Somerville Guidebook

April
Somerville Guidebook

Food Scene

Amazing bread, coffees, pastries, lunches
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Forge Baking Company
626 Somerville Ave
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Amazing bread, coffees, pastries, lunches
Delicious pizza with locally-sourced ingredients, plus an attached pin-bowling alley!
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Flatbread Company
45 Day St
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Delicious pizza with locally-sourced ingredients, plus an attached pin-bowling alley!
Big, comfortable cafe in a converted bank building, in the heart of Union Square.
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Bloc Cafe
11 Bow St
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Big, comfortable cafe in a converted bank building, in the heart of Union Square.
The best bagels in Boston!
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Bagelsaurus
1796 Massachusetts Ave
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The best bagels in Boston!
Go get a pie - trust us.
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Petsi Pies
31 Putnam Ave
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Go get a pie - trust us.
This charming restaurant, which you might overlook if you don't know it's there, has a flawlessly delicious menu and excellent ambiance.
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FIELD & VINE
9 Sanborn Ct
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This charming restaurant, which you might overlook if you don't know it's there, has a flawlessly delicious menu and excellent ambiance.
Great tacos, and an huge selection of tequila - talk to the bartenders about the options and they'll walk you through a really interesting tasting.
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The Spirit Bar
219 Elm St
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Great tacos, and an huge selection of tequila - talk to the bartenders about the options and they'll walk you through a really interesting tasting.
Lovely tea shop worth a visit for tastings and to pick up a new favorite.
Mem Tea Imports
196 Elm St
Lovely tea shop worth a visit for tastings and to pick up a new favorite.
Super-close restaurant that is our go-to for takeout. We love the Szechuan menu offerings the best.
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Zoe's
1105 Massachusetts Ave
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Super-close restaurant that is our go-to for takeout. We love the Szechuan menu offerings the best.
Outstanding Thai street food. Affordable and fast but incredibly delicious.
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DAKZEN
195 Elm St
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Outstanding Thai street food. Affordable and fast but incredibly delicious.
Our favorite ice cream spot, just a 15 minute walk away. If you can, try their lemon curd ice cream.
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Honeycomb Creamery
1702 Massachusetts Ave
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Our favorite ice cream spot, just a 15 minute walk away. If you can, try their lemon curd ice cream.

Entertainment & Activities

Great bouldering & toproping, plus exercise machines, free weights, and yoga classes.
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Brooklyn Boulders Somerville
12A Tyler St
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Great bouldering & toproping, plus exercise machines, free weights, and yoga classes.
Check out their incredible collection of glass flowers, geodes and more.
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Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St
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Check out their incredible collection of glass flowers, geodes and more.
Gorgeous little theater where you can enjoy beers during your movie.
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Somerville Theatre
55 Davis Square
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Gorgeous little theater where you can enjoy beers during your movie.
The largest park in the area. About a 20 minute walk to get there.
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Danehy Park
99 Sherman St
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The largest park in the area. About a 20 minute walk to get there.
This is the playground nearest to our house - just a 5 minute walk.
Morse-Kelley Playground
This is the playground nearest to our house - just a 5 minute walk.
The Fells is a huge reservation wonderful for walks, runs and hikes. You can spend almost any amount of time here. Take a picture of the map so you don't get lost!
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Middlesex Fells Reservation
4 Woodland Rd
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The Fells is a huge reservation wonderful for walks, runs and hikes. You can spend almost any amount of time here. Take a picture of the map so you don't get lost!
This is a short drive outside of the city, but is another great spot for a long walk or run. In the summer, they sell ice cream.
Great Brook Farm State Park
165 North Rd
This is a short drive outside of the city, but is another great spot for a long walk or run. In the summer, they sell ice cream.
Lovely for walks and for those interested in history, Minute Man National Park is a great place to spend a few hours.
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Minute Man National Historical Park
174 Liberty St
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Lovely for walks and for those interested in history, Minute Man National Park is a great place to spend a few hours.
Visit the Taza Chocolate factory and shop for tastings and tours.
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Taza Chocolate
561 Windsor St
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Visit the Taza Chocolate factory and shop for tastings and tours.
A great destination for a walk, this tower gives you great views of Somerville, Cambridge and downtown Boston.
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Prospect Hill Park
68 Munroe St
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A great destination for a walk, this tower gives you great views of Somerville, Cambridge and downtown Boston.
Treat yourself to a cooking class while you're in town!
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Cooking School
177 Milk Street
Treat yourself to a cooking class while you're in town!

Breweries and bars

Fantastic local brewpub serving interesting beers. And they serve great coffee until 3:00 pm!
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Lamplighter Brewing Co.
284 Broadway
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Fantastic local brewpub serving interesting beers. And they serve great coffee until 3:00 pm!
Close local liquor store selling the essentials.
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Seven Hills Wine & Spirits
288 Beacon St
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Close local liquor store selling the essentials.
Spacious local brewery serving up great beers.
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Aeronaut Brewing Company
14 Tyler St
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Spacious local brewery serving up great beers.

Arts & Culture

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Ave
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Self-paced walking tour of historic sites in downtown Boston.
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Freedom Trail
Freedom Trail
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Self-paced walking tour of historic sites in downtown Boston.
Great science museum for people of all ages.
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Vitenskapsmuseet
1 Museum Of Science Driveway
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Great science museum for people of all ages.
Our favorite art museum - a quirky collection of works housed in a historical home with lush courtyards.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
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Our favorite art museum - a quirky collection of works housed in a historical home with lush courtyards.

Essentials

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Market Basket
400 Somerville Ave
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To get to the Star Market on Beacon Street (the closest one): go down Belmont Street and turn right on Somerville Ave. At the fire station, cross the street. Ahead of you, you'll see a pedestrian tunnel that goes under the train tracks. Go through the tunnel and you pop out right in the Star Market parking lot.
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Star Market
370 Western Ave
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To get to the Star Market on Beacon Street (the closest one): go down Belmont Street and turn right on Somerville Ave. At the fire station, cross the street. Ahead of you, you'll see a pedestrian tunnel that goes under the train tracks. Go through the tunnel and you pop out right in the Star Market parking lot.
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Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
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Great local butcher shop selling high-quality meats and more. A 20-minute walk.
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Savenor's Market
160 Charles St
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Great local butcher shop selling high-quality meats and more. A 20-minute walk.
Our favorite local bookstore.
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Porter Square
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Our favorite local bookstore.
A lovely health food and natural product store.
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Cambridge Naturals
23 White St
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A lovely health food and natural product store.