1. The Coast Café
8.8
233 River Street, Cambridge, MA
Southern Food Restaurant · 19 tips and reviews
Quincy Chang: Sure bets are the BBQ beef rib sandwich, anything with fried chicken, collard greens, mac and cheese, and the banana pudding. Don't go here on Sundays-- they're closed for church! Read more.
Jason Tibbetts: Make this a weekly stop for fried catfish, fried chicken, mac+cheese or any of the other deliciousness on the menu!
Jeremy Krantz: Pretty much all of the food here is awesome. Arguibly the best fried chicken in the state. Mac and cheese is solid too.
7. Shanghai Fresh
7.7
735 Massachusetts Ave (btwn Temple & Inman St), Cambridge, MA
Shanghai Restaurant · Mid-Cambridge · 13 tips and reviews
A S: Some of the best Chinese food I've had in the Boston area! The fried chicken, fried rice and the fish were all delicious.
Eric Scott: Wild veggie with bean curd, rice cakes with shepherds purse, and the spicy fried chicken are my favorites so far
Roy N: The Szechuan style fried chicken is really good. They use this black bean chili sauce on it. It's mild spicy and very flavorful.
8. Cambridge Common
8.6
1667 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Pub · Aggasiz - Harvard University · 122 tips and reviews
Andy Hill: Southern fried chicken is amazing. Lots of options from great breweries on tap as well.
Rich Sarchioni: I like almost everything but Beer, Frozen mudslide, mac n cheese bites, and southern fried chicken are my favorites
Kevin H: Awesome beer selection (and great staff who knows all about it & can help novices like me) + great burgers. Oh, and fried pickles. Get fried pickles.
9. Grafton Street Pub
7.4
59 JFK St (at Harvard St.), Cambridge, MA
Gastropub · Harvard Square · 90 tips and reviews
Ashlynn Acosta: Try the fried chicken. It's awesome. Not greasy, just crunchy
Alec Maure: The Fork & Knife fried chicken is everything awesome about fried chicken without all the work - no bones, no fat, no grease; and the fry is crunchy and awesome. Great mashed taters too.
Pet S: Wanted to try the fried chicken but was served the salmon by mistake. It was so-so. :(
10. Little Donkey
8.3
505 Massachusetts Avenue (Norfolk), Cambridge, MA
American Restaurant · 45 tips and reviews
Raj: Fun vibe but over air conditioned. Lots of delicious small plates. Try the hot & messy fried chicken sandwich
Julia Bernard: The tuna poke and cookie dough dessert were our favorites. Also really liked the burrata and fried chicken sandwich. The cocktails and service were both great!
Matt Opsahl: The Grapefruit cocktail is the nectar of gods. Little Gem Salad, Manti and Cookie Dough great. Must return to try Raw bar / ceviche next time. This place is amazing.
12. The Phoenix Landing
7.6
512 Massachusetts Ave (btwn Brookline & Pearl), Cambridge, MA
Sports Bar · 70 tips and reviews
Eli Goldstein: Dope dance music wednesdays. And the fried chicken sando is the crunchiest.
JH Forster: The fried chicken sandwich is amazing.
Nicole Freeman: My third and last time here. The food has been decent in the past, but this time was god-awful. Poor service, chicken skin and tendon in their soup, and poorly-cooked fried chicken. Don't eat here.
14. Lily P’s
7.3
50 Binney St, Cambridge, MA
Fried Chicken Joint · Kendall Square · 8 tips and reviews
Nikhil Mutalik: The Fried Chicken Sandwich is great
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.
Heather Scott: Pimento cheese and pickled veggies are the perfect start!