#  Restaurants and Things To Do 

 



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## Restaurants and Things To Do

**What better cities to be visiting than culturally savvy and energetic Cambridge and Boston, and in festive December. Here are a few ideas on how to spend your free time!**

### Cambridge Coffeehouses and Restaurants

#### **Coffee houses**

**Algiers**, 40 Brattle St #3  
**Crema Cafe**, 27 Brattle Street

#### **Recommended for lunch – Harvard Square**

$ < 10; $10; $15

$ **Clover** (modern, vegetarian), 7 Holyoke Street  
$ **Finale** (salads, sandwiches), 30 Dunster Street  
$ **Spice Thai** (simple thai food), 24 Holyoke Street  
$ **Veggie Planet** (veggies on pizza dough), 47 Palmer Street  
$$ **Cambridge 1** (charcoal grilled pizza), 27 Church Street  
$$ **Wagamama** (noodles), 57 JFK Street  
$$ **Tanjore** (indian), 18 Eliot Street  
$$ **The Maharaja** (indian), 57 JFK Street  
$$ **John Harvard’s Brew House** (pub food), 33 Dunster Street  
$$ **Border cafe** (mexican), 32 Church Street  
$$$ **Russell House** (american), 14 JFK Street  
$$$ **Sandrine’s Bistro** (french),  
$$$ **Toscano** (italian), 8 Holyoke Street

#### **Recommended for dinner – Harvard Square**

$ < 10; $15-20; $30; $50; $70

$ **Grendel’s Den** (pub food), 89 Winthrop Street  
$ **Shay’s Pub** (pub food), 58 JFK Street  
$$ **Border cafe** (mexican), 32 Church Street  
$$ **John Harvard’s Brew House** (pub food), 33 Dunster Street  
$$ **Tanjore** (indian), 18 Eliot Street  
$$ **The Maharaja** (indian), 57 JFK Street  
$$ **Wagamama** (noodles), 57 JFK Street  
$$ **Cambridge 1** (charcoal grilled pizza), 27 Church Street  
$$ **The Red House** (traditional american), 98 Winthrop Street  
$$ **Tory Row** (american), 3 Brattle Street  
$$ **Dolphin seafood** (simple seafood), 1105 Massachusetts Avenue  
$$$ **Cafe sushi** (good sushi), 1105 Massachusetts Avenue  
$$$ **Legal Sea Foods** (seafood), 20 University Road  
$$$ **Russell House** (modern american; reservation recommended), 14 JFK Street  
**Harvest** (american; reservation essential), 44 Brattle Street  
**Upstairs on the Square** (american; reservation recommended), 91 Winthrop Street  
$ **Rialto** (italian; reservation essential), 1 Bennett Street

#### **Recommended for dinner – Slightly further afield (still Cambridge)**

$15-20; $30; $50; $70

$$ **Brick and Mortar** (central sq., bar and light food), 567 Massachusetts Avenue  
$$ **Ole Mexican Grill** (inman sq., mexican; reservation recommended), 11 Springfield Street  
$$$ **The Garden** (harvard/central sq., american; walk-in only), 991 Massachusetts Avenue  
$$$ **Green St. Grill** (central sq.; reservation recommended), 280 Green Street  
$$$ **East Coast Grill** (inman sq., BBQ and seafood; reservation recommended), 1271 Cambridge Street  
$$$ **Puritan** (inman sq., american), 1166 Cambridge Street  
**Bondir** (inman sq., american; reservation essential), 279A Broadway  
**Rendezvous** (central sq., american; reservation essential), 502 Massachusetts Avenue  
**T. W. Food** (harvard/porter sq., american; reservation essential), 377 Walden Street  
**Bergamot** (harvard/inman sq., american; reservation essential), 118 Beacon Street, Somerville  
$ **Craigie on Main** (central sq., french; reservation essential), 853 Main Street

[Link to Harvard Square Website](http://www.harvardsquare.com/)

[Link to Harvard Square Restaurant Site:](http://www.harvardsquare.com/restaurants.aspx)

### **Museums & Tours**

- [Boston Beantown Trolley Tours](http://www.bostontours.us/?event=offer.detail&offerId=838)
- [Harvard Art Museum](http://www.harvardartmuseum.org/)
- [Harvard Museum of Natural History](http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/)
- [Museum of Fine Arts](http://www.mfa.org/)
- [The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology](http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/)
- [Rose Kennedy Greenway](http://www.rosekennedygreenway.org/)

### **Arts and Entertainment**

- [Actor’s Shakespeare Project](http://www.actorsshakespeareproject.org/)
- [American Repertory Theatre](http://www.americanrepertorytheater.org/)
- [Blue Man Group](http://www.blueman.com/)
- [Boston Symphony Orchestra/Symphony Hall](http://www.bso.org/)
- [Club Passim](http://www.clubpassim.org/)
- [The Comedy Studio](http://www.thecomedystudio.com/)
- [Hasty Pudding Theatricals](http://www.hastypudding.org/)
- [Joey and Maria’s Comedy Italian Wedding](http://www.comedywedding.com/)
- [Mass Hysteria](http://masshysteriathemusical.com/)
- [Scullers Jazz Club at the DoubleTree Hotels & Guest Suites](http://www.scullersjazz.com/)
- [Shear Madness](http://www.shearmadness.com/)
- [The Wang Center for the Performing Arts](http://www.wangcenter.org/)

### **And for those loyal Boston Sports Fans**

- [Boston Bruins](http://bruins.nhl.com/)
- [Boston Celtics](http://www.nba.com/celtics/tickets/splash-playoffs2010.html)
- [Boston Patriots](http://www.patriots.com/)
- [Boston Red Sox](http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bos)

### **Other Local Attractions**

- [North End](http://www.northendboston.com/)
- [Faneuil Hall Marketplace](http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/)