2. Kika Tapas
5 Broad Canal Way, Cambridge, MA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Kendall Square · 18 tips and reviews
İdil D: Delicious sangria and tapas. I also recommend Argentinian wine there, inexpensive and very good quality!
Shawna K: Goat cheese and artichoke crostini was awesome!
Boston Magazine: The Spanish-style small plates restaurant rounds out the newbies opening in the area, sporting a menu fully stacked with sangria on tap. Read more.
3. Bondir
279A Broadway (at Elm St), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Inman Square · 35 tips and reviews
Michelle C.: Bon Appetit "Best New Restaurants"- have homemade breads, including one flecked with seaweed, served with butter, hand-rolled tagliatelle with chicken; braised lamb shoulder
Boston.com: Bondir emphasizes local and seasonal ingredients; nothing new about that. And yet the dishes on the constantly changing menu don’t resemble anyone else’s. Read more.
Bon Appetit Magazine: Each homespun dish is available in either a half or full portion. And then there's the fireplace, appealing staff, and intimate setting that make it feel like you're eating in grandma's country house.
4. The Similans
7.8
145 First St (btwn Bent & Rogers St), Cambridge, MA
Thai Restaurant · East Cambridge · 40 tips and reviews
Satin Russell: Country Style Pad Thai is delish, but the Tamarind Fish is exceptional! Lychee Martini is a lovely accompaniment.
Joshua Berk: Owned & run by the same people as Brown Sugar, so you can expect excellent food/service.
Tommy Wisdom: They don't waste time on the phone here. I placed a takeout order in 6.2 seconds. I welcome any challengers to take on my record.
8. Hong Kong
6.3
1236 Massachusetts Ave (btwn Bow & Plympton), Cambridge, MA
Chinese Restaurant · Mid-Cambridge · 62 tips and reviews
Erica George: The Kong has 3 levels: restaurant, bar, and Comedy Studio. Try them all! You can rent out the bar for private parties, too.
Boston.com: It's nearly impossible to stop into this Harvard Square eatery without ordering one of their scrumptious, not to mention gigantic, scorpion bowls. Read more.
Gervis Cash: The Scorpion Bowls and dangerous ... the good dangerous you need in your life to keep you happy.