Guidebook for Somerville

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Guidebook for Somerville

Food Scene

THREE LITTLE FIGS: Great pastries and sandwiches 5 min walk. Lighter fare. Reeeally good coffee/Cappuccino: I mean seriously they are not messing around. A 5-min walk. Wifi.
278 Highland Ave
278 Highland Avenue
THREE LITTLE FIGS: Great pastries and sandwiches 5 min walk. Lighter fare. Reeeally good coffee/Cappuccino: I mean seriously they are not messing around. A 5-min walk. Wifi.
SACCO'S BOWL: a Davis Square classic. You just can't beat old- timey candlepin bowling (a New England classic!) with modern day flatbread pizza and really good beer. It's a no-brainer. (You can get salad too)
45 Day St
45 Day Street
SACCO'S BOWL: a Davis Square classic. You just can't beat old- timey candlepin bowling (a New England classic!) with modern day flatbread pizza and really good beer. It's a no-brainer. (You can get salad too)
Lunch/Coffee. Their breakfast burrito is my kinda yummy. Plus who can argue with cappuccino, a pool table, and a b/w photo booth. You have to hawk to score a table there though.
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Diesel Cafe
257 Elm St
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Lunch/Coffee. Their breakfast burrito is my kinda yummy. Plus who can argue with cappuccino, a pool table, and a b/w photo booth. You have to hawk to score a table there though.
Restau/Bar. I am not much of a meat eater, but people swear by this place for ribs and all that jazz. It's kind of a tradition with a fiercely loyal following.
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Redbones Barbecue
55 Chester St
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Restau/Bar. I am not much of a meat eater, but people swear by this place for ribs and all that jazz. It's kind of a tradition with a fiercely loyal following.
Grown up place. Very good food. Occasionally sublime. Reservations needed. Amazing patio in summer.
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Oleana
134 Hampshire St
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Grown up place. Very good food. Occasionally sublime. Reservations needed. Amazing patio in summer.
Casual and family run. I love their food. Usually they ask if you made a reservation, but even though it's tiny I've never made one.
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Istanbul'lu
237 Holland St
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Casual and family run. I love their food. Usually they ask if you made a reservation, but even though it's tiny I've never made one.
Tired from a long flight? Lemon Thai will not let you down. Phone in your order and walk 30 seconds down the hill to pick it up (faster than their delivery) and really hits the spot.
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Lemon Thai Cuisine
215 Highland Ave
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Tired from a long flight? Lemon Thai will not let you down. Phone in your order and walk 30 seconds down the hill to pick it up (faster than their delivery) and really hits the spot.
I've heard good things about this Union Square take-out joint. They have a restaurant around the corner too if you want to sit.
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Machu Chicken
25 Union Square
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I've heard good things about this Union Square take-out joint. They have a restaurant around the corner too if you want to sit.
A local brunch tradition. Colorful. Crowded. Breakfast all day with a Portuguese twist.
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Flora Restaurant
190 Massachusetts Ave
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A local brunch tradition. Colorful. Crowded. Breakfast all day with a Portuguese twist.
If you've just got to have pancakes and a jukebox with your regular coffee, do it old school at Kelly's. Basic, pastel and chrome, it's a diner. You know the drill.
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Kelly's Diner
674 Broadway
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If you've just got to have pancakes and a jukebox with your regular coffee, do it old school at Kelly's. Basic, pastel and chrome, it's a diner. You know the drill.
New! Cute+Good+An 8-min walk=:) In a strip mall=:(
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Forge Baking Company
626 Somerville Ave
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New! Cute+Good+An 8-min walk=:) In a strip mall=:(
Little known cafe at the Armory a short walk away. I think it's student run. They have wi-fi. If you're here in winter there's also a great farmer's market in the Armory building every Saturday until about 2pm.
Cafe at the Somerville Armory
191 Highland Ave
Little known cafe at the Armory a short walk away. I think it's student run. They have wi-fi. If you're here in winter there's also a great farmer's market in the Armory building every Saturday until about 2pm.
Please note I have NEVER tried this place, but for those of you who require it, I wanted you to know it's here and it's VEGAN.
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True Bistro
1153 Broadway
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Please note I have NEVER tried this place, but for those of you who require it, I wanted you to know it's here and it's VEGAN.
There's one in Davis Square now!! It's ultra-clean fuel made to taste as good as food that's bad for you: veggies and sauces, nuts and cheese, and whole grains and legumes - all organic - basically what I cook at home but with a fantastic juice bar too! So so good.
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Life Alive Organic Cafe
765 Massachusetts Ave
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There's one in Davis Square now!! It's ultra-clean fuel made to taste as good as food that's bad for you: veggies and sauces, nuts and cheese, and whole grains and legumes - all organic - basically what I cook at home but with a fantastic juice bar too! So so good.
Simply amazing
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Juliet
263 Union Square
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Simply amazing
Don't want to go out but don't want to cook? Invited and tasked with dessert? Pick up delicious quiches and pies at the foot of the hill!
Petsi Pies
Don't want to go out but don't want to cook? Invited and tasked with dessert? Pick up delicious quiches and pies at the foot of the hill!

