, this is the place to go!
Drinks & Nightlife
A fun small Irish bar that has delicious fish and chips and bangers and mash. In fact everything they serve is top notch. Nice selections of beers from cheap to nice microbrews.
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The Druid
1357 Cambridge StA fun small Irish bar that has delicious fish and chips and bangers and mash. In fact everything they serve is top notch. Nice selections of beers from cheap to nice microbrews.
New brewery in the neighborhood! This place is legit! Their beers are absolutely delicious, and while they don't have a food option at the moment, they strongly encourage you to order in and stick around for a good time. Grab a growler to go too so you can enjoy the goodness at home!
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Lamplighter Brewing Co.
284 BroadwayNew brewery in the neighborhood! This place is legit! Their beers are absolutely delicious, and while they don't have a food option at the moment, they strongly encourage you to order in and stick around for a good time. Grab a growler to go too so you can enjoy the goodness at home!
One of the bigger and more popular bars in Harvard Square.
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John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House
1 Worcester RdOne of the bigger and more popular bars in Harvard Square.
One of the smaller breweries in Boston but still a great stop. They have delicious food to pair with their delicious beer and both are quality. They have beers in pints or in growlers too!
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Cambridge Brewing Company
1 Kendall SquareOne of the smaller breweries in Boston but still a great stop. They have delicious food to pair with their delicious beer and both are quality. They have beers in pints or in growlers too!
This is the local dive bar and is good for cheaper drinks in a not too dive-y either. It has karaoke every night of the week and plenty of tv's if you're looking for somewhere to watch a game.
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Courtside
291 Cambridge StThis is the local dive bar and is good for cheaper drinks in a not too dive-y either. It has karaoke every night of the week and plenty of tv's if you're looking for somewhere to watch a game.
This place is awesome. It has delicious food and beverage and a fun, natural ambiance. This is less than a 10 minute walk to the house!
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Lord Hobo
92 Hampshire StThis place is awesome. It has delicious food and beverage and a fun, natural ambiance. This is less than a 10 minute walk to the house!
Big spacious 2 floor bar with lots of open areas as well as plenty of tables. They always have a good selection of beer on tap and good for group events.
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Meadhall
90 BroadwayBig spacious 2 floor bar with lots of open areas as well as plenty of tables. They always have a good selection of beer on tap and good for group events.
Good selection of beers on tap and nice ambiance. Often has live music and has no tv's in the place so no distractions. There is also an outdoor area open during good weather!
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Atwood's Tavern
877 Cambridge StGood selection of beers on tap and nice ambiance. Often has live music and has no tv's in the place so no distractions. There is also an outdoor area open during good weather!
Sightseeing
A great tour to get an idea of what Boston is all about and see the different areas of town. Kind of corny but still fun nonetheless. They start at the Museum of Science too, that's close!
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Boston Duck Tour Departure Location
1 Museum Of Science DrivewayA great tour to get an idea of what Boston is all about and see the different areas of town. Kind of corny but still fun nonetheless. They start at the Museum of Science too, that's close!
Awesome museum to go to, one of the best in New England. Even enjoyable for adults. Lots of fun activities and an IMAX Theater too!
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Museum of Science
1 Museum Of Science DrivewayAwesome museum to go to, one of the best in New England. Even enjoyable for adults. Lots of fun activities and an IMAX Theater too!
The best, and most fun way to get to know the city. Feel free to walk parts of the trail, or the entire thing! There are also segway tours, from a variety of companies, that can take you around town!
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Freedom Trail
139 Tremont StThe best, and most fun way to get to know the city. Feel free to walk parts of the trail, or the entire thing! There are also segway tours, from a variety of companies, that can take you around town!
Parks & Nature
A great place to walk along the entrance of the Charles River and get some views of the city. This parkway leads into Memorial Drive, which follows along the Charles, giving you an incredible view of Beacon Hill, the State House, Back Bay & Fenway!
Cambridge Parkway
Cambridge ParkwayA great place to walk along the entrance of the Charles River and get some views of the city. This parkway leads into Memorial Drive, which follows along the Charles, giving you an incredible view of Beacon Hill, the State House, Back Bay & Fenway!
A great walk around Cambridge's Fresh Pond will take you about an hour, but has an amazingly relaxing environment through ponds, forest and unpaved paths, all while staying in the middle of the city! A great retreat in the middle of a work day, or on a day off
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Fresh Pond Mall
545 Concord AveA great walk around Cambridge's Fresh Pond will take you about an hour, but has an amazingly relaxing environment through ponds, forest and unpaved paths, all while staying in the middle of the city! A great retreat in the middle of a work day, or on a day off
A great walk from the apartment to this great park that has some great views of the city, downtown and the iconic Boston Zakim Bridge. There are lots of walking paths, and a footbridge that takes you over into Boston's North End. Well worth the time and effort in the summer!
