Guidebook for Cambridge

Joel And Meg
Guidebook for Cambridge

Food Scene

Tiny place, but best brunch in the city! Get the goat cheese and egg sandwich. City Girl is also good for dinner.
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City Girl Cafe & Catering
204 Hampshire Street
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Tiny place, but best brunch in the city! Get the goat cheese and egg sandwich. City Girl is also good for dinner.
The restaurant has an extensive pan-Asian menu, ranging from pad thai to sushi. Everything is great, but we particularly like their innovative Fairy Tale rolls (especially the Sleeping Beauty roll)!
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The Mad Monkfish (formerly Thelonious Monkfish)
524 Massachusetts Ave
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The restaurant has an extensive pan-Asian menu, ranging from pad thai to sushi. Everything is great, but we particularly like their innovative Fairy Tale rolls (especially the Sleeping Beauty roll)!
A bakery/cafe, Flour has our favorite sandwiches in Boston. The goat cheese and lamb sandwich and the BLT are especially awesome. They've also got AMAZING desserts. Try a lemon tart!
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Flour Bakery
190 Massachusetts Ave
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A bakery/cafe, Flour has our favorite sandwiches in Boston. The goat cheese and lamb sandwich and the BLT are especially awesome. They've also got AMAZING desserts. Try a lemon tart!
Now serving Blue Bottle coffee! Incredibly difficult to find outside of San Francisco and a few places in NYC, Cafe Luna is the perfect place to try this great brew. Get it to go en route to MIT.
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Cafe Luna
612 Main St
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Now serving Blue Bottle coffee! Incredibly difficult to find outside of San Francisco and a few places in NYC, Cafe Luna is the perfect place to try this great brew. Get it to go en route to MIT.
Best homemade icecream ever! Cocoa pudding ice cream is a favorite, but try some of their crazy flavors, like earl gray and cardamom.
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Toscanini's Ice Cream
159 First St
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Best homemade icecream ever! Cocoa pudding ice cream is a favorite, but try some of their crazy flavors, like earl gray and cardamom.
Cheap, delicious, and super fun. Border has great tex-mex food, can take large groups, and serves a killer margarita.
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Border Cafe
32 Church St
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Cheap, delicious, and super fun. Border has great tex-mex food, can take large groups, and serves a killer margarita.
One of our top three favorite restaurants in Boston. They just have amazing food, what more can we say?
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South End Buttery
314 Shawmut Ave
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One of our top three favorite restaurants in Boston. They just have amazing food, what more can we say?
Hands down, favorite restaurant in the city. It's pricey, but totally worth. If you go: get the tasting menu! You'll be tempted by other menu items, but trust us, tasting menu is the way to go.
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Ten Tables Cambridge
5 Craigie Circle
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Hands down, favorite restaurant in the city. It's pricey, but totally worth. If you go: get the tasting menu! You'll be tempted by other menu items, but trust us, tasting menu is the way to go.
If you're visiting Tufts (or even if you're not), you'll definitely want to stop at this joint. Featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, they make crazy burgers! Try the Kitchen Sink or Hot Mess!
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Boston Burger Co-Davis Sq
37 Davis Square
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If you're visiting Tufts (or even if you're not), you'll definitely want to stop at this joint. Featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, they make crazy burgers! Try the Kitchen Sink or Hot Mess!
Yum! The most affordable Barbara Lynch Gruppo restaurant, Sportello features some great dishes. Start with one of their cheeses, then get the homemade tagliatelle for your entree.
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Sportello
348 Congress St
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Yum! The most affordable Barbara Lynch Gruppo restaurant, Sportello features some great dishes. Start with one of their cheeses, then get the homemade tagliatelle for your entree.
If you're up for Italian in the North End, you have to be careful-- the restaurants in this area are all the same price, but vary widely in quality. Fiore is one of the best. Get the homemade pasta!
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Fiore
250 Hanover St
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If you're up for Italian in the North End, you have to be careful-- the restaurants in this area are all the same price, but vary widely in quality. Fiore is one of the best. Get the homemade pasta!
Another North End favorite. The mussels are THE BEST.
Taranta
210 Hanover St
Another North End favorite. The mussels are THE BEST.
The trendiest brunch spot in Central Square. This hole in the wall is a tiny, family run restaurant just half a block from our apartment. It's packed every Saturday and Sunday- expect to wait outside!
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Brookline Lunch
9 Brookline St
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The trendiest brunch spot in Central Square. This hole in the wall is a tiny, family run restaurant just half a block from our apartment. It's packed every Saturday and Sunday- expect to wait outside!
Stop here for some steak frites before heading upstairs for cocktails at Brick & Mortar! Central Kitchen also has a stellar cocktail list to rival their upstairs neighbor's.
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Central Kitchen
567 Massachusetts Ave
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Stop here for some steak frites before heading upstairs for cocktails at Brick & Mortar! Central Kitchen also has a stellar cocktail list to rival their upstairs neighbor's.
IF you can get here at 5pm sharp and snag a seat at the bar, you may be one of the lucky 10 people to get The Craigie Burger. Otherwise, enjoy the upscale dining menu + AMAZING cocktails!
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Craigie On Main
853 Main St
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IF you can get here at 5pm sharp and snag a seat at the bar, you may be one of the lucky 10 people to get The Craigie Burger. Otherwise, enjoy the upscale dining menu + AMAZING cocktails!

