Guidebook for Mid-Cambridge
Essentials
This is the nearest full grocery store. It's a lovely walk in good weather, and you are welcome to borrow our grocery cart from the garage!
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Whole Foods Market
413 Centre StThis is the nearest full grocery store. It's a lovely walk in good weather, and you are welcome to borrow our grocery cart from the garage!
This is like an incredibly well-stocked convenience store, and is the closest place to buy meat, produce, and grocery basics.
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Broadway Marketplace
468 BroadwayThis is like an incredibly well-stocked convenience store, and is the closest place to buy meat, produce, and grocery basics.
Food Scene
This is a guest favorite! Good American fare and a full bar; entrees $18-25. Open until 1 am on weekdays and 2 am on weekends.
1230 Massachusetts Ave
1230 Massachusetts AvenueThis is a guest favorite! Good American fare and a full bar; entrees $18-25. Open until 1 am on weekdays and 2 am on weekends.
This is the closest latte to the house and conveniently, it's also very good! Also serves light breakfast and lunch fare.
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Atomic Bean Cafe
904 Massachusetts AveThis is the closest latte to the house and conveniently, it's also very good! Also serves light breakfast and lunch fare.
Vegetarian/vegan diner food! Everything is good and you can generally eat for $10 per person.
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Veggie Galaxy
450 Massachusetts AveVegetarian/vegan diner food! Everything is good and you can generally eat for $10 per person.
Dosa Factory is a dive in the back of an Indian grocery store, but it's my favorite Indian food in the area.
Shalimar Foods & Spices
3698 Massachusetts AveDosa Factory is a dive in the back of an Indian grocery store, but it's my favorite Indian food in the area.
Wagamama is a European chain modeled on Japanese ramen noodle bars. The food is great and this location has a full bar.
wagamama harvard square
57 John F. Kennedy StreetWagamama is a European chain modeled on Japanese ramen noodle bars. The food is great and this location has a full bar.
Coffee and ice cream, plus breakfast pastries. The ice cream is amazing, but most of the flavors are intense. Picky kids may prefer another option!
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Toscanini's Ice Cream
159 First StCoffee and ice cream, plus breakfast pastries. The ice cream is amazing, but most of the flavors are intense. Picky kids may prefer another option!
This is a slightly eclectic American-fare restaurant. Excellent burgers, rosemary truffle fries are amazing. Weekend brunch specials like "duck confit hash"! Good mixed drinks too.
991 Massachusetts Ave
This is a slightly eclectic American-fare restaurant. Excellent burgers, rosemary truffle fries are amazing. Weekend brunch specials like "duck confit hash"! Good mixed drinks too.
Whether you've never had Ethiopian or Eritrean food or whether you love it, this is the place to get it! Yum!
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Asmara
739 Massachusetts AveWhether you've never had Ethiopian or Eritrean food or whether you love it, this is the place to get it! Yum!
Healthy eating? Look no further. Fresh veggie juices, smoothies, vegan and vegetarian salad and rice bowls. Tasty and healthy. Often VERY crowded for weekday lunches.
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Life Alive Organic Cafe
765 Massachusetts AveHealthy eating? Look no further. Fresh veggie juices, smoothies, vegan and vegetarian salad and rice bowls. Tasty and healthy. Often VERY crowded for weekday lunches.
Especially for summer guests, this place has an amazing roof deck, delicious food, and indulgent drinks! A great place in the less warm months, too, but the roof deck is less charming in the snow!
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Daedalus
45 1/2 Mt Auburn StEspecially for summer guests, this place has an amazing roof deck, delicious food, and indulgent drinks! A great place in the less warm months, too, but the roof deck is less charming in the snow!
Hard to categorize! Coffee, the best hot chocolate you've ever tasted, chocolate mice, and all manner of chocolate! A must-visit!
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L.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates
52 Brattle StHard to categorize! Coffee, the best hot chocolate you've ever tasted, chocolate mice, and all manner of chocolate! A must-visit!
Everything Else
This is the closest subway stop to the house. You can also buy reloadable tickets here, and get reloadable plastic cards (which give a fare discount) from T personnel in the station.
T Stop
This is the closest subway stop to the house. You can also buy reloadable tickets here, and get reloadable plastic cards (which give a fare discount) from T personnel in the station.
Amazing local, independent book store. It has a substantial kids' section and a used books department downstairs.
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Harvard Book Store
1256 Massachusetts AveAmazing local, independent book store. It has a substantial kids' section and a used books department downstairs.
Karma has an extensive schedule of yoga classes with drop-ins available. It also has a beautiful smaller gym upstairs that's never crowded; day passes are $15.
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Karma Yoga Studio & Karma Gym
1120 Massachusetts AveKarma has an extensive schedule of yoga classes with drop-ins available. It also has a beautiful smaller gym upstairs that's never crowded; day passes are $15.
Traveling for work and need office space in a hurry? This is a local coworking space. Wifi, coffee, all in a startup-friendly, hip setting. Day passes are $30.
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Workbar - Central Square
130 Prospect StTraveling for work and need office space in a hurry? This is a local coworking space. Wifi, coffee, all in a startup-friendly, hip setting. Day passes are $30.
This is the closest place to get nails and hair done. It's quite well reviewed! I've stopped in to buy a product and it's clean and well-kept.
Le Petit Salon Curl Concept
56 John F. Kennedy StThis is the closest place to get nails and hair done. It's quite well reviewed! I've stopped in to buy a product and it's clean and well-kept.
This is where I get my pedicures (Narissa is especially great!) and brows (I see Alexandra for that). A lovely place, really a full-service day spa!
Pyara Spa and Salon
1050 Massachusetts AveThis is where I get my pedicures (Narissa is especially great!) and brows (I see Alexandra for that). A lovely place, really a full-service day spa!
Entertainment & Activities
There's a big park in front of the library and all kinds of books inside it. They have a parking lot, but it closes when the library closes.
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Cambridge Public Library
449 BroadwayThere's a big park in front of the library and all kinds of books inside it. They have a parking lot, but it closes when the library closes.
Cambridge YMCA
820 Massachusetts AveThis Y has a pool and day passes are available.
A small but well stocked playground with good equipment for climbing and a fountain in the summer!
Hancock Street
Hancock StreetA small but well stocked playground with good equipment for climbing and a fountain in the summer!
Sightseeing
A lovely collection, including the famous glass flowers.
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Harvard Muzej prirodne historije
26 Oxford StA lovely collection, including the famous glass flowers.
Drinks & Nightlife
Looking for a live music show? This is one of the oldest places around to see bands before they become big.
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Wok N Roll Restaurant
1908 Massachusetts AveLooking for a live music show? This is one of the oldest places around to see bands before they become big.