2. Cafe Mami
8.2
1815 Massachusetts Ave (at Roseland St), Cambridge, MA
Japanese Restaurant · Porter Square · 41 tips and reviews
Jeremy Krantz: Excellent katsu and hamburg sets here! The grated, pickled daikon on there is a nice touch. Food is delish!
Lane Rettig: The curry here is to die for. Nothing beats katsu curry w pork cutlet. It's rich and tender and amazing. They have a veggie and tofu curry too.
Louis Ivan: After eating their Yaki Don, you can die happy...
5. 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.
7. The Mad Monkfish
8.4
524 Massachusetts Ave (btwn Brookline & Pearl St), Cambridge, MA
Sushi Restaurant · 76 tips and reviews
Cat Meirelles Buchatskiy: Cranberry crab rangoon + spicy tuna roll were delicious; great atmosphere, cute place! Recommended.
Austra Zubkovs: The cranberry crab rangoon is unreal.
CBS Local: Good: Papaya Salad. Better: Tori Katsu with Basil Leaf. Best: Personable waitstaff and whimsical atmosphere. - Rachel Leah Blumenthal, CBS Boston Read more.
8. Fuji at Kendall
7.8
300 3rd St, Cambridge, MA
Japanese Restaurant · Kendall Square · 45 tips and reviews
イムハタ 八里: This is the best sushi restaurant around area. Good environment, elegant and calm atmosphere, friendly staffs, and tasty sushi. Two thumbs up!
Drew Kull: So far, everything was amazing. Kimchee soup was very spicy and the Saba Nigiri was super fresh and delicious!!!
Ryan Nixon: Great high quality sashimi, but what really impressed was the green tea cheesecake and mango ice cream!
9. Commonwealth
11 Broad Canal Way (3rd Street), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Kendall Square · 37 tips and reviews
Dan Roberts: For lunch, sandwiches are pretty greasy but delicious. For dinner, the braised lamb with olives and chickpeas is actually amazing.
Dave Theran: Go to Marky Mark and the Funky Brunch to grab the chicken and biscuits!
Jennifer Evans: Try the burrata, mac n cheese, mushroom flatbread or the grilled avocados. Delish! Don't forget to pop inside the store and get something to take home too!
10. Bukowski Tavern
1281 Cambridge St (at Prospect St), Cambridge, MA
Bar · Inman Square · 87 tips and reviews
Kenneth Holtz: Mug club is an awesome way to try all their beers. Food is different and great too!
Boston.com: A bars that's just the right kind of dark, perfect for day-drinking, though not the first place you’d take your mother or girlfriend. Food items include a White Trash Cheese Dip & chicken and waffles. Read more.
David Day: Cash is good for local businesses and encourages you to live within your means. Stfu.
11. Dosa Factory
571 Massachusetts Ave (at Pearl St.), Cambridge, MA
Indian Restaurant · 32 tips and reviews
Julianne G: Bring a friend with daring tastes. Order a paper masala dosa and a samosa chaat. Save room for a rose falooda and Indian sweets. You up for it? :)
Juli: Run by the nicest man in Cambridge. Order a bunch of stuff and he may demand you try something else on the house.
Jonathan Ragan-Kelley: great low-end Indian hidden in the back of the Shalimar grocery, in the heart of Central.