Welcome to your new neighborhood! To
help get you acquainted, we’ve compiled some useful
info on where to eat, hang out, shop, catch the T, watch
a movie, and more.
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Where to Eat  |
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-Central
Kitchen, Three-minute walk. Southern Mediterranean cuisine
with a few New England favorites in the mix. Definitely a
local favorite. |
| -Carberry’s
Bakery & Coffeehouse, Five-minute walk. Freshly baked
breads, yummy pastries, coffee, tea, and light lunch items
right across the street from Whole Foods. Good spot for coffee
and biscotti after your weekend grocery-shopping trip. |
| -Green
Street Grill, Five-minute walk. Caribbean, Cuban, and
a smattering of other international cuisine in an inviting,
art-filled space. Watch the chef at work through the window
to the kitchen. Live music most nights. |
| -Centro,
. Five-minute walk. Small Italian menu changes every six weeks
to highlight a particular region in Italy. |
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-Hi-Fi
Pizza, Three-minute walk. A pizza institution in Central
Square. Open ‘til 3 a.m. daily; deliveries ‘til
midnight (2 a.m. on Saturdays). |
Where to Work Out
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-Boston
Sports Club, Three-minute walk. Complete class schedule,
weight and cardio equipment, sauna, towel service. |
-Punk
Rock Aerobics, Weekly at the Middle East.The work out
that rocks out.™ No more sucky classes full of braindead
bimbos in spandex thongs. It really works. |
Getting Around:
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-Central
Square Station, Red Line, Three-minute walk. |
| -Secret
bus to the Longwood Medical Area |
| -Double
Secret bus to the Longwood Medical Area |
| -Drivers, Memorial Drive
The Mass Pike(90) and Storrow Drive are a minute or two away. |
Where to Shop:
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-Star
Market/Shaw’s grocery store, Three-minute walk. |
| -Whole
Foods Market, Five-minute walk. |
| -CVS drugstore.
Five-minute walk. |
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-Walgreens drugstore.
Five-minute walk. |
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-Peapod
grocery delivery available, |
Green Space: |
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-For joggers, walkers,
bikers, and inline skaters — or for a waterfront picnic
— the Esplanade along the Charles, and its miles of
paths, is just a few minutes’ walk away. |
Film Fest: |
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-Kendall
Square Cinema, Five-minute walk. Free shuttle from Kendall
Station. Popular with those in-the-know and a great spot to
catch first-run foreign films, independent flicks, and more
sophisticated movies. |
| -Harvard
Square 5, Tucked away in Harvard Square. Open late. Independent
and mainstream films. |
| -Brattle
Theatre, One T stop away in Harvard Square. Classic, cutting-edge,
and international cinema. |