3. Toscanini's
9.3
899 Main St (at Sidney St.), Cambridge, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · 279 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: Toto Pops: Orange-coconut—crisp and juicy on the top, rich and creamy on the bottom—velvety green tea, strawberry-rosewater, or ultra-dense, ultra-dark chocolate. Read more.
Gloria Chin: constantly changing flavors. summer 2012: Bourbon Black Pepper, Grape Nut Raisin, Burnt Caramel, Orange Chocolate, Green Tea
Tiffany Lopinsky: Green tea and B3 are my favorites!
6. Helmand Restaurant
8.4
143 1st St (at Bent St), Cambridge, MA
Afghan Restaurant · East Cambridge · 71 tips and reviews
Chris Carrillo: For dessert, get the "pudeen" caramel and the green tea with cardamom, and keep alternating between bites of caramel and sips of cardamom tea. So good you will have to kill yourself after.
Adrián García: Great place, very different type of food and the lamb and bread were just great.
Christian: Great place. Get anything with pumpkin in it.
7. Life Alive
8.9
765 Massachusetts Ave (at Inman St.), Cambridge, MA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Mid-Cambridge · 197 tips and reviews
Tea Addicted Geek: Try the Lust Alive smoothie. I had it with ginger and green tea boosters. So much love in a glass, best smoothie ever!
Karla Sofía: The Coconut Alive smoothie is a must! Try it with a green tea shot. Yum!
Carrie Bevis: Very crunchy granola type restaurant with the best salad, wrap and smoothie selection.
Kimeeë Heatley: The grilled portobello melt, iced green tea and homemade oreo is my dream lunch I have every time there. Well sometimes I get the vegan chocolate cake muffin instead for kicks.
Chloe Gotsis: Everything is amazing here especially the cookies and the chicken and brie sandwich
David Haber: Wireless is turned off from 11-2pm during peak hours. Otherwise the password is their telephone number.
10. Oggi Gourmet
7.5
30 Dunster St (at Holyoke Ctr.), Cambridge, MA
Pizzeria · Harvard Square · 28 tips and reviews
Philippa Counter: For breakfast try the cinnamon, blueberry coffee cake muffin with fresh green iced tea, lunch a guava smoothie or flat bread pizza with basil! All delicious and easy on the wallet!
Harvard University: For great pizza, Oggi (which means “today”) is the place to go. Their homemade pizza crust is sprinkled with sesame seeds and topped with their signature red sauce and unusual ingredient combos. Read more.
Tracy Spetka: On Mondays a whole tomato-basil pizza is only $5.00, get after it.
12. Dado Tea
7.7
955 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Tea Room · Mid-Cambridge · 18 tips and reviews
Gary: the red pepper hummus sandwich is simple but fresh and delicious.
julia lestage: Rocks, silently. No fuss, just quality.
Jeanette Mukai: Bibimbop wrap, Potter wrap, shrimp inari, all of their teas = A+
13. Simon's Coffee Shop
8.2
1736 Massachusetts Ave (at Linnaean Street), Cambridge, MA
Coffee Shop · Neighborhood Nine · 68 tips and reviews
NYC Traveller: Although it is not on the menu, their cappuccino with cream aka Caffè breve is great! Ask for it.
Tristan: They really love making (and talking about) coffee. It comes through in their espresso, which is hands-down the best in the entire Boston area.
Christopher Young: One of the best Mocha's around.
14. House of Chang
7.4
282 Concord Ave (btw Walden St & Appleton St), Cambridge, MA
Chinese Restaurant · West Cambridge · 11 tips and reviews
Cameron Ryan: Try the REAL Chinese Sweet &Sour Chicken(garlic&potatoes), pan fried Peking Ravioli, Pork Fried Rice &Beef Teriyaki. Really friendly service w/out being pushy.
Jeremy Krantz: Solid scallion pancakes
David B: General gao's/tso's/tao's or whatnot. Dumplings and scallion pancakes are solid.
15. The Mad Monkfish
8.4
524 Massachusetts Ave (btwn Brookline & Pearl St), Cambridge, MA
Sushi Restaurant · 76 tips and reviews
Yasemin: Very vegan friendly Asian fusion restaurant, great cocktails, nice vibe, and live Jazz. Service is rather slow but food is very fresh and delicious. Definitely try the sweet potato roll.
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.