Cambridge and Somerville
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Across the river: the Cambridge saves run from Harvard Square to Kendall, with Somerville's squares behind them.
The towns
Restaurants32
Sarma Restaurantjust added?
Destination · Middle Eastern and Mediterranean small plates · Somerville · $$$
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Lamb kofte sliders, harissa BBQ duck skewers and a latke chaat that buries mini potato pancakes under tamarind-cranberry chutney and apple tzatziki.
PaguBibjust added?
Solid · Spanish and Japanese · Central Square · $$
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Patatas bravas with mojo verde land on the same table as crab laksa with ramen noodles, and both come out of Tracy Chang's kitchen in Central Square. MICHELIN has given it a Bib Gourmand.
Pammy'sjust added?
Solid · Italian-leaning New American · Cambridge · $$$
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The lumache come slicked with a Bolognese that turns out, halfway down the bowl, to have gochujang in it.
Rebel Rebeljust added?
Listed · Natural wine · Union Square · $$
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Lauren Friel opened this Bow Market wine bar in 2018 and pours natural wine the way the bars she drank in in London and Paris do, with the wine leading and the food kept short.
Little Donkeyjust added?
Listed · Global small plates · Central Square · $$$
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Istanbul manti, farro fried rice seasoned with lime leaf and lemongrass, and a raw bar that will sell you a $98 seafood tower. Ken Oringer has run it in Central Square since July 2016.
Lone Star Taco Barjust added?
Listed · Tacos, tequila and mezcal · East Cambridge · $$
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Tacos and grilled street corn out of the Allston bar's second kitchen, with more than eighty tequilas and mezcals behind the counter.
Momi Nonmijust added?
Listed · Japanese-Hawaiian izakaya · Inman Square · $$$
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Chris Chung cooked Ken Oringer's Uni sashimi before he opened this Inman Square izakaya, and sashimi is still what the record says to order.
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New Deal Fish Marketjust added?
Solid · Fish and shellfish · East Cambridge · $$
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Carl Fantasia is the third generation behind this counter and buys at the South Boston docks every morning.
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