1. Puritan & Co.
8.8
1166 Cambridge St. (Prospect St), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Inman Square · 63 tips and reviews
Ming-Tai Huh: Cocktail and bar menu has great options for a quick meal or step up and go big for dinner!
Eater: The single most essential Boston restaurant of the moment, in that here chef-owner Will Gilson is more thoroughly tackling a fresh perspective on New England cuisine than anywhere else in the world.
Eater: Chef-owner Will Gilson is more thoroughly tackling a fresh perspective on New England cuisine than anywhere else in the world. [Eater 38]
2. Waypoint
8.9
1030 Massachusetts Ave (at Putnam Ave), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Mid-Cambridge · 29 tips and reviews
Sofia Papastamelos: Amazing pastas and seafood! I loved the uni bucatini and char belly.
Rheya Shano: Really really great! Cool ambiance, great service, and terrific food, all of the dishes we tried were great examples of creative combinations that work out beautifully!
Brooke Weimar: Oysters, cinnamon sugar donuts, and cocktails !
4. bisq
8.0
1071 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Inman Square · 21 tips and reviews
Irina: Go for the tasting menu (available on groupon) - great value and you get to try 6 courses!
Yu-Mei: Beef heart anticuchos, homemade burrata and whatever the specials are. Table seating is better than the cramped place settings at the bar at the open kitchen. Or head to the cozy bar alcove behind.
Adam Sigel: Great place to get a glass or two of wine and try a couple small plates. We had savory vidalia onion churros last time. It’s like an onion ring only better in every way.
5. Catalyst Restaurant
7.9
300 Technology Sq (at Albany & Main), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Kendall Square · 52 tips and reviews
Laura Wong: Great spot, rotating seasonal menu. Cocktails are good and food is delicious! Just went for apps and drink but will be back for a meal
Rich Thorne: Try the Pho: a blend of cucumber vodka, lime, basil, cilantro, and sriracha. Perfection in a chilled glass.
Steliane Marques: Super: Roasted Cod, Olive oil Crushed Potatoes Bacon, Mussels Chowder, Herb Nage!
Elizabeth Gigliotti: Mac & cheese, cheeseburger, fries... They're all amazing!
Boston.com: Try the "Vicious Circle", a classic craft cocktail with a twist. Based on the algonquin cocktail, pineapple is added to the mix to give this strong drink a hint of summer. Read more.
Andrea S.: You might see some hipsters here. Seriously.
10. Cambridge Brewing Company
8.0
1 Kendall Square, Building 100 (at Cardinal Medeiros Ave & Hampshire St), Cambridge, MA
Brewery · Kendall Square · 118 tips and reviews
Dean Browell: Great beer (sample for $2 a try- many choices) and great brunch menu in particular (4 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more.
Boston.com: An extraordinarily experimental local brew pub. Short rib poutine and a pizza topped with local foraged mushrooms are different from the usual pub fare, and an outdoor patio offers coveted seats. Read more.
Untappd: Mark your calendar for CBC Pumpkin Fest around Halloween. It's an amazing selection of over 40 different pumpkin beers. Spectacular event!
12. Lily P’s
7.3
50 Binney St, Cambridge, MA
Fried Chicken Joint · Kendall Square · 8 tips and reviews
Eric Andersen: You can play darts here! Boards are in the back left of the restaurant
Seong Hwang: Raw and roasted oysters are great. Try their biscuits and side salad, too. But their fried chickens are not good enough - not well seasoned, bland, and the outer skin is too tough. Gumbo too watery.
Raghad: The worst burger restaurant I’ve been tried in US 😵💫
13. Lord Hobo
8.4
92 Hampshire St (at Windsor St), Cambridge, MA
Gastropub · 120 tips and reviews
Lancey Dunay: Excellent polenta fries!!! And yummy beer of course.
Boston.com: There are 40 rotating taps, and, boy, do they rotate, with great rare beers. The bottle list is just as much of a treasure trove. The wait staff is knowledgeable and welcoming. Read more.
BostonTweet: 50 craft beers on tap and the Lord Hobo kitchen stays open until 1:30am on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.