Guidebook for Cambridge

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Guidebook for Cambridge

Food Scene

Friendly place close by, with great coffee, breakfast and lunch sandwiches. Can eat outside in front or back, in good weather. Open 7am - 4pm.
14 residents recomanen
cafe rustica
356 Beacon St
14 residents recomanen
Friendly place close by, with great coffee, breakfast and lunch sandwiches. Can eat outside in front or back, in good weather. Open 7am - 4pm.
Family-friendly bar/restaurant with many beers on tap, TVs with sports, great burgers and comfort food. Favorite of students from nearby Harvard Law School.
77 residents recomanen
Cambridge Common
77 residents recomanen
Family-friendly bar/restaurant with many beers on tap, TVs with sports, great burgers and comfort food. Favorite of students from nearby Harvard Law School.
Great pies, scones, etc.
64 residents recomanen
Petsi Pies
31 Putnam Ave
64 residents recomanen
Great pies, scones, etc.
Great food and drink. Sidewalk seating in season.
76 residents recomanen
The Abbey
1755 Massachusetts Ave
76 residents recomanen
Great food and drink. Sidewalk seating in season.
Great frozen yogurt from a local chain. Lots of homemade toppings.
28 residents recomanen
BerryLine
3 Arrow St
28 residents recomanen
Great frozen yogurt from a local chain. Lots of homemade toppings.
Thin crust pizza with lots of different toppings. Order online for delivery.
Upper Crust Pizzeria
1782 Massachusetts Ave
Thin crust pizza with lots of different toppings. Order online for delivery.
Baked goods and coffee, with tables inside and outside.
72 residents recomanen
Hi-Rise Bread Company
208 Concord Ave
72 residents recomanen
Baked goods and coffee, with tables inside and outside.
Unique Japanese ramen restaurant, whose name means literally "talk about your dreams". Despite having essentially only one item on the menu, people line up every evening to eat there and be rated on how well they finished their bowl of noodles with pork, then have a chance to stand up and share their dream with everyone in the restaurant.
34 residents recomanen
Yume Wo Katare
1923 Massachusetts Ave
34 residents recomanen
Unique Japanese ramen restaurant, whose name means literally "talk about your dreams". Despite having essentially only one item on the menu, people line up every evening to eat there and be rated on how well they finished their bowl of noodles with pork, then have a chance to stand up and share their dream with everyone in the restaurant.
Bagel and bagel sandwich place. Popular - lines out the door on weekends.
42 residents recomanen
Bagelsaurus
1796 Massachusetts Ave
42 residents recomanen
Bagel and bagel sandwich place. Popular - lines out the door on weekends.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cozy bar known for its great burgers, hand cut fries and onion rings, and Tuesday trivia night.
23 residents recomanen
R.F. O'Sullivan & Son
282 Beacon St
23 residents recomanen
Cozy bar known for its great burgers, hand cut fries and onion rings, and Tuesday trivia night.
Local live music place
19 residents recomanen
Lizard Lounge
1667 Massachusetts Ave
19 residents recomanen
Local live music place

Essentials

Closest grocery store, open until 10pm.
595 residents recomanen
Star Market
370 Western Ave
595 residents recomanen
Closest grocery store, open until 10pm.
A little farther walk, near Porter Square T station, but open 24 hours (except Sunday nights).
595 residents recomanen
Star Market
370 Western Ave
595 residents recomanen
A little farther walk, near Porter Square T station, but open 24 hours (except Sunday nights).
24-hour drugstore with pharmacy.
63 residents recomanen
CVS
516-522 Main St
63 residents recomanen
24-hour drugstore with pharmacy.
No-frills, good service.
Charlie's Barber Shop
1794 Massachusetts Ave
No-frills, good service.
Dry cleaning and laundry wash and fold service.
Beacon Street Laundromat
358 Beacon St
Dry cleaning and laundry wash and fold service.
Drugstore, convenience store with pharmacy. Closest drugstore, just across Mass Ave, but only open until 8pm, 5pm on Saturday/Sunday (CVS in Porter Square is open 24 hours).
118 residents recomanen
Walgreens
1890 Columbus Ave
118 residents recomanen
Drugstore, convenience store with pharmacy. Closest drugstore, just across Mass Ave, but only open until 8pm, 5pm on Saturday/Sunday (CVS in Porter Square is open 24 hours).

Getting Around

Local Hertz office, a short walk via tunnel under the train tracks next to Star Market.
14 residents recomanen
Hertz
646 Somerville Ave
14 residents recomanen
Local Hertz office, a short walk via tunnel under the train tracks next to Star Market.
Red Line and Commuter Rail station.
55 residents recomanen
Porter station
1899 Massachusetts Ave
55 residents recomanen
Red Line and Commuter Rail station.
Harvard Square Red Line station
114 residents recomanen
Harvard station
1 Brattle St
114 residents recomanen
Harvard Square Red Line station

Arts & Culture

Home of the famed Glass Flowers exhibit, within walking distance.
151 residents recomanen
Museu d'Història Natural de Harvard
26 Oxford St
151 residents recomanen
Home of the famed Glass Flowers exhibit, within walking distance.
New, combined home of the Harvard art collections opened fall of 2015. Check out the atrium lobby and cafe.
205 residents recomanen
Museus d'Art de Harvard
32 Quincy St
205 residents recomanen
New, combined home of the Harvard art collections opened fall of 2015. Check out the atrium lobby and cafe.

Sightseeing

World-famous campus, with John Harvard statue.
71 residents recomanen
Harvard Yard
2 Kirkland St
71 residents recomanen
World-famous campus, with John Harvard statue.

Parks & Nature

Great field for kids to run around, play catch, soccer, etc.
Sacramento Field
Sacramento Street
Great field for kids to run around, play catch, soccer, etc.
Park with hiking/jogging trail around reservoir, and public golf course.
112 residents recomanen
Fresh Pond Mall
545 Concord Ave
112 residents recomanen
Park with hiking/jogging trail around reservoir, and public golf course.