Brandon Hockle: These guys are so awesome. This is THE place for tea and spice. They are supplying many of your favorite Boston eateries why not have them supply your home as well? If they don't have it they can orde
Jeremy Krantz: Extensive, affordable and most importantly fresh selection of spices. Hundreds of them! And knowledgeable staff too! Great shop!
Brandon Hockle: These guys have some amazing spice mixes, check out their take on zataar. It's pretty tasty stuff.
3. Rangzen Tibet
8.1
24 Pearl St (at Green St.), Cambridge, MA
Tibetan Restaurant · 39 tips and reviews
BU Today: This place is a vegetarian's dream. Half the menu is meatless, and all the menu is delicious. A tranquil environment and a friendly staff combine to make Rangzen Tibet a top-notch eatery. Read more.
Pele dos Santos: Great lunch buffet with lots of healthy options
M3t47 G34r: This is the best deal when it comes to lunch in Cambridge. All the food is fresh! Lunch buffet is $14.77 but definitely worth it. Make sure to get mushroom chicken, noodles, and some milk tea!
5. Tupelo
1193 Cambridge St (at Tremont St.), Cambridge, MA
Southern Food Restaurant · Inman Square · 67 tips and reviews
Bravo: Relaxed, Southern influenced eatery simple and homey. -Tania Peterson, Top Chef Just Desserts
DigBoston: Tupelo is an excellent effort—great Mississippi-delta cooking, attentive staff, a beer list that goes from cider to Porter, and desserts to die for, all at reasonable prices. http://is.gd/Y9aafo
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.
7. Temple Bar
7.9
1688 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
American Restaurant · Neighborhood Nine · 50 tips and reviews
Gilt City: Nothing like its wild Dublin namesake, this Cambridge eatery succeeds in casual sophistication, baller cocktails, and inspired modern cuisine.
Shannon Sweetser: the brunch is tasty and it's never packed. I recommed the scallion biscuits and pulled pork eggs Benny
Isabel: Great brunch food. The chicken and waffles is very worth eating a whole chicken!
8. Craigie on Main
853 Main St (Bishop Allen), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · 144 tips and reviews
Vanity Fair: Mindy Kailing enjoyed dayboat-sea scallops in creamy corn grits at this Cambridge eatery.
Mike Chau: Try the Local Grass-Fed Beef Burger - With Shelburne Farm cheddar, house-smoked bacon, Mace ketchup, house-made bun and crispy potato fries
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.
9. Abigail's
291 3rd St, Cambridge, MA
American Restaurant · Kendall Square · 49 tips and reviews
Boston Magazine: The sophisticated yet funky new eatery features a raw bar that is only the beginning of what the casual, eclectic menu has to offer. Read more.
Boston.com: You’ll find raw bar and barbecue in the eclectic mix, which also includes the likes of Gouda fries, persimmon-beet salad, green curry duck, and baked shells and cheese. Read more.
Eric Andersen: Free WiFi! Password = "291thirdstreet" (all lowercase)
BU Today: Ben Affleck says it's the best falafel ever, so it must be true! It's also open late (til 3 a.m. Thurs-Sun) unlike so many Boston eateries. Read more.
Jon Schwarz: Lamb Shawarma Roll Up, falafel, hummus, extra hot sauce....you're welcome
BostonTweet: Moody's Falafel Palace is open until 3am every Thursday through Saturday - perfect for when you've had way to many Guinness at The Field.
The Feast: Harvard students, both grad and undergrad, flock to this below-ground eatery, where the drinks are cheap and the food is actually really great. Broke students should get there before 7 for half-priced Read more.
Jake Smith: With a Sandwich Menu that offers a diverse selection of wraps and sandwiches, it is tough to go wrong. Try the Grendel or take advantage of the toppings combos they offer for Chicken Sandwiches.
Boston Phoenix: If Beowulf showed up, [the bartender] would be like, 'Dude, take that metal armor off. It's not OK to wear that in the bar' ... Then he'd say, 'OK, what do you want?' " Read more.
12. Area Four
8.9
500 Technology Sq, Cambridge, MA
Pizzeria · Kendall Square · 209 tips and reviews
BU Today: Boasting the title "Kendall Square's best restaurant" this eatery is focused on simple, locally harvested ingredients. The pizzas range from traditional to adventurous (the secret's in the dough!) Read more.
Arjun Naskar: Fresh mozzarella and duck & pork crostini. Good stuff.
Boston.com: Two restaurants in one, both tailor-made for Tech Square: an all-day bakery-cafe attached to a sparse, industrial dining room with two wood-fired ovens. Read more.
13. Hong Kong
6.6
1236 Massachusetts Ave (btwn Bow & Plympton), Cambridge, MA
Chinese Restaurant · Mid-Cambridge · 62 tips and reviews
Boston.com: It's nearly impossible to stop into this Harvard Square eatery without ordering one of their scrumptious, not to mention gigantic, scorpion bowls. Read more.
Erica George: The Kong has 3 levels: restaurant, bar, and Comedy Studio. Try them all! You can rent out the bar for private parties, too.
Gervis Cash: The Scorpion Bowls and dangerous ... the good dangerous you need in your life to keep you happy.