Somerville Guidebook

April
Somerville Guidebook

Food Scene

Amazing bread, coffees, pastries, lunches
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Forge Baking Company
626 Somerville Ave
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Amazing bread, coffees, pastries, lunches
Delicious pizza with locally-sourced ingredients, plus an attached pin-bowling alley!
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Flatbread Company
45 Day St
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Delicious pizza with locally-sourced ingredients, plus an attached pin-bowling alley!
Big, comfortable cafe in a converted bank building, in the heart of Union Square.
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Bloc Cafe
11 Bow St
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Big, comfortable cafe in a converted bank building, in the heart of Union Square.
The best bagels in Boston!
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Bagelsaurus
1796 Massachusetts Ave
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The best bagels in Boston!
Go get a pie - trust us.
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Petsi Pies
31 Putnam Ave
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Go get a pie - trust us.
This charming restaurant, which you might overlook if you don't know it's there, has a flawlessly delicious menu and excellent ambiance.
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FIELD & VINE
9 Sanborn Ct
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This charming restaurant, which you might overlook if you don't know it's there, has a flawlessly delicious menu and excellent ambiance.
Great tacos, and an huge selection of tequila - talk to the bartenders about the options and they'll walk you through a really interesting tasting.
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The Spirit Bar
219 Elm St
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Great tacos, and an huge selection of tequila - talk to the bartenders about the options and they'll walk you through a really interesting tasting.
Lovely tea shop worth a visit for tastings and to pick up a new favorite.
Mem Tea Imports
196 Elm St
Lovely tea shop worth a visit for tastings and to pick up a new favorite.
Super-close restaurant that is our go-to for takeout. We love the Szechuan menu offerings the best.
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Zoe's
1105 Massachusetts Ave
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Super-close restaurant that is our go-to for takeout. We love the Szechuan menu offerings the best.
Outstanding Thai street food. Affordable and fast but incredibly delicious.
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DAKZEN
195 Elm St
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Outstanding Thai street food. Affordable and fast but incredibly delicious.
Our favorite ice cream spot, just a 15 minute walk away. If you can, try their lemon curd ice cream.
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Honeycomb Creamery
1702 Massachusetts Ave
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Our favorite ice cream spot, just a 15 minute walk away. If you can, try their lemon curd ice cream.

Entertainment & Activities

Great bouldering & toproping, plus exercise machines, free weights, and yoga classes.
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Brooklyn Boulders Somerville
12A Tyler St
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Great bouldering & toproping, plus exercise machines, free weights, and yoga classes.
Check out their incredible collection of glass flowers, geodes and more.
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Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St
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Check out their incredible collection of glass flowers, geodes and more.
Gorgeous little theater where you can enjoy beers during your movie.
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Somerville Theatre
55 Davis Square
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Gorgeous little theater where you can enjoy beers during your movie.
The largest park in the area. About a 20 minute walk to get there.
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Danehy Park
99 Sherman St
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The largest park in the area. About a 20 minute walk to get there.
This is the playground nearest to our house - just a 5 minute walk.
Morse-Kelley Playground
This is the playground nearest to our house - just a 5 minute walk.
The Fells is a huge reservation wonderful for walks, runs and hikes. You can spend almost any amount of time here. Take a picture of the map so you don't get lost!
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Middlesex Fells Reservation
4 Woodland Rd
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The Fells is a huge reservation wonderful for walks, runs and hikes. You can spend almost any amount of time here. Take a picture of the map so you don't get lost!
This is a short drive outside of the city, but is another great spot for a long walk or run. In the summer, they sell ice cream.
Great Brook Farm State Park
165 North Rd
This is a short drive outside of the city, but is another great spot for a long walk or run. In the summer, they sell ice cream.
Lovely for walks and for those interested in history, Minute Man National Park is a great place to spend a few hours.
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Minute Man National Historical Park
174 Liberty St
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Lovely for walks and for those interested in history, Minute Man National Park is a great place to spend a few hours.
Visit the Taza Chocolate factory and shop for tastings and tours.
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Taza Chocolate
561 Windsor St
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Visit the Taza Chocolate factory and shop for tastings and tours.
A great destination for a walk, this tower gives you great views of Somerville, Cambridge and downtown Boston.
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Prospect Hill Park
68 Munroe St
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A great destination for a walk, this tower gives you great views of Somerville, Cambridge and downtown Boston.
Treat yourself to a cooking class while you're in town!
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Cooking School
177 Milk Street
Treat yourself to a cooking class while you're in town!

Breweries and bars

Fantastic local brewpub serving interesting beers. And they serve great coffee until 3:00 pm!
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Lamplighter Brewing Co.
284 Broadway
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Fantastic local brewpub serving interesting beers. And they serve great coffee until 3:00 pm!
Close local liquor store selling the essentials.
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Seven Hills Wine & Spirits
288 Beacon St
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Close local liquor store selling the essentials.
Spacious local brewery serving up great beers.
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Aeronaut Brewing Company
14 Tyler St
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Spacious local brewery serving up great beers.

Arts & Culture

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Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave
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Self-paced walking tour of historic sites in downtown Boston.
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Freedom Trail
Freedom Trail
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Self-paced walking tour of historic sites in downtown Boston.
Great science museum for people of all ages.
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Museum of Science
1 Museum Of Science Driveway
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Great science museum for people of all ages.
Our favorite art museum - a quirky collection of works housed in a historical home with lush courtyards.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
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Our favorite art museum - a quirky collection of works housed in a historical home with lush courtyards.

Essentials

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Market Basket
400 Somerville Ave
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To get to the Star Market on Beacon Street (the closest one): go down Belmont Street and turn right on Somerville Ave. At the fire station, cross the street. Ahead of you, you'll see a pedestrian tunnel that goes under the train tracks. Go through the tunnel and you pop out right in the Star Market parking lot.
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Star Market
370 Western Ave
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To get to the Star Market on Beacon Street (the closest one): go down Belmont Street and turn right on Somerville Ave. At the fire station, cross the street. Ahead of you, you'll see a pedestrian tunnel that goes under the train tracks. Go through the tunnel and you pop out right in the Star Market parking lot.
1155 locals raden deze aan
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
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Great local butcher shop selling high-quality meats and more. A 20-minute walk.
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Savenor's Market
160 Charles St
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Great local butcher shop selling high-quality meats and more. A 20-minute walk.
Our favorite local bookstore.
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Porter Square
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Our favorite local bookstore.
A lovely health food and natural product store.
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Cambridge Naturals
23 White St
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A lovely health food and natural product store.