Somerville Guidebook

April
Somerville Guidebook

Food Scene

Amazing bread, coffees, pastries, lunches
35 locals recommend
Forge Baking Company
626 Somerville Ave
35 locals recommend
Amazing bread, coffees, pastries, lunches
Delicious pizza with locally-sourced ingredients, plus an attached pin-bowling alley!
74 locals recommend
Flatbread Company
45 Day St
74 locals recommend
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.
91 locals recommend
Bloc Cafe
11 Bow St
91 locals recommend
Big, comfortable cafe in a converted bank building, in the heart of Union Square.
The best bagels in Boston!
42 locals recommend
Bagelsaurus
1796 Massachusetts Ave
42 locals recommend
The best bagels in Boston!
Go get a pie - trust us.
64 locals recommend
Petsi Pies
31 Putnam Ave
64 locals recommend
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.
9 locals recommend
FIELD & VINE
9 Sanborn Ct
9 locals recommend
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.
71 locals recommend
The Spirit Bar
219 Elm St
71 locals recommend
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.
26 locals recommend
Zoe's
1105 Massachusetts Ave
26 locals recommend
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.
10 locals recommend
DAKZEN
195 Elm St
10 locals recommend
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.
10 locals recommend
Honeycomb Creamery
1702 Massachusetts Ave
10 locals recommend
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.
65 locals recommend
Brooklyn Boulders Somerville
12A Tyler St
65 locals recommend
Great bouldering & toproping, plus exercise machines, free weights, and yoga classes.
Check out their incredible collection of glass flowers, geodes and more.
151 locals recommend
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St
151 locals recommend
Check out their incredible collection of glass flowers, geodes and more.
Gorgeous little theater where you can enjoy beers during your movie.
147 locals recommend
Somerville Theatre
55 Davis Square
147 locals recommend
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.
26 locals recommend
Danehy Park
99 Sherman St
26 locals recommend
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!
74 locals recommend
Middlesex Fells Reservation
4 Woodland Rd
74 locals recommend
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.
35 locals recommend
Minute Man National Historical Park
174 Liberty St
35 locals recommend
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.
31 locals recommend
Taza Chocolate
561 Windsor St
31 locals recommend
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.
35 locals recommend
Prospect Hill Park
68 Munroe St
35 locals recommend
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!
44 locals recommend
Lamplighter Brewing Co.
284 Broadway
44 locals recommend
Fantastic local brewpub serving interesting beers. And they serve great coffee until 3:00 pm!
Close local liquor store selling the essentials.
6 locals recommend
Seven Hills Wine & Spirits
288 Beacon St
6 locals recommend
Close local liquor store selling the essentials.
Spacious local brewery serving up great beers.
84 locals recommend
Aeronaut Brewing Company
14 Tyler St
84 locals recommend
Spacious local brewery serving up great beers.

Arts & Culture

1042 locals recommend
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Ave
1042 locals recommend
Self-paced walking tour of historic sites in downtown Boston.
40 locals recommend
Freedom Trail
Freedom Trail
40 locals recommend
Self-paced walking tour of historic sites in downtown Boston.
Great science museum for people of all ages.
560 locals recommend
Museum of Science
1 Museum Of Science Driveway
560 locals recommend
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.
500 locals recommend
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
500 locals recommend
Our favorite art museum - a quirky collection of works housed in a historical home with lush courtyards.

Essentials

237 locals recommend
Market Basket
400 Somerville Ave
237 locals recommend
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.
595 locals recommend
Star Market
370 Western Ave
595 locals recommend
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.
1155 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
1155 locals recommend
Great local butcher shop selling high-quality meats and more. A 20-minute walk.
54 locals recommend
Savenor's Market
160 Charles St
54 locals recommend
Great local butcher shop selling high-quality meats and more. A 20-minute walk.
Our favorite local bookstore.
144 locals recommend
Porter Square
144 locals recommend
Our favorite local bookstore.
A lovely health food and natural product store.
20 locals recommend
Cambridge Naturals
23 White St
20 locals recommend
A lovely health food and natural product store.