3. The Blue Room
1 Kendall Sq, Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · 32 tips and reviews
Boston Magazine: Robert Grant has recently stepped into The Blue Room’s kitchen, hoping to revamp the menu, starting with the wine list. Read more.
Colin Britton: Lunchtime chargrill is awesome
Eater: Not a new restaurant, Blue Room makes our list thanks to a reinvention of the bar last winter by Matthew Schrage. Now continued by Blue Room's team, the the program is centered around Italian amari.
6. Veggie Galaxy
8.3
450 Massachusetts Ave (at Brookline), Cambridge, MA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · 130 tips and reviews
Jenna Soares: Wonderful place! So many great food choices. The memorial drive omelette (vegan) is my absolute fave. Great atmosphere. Nice servers. Simply fantastic!
Shane Solar-Doherty: TRY EVERYTHING. Everyone should have to eat here everyday.
Melinda Green: Order a chickpea-mushroom burger topped with red pepper puree, roasted tomatoes, and goat cheese. This carnivore could eat one every day.
7. The Friendly Toast
1 Hampshire St (at Cardinal Medeiros Ave.), Cambridge, MA
Breakfast Spot · 241 tips and reviews
The Feast: Go for the breakfast dishes. The Ole Miss, featuring a piece of housemade cayenne cheddar bread topped with sausage and mashed sweet potatoes, is our favorite. Read more.
BostonTweet: No matter when you wake up the Friendly Toast will serve you breakfast. Their French toast mixed with the restaurant's bright funky decor is guaranteed to alleviate the worst hangovers.
Peter James Nelsom: Don't come here if you are in a hurry
Brooke Holliday: amazingly great pub fare, down to the fries. eclectic neighborhood regulars and great staff. free wifi
Chris Gauvain: Get an Old Fashioned! You'll feel like Don Draper, and enjoy it more than getting one anywhere else.
Joshua Green: the weekend brunch here is great, probably the best in Cambridge