Guidebook for Somerville
Food Scene
Great coffee and food family run with quality ingredients. Note closes at 4. There can be a line on weekends but it moves fast.
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3 Little Figs
278 Highland AveGreat coffee and food family run with quality ingredients. Note closes at 4. There can be a line on weekends but it moves fast.
Tons of food and drink options in Davis Square. Walk 15 minutes on Community Path to get there. Train station is also here. One of the best commercial areas of the Boston area IMO.
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Davis Square
Tons of food and drink options in Davis Square. Walk 15 minutes on Community Path to get there. Train station is also here. One of the best commercial areas of the Boston area IMO.
Not as good Davis Square, but a little closer walk and still has a number of great places, our favorites being Daddy Jones, Old Magoun Saloon, Pennypackers, and Modelo. There is a CVS here.
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Magoun Square
Not as good Davis Square, but a little closer walk and still has a number of great places, our favorites being Daddy Jones, Old Magoun Saloon, Pennypackers, and Modelo. There is a CVS here.
A small Thai restaurant/take out place walking distance. We like the Phad See You and Phad Thai. Take the Community Path east to the end, go up stairs, up Lowell Street towards Highland Ave and take left on Highland Ave.
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Lemon Thai Cuisine
215 Highland AveA small Thai restaurant/take out place walking distance. We like the Phad See You and Phad Thai. Take the Community Path east to the end, go up stairs, up Lowell Street towards Highland Ave and take left on Highland Ave.
Home of True Grounds Cafe and the breakfast wars: Sound Bites and Ball Square Cafe. And some other options.
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Ball Square Cafe & Breakfast
708 BroadwayHome of True Grounds Cafe and the breakfast wars: Sound Bites and Ball Square Cafe. And some other options.
Shopping
Home of 24 hour grocery store, 24 hour drugstore, a train stop, Christopher's (bar and grille type restaurant), a Panera Bread for those of you who need a quick comfortable chain experience, many Asian food options, such as Rhod Dee, Yume Wo Katare, and various places in the Porter Exchange Building, and much more.
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Porter Square
Home of 24 hour grocery store, 24 hour drugstore, a train stop, Christopher's (bar and grille type restaurant), a Panera Bread for those of you who need a quick comfortable chain experience, many Asian food options, such as Rhod Dee, Yume Wo Katare, and various places in the Porter Exchange Building, and much more.
Parks & Nature
A playground for kids. This one has a collection of toys people have donated, which has been great for our toddler.
Lexington Park
45 Lexington AveA playground for kids. This one has a collection of toys people have donated, which has been great for our toddler.
Albion Playground
Albion StreetPlayground we take our kids to. Includes a water feature in warmer months.
Essentials
A convenience store, which is as you would expect. A nearby by spot where we get milk, Ben & Jerry's ice cream when we don't have time to go to grocery store.
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Y-Not Variety
140 Willow AveA convenience store, which is as you would expect. A nearby by spot where we get milk, Ben & Jerry's ice cream when we don't have time to go to grocery store.
You know what this is already, chief feature is that it is pretty close by.
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7-Eleven
125 Tremont StYou know what this is already, chief feature is that it is pretty close by.