Guidebook for Cambridge
Getting Around
Central station
Harvard station
1 Brattle StSouth Station
700 Atlantic Ave This is the primary Amtrak and bus terminal for the city.
Sightseeing
The New Yard and Old Yard are the most iconic, but Memorial Church (just north of campus) is also a great spot for photo ops.
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Harvard University
3 Oxford StreetThe New Yard and Old Yard are the most iconic, but Memorial Church (just north of campus) is also a great spot for photo ops.
Make sure to go to take a picture in front of "The Dome" - the main landmark at MIT - and walk through the "Infinite Corridor", where some of the world's most important research is happening every day.
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Institut de technologie du Massachusetts (MIT)
77 Massachusetts AveMake sure to go to take a picture in front of "The Dome" - the main landmark at MIT - and walk through the "Infinite Corridor", where some of the world's most important research is happening every day.
Tufts has a beautiful campus up on a hill and is a great spot to lounge around and get some vantage for Cambridge and Boston broadly. Highly recommend a stroll from Cambridge, through Somerville, and up to Medford where Tufts is based.
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Tufts University
419 Boston AveTufts has a beautiful campus up on a hill and is a great spot to lounge around and get some vantage for Cambridge and Boston broadly. Highly recommend a stroll from Cambridge, through Somerville, and up to Medford where Tufts is based.
Prospect Hill
Lots of US revolutionary history here.
Great collection of bars and restaurants that feels a little more off the map, but are all pretty stellar.
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Union Square
Union SquareGreat collection of bars and restaurants that feels a little more off the map, but are all pretty stellar.
Most of the colonial history of Boston is found in the North End.
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North End
Most of the colonial history of Boston is found in the North End.
Drinks & Nightlife
Green Street
280 Green StFood Scene
One of my top three favorite spots in Cambridge, hands down. Great brunch and innovative Tapas-style New American dishes.
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Little Donkey
505 Massachusetts AveOne of my top three favorite spots in Cambridge, hands down. Great brunch and innovative Tapas-style New American dishes.
The octopus and the steak tartare are outrageously good, but I've never had a bad meal for anything I've ever ordered here. Even the chicken fricassee - normally a pretty basic, boring meal - is stellar. Cocktails are great.
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Central Kitchen
567 Massachusetts AveThe octopus and the steak tartare are outrageously good, but I've never had a bad meal for anything I've ever ordered here. Even the chicken fricassee - normally a pretty basic, boring meal - is stellar. Cocktails are great.
Great raw bar, great outdoor terrazzo for sunny days, and generally great food.
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Russell House Tavern
14 John F. Kennedy StGreat raw bar, great outdoor terrazzo for sunny days, and generally great food.
This is one of my hidden gems in Cambridge - try to sit in the front of the house near the fireplace for a truly Provencal-esque experience, or out on the patio when it's warm. Food is fantastic, but most dishes are small (with some convertible to larger format options).
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The Red House Restaurant
98 Winthrop StThis is one of my hidden gems in Cambridge - try to sit in the front of the house near the fireplace for a truly Provencal-esque experience, or out on the patio when it's warm. Food is fantastic, but most dishes are small (with some convertible to larger format options).
Amazing brunch, amazing shakshuka. Try to make reservations (though I can't remember if they even accept them). Live jazz during brunch!
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Beehive Restaurant
541 Tremont StAmazing brunch, amazing shakshuka. Try to make reservations (though I can't remember if they even accept them). Live jazz during brunch!
Genuinely great spot for vegan and vegetarian options.
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Life Alive Organic Cafe
765 Massachusetts AveGenuinely great spot for vegan and vegetarian options.
Asmara
739 Massachusetts AveThis is my go-to for my Ethiopian food fix.
Very close to my house - has great and very fresh typical Boston lobster rolls.
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Alive & Kicking Lobsters
269 Putnam AveVery close to my house - has great and very fresh typical Boston lobster rolls.
Something of an institution, and less than a block from my house. This is our go-to for food when we're in a pinch.
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Basta Pasta
319 Western AveSomething of an institution, and less than a block from my house. This is our go-to for food when we're in a pinch.
Great falafel and Middle Eastern/Syrian-Lebanese food.
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Moody's Falafal Palace
25 Central SquareGreat falafel and Middle Eastern/Syrian-Lebanese food.
Parks & Nature
Great, great spot to go for a jog, check out the border between Cambridge and Boston, see one of the most historically important rivers in the US, and even lay out for a picnic with some discreet champagne on a sunny day.
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Charles River Esplanade
Charles River EsplanadesGreat, great spot to go for a jog, check out the border between Cambridge and Boston, see one of the most historically important rivers in the US, and even lay out for a picnic with some discreet champagne on a sunny day.
Shopping
This is the famous high-end shopping district of Boston - expect all the big luxury brands, plus expensive boutique brands.
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Newbury Street
Newbury StreetThis is the famous high-end shopping district of Boston - expect all the big luxury brands, plus expensive boutique brands.
Entertainment & Activities
If you're interested in a drag-themed disco version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, get tickets to the Donkey Show (I've only ever been on Saturdays; not sure if there are other days) and wear the funkiest, most ridiculous thing you can find - costumes are highly encouraged.
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A.R.T. - American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle StIf you're interested in a drag-themed disco version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, get tickets to the Donkey Show (I've only ever been on Saturdays; not sure if there are other days) and wear the funkiest, most ridiculous thing you can find - costumes are highly encouraged.