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• RESTAURANTS (AND CAFES):
  • Recommended:
    • Akbar India 1248-50 Cambridge Street, Inman Square (good food; mom saw a cute mouse) - info
    • Asmara Central Square (Ethiopian, fun for a last-minute birthday party) - info
    • Arrow Street Crepes One Arrow Street, Harvard Square (tied for best crepes - but no bathroom - check out Nicole's review)
    • Bartley's Burgers Harvard Square (great burgers, no bathroom)
    • Blue Fin Porter Square Exchange (sushi!)
    • Blue Shirt Cafe Davis Square
    • Brown and Brew Tufts (best couches) - info
    • Christina's - Inman Square (it's an ice cream shop, but I'm listing it here anyway for now)
    • The Commons Campus Center Tufts (great sandwiches-to-order, priciest Fresh Samantha) - info
    • Carberry's Central Square, Davis Square, and Arlington
    • Chili's Harvard Square
    • City Girl Caffe Inman Square (all-around excellent, friendly service, best puttanesca calzonette, chicken-orzo soup, and butternut squash lasagna)
    • Craigie Street Bistrot 5 Craigie Circle, Cambridge
    • Dali Inman Square
    • Darwin's Mt. Auburn Street, Harvard Square (excellent take-out sandwiches)
    • Den's Cafe Comm Ave by B.U. (Thai food)
    • Diva Davis Square (Indian food, fancy presentation)
    • Diesel Cafe Davis Square (best real meal in a coffeeshop; follow it up with a game of pool; sacred scoping ground)
    • Dolly's Cuisine 1500 Cambridge Street 576-6567 (delivers; closed sunday; has breakfast)
    • East Coast Grill 1271 Cambridge Street Inman Square 491-6568 (best sunday bruch)
    • Elephant Walk Porter Square and Brookline
    • Fajitas and Ritas Boston and elsewhere (you can color on the tablecloth)
    • Figs Beacon Hill and elsewhere
    • Finale Boston
    • Fire and Ice Harvard Square and Boston
    • Full Moon Cambridge (best play area)
    • Green Street Grill Central Square
    • Grendel's Den Harvard Square (best fondue)
    • Helmand near Cambridgeside Galleria (Afghani; taste your geography - the food is a bridge between Middle Eastern and Indian) - info
    • India Palace 23 Union Square 666-9770 (delivers in evenings; excellent pashawary nan)
    • Jae's Cafe (french/thai.... Inman Square)
    • Johnny D's Davis Square
    • Magnolia's Southern Cuisine Inman Square (fried green tomatoes!)
    • The Neighborhood Restaurant Union Square (nice for outdoor summer brunch)
    • Organic Garden Cafe 294 Cabot St. Beverly MA
    • The Other Side Cosmic Cafe Newbury Street
    • Parish Cafe Boston
    • P.F. Chang's China Bistro
    • Pho Lemongrass Coolidge Corner
    • Pho Pasteur Harvard Square and Boston
    • Picante Mexican Grill Central and Davis Squares and 275 Washington St downtown
    • Prose Arlington
    • Rami's Coolidge Corner (good falafel)
    • Redbones
    • Ryles Inman Square (jazz with an S&S Deli brunch on sunday mornings)
    • S&S Restaurant Inman Square (bad service, good food, take-out)
    • Someday Cafe 51 Davis Square Somerville 623-3323 (not a place for a real meal, but you can get bagels and ice cream along with your coffee)
    • Star Anise Huntington Avenue Boston (yummy Vietnamese food)
    • Starbucks All Over (useful for rhumba frappuchinos and outlets)
    • Tasca Boston (tapas)
    • Temple Bar Harvard/Porter Square (for chocolate fondue, blue cheese fondue, and risotto)
    • 1369 Coffeehouse 1369 Cambridge Street Cambridge 576-1369 * 757 Mass Ave Cambridge 576-4600 (cranberry cooler hits the spot in the summer!)
    • Tu Y Yo 858 Broadway, Somerville (expensive but good mexican)
    • Veggie Planet at Club Passim, Harvard Square (excellent gourmet pizza)
    • Zaftig's Coolidge Corner (kosher-style with pig on the menu; best bathroom art)