Drinks & Nightlife

Absolutely one of our favorite cocktail places in Boston (or anywhere). Try the Bohemian. If you're looking for snacks while you're there, get the rosemary fritters or their "fry of the day."
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Green Street
280 Green St
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Absolutely one of our favorite cocktail places in Boston (or anywhere). Try the Bohemian. If you're looking for snacks while you're there, get the rosemary fritters or their "fry of the day."
Great cocktail list, but beware, it's usually very crowded during peak weekend hours. Go through the unmarked door and up the stairs next to Central Kitchen to get in.
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Brick & Mortar
567 Massachusetts Ave
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Great cocktail list, but beware, it's usually very crowded during peak weekend hours. Go through the unmarked door and up the stairs next to Central Kitchen to get in.
The line will be CRAZY, but you've got to try to go to Drink. The bartenders here take cocktails to a seriously new level of craft. There's no menu-- each drink is just made just for you.
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Drink
348 Congress St
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The line will be CRAZY, but you've got to try to go to Drink. The bartenders here take cocktails to a seriously new level of craft. There's no menu-- each drink is just made just for you.
Not up for a fancy cocktail bar? Try The Field for a low-key pub scene. Bonus: there's an outdoor area for summer months!
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The Field Pub
20 Prospect St
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Not up for a fancy cocktail bar? Try The Field for a low-key pub scene. Bonus: there's an outdoor area for summer months!
Well, if you're coming to Cambridge, you have to try the Miracle of Science! It's a science themed bar with a chalkboard periodic table menu. Head here for burgers and beer!
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Miracle of Science
321 Massachusetts Ave
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Well, if you're coming to Cambridge, you have to try the Miracle of Science! It's a science themed bar with a chalkboard periodic table menu. Head here for burgers and beer!
These people know wine! Head here to find the perfect bottle, and don't be afraid to ask for recommendations. If you're in town on Thursday night, go to CB for their wine tasting!
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Central Bottle Wine
196 Massachusetts Ave
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These people know wine! Head here to find the perfect bottle, and don't be afraid to ask for recommendations. If you're in town on Thursday night, go to CB for their wine tasting!

Shopping

Love this boutique! The only other stores are in NYC. If you're a fan of prints, be sure to stop by Pinkyotto.
Pinkyotto
156 Newbury St
Love this boutique! The only other stores are in NYC. If you're a fan of prints, be sure to stop by Pinkyotto.

