1. Bondir
279A Broadway (at Elm St), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Inman Square · 35 tips and reviews
Kevin Bolduc: Wow. Finally an excellent restaurant in Cambridge that also has excellent dessert. If they have it, don't leave without the tangerine dream.
Boston.com: Bondir emphasizes local and seasonal ingredients; nothing new about that. And yet the dishes on the constantly changing menu don’t resemble anyone else’s. Read more.
Bon Appetit Magazine: Each homespun dish is available in either a half or full portion. And then there's the fireplace, appealing staff, and intimate setting that make it feel like you're eating in grandma's country house.
2. Tupelo
1193 Cambridge St (at Tremont St.), Cambridge, MA
Southern Food Restaurant · Inman Square · 67 tips and reviews
Enrico S: One of the best brunch in the area. Food is delicious. Fried chicken is superb.
Senator John Blutarski: The gumbo is so damned incredible. Available both at Sunday brunch and throughout the week, it has become a dining-out staple for everyone I know who tries it. Eat.
Thrillist: A side of bourbon syrup will take the flaky, fried goodness of Tupelo's Chicken and Waffles to the next level. Read more.
3. Puritan & Co.
8.9
1166 Cambridge St. (Prospect St), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Inman Square · 63 tips and reviews
Barbara Kallas: The buns are so delicious!! Nearly everything is made in house. Go there if you want expensive, delicious food with a fancy presentation.
Eater: The single most essential Boston restaurant of the moment, in that here chef-owner Will Gilson is more thoroughly tackling a fresh perspective on New England cuisine than anywhere else in the world.
Eater: Chef-owner Will Gilson is more thoroughly tackling a fresh perspective on New England cuisine than anywhere else in the world. [Eater 38]
4. The Sinclair
8.8
52 Church St (at Brattle St), Cambridge, MA
Rock Club · Harvard Square · 79 tips and reviews
Rosi: This place is unbelievably delish! Haddock was to die for... The banana desert is out of this world! Ooh and the poutin is a must-try too!
Boston.com: Drink a Kentucky Luau: bourbon with hints of cinnamon, pineapple, and best of all, a floral scent that will leave you craving for more. Try it on the new roof deck. Read more.
Thrillist: After taking down some heavenly deviled eggs with crispy bacon bits and a trio of pastrami'd pork belly sliders, you'll want to take matters into your own hands with the Sinclair Burger. Read more.
katrina panovich: the tomato & feta egg sandwich. add a side of ham. perfection!
Alexandra Hodgman: SUCH good omelets! Very healthy with interesting flavors!
Jake Smith: They grill their breakfast sandwiches on the flat grill, giving it a grilled-cheese-esque flavor and consistency. All this really means is that the sausage, egg, and cheese is magic.
7. Oleana
9.3
134 Hampshire St (btwn Elm & Norfolk), Cambridge, MA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Inman Square · 129 tips and reviews
Hannah Dalke: The lamb and grape leaf tart is incredible! Also I highly recommend the Moussaka
Boston Magazine: If it were up to us, we’d craft our entire meal here out of the first courses; they’re just that satisfying. Read more.
susan zellmann-rohrer: Sultan's delight. Sultan's delight. Sultan's delight. Sultan's delight. It is the alpha and the omega. As close to chocolate as meat gets.
9. Craigie on Main
853 Main St (Bishop Allen), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · 144 tips and reviews
Ryan Nixon: Great cocktails, especially whisky drinks
Eater: Each night, Craigie on Main serves less than twenty of their off-menu burgers, which are made from a custom blend of three different cuts of meat, beef bone marrow and suet.
Brian Kraemer: Order food. Eat. Enjoy everything.