Guidebook for Somerville

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Guidebook for Somerville

Food Scene

Awesome outdoor dining, lively bar, cozy dining room. And oh my god, 2 for $1 oysters every day til 6pm. Great twin lobster prix fixe for $33 if you are in town for seafood, eat it here.
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The Red House Restaurant
98 Winthrop St
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Awesome outdoor dining, lively bar, cozy dining room. And oh my god, 2 for $1 oysters every day til 6pm. Great twin lobster prix fixe for $33 if you are in town for seafood, eat it here.
Great peanut sauce. Nice hot fritijes.
24 locals raden deze aan
Amsterdam Falafelshop
24 locals raden deze aan
Great peanut sauce. Nice hot fritijes.
You can go to a Starbuck's anywhere, locals love this place. Great for coffee and the morning scoop, close by in Davis Square
90 locals raden deze aan
Diesel Cafe
257 Elm St
90 locals raden deze aan
You can go to a Starbuck's anywhere, locals love this place. Great for coffee and the morning scoop, close by in Davis Square
Good place to grab & go sushi, there are a lot of other Asian food stalls here as well, all of which look great and smell fantastic as you are walking by!
I Love Sushi
1815 Massachusetts Ave
Good place to grab & go sushi, there are a lot of other Asian food stalls here as well, all of which look great and smell fantastic as you are walking by!
They deliver! The Mediterranean with sausage is our favorite.. look in the desk drawer for their takeout menu....
16 locals raden deze aan
Pini's Pizzeria
336 Broadway
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They deliver! The Mediterranean with sausage is our favorite.. look in the desk drawer for their takeout menu....
just 2 blocks away for a really nice Italian menu, great pizza also. Reservations recommended, but we have had good luck "dropping in" here too.
64 locals raden deze aan
Posto
187 Elm St
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just 2 blocks away for a really nice Italian menu, great pizza also. Reservations recommended, but we have had good luck "dropping in" here too.
Not super fancy, but very good quality sushi. Great for a quick bite before a movie at the Somerville Theatre just across the street.
6 locals raden deze aan
Taipei Tokyo Cafe
7 Holland Street
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Not super fancy, but very good quality sushi. Great for a quick bite before a movie at the Somerville Theatre just across the street.
Upscale wraps & sandwiches; usually pretty darn good.
11 locals raden deze aan
Blue Shirt Cafe
424 Highland Avenue
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Upscale wraps & sandwiches; usually pretty darn good.
What we really miss is Snappy Sushi, home of sushi made w/ brown rice, alas now located on Newbury Street in Boston, but Snappy Ramen does a nice job with noodles; close by for a quick bite. No booze
8 locals raden deze aan
Snappy Kitchen
234 Elm St
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What we really miss is Snappy Sushi, home of sushi made w/ brown rice, alas now located on Newbury Street in Boston, but Snappy Ramen does a nice job with noodles; close by for a quick bite. No booze
Nice variety & interesting menu. Super close by on the next block over...
10 locals raden deze aan
Elephant Walk
2067 Massachusetts Avenue
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Nice variety & interesting menu. Super close by on the next block over...

Drinks & Nightlife

Great beer garden!!! Fun, divey atmosphere, a Harvard Square institution.
22 locals raden deze aan
Charlie's Kitchen
10 Eliot St
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Great beer garden!!! Fun, divey atmosphere, a Harvard Square institution.
an excellent spot for a unique mexican menu, great cocktails, and a very lively scene. Sometimes it is standing room only!
71 locals raden deze aan
The Spirit Bar
219 Elm St
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an excellent spot for a unique mexican menu, great cocktails, and a very lively scene. Sometimes it is standing room only!
Local dive where you can eat or drink anything pretty much any time of day or night.
13 locals raden deze aan
Mike's Food & Spirits
9 Davis Square
13 locals raden deze aan
Local dive where you can eat or drink anything pretty much any time of day or night.
close by in porter square, good variety of bands...
42 locals raden deze aan
Toad
1912 Massachusetts Ave
42 locals raden deze aan
close by in porter square, good variety of bands...

Everything Else

the most breathtaking personal collection of art, too many masterpieces to count, and the building is intriguing! If you only have time for one museum, THIS should be it!
500 locals raden deze aan
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
500 locals raden deze aan
the most breathtaking personal collection of art, too many masterpieces to count, and the building is intriguing! If you only have time for one museum, THIS should be it!
Great place & tickets are reasonable. Also, they have beer!
147 locals raden deze aan
Somerville Theatre
55 Davis Square
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Great place & tickets are reasonable. Also, they have beer!

Essentials

This is a pretty full service but high-end grocery store: gourmet items, produce, etc. they also have sandwiches and good prepared foods. Great place to grab the paper, coffee & bagels.
43 locals raden deze aan
Pemberton Farms Marketplace
2225 Massachusetts Ave
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This is a pretty full service but high-end grocery store: gourmet items, produce, etc. they also have sandwiches and good prepared foods. Great place to grab the paper, coffee & bagels.
Farther away than Shaw's in Porter Square, but the price difference is staggering. If you have a car and you're here for a while, Maaahket Basket is a real Somerville experience.
237 locals raden deze aan
Market Basket
400 Somerville Ave
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Farther away than Shaw's in Porter Square, but the price difference is staggering. If you have a car and you're here for a while, Maaahket Basket is a real Somerville experience.

Parks & Nature

This is a lovely pedestrians-only bike path that you can pick up in Davis Sq. and will take you all the way to Lexington MA. We have 2 bikes available, just ask if you would like to borrow them.
11 locals raden deze aan
Minuteman Commuter Bikeway
Minuteman Commuter Bikeway
11 locals raden deze aan
This is a lovely pedestrians-only bike path that you can pick up in Davis Sq. and will take you all the way to Lexington MA. We have 2 bikes available, just ask if you would like to borrow them.

Arts & Culture

Very impressive space & some cool exhibits...
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Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
25 Harbor Shore Dr
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Very impressive space & some cool exhibits...
The Fogg: a nice collection, very close by in Harvard Square
205 locals raden deze aan
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St
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The Fogg: a nice collection, very close by in Harvard Square

Getting Around

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Davis station
Elm Street
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Porter station
1899 Massachusetts Ave
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