Arts & Culture

If the weather is bad during your stay, check out a movie at this great indie theater.
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Kendall Square Cinema
355 Binney St
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If the weather is bad during your stay, check out a movie at this great indie theater.
Fans of contemporary art will love the architecture of the ICA building, as well as the exhibitions inside.
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Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo, Boston
25 Harbor Shore Dr
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Fans of contemporary art will love the architecture of the ICA building, as well as the exhibitions inside.
If you have time, we strongly recommend you go to the main stage show here! It's one of our very favorite ways to spend a Saturday night. We PROMISE you won't regret it! Note, appropriate for 18yrs+.
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Improv Asylum
216 Hanover St
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If you have time, we strongly recommend you go to the main stage show here! It's one of our very favorite ways to spend a Saturday night. We PROMISE you won't regret it! Note, appropriate for 18yrs+.
Another Saturday night favorite. If an indie/alternative band isn't your scene, head here for some good old fashioned cover bands. Aim to arrive after 10:00. Drinks, dancing, tons of fun!
The Green Dragon Tavern
11 Marshall St
Another Saturday night favorite. If an indie/alternative band isn't your scene, head here for some good old fashioned cover bands. Aim to arrive after 10:00. Drinks, dancing, tons of fun!
Shopping, anyone? It's not the upscale boutiques of Newbury St or Charles St, but the Prudential Center and next-door Copley Center have some staple stores for your shopping needs.
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YOGASMOGA
800 Boylston Street
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Shopping, anyone? It's not the upscale boutiques of Newbury St or Charles St, but the Prudential Center and next-door Copley Center have some staple stores for your shopping needs.
If you're a yogi, or if you've not, you can stop by Back Bay Yoga studio for one of their innovative classes. You can go traditional or try a Hip Hop yoga or Black Light yoga class. Sign up online!
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YogaWorks Back Bay
364 Boylston St
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If you're a yogi, or if you've not, you can stop by Back Bay Yoga studio for one of their innovative classes. You can go traditional or try a Hip Hop yoga or Black Light yoga class. Sign up online!
Unique and amazing! It was a private collection that was converted into a museum. The structure itself is gorgeous. Worth a visit.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
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Unique and amazing! It was a private collection that was converted into a museum. The structure itself is gorgeous. Worth a visit.

Sightseeing

Be sure to visit Beacon Hill! We love this neighborhood and used to live here. Shop on Charles, then wander the winding old streets to admire the brownstones. It's just how you imagine Boston to be!
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Charles Street
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Be sure to visit Beacon Hill! We love this neighborhood and used to live here. Shop on Charles, then wander the winding old streets to admire the brownstones. It's just how you imagine Boston to be!
More sightseeing than anything else, stop by iconic Mike's Pastry in the North End for a cannoli.
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Mike's Pastry
300 Hanover St
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More sightseeing than anything else, stop by iconic Mike's Pastry in the North End for a cannoli.
Everyone talks about Boston Common, but it's quieter sister, the Public Garden, is really the gem. Depending on when you visit, you can stroll. see the swans, take a boat ride, or even ice skate.
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Boston Public Garden
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Everyone talks about Boston Common, but it's quieter sister, the Public Garden, is really the gem. Depending on when you visit, you can stroll. see the swans, take a boat ride, or even ice skate.
Well... you have to see it, of course. Wander through the Harvard Yard and perhaps even venture down to the Law School.
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Harvard University
3 Oxford Street
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Well... you have to see it, of course. Wander through the Harvard Yard and perhaps even venture down to the Law School.
MIT has some of the most unique architecture in the city. Be sure to see the Stata Center (a Frank Gehry building) from Vassar St and from Ames St. Then, go down Memorial Drive to see Killian's Court.
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Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT)
77 Massachusetts Ave
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MIT has some of the most unique architecture in the city. Be sure to see the Stata Center (a Frank Gehry building) from Vassar St and from Ames St. Then, go down Memorial Drive to see Killian's Court.

Essentials

Super convenient and open til midnight. Stop here for any grocery needs during your trip.
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Star Market
20 Sidney Street
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Super convenient and open til midnight. Stop here for any grocery needs during your trip.
A little further, but you can also get groceries at Whole Foods.
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Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
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A little further, but you can also get groceries at Whole Foods.