  • Places I'd Like To Try:
    • Blue Ginger
    • Cedar Street Restaurant - 12 Cedar St. Sturbridge, MA (have I been there?)
    • Deluxe Town Diner 627 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown
    • Dionysos 777 Memorial Drive, Cambridge 617-661-6800
    • Brunch at Henrietta's Table - One Bennett St, Cambridge (Sat 12-3, $21; Sun 12-3, $42)
    • The Herb Lyceum at Gilson's - 368 Main Street, Groton MA
    • Oleana 134 Hampshire Street, Cambridge 617-661-0505
    • Salem Cross Inn - West Brookfield, MA (I think I went there with my parents and it was excellent)
    • Sibling Rivalry

  • Non-Massachusetts Restaurants I'd Like To Try:
    • The French Laundry (Northern California) and Per Se (New York)
    • Juliano's Raw (Santa Monica)

  • Recommended By Others:
    • Addis Red Sea - South End (Ethiopian, recc. by Liora)
    • Blue Basil - Arlington Center, take a right on Bartlett then a left (recc. by Jason for Thai food)
    • Eat - in Union Square (recc. by Linda "I've only been there once, but remember it being good.")
    • Fugakyu - Coolidge Corner (Japanese, recc. by Julie "a little overpriced, but good food and *awesome* atmosphere")
    • Giacomo's - North End, also they have a branch on Columbus in the South End (recc. by Julie "Yummy Italian -- North End one is tiny.")
    • Grasshopper Allston - info (recc. by Linda)
    • John Harvard's Brew House - Harvard Square (recc. by Linda)
    • Kiyoshi (recc. by Julie "they have a kind of okonomiyaki (hiroshimayaki?) which is like a cross between pancakes and pizza")
    • Koreana - Prospect St. near Central Square (recc. by Julie "yummy Korean barbeque (also cook at the table on a grill built into the table)")
    • Massa - South End (recc. by Liora)
    • Moody's Falafel Palace - Central Square (recc. by Julie "cheap, open late")
    • The Red Fez - 1222 Washington, South Edn (recc. by Liora)
    • Roka - Mass Ave near Harvard Square (recc. by Julie "a middle of the road, decent, nice atmosphere japanese place")
    • Saffron - Newbury Street and Gloucester St (recc. by Liora)
    • Shabu Zen - Chinatown (recc. by Julie "A yummy yummy yummy place -- ˆcook your own soup meal -- order the ingredients you want -- it's like Asian fondue.")
    • Skewers - Harvard Square (recc. by Julie "tasty middle eastern, bargain food")
    • Sound Bites - Ball Square (recc. by Julie for brunch)
    • Sweet Chili (recc. by Julie)
    • Zuzu - Central Square (recc. by Julie "upscale middle east with traditional middle easter mazza (tapas) and fusion entrees (carribean influenced)"))

  • As requested by my friend Linda, Places That Serve Brunch (feel free to send suggestions... I'll try to add them within the year):
    • Cafe Ole
    • East Coast Grill
    • SoundBytes
    • Tremont 647 (they have Pajama Brunch)

  • Good Restaurants Gone Defunct:
    • Argana Inman Square (excellent Moroccan food, bad service)
    • Cafe Soho
    • the salad bar at Grendel's
    • La Crosta (amazing arugula and shaved parmesan pizza)
    • Maharaja
    • Mr. Crepe (tied for best crepes)
    • O'Naturals Davis Square
    • Rauxa
    • Rhythm & Spice Caribbean Grill
    • Steve's Greek Cuisine in Inman Square (we won't miss the service though!)

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