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Favourite eats in Boston/Cambridge area

1. Sorellina

9.1
1 Huntington Ave (at Dartmouth St), Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · Prudential - St. Botolph · 64 tips and reviews

EmilyEmily: Top-notch dining experience and service through and through. Fav dish: squid ink pasta.

2. Shanghai Fresh

7.8
735 Massachusetts Ave (btwn Temple & Inman St), Cambridge, MA
Shanghai Restaurant · Mid-Cambridge · 13 tips and reviews

EmilyEmily: Best xiao long bao I've found in Boston/Cambridge.

3. Island Creek Oyster Bar

500 Commonwealth Ave (at Kenmore St), Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Kenmore · 304 tips and reviews

EmilyEmily: If you love oysters, obviously this is the place to go. Other favs: oyster sliders, lobster roe and short rib pasta

Cafe Luna is one of Favourite eats in Boston/Cambridge area.

4. Cafe Luna

8.2
612 Main St (Portland St), Cambridge, MA
Café · 123 tips and reviews

EmilyEmily: Favourite brunch place. Make reservations because there's always a wait! And I always get the "Everything but the Kitchen Sink" because I love meat on my waffles. Great coffee too!

Harvest is one of Favourite eats in Boston/Cambridge area.

5. Harvest

44 Brattle St (at Story St), Cambridge, MA
American Restaurant · Harvard Square · 45 tips and reviews

EmilyEmily: My favs: the Housemade Spiced Carrot Tortellini and the scallops

The Daily Catch is one of Favourite eats in Boston/Cambridge area.

6. The Daily Catch

8.3
323 Hanover St (btwn Prince St & Richmond St), Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · North End · 93 tips and reviews

EmilyEmily: Some phenomenal shrimp scampi!

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ is one of Favourite eats in Boston/Cambridge area.

7. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

7.9
16-18 Eliot St (Eliot St.), Cambridge, MA
Japanese Restaurant · Harvard Square · 14 tips and reviews
Kaju Tofu House is one of Favourite eats in Boston/Cambridge area.

8. Kaju Tofu House

8.6
56 Harvard Ave (Btwn Cambridge St and Franklin St.), Allston, MA
Korean Restaurant · 34 tips and reviews

EmilyEmily: Decent soondubu

9. Rosebud American Kitchen & Bar

8.3
381 Summer St, Somerville, MA
American Restaurant · Davis Square · 68 tips and reviews

EmilyEmily: Great place for brunch. Love their chicken and waffles, and biscuits and gravy.

Rod Dee is one of Favourite eats in Boston/Cambridge area.

10. Rod Dee

1906 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Thai Restaurant · Porter Square · 40 tips and reviews

EmilyEmily: Authentic Thai restaurant. I love that they have REAL Thai food on their menu, instead of American-Thai food. I usually get the duck boat soup noodles.

11. Luke's Lobster

8.5
75 Exeter St. (Boylston), Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Prudential - St. Botolph · 61 tips and reviews

EmilyEmily: Best lobster rolls I've had in Boston

Alden & Harlow is one of Favourite eats in Boston/Cambridge area.

12. Alden & Harlow

8.9
40 Brattle St (Church St), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Harvard Square · 164 tips and reviews
Myung Dong 1st Ave is one of Favourite eats in Boston/Cambridge area.

13. Myung Dong 1st Ave

8.3
90 Harvard Ave (at Brighton Ave), Allston, MA
Korean Restaurant · 28 tips and reviews

EmilyEmily: Love the yogurt soju here! The only place that really reminds me of Korea

Sapporo Ramen is one of Favourite eats in Boston/Cambridge area.

14. Sapporo Ramen

7.5
1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Japanese Restaurant · Porter Square · 74 tips and reviews

EmilyEmily: Love the Yasai ramen!

Jo Jo TaiPei is one of Favourite eats in Boston/Cambridge area.

15. Jo Jo TaiPei

7.9
103 Brighton Ave (between Harvard Ave & Linden St), Allston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews