Tatte Bakery & Café is one of The 11 Best Places for Fresh Basil in Cambridge.

1. Tatte Bakery & Café

9.0
101 Main St (Broad Canal Way), Cambridge, MA
Bakery · Kendall Square · 13 tips and reviews

Jason L.Jason Leibowitz: Great food, awesome coffee & free WiFi. My favorite cafe in Boston.

SarahSarah: Garden bowl and cortado!

Ashley M.Ashley Mead: Best chai latte I’ve had in quite some time. Prosciutto and fig sandwich was awesome. Really can’t go wrong here.

Amelia's Trattoria is one of The 11 Best Places for Fresh Basil in Cambridge.

2. Amelia's Trattoria

8.2
111 Harvard St (at Portland St), Cambridge, MA
Italian Restaurant · 20 tips and reviews

Chrissy B.Chrissy Boyles: always amazing food and wine - the mushroom pappardelle is absolutely velvety, but the again we’ve never had a bad meal here

Eric A.Eric Andersen: The Pappardelle pasta here is excellent

Laura W.Laura Wong: Very quaint and small restaurant, but very cozy. Reservations recommended, and they are not open on Sundays. Honestly nothing special or outstanding.

Gran Gusto is one of The 11 Best Places for Fresh Basil in Cambridge.

3. Gran Gusto

8.1
90 Sherman St, Cambridge, MA
Italian Restaurant · Neighborhood Nine · 19 tips and reviews

Caitlin W.Caitlin Winner: sit outside at gran gusto with a wood fired pizza - the best in town

Sara C.Sara Capaccio: The food here is excellent. This is a diamond in the rough. It's hard to be disappointed ranging from apps to dessert.

Eric B.Eric Becker: Eggplant parm panini is outstanding.

Pacific Street Cafe is one of The 11 Best Places for Fresh Basil in Cambridge.

4. Pacific Street Cafe

7.5
70 Pacific St (Sidney St), Cambridge, MA
Sandwich Spot · Cambridgeport, Cambridge, MA · 11 tips and reviews

Nathan P.Nathan P.: Make-your-own sandwich is the best deal here -- add all the veggies you can take because they're free. Cheese is extra though.

Brendan R.Brendan Raftery: Get your sandwich on French bread. It's freshly baked - warm and fluffy!

Brooke A.Brooke Ashleigh: the Turkey Club Panini is THE BALLS.

The Mad Monkfish is one of The 11 Best Places for Fresh Basil in Cambridge.

5. The Mad Monkfish

8.4
524 Massachusetts Ave (btwn Brookline & Pearl St), Cambridge, MA
Sushi Restaurant · 76 tips and reviews

Kristyn U.Kristyn Ulanday: My usual order: cranberry crab Rangoon, rising sun roll and cucumber-avocado roll. With pineapple juice. Best sushi in Cambridge.

Austra Z.Austra Zubkovs: The cranberry crab rangoon is unreal.

CBS LocalCBS Local: Good: Papaya Salad. Better: Tori Katsu with Basil Leaf. Best: Personable waitstaff and whimsical atmosphere. - Rachel Leah Blumenthal, CBS Boston Read more.

East Side Bar & Grill is one of The 11 Best Places for Fresh Basil in Cambridge.

6. East Side Bar & Grill

7.6
561 Cambridge St (Lambert), East Cambridge, MA
Italian Restaurant · 28 tips and reviews

Margaret !.Margaret !: Great atmosphere, get the country pasta and a stuffed quahog. Just do it.

Jay | LeeJay | Lee: Good steak tips, nice atmosphere.

Deanna T.Deanna Turley: Service was fantastic, atmosphere was so relaxed and fun, gnocchi was to die for - will make constant trips once I move here!

Basta Pasta is one of The 11 Best Places for Fresh Basil in Cambridge.

7. Basta Pasta

7.7
319 Western Ave, Cambridge, MA
Italian Restaurant · 27 tips and reviews

Brittany Y.Brittany Yoon: Yeah. Listen to everyone else. Get the homemade fusilli. (Pictured: squashed olive)

Janet K.Janet Komatsu: Two words: homemade pasta

Billy M.Billy Marks: Get the fusili! It's worth the extra two buks.

Cambridge Common is one of The 11 Best Places for Fresh Basil in Cambridge.

8. Cambridge Common

8.6
1667 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Pub · Aggasiz - Harvard University · 122 tips and reviews

Kevin H.Kevin H: Awesome beer selection (and great staff who knows all about it & can help novices like me) + great burgers. Oh, and fried pickles. Get fried pickles.

Rob S.Rob Sheppard: If you're not sure what to go for, go with the 'Staff Pick'. Four 5oz beer samplers. Tasty!

Joe A.Joe Allen-Black: You must get the the sweet potato fries. Best I've had in a while.

Oggi Gourmet is one of The 11 Best Places for Fresh Basil in Cambridge.

9. Oggi Gourmet

7.5
30 Dunster St (at Holyoke Ctr.), Cambridge, MA
Pizzeria · Harvard Square · 28 tips and reviews

CJ S.CJ Schu: For the adventurous, the daily burger special is always unique & delicious! It is also a very good price for Harvard Square.

Tracy S.Tracy Spetka: On Mondays a whole tomato-basil pizza is only $5.00, get after it.

Chris T.Chris Traganos: Oggi is the best lunch in the square. The burger & turkey club are amazing. Fierce competition for the 'Mayor' crown here!

Montrose Spa is one of The 11 Best Places for Fresh Basil in Cambridge.

10. Montrose Spa

7.3
1646 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Deli · Neighborhood Nine · 10 tips and reviews

Dan C.Dan Carroll, Jr.: Awesome sandwiches. Personal favorite is the Reuben.

Ryan N.Ryan Nixon: Excellent local grocery, plenty of affordable deli options

Sarah N.Sarah Nixon: They have all the little things you forgot to pick up for a good price!

The Cheesecake Factory is one of The 11 Best Places for Fresh Basil in Cambridge.

11. The Cheesecake Factory

8.0
100 Cambridgeside Pl, Cambridge, MA
American Restaurant · East Cambridge · 76 tips and reviews

Dee S.Dee Sepulveda: Amazing service. Huge portions. A really comfortable place to relax and enjoy your meal.

Başak K.Başak Kunduracı: Red Velvet is yummy👍

SomayaSomaya: variety of choices ,good price and generous restaurant ... I like it.💙💙