Food Scene
Lovely cafe with free wifi where you can hang out comfortably all day. Good breakfasts, lunch and pastries.
11 locals recommend
Cafe On The Common
677 Main StLovely cafe with free wifi where you can hang out comfortably all day. Good breakfasts, lunch and pastries.
Naked Fish
455 Totten Pond RdGood fresh seafood with a Cuban twist. Close and easy to get to.
Excellent Italian food for a special night out. It's pricey but lovely comfy cozy atmosphere. One of Zagat's 5 best Italian restaurants in Boston.
La Campania
504 Main StExcellent Italian food for a special night out. It's pricey but lovely comfy cozy atmosphere. One of Zagat's 5 best Italian restaurants in Boston.
Wonderful authentic tapas. Especially nice on a warm evening when they open up the windows and you feel like you are outdoors.
17 locals recommend
Solea Restaurant and Tapas Bar
388 Moody StWonderful authentic tapas. Especially nice on a warm evening when they open up the windows and you feel like you are outdoors.
Very expensive and very close. Considered by Zagat's to be one of the best steak houses in Boston.
Ruth's Chris Steak House
500 Totten Pond RdVery expensive and very close. Considered by Zagat's to be one of the best steak houses in Boston.
Green Papaya
475 Winter StExcellent Thai and reasonably priced.
Gustazo Cuban Kitchen & Bar
240 Moody StGreat Cuban food.
Amazing Taiwanese food. Considered by Zagat's to be one of the 5 best Chinese restaurants in Boston and it's right around the corner!
18 locals recommend
Mu Lan Taiwanese Restaurant (Waltham)
835 Main StAmazing Taiwanese food. Considered by Zagat's to be one of the 5 best Chinese restaurants in Boston and it's right around the corner!
If you want Japanese food, this is in Watertown b ut the closest really good Japanese restaurant. Very fresh fish and sushi.
13 locals recommend
New Ginza
63-65 Galen StIf you want Japanese food, this is in Watertown b ut the closest really good Japanese restaurant. Very fresh fish and sushi.
Authentic Mexican. It's not glamorous (more like a dive) but it is quite good. It's small and tucked away but Zagat's says it is one of the 5 best Mexican restaurants in Boston.
8 locals recommend
Taqueria Mexico
24 Charles StAuthentic Mexican. It's not glamorous (more like a dive) but it is quite good. It's small and tucked away but Zagat's says it is one of the 5 best Mexican restaurants in Boston.
Strip-T's Restaurant
93 School StreetUnusual edgy good food. Always crowded - go early.
IL Capriccio
704 Main StOne of Zagat's 5 best Italian restaurants in Boston. Very expensive and very formal.
In A Pickle Restaurant
265 Moody StExcellent breakfasts. Very crowded on the weekends.
The BEST homemade ice cream around! Definitely worth it.
13 locals recommend
Lizzy's Homemade Ice Cream
367 Moody StThe BEST homemade ice cream around! Definitely worth it.
Drinks & Nightlife
You can sit outside by the water on a nice evening. The bar is always packed and lively. Pretty good Mexican food.
30 locals recommend
Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
211 Moody StYou can sit outside by the water on a nice evening. The bar is always packed and lively. Pretty good Mexican food.
Garcia Brogans
240 Moody StLively and fun bar (and food).
Essentials
The closest grocery store to us. Very reasonably priced and lots of ethnic foods.
33 locals recommend
Hannaford Supermarket
777 Rogers StThe closest grocery store to us. Very reasonably priced and lots of ethnic foods.
24 hour CVS drug store about 5 minutes away. Right across the street from Hanford's grocery store.
26 locals recommend
CVS
12 Harvard St24 hour CVS drug store about 5 minutes away. Right across the street from Hanford's grocery store.
Arts & Culture
Wonderful contemporary art museum with fabulous sculpture garden.
48 locals recommend
DeCordova Sculpture Park & Museum
51 Sandy Pond RdWonderful contemporary art museum with fabulous sculpture garden.
Waltham City Hall
610 Main StGREAT library for a moderate sized city!
Parks & Nature
Beautiful old estate with 200 acres of Olmsted designed gardens and paths to roam. The house was designed by H.H. Richardson (Trinity Church, Boston) but is only open at certain times.
8 locals recommend
Stonehurst, the Robert Treat Paine Estate
100 Robert Treat Paine DrBeautiful old estate with 200 acres of Olmsted designed gardens and paths to roam. The house was designed by H.H. Richardson (Trinity Church, Boston) but is only open at certain times.
Beautiful old mansion. You can't go in the house except for private parties but you can wander around the lovely grounds and in the 1800's greenhouses which are quite beautiful.
7 locals recommend
Lyman Estate
185 Lyman StBeautiful old mansion. You can't go in the house except for private parties but you can wander around the lovely grounds and in the 1800's greenhouses which are quite beautiful.
Everything Else
Garcia Brogans
240 Moody StLively and fun bar (and food).