The Top 42 Places to Eat and Drink in Cambridge

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  1. Rank 1. Bitty & Beau’s Coffee

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    350 Water St, Charlestown, MA · Cambridge
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  2. Rank 2. Verveine

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    298 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  3. Rank 3. Talulla

    Italian

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    377 Walden St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  4. Rank 4. Jahunger

    Uyghur Noodles

    Uyghur cooking from Xinjiang arrives in Cambridge with hand-pulled noodles that are chewy and substantial, their strands slick with chili oil and Sichuan pepper. Family-run and unadorned, the place offers dumplings and homemade yogurt alongside lamb dishes that carry both Chinese and Arabic spice.

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    272 Brookline St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  5. Rank 4. Wusong Tiki Bar

    New England/Chinese

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    112 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  6. Rank 4. Urban Hearth

    New American

    A spare dining room with a four-seat bar frames Chef Erin Miller's seasonal cooking, which draws from New England farms and foraged finds—heirloom tomatoes with whipped goat cheese and black sesame crisps, fazzoletti pasta ribboned with saffron and ricotta. The kitchen's restraint and precision suggest a chef more interested in the integrity of her ingredients than in spectacle.

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    2263 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  7. Rank 4. Sumiao Hunan Kitchen

    Hunan Chinese

    Sumiao Chen abandoned science to open this bright Kendall Square kitchen devoted to Hunan's fiery, funky cooking, where even obligatory dishes like General Tso's chicken receive house-made sauce. The stir-fried rice noodles—egg, chives, pickled green beans—and Grandma's five-spice pork with firm tofu announce a chef thinking beyond the expected.

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    270 Third St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  8. Rank 8. Giulia

    Italian

    The room hums with the controlled chaos of a place that knows what it does well: pasta, nine varieties of it, rotating daily. Fusilli arrives bright with tomato and zucchini; pappardelle ribbons carry braised wild boar with the weight of patient cooking. An all-Italian wine list anchors the experience. Counter seats along the bar stay open for walk-ins brave enough to take their chances.

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    1682 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  9. Rank 8. Moona

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    243 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  10. Rank 8. Amba

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    57-59 First St Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  11. Rank 8. Pammy's

    Mediterranean

    Chris and Pam Willis's kitchen in a salvaged-wood dining room turns out Mediterranean cooking with real precision—bacalao enriched with mascarpone and studded with boquerones and sour cherries, squid ink gnocchi as light as air. A prix-fixe format built for flexibility and a neighborhood warmth that never feels forced.

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    928 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  12. Rank 8. Moëca

    Seafood

    The room hums with the ease of people who know they're in good hands—soft light, attentive servers, the kind of composure that signals a place confident in what it does. Seafood leads here, from tamarind-lacquered monkfish to lobster spaghetti, sourced with care and seasoned for the world.

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    1 Shepard St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  13. Rank 13. Si Cara

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    425 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  14. Rank 13. Pagu

    Asian

    Tracy Chang's Spanish-Asian hybrid cooking pairs bold flavors with quality ingredients—patatas bravas with mojo verde alongside crab laksa with ramen. A Cambridge stalwart since 2017 that moves beyond dining with cooking classes and community dinners.

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    310 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  15. Rank 15. Tilde

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    2376 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  16. Rank 15. Bagelsaurus

    Bakery

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    1796 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  17. Rank 15. Gustazo

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    2067 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  18. Rank 18. The Plough and Stars

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    912 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  19. Rank 18. Saigon Babylon

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    907 Main St, FL 5, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  20. Rank 18. Oleana

    Turkish Middle Eastern

    Wood-paneled rooms and hanging blue-glass amulets set a protective, chalet-like warmth at this Cambridge stalwart devoted to Turkish and Eastern Mediterranean cooking. The small-plates menu—vegetables, fish, meat—yields ricotta dumplings and quail kebab with pistachio that justify the perpetual crowds.

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    134 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  21. Rank 21. La Royal

    Peruvian

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    221 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  22. Rank 21. Cicada Coffee Bar

    Vietnamese Coffee

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    106 Prospect St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  23. Rank 23. New City Microcreamery

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    403 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  24. Rank 23. Tasty Burger

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    23 Prospect St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  25. Rank 23. Tasty Burger

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    40 John F Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  26. Rank 23. Hot Chix Boston

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    1220 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  27. Rank 23. Imagine

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    358 Huron Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  28. Rank 23. Legal Sea Foods

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    355 Main St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  29. Rank 23. L.A. Burdick Chocolates

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    52 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  30. Rank 30. Yume Ga Arukara

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    1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  31. Rank 30. Circus Cooperative Cafe

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    31 Putnam Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  32. Rank 30. Row 34

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    314 Main St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  33. Rank 30. Brick & Mortar

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    567 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  34. Rank 30. Curio Coffee

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    441 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  35. Rank 30. Broadsheet Coffee Roasters

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    100 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  36. Rank 30. Umami

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    2372 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  37. Rank 30. Puritan & Company

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    1166 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  38. Rank 38. Sofra Bakery & Cafe

    Turkish Bakery

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    1 Belmont St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  39. Rank 38. Iggy's Bread

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    130 Fawcett St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  40. Rank 38. La Saison Bakery

    Iranian Bakery

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    221 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  41. Rank 41. dear annie

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    1741 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  42. Rank 42. Tawakal Halal Café

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    84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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