The Best Places to Drink and Do in Cambridge
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The best places to drink and do in Cambridge, according to the experts: Wildsam, Esquire, and Boston Magazine have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. The Plough and Stars comes out on top.
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La Royal and Brick & Mortar hold the next two places. Eater shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Boston Magazine next.
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Rank 2. La Royal
Peruvian
Pisco is doing serious work here, with Esquire naming the pisco martini among the best in the country. La Royal is a handsome Peruvian restaurant and bar in Cambridge where the menu wanders across the full breadth of Peruvian cooking, including Chifa, the country's Cantonese-inflected tradition. Ceviches are sharp and citrus-forward, and the room has a genuine going-out energy. A James Beard semifinalist for Best New Restaurant.
The awards
- Esquire Esquire: Pisco Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- Esquire Esquire: #31 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Boston Magazine Boston Magazine: #24 · Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
- Esquire Pisco Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- Esquire #31 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Boston Magazine #24 · Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
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Rank 3. The Druid
Irish Pub
The Druid is an Irish pub in Inman Square, the kind where the bartender's accent comes standard and the Guinness gets poured with the patience of someone who has seen impatient people. Live music turns up often, and it sometimes becomes an impromptu session of fiddles and bodhrán drums in which several generations of strangers simply know the same songs. Expect pub prices, wool sweaters, and a table you will not want to leave.
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Boston
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Rank 3. Wusong Tiki Bar
Chinese
The awards
- USA Today Restaurants of the Year
- Eater The Best Bars Around Boston
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Boston