Drinks & Nightlife
Brick & Mortar
567 Massachusetts AveHoppin' bar scene, a little up-scale.
Wok N Roll Restaurant
1908 Massachusetts AveTHE place for live music in Cambridge.
Great local bar, and with several other winners nearby as well if you want to mix it up:
Cambridge Brewing Co. (THE local brewer to check out!) and Flat Top Johnny's (pool hall!) are in the same plaza.
19 locals recommend
State Park
15 Hampshire StreetGreat local bar, and with several other winners nearby as well if you want to mix it up:
Cambridge Brewing Co. (THE local brewer to check out!) and Flat Top Johnny's (pool hall!) are in the same plaza.
Your friendly neighborhood communist bar, and less than a 5-minute walk from our place. Done.
30 locals recommend
The People's Republik
878 Massachusetts AveYour friendly neighborhood communist bar, and less than a 5-minute walk from our place. Done.
Food Scene
Great loose tea selection, primo coffee, the best bagels, lots of other yummy food stuff, WiFi, tons of seating, great atmosphere, and the best baristas around.
133 locals recommend
1369 Coffee House
1369 Cambridge StGreat loose tea selection, primo coffee, the best bagels, lots of other yummy food stuff, WiFi, tons of seating, great atmosphere, and the best baristas around.
Life Alive Organic Cafe
765 Massachusetts AveVegetarian fast food. Phenomenal.
Toscanini's Ice Cream
159 First StThe best homemade ice cream.
Vegetarian fast food, and they have locations all over Boston. Delicious doesn't even begin to describe.
106 locals recommend
Clover Food Lab
1075 Cambridge StVegetarian fast food, and they have locations all over Boston. Delicious doesn't even begin to describe.
Dado Tea
955 Massachusetts AveGreat tea and vegetarian food. WiFi, and nice and quiet.
One of the local favorites, and they've also got two other locations in the area as well.
10 locals recommend
Darwin's Ltd. - Mass Ave.
313 Massachusetts AveOne of the local favorites, and they've also got two other locations in the area as well.
BerryLine
3 Arrow StThe local frozen yogurt place that will knock your socks off. Promise.
Flatbread's not only has amazing pizza and a great tap selection, they also happen to have the best gluten-free pizza ever, and all with a Candlepin Bowling Alley inside the restaurant too. And you'll get to check out Davis Sq. while you're there too.
73 locals recommend
Flatbread Company
45 Day StFlatbread's not only has amazing pizza and a great tap selection, they also happen to have the best gluten-free pizza ever, and all with a Candlepin Bowling Alley inside the restaurant too. And you'll get to check out Davis Sq. while you're there too.
Sightseeing
Walking the Freedom Trail is the THE way to see Boston proper, and you can do it all in one day.
470 locals recommend
Freedom Trail
139 Tremont StWalking the Freedom Trail is the THE way to see Boston proper, and you can do it all in one day.
Walk down the original cobblestone streets, and feel like your walking back in time to iconic Boston.
58 locals recommend
Charles Street
Walk down the original cobblestone streets, and feel like your walking back in time to iconic Boston.
Parks & Nature
Boston Common Visitors Center
139 Tremont StThe oldest city park in the United States.
All along the Charles, from the Esplanade in Boston, all the way up to Harvard Sq., you can enjoy a nice view, walk, or bike ride.
279 locals recommend
Charles River Esplanade
Charles River EsplanadesAll along the Charles, from the Esplanade in Boston, all the way up to Harvard Sq., you can enjoy a nice view, walk, or bike ride.
Shopping
The quintessential Boston shopping scene. Bring your wallet though if you want to do more than window shopping.
647 locals recommend
Newbury Street
Newbury StreetThe quintessential Boston shopping scene. Bring your wallet though if you want to do more than window shopping.
It's not the most glamorous, but it also has a pretty decent selection of stores, and all in one place, and semi-affordable, and indoors.
178 locals recommend
CambridgeSide
100 Cambridgeside PlIt's not the most glamorous, but it also has a pretty decent selection of stores, and all in one place, and semi-affordable, and indoors.
Target
180 Somerville AveBecause you always need to know where the nearest Target is...
Essentials
The closest grocery store to us, and only about an 8-minute walk.
1155 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre StThe closest grocery store to us, and only about an 8-minute walk.
Coolidge Looking Good
746 Massachusetts AveOur go-to dry cleaner.
Mix things up with an adult gymnastics class while you're in town! They specialize in adult beginner gymnastics, and offer a free trial class your first time if you pre-register!
Cambridge Community Gymnastics
Mix things up with an adult gymnastics class while you're in town! They specialize in adult beginner gymnastics, and offer a free trial class your first time if you pre-register!
Entertainment & Activities
This theatre will bring you back to the old days, with both iconic movies of yesteryear, and ticket prices you haven't seen in decades.
44 locals recommend
Brattle Theatre
40 Brattle StThis theatre will bring you back to the old days, with both iconic movies of yesteryear, and ticket prices you haven't seen in decades.