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