2. Formaggio Kitchen
9.1
244 Huron Ave (Appleton St), Cambridge, MA
Cheese Store · West Cambridge · 36 tips and reviews
Michael Sattler: Absolutely my favorite place in Cambridge. Try *any* of their in-house sandwiches (trust them-they butcher their own meat) and you won't be disappointed. Cheese samples, happy staff-what's not to love
Jessica Allan Schmidt: Visit their cheese cave. It's totally worth it. Read more.
Tara Spitzen: Best coffee in the neighborhood. Wonderful place to buy a treat for a friend-perhaps a bottle of rosé or beautifully packaged jams and chocolates. The cheese, of course, is exemplary. Try the comte!
5. Muqueca Restaurant
8.5
1008 Cambridge St (btwn Columbia & Windsor St), Cambridge, MA
Brazilian Restaurant · 44 tips and reviews
Jill Santiago: Most authentic and delicious Brazilian restaurant in the area! I don't love fish, but I love the muqueca. Delicious fried plantains, caipirinhas (cachaça, sugar and limes), fried yucca. Great service!
Alex Kasemir: Any of the muquecas are good. Tried a bunch and they are very tasty. These are basically stews
Aniket Deshpande: The tapioca coconut desert is pure bliss !
8. Dado Tea
7.7
955 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Tea Room · Mid-Cambridge · 18 tips and reviews
Jeanette Mukai: Bibimbop wrap, Potter wrap, shrimp inari, all of their teas = A+
julia lestage: Rocks, silently. No fuss, just quality.
Kenny Chung: Try the peach blossom!
9. Oleana
9.3
134 Hampshire St (btwn Elm & Norfolk), Cambridge, MA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Inman Square · 129 tips and reviews
skyle: Lovely spot in summer in the garden or in fall/winter in the lounge area which is cozy. The food is delightful but save room for the fabulous baked Alaska with perfectly burnished peaks of meringue.
Boston Magazine: If it were up to us, we’d craft our entire meal here out of the first courses; they’re just that satisfying. Read more.
susan zellmann-rohrer: Sultan's delight. Sultan's delight. Sultan's delight. Sultan's delight. It is the alpha and the omega. As close to chocolate as meat gets.
11. Viale
7.4
502 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Mediterranean Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews
Angie: Everything is so fresh & delicious. Crab toast, arancini, meatballs, & NY strip=amazing! The cocktails are really strong, too. Our server was great. A+.
Jeff Byrnes: Cocktail program is offbeat, well done, and quite fun. Go for the Ludlow for something truly different.
Michael Troiano: Very good Italian, beyond the usual red sauce joint fare, but below the fussy highbrow stuff. The specials really were special - cocktails and pasta - and our large group felt like welcome guests.
13. Alden & Harlow
8.4
40 Brattle St (Church St), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Harvard Square · 164 tips and reviews
Alexa Stern: This is my FAVORITE restaurant in harvard square. Everything is amazing. If you get there early you have a shot at snagging one of the burgers (not overrated). I like to get a bunch of plates to share
Senator John Blutarski: This ubiquitous kale salad is specifically delicious.
Eater: Its opening week went off impressively well, from an already-popular "secret" burger to a lively bar scene. Try it right away before the lines are perpetually out the door. Read more.
14. Cambridge Brewing Company
8.0
1 Kendall Square, Building 100 (at Cardinal Medeiros Ave & Hampshire St), Cambridge, MA
Brewery · Kendall Square · 118 tips and reviews
Boston.com: An extraordinarily experimental local brew pub. Short rib poutine and a pizza topped with local foraged mushrooms are different from the usual pub fare, and an outdoor patio offers coveted seats. Read more.
Untappd: Mark your calendar for CBC Pumpkin Fest around Halloween. It's an amazing selection of over 40 different pumpkin beers. Spectacular event!
Al S: Sit outside on the patio, enjoy a delicious "Audacity of Hops Belgian IPA." Please