Guidebook for Waltham

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Guidebook for Waltham

Food Scene

Lovely cafe with free wifi where you can hang out comfortably all day. Good breakfasts, lunch and pastries.
11 locals recommend
Cafe On The Common
677 Main St
11 locals recommend
Lovely cafe with free wifi where you can hang out comfortably all day. Good breakfasts, lunch and pastries.
Good fresh seafood with a Cuban twist. Close and easy to get to.
Naked Fish
455 Totten Pond Rd
Good fresh seafood with a Cuban twist. Close and easy to get to.
Excellent Italian food for a special night out. It's pricey but lovely comfy cozy atmosphere. One of Zagat's 5 best Italian restaurants in Boston.
La Campania
504 Main St
Excellent Italian food for a special night out. It's pricey but lovely comfy cozy atmosphere. One of Zagat's 5 best Italian restaurants in Boston.
Wonderful authentic tapas. Especially nice on a warm evening when they open up the windows and you feel like you are outdoors.
17 locals recommend
Solea Restaurant and Tapas Bar
388 Moody St
17 locals recommend
Wonderful authentic tapas. Especially nice on a warm evening when they open up the windows and you feel like you are outdoors.
Very expensive and very close. Considered by Zagat's to be one of the best steak houses in Boston.
Ruth's Chris Steak House
500 Totten Pond Rd
Very expensive and very close. Considered by Zagat's to be one of the best steak houses in Boston.
Excellent Thai and reasonably priced.
Green Papaya
475 Winter St
Excellent Thai and reasonably priced.
Great Cuban food.
8 locals recommend
Gustazo Cuban Kitchen & Bar
240 Moody St
8 locals recommend
Great Cuban food.
Amazing Taiwanese food. Considered by Zagat's to be one of the 5 best Chinese restaurants in Boston and it's right around the corner!
18 locals recommend
Mu Lan Taiwanese Restaurant (Waltham)
835 Main St
18 locals recommend
Amazing Taiwanese food. Considered by Zagat's to be one of the 5 best Chinese restaurants in Boston and it's right around the corner!
If you want Japanese food, this is in Watertown b ut the closest really good Japanese restaurant. Very fresh fish and sushi.
13 locals recommend
New Ginza
63-65 Galen St
13 locals recommend
If you want Japanese food, this is in Watertown b ut the closest really good Japanese restaurant. Very fresh fish and sushi.
Authentic Mexican. It's not glamorous (more like a dive) but it is quite good. It's small and tucked away but Zagat's says it is one of the 5 best Mexican restaurants in Boston.
8 locals recommend
Taqueria Mexico
24 Charles St
8 locals recommend
Authentic Mexican. It's not glamorous (more like a dive) but it is quite good. It's small and tucked away but Zagat's says it is one of the 5 best Mexican restaurants in Boston.
Unusual edgy good food. Always crowded - go early.
8 locals recommend
Strip-T's Restaurant
93 School Street
8 locals recommend
Unusual edgy good food. Always crowded - go early.
One of Zagat's 5 best Italian restaurants in Boston. Very expensive and very formal.
IL Capriccio
704 Main St
One of Zagat's 5 best Italian restaurants in Boston. Very expensive and very formal.
Excellent breakfasts. Very crowded on the weekends.
17 locals recommend
In A Pickle Restaurant
265 Moody St
17 locals recommend
Excellent breakfasts. Very crowded on the weekends.
The BEST homemade ice cream around! Definitely worth it.
13 locals recommend
Lizzy's Homemade Ice Cream
367 Moody St
13 locals recommend
The BEST homemade ice cream around! Definitely worth it.

Drinks & Nightlife

You can sit outside by the water on a nice evening. The bar is always packed and lively. Pretty good Mexican food.
30 locals recommend
Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
211 Moody St
30 locals recommend
You can sit outside by the water on a nice evening. The bar is always packed and lively. Pretty good Mexican food.
Lively and fun bar (and food).
Garcia Brogans
240 Moody St
Lively and fun bar (and food).

Essentials

The closest grocery store to us. Very reasonably priced and lots of ethnic foods.
33 locals recommend
Hannaford Supermarket
777 Rogers St
33 locals recommend
The closest grocery store to us. Very reasonably priced and lots of ethnic foods.
24 hour CVS drug store about 5 minutes away. Right across the street from Hanford's grocery store.
26 locals recommend
CVS
12 Harvard St
26 locals recommend
24 hour CVS drug store about 5 minutes away. Right across the street from Hanford's grocery store.

Arts & Culture

Wonderful contemporary art museum with fabulous sculpture garden.
48 locals recommend
DeCordova Sculpture Park & Museum
51 Sandy Pond Rd
48 locals recommend
Wonderful contemporary art museum with fabulous sculpture garden.
GREAT library for a moderate sized city!
10 locals recommend
Waltham City Hall
610 Main St
10 locals recommend
GREAT library for a moderate sized city!

Parks & Nature

Beautiful old estate with 200 acres of Olmsted designed gardens and paths to roam. The house was designed by H.H. Richardson (Trinity Church, Boston) but is only open at certain times.
8 locals recommend
Stonehurst, the Robert Treat Paine Estate
100 Robert Treat Paine Dr
8 locals recommend
Beautiful old estate with 200 acres of Olmsted designed gardens and paths to roam. The house was designed by H.H. Richardson (Trinity Church, Boston) but is only open at certain times.
Beautiful old mansion. You can't go in the house except for private parties but you can wander around the lovely grounds and in the 1800's greenhouses which are quite beautiful.
7 locals recommend
Lyman Estate
185 Lyman St
7 locals recommend
Beautiful old mansion. You can't go in the house except for private parties but you can wander around the lovely grounds and in the 1800's greenhouses which are quite beautiful.

Everything Else

Lively and fun bar (and food).
Garcia Brogans
240 Moody St
Lively and fun bar (and food).