4. Charlie's Kitchen
7.8
10 Eliot St (at Winthrop St.), Cambridge, MA
American Restaurant · Harvard Square · 168 tips and reviews
Alyson: Killer cheeseburgers, AND you get vinegar, not just ketchup, for your fries, which are always hot.
Nick Goggans: Great milkshakes, probably best jukebox in Boston upstairs. Trivia Sundays, can't go wrong.
Esquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Sit down, get a shot and a beer, order the famous Charlie's double cheeseburger, and shoot the shit with your buddies. Read more.
5. Atwood’s Tavern
8.6
877 Cambridge St (Willow), Cambridge, MA
Comfort Food Restaurant · East Cambridge · 65 tips and reviews
Stacey Furtado: Best nachos in Greater Boston. Awesome veggie burger. Great tap list. Adorable patio. Live music every night. What more could you want?
Lynne Viera: One of the nicest outdoor patios in the city, built by the owner Patrick's brother
Kelley W.: Wild.Boar.Sausage. w/carrot salad. Yeah, this.
7. Oggi Gourmet
7.5
30 Dunster St (at Holyoke Ctr.), Cambridge, MA
Pizzeria · Harvard Square · 28 tips and reviews
CJ Schu: For the adventurous, the daily burger special is always unique & delicious! It is also a very good price for Harvard Square.
Tracy Spetka: On Mondays a whole tomato-basil pizza is only $5.00, get after it.
Chris Traganos: Oggi is the best lunch in the square. The burger & turkey club are amazing. Fierce competition for the 'Mayor' crown here!
9. EVOO
7.3
350 3rd St (Broad Canal), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Kendall Square · 25 tips and reviews
The Feast: Quirky locavore new American cuisine with a menu that changes daily—and best sampled in the oft-changing $38 prix-fixe. Read more.
ZAGAT: Try the $38 three-course prix fixe dinner menu.
Boston Magazine: The location may have changed, but chef Peter McCarthy’s cuisine keeps diners on their toes with his plates featuring a variety of jumbled influences from Korean to Indian and everything in between. Read more.