Hip Not to be Square

Harvard Square is many things. Adjectives such as “cute,” “bustling” and “touristy” are liberally employed to describe the College’s immediate surroundings. Others terms, namely “bastion of affordable and individual restaurants,” are not so carelessly flung about. Truth be told, the Square caters more to high-powered national chains than it does mom-and-pop joints. The few quality offerings grow more than stale by the time your first year comes to a close. After all, there’s a limit to how many wraps and servings of pad thai one person can consume. Luckily, the greater Cambridge and Somerville area (accessible by foot and T) beckons with promises of outstanding food at reasonable prices.

Harvard Square is many things. Adjectives such as “cute,” “bustling” and “touristy” are liberally employed to describe the College’s immediate surroundings. Others terms, namely “bastion of affordable and individual restaurants,” are not so carelessly flung about. Truth be told, the Square caters more to high-powered national chains than it does mom-and-pop joints. The few quality offerings grow more than stale by the time your first year comes to a close. After all, there’s a limit to how many wraps and servings of pad thai one person can consume. Luckily, the greater Cambridge and Somerville area (accessible by foot and T) beckons with promises of outstanding food at reasonable prices.

FM Recommends:

S+S Restaurant and Deli

1334 Cambridge St., Cambridge

(617) 354-0777

Out of the Blue

382 Highland Ave., Somerville

(617) 776-5020

West Side Lounge

1680 Mass. Ave., Cambridge

(617) 441-5566

Rosebud Diner

381 Summer St., Somerville

(617) 666-6015

Anna’s Taqueria

822 Somerville Ave., Cambridge

(617) 661-8500

The Half-Shell

1760 Mass. Ave., Cambridge

(617) 876-9596

Porter Exchange Realty

Corporation

1798 Mass. Ave., Cambridge

(617) 864-9310

Punjabi Dhaba

225 Hampshire St., Cambridge

(617) 547-8272

Redbones

55 Chester St., Somerville

(617) 628-2200

Diva

246 Elm St., Somerville

(617) 629-4963

La Groceria

853 Main St., Cambridge

(617) 876-4162

1369 Coffeehouse

1369 Cambridge St., Cambridge

(617) 576-1369

Diesel Cafe

257 Elm St., Somerville

(617) 629- 8717

Someday Cafe

51 Davis Square, Somerville

(617) 623-3323

Tea-Tray in the Sky

1796 Mass. Ave., Cambridge

(617) 492-8327

Dado Tea

995 Mass. Ave., Cambridge

(617) 497-9061

Denise’s Homemade Ice Cream

4 College Ave. #A, Somerville

(617) 628-2764

Christina’s Homemade Ice Cream

1255 Cambridge St., Cambridge

(617) 492-7021

Rosie’s Bakery

243 Hampshire St., Cambridge

(617) 354-1843

La Contesa

420 Highland Ave., Somerville

(617) 623-9193