North Point Park Playground
1 North Point BlvdA great walk from the apartment to this great park that has some great views of the city, downtown and the iconic Boston Zakim Bridge. There are lots of walking paths, and a footbridge that takes you over into Boston's North End. Well worth the time and effort in the summer!
A nice, big park right outside of the house. There are baseball/softball fields and playgrounds. Nice to have the greenery close to the house!
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Donnelly Field
A nice, big park right outside of the house. There are baseball/softball fields and playgrounds. Nice to have the greenery close to the house!
An extremely large and enjoyable arboretum to walk through. There is easily enough space to get lost for a few hours!
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Arnold Arboretum
125 ArborwayAn extremely large and enjoyable arboretum to walk through. There is easily enough space to get lost for a few hours!
The oldest city park in the United States! This is an awesome place to walk around, enjoy the action of people and the city!
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Boston Common Visitors Center
139 Tremont StThe oldest city park in the United States! This is an awesome place to walk around, enjoy the action of people and the city!
Arts & Culture
Live Comedy! This place is awesome and the people there are funny, as they should be. Check out their website to see what performances are happening during your visit!
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ImprovBoston
620 Massachusetts AveLive Comedy! This place is awesome and the people there are funny, as they should be. Check out their website to see what performances are happening during your visit!
Lots of history here at Harvard University. Place yourself right in the middle of the square, soak up all of the action and start exploring. The roads shoot out in all different directions, so it can be fun to just explore the area! The buildings and grassy quads can be quite peaceful at times, and busy with tourists and students at others.
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Harvard Square
Brattle StreetLots of history here at Harvard University. Place yourself right in the middle of the square, soak up all of the action and start exploring. The roads shoot out in all different directions, so it can be fun to just explore the area! The buildings and grassy quads can be quite peaceful at times, and busy with tourists and students at others.
The illustrious Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an integral part of East Cambridge and its growth. The buildings and campus are more integrated with the neighborhoods than the heart of Harvard's Campus, but the grandiose campus does not disappoint. This campus also has the benefit of being on the Charles River, leaving some absolutely stunning views from the buildings.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
77 Massachusetts AveThe illustrious Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an integral part of East Cambridge and its growth. The buildings and campus are more integrated with the neighborhoods than the heart of Harvard's Campus, but the grandiose campus does not disappoint. This campus also has the benefit of being on the Charles River, leaving some absolutely stunning views from the buildings.
Shopping
One of the biggest malls in the Greater Boston area, this mall is 1 mile from the apartment. It includes a very large variety of stores, from pharmacy, to clothing, to technology.
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CambridgeSide
100 Cambridgeside PlOne of the biggest malls in the Greater Boston area, this mall is 1 mile from the apartment. It includes a very large variety of stores, from pharmacy, to clothing, to technology.
This is an absolutely massive shopping location (and growing!). There are outlet style stores for Nike, Adidas and Puma, as well as large box stores such as Bed, Bath & Beyond, K-Mart & Christmas Tree Shops. There are also unique stores like the LEGO store! Lots of restaurants for sit down food as well.
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Assembly Square
This is an absolutely massive shopping location (and growing!). There are outlet style stores for Nike, Adidas and Puma, as well as large box stores such as Bed, Bath & Beyond, K-Mart & Christmas Tree Shops. There are also unique stores like the LEGO store! Lots of restaurants for sit down food as well.
Essentials
The closest full size grocery store to the house. This is a supermarket that is very close to the apartment, no more than a 10 minute walk from the house. It's a full supermarket with late hours if you're looking to make food instead of eating out.
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Star Market
370 Western AveThe closest full size grocery store to the house. This is a supermarket that is very close to the apartment, no more than a 10 minute walk from the house. It's a full supermarket with late hours if you're looking to make food instead of eating out.
The closest grocery store with more healthy food options and considerations.
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Whole Foods Market
413 Centre StThe closest grocery store with more healthy food options and considerations.
The closest grocery store with more healthy food options and considerations.
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Whole Foods Market
413 Centre StThe closest grocery store with more healthy food options and considerations.
The closest convenience store with decent selection of snacks and essential foods.
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Albert's Market
638 Cambridge StThe closest convenience store with decent selection of snacks and essential foods.