Drinks & Nightlife

Delicious! Innovative small plate delectables and cocktails. Dinner reservations recommended. Same owners as Cambridge's famed Oleana and Sofra.
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Sarma
249 Pearl St
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Delicious! Innovative small plate delectables and cocktails. Dinner reservations recommended. Same owners as Cambridge's famed Oleana and Sofra.
Friends have recommended, for wine and their tasty but limited menu. (Small kitchen).
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Spoke Wine Bar
89 Holland St
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Friends have recommended, for wine and their tasty but limited menu. (Small kitchen).
Overcharming and gaudy, but still a classic and perhaps for this very reason.
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Dali
415 Washington St
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Overcharming and gaudy, but still a classic and perhaps for this very reason.
This is a very local place - a basic sports bar. Nothing fancy. Pub food. But I hear they have really tasty burgers and mac'n'cheese.
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Olde Magoun's Saloon
518 Medford St
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This is a very local place - a basic sports bar. Nothing fancy. Pub food. But I hear they have really tasty burgers and mac'n'cheese.
Hipstaville. Swanky speakeasy flavor. Davis Square underground.
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Saloon
255 Elm St
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Hipstaville. Swanky speakeasy flavor. Davis Square underground.
secrect hipstaville if ya can find it
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Backbar
7 Sanborn Ct
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secrect hipstaville if ya can find it
It looks like it's aiming for slick trendy in the otherwise old school and kinda podunk Magoun Square - I hear it's a Greek place and has tasty fare - I haven't tried it. A 12 min walk, straight shot.
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Daddy Jones Bar
525 Medford St
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It looks like it's aiming for slick trendy in the otherwise old school and kinda podunk Magoun Square - I hear it's a Greek place and has tasty fare - I haven't tried it. A 12 min walk, straight shot.

Arts & Culture

Classic old school cinema, Davis Square. Shows the good stuff. And you can walk there (15-min walk).
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Somerville Theatre
55 Davis Square
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Classic old school cinema, Davis Square. Shows the good stuff. And you can walk there (15-min walk).
Stitchery/knittery/shop, you name it. Cool folks, fun classes. For Makers.
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Gather Here
1343 Cambridge St
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Stitchery/knittery/shop, you name it. Cool folks, fun classes. For Makers.
Wood, Metal, every kind of Making. Take a class!
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Artisan's Asylum
96 Holton Street
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Wood, Metal, every kind of Making. Take a class!
Calling all Climbers Classes Day Passes
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Brooklyn Boulders Somerville
12A Tyler St
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Calling all Climbers Classes Day Passes
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Instituto de Arte Contemporânea, Boston
25 Harbor Shore Dr
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Museus de Arte de Harvard
32 Quincy St
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Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology At Peking University
5 Yi He Yuan Lu
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Museu de Belas Artes de Boston
465 Huntington Ave
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Museu das Crianças de Boston
308 Congress St
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Museum of Science
1 Museum Of Science Driveway
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Museu do MIT
314 Massachusetts Ave
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Sala de Concertos Symphony
301 Massachusetts Ave
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Shopping

Need your Ayurvedic tea? Your favorite tincture? Or some organic vegan vitamins with stevia chocolate on the side? This is your place. Natural remedies. Excellent reputation. Knowledgable managers.
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Cambridge Naturals
23 White St
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Need your Ayurvedic tea? Your favorite tincture? Or some organic vegan vitamins with stevia chocolate on the side? This is your place. Natural remedies. Excellent reputation. Knowledgable managers.
Specialty delectables. High end snackables. Good wine, the like.
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Wine & Cheese Cask
407 Washington St
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Specialty delectables. High end snackables. Good wine, the like.
So this is very cool, if you came to cook, and cook meat at that. It's a walk!
M.F. Dulock
201A Highland Ave
So this is very cool, if you came to cook, and cook meat at that. It's a walk!

Essentials

Not the biggest but the nearest and one of the newest. There five more in Cambridge;)
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Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
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Not the biggest but the nearest and one of the newest. There five more in Cambridge;)
Chi chi frou frou grocer.
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Savenor's Market
160 Charles St
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Chi chi frou frou grocer.
An adventure in grocery shopping, this market is known for their deals and so can be crowded. Very decent produce for a non-fancy-pants people's market.
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Market Basket
400 Somerville Ave
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An adventure in grocery shopping, this market is known for their deals and so can be crowded. Very decent produce for a non-fancy-pants people's market.
Should you need it there's a clinic a block away with long hours.
Somerville Hospital
Should you need it there's a clinic a block away with long hours.
Conventional grocery store. In the Porter Sq shopping plaza with all the basics: Pharmacy, Liquor, Hardware, Crafts, Health, Bookstore, etc.
Star Market
Conventional grocery store. In the Porter Sq shopping plaza with all the basics: Pharmacy, Liquor, Hardware, Crafts, Health, Bookstore, etc.
10 minutes walking. Your basic grocery store. It's your nearest full grocery walking 10 min or less, straight shot.
Star Market
10 minutes walking. Your basic grocery store. It's your nearest full grocery walking 10 min or less, straight shot.

Everything Else

Yoga classes a six-minute walk away, next door to the 3 lil figs cafe.
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O2 Yoga - Somerville
288 Highland Ave
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Yoga classes a six-minute walk away, next door to the 3 lil figs cafe.

Sightseeing

The very beauty a New England Beach should be. What I grew up with. You can take the commuter rail there, and walk an easy 15 min through coastal mansion land to get there, but fair warning...I hear they now charge a walk-on fee.
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Praia Cantante
Beach St
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The very beauty a New England Beach should be. What I grew up with. You can take the commuter rail there, and walk an easy 15 min through coastal mansion land to get there, but fair warning...I hear they now charge a walk-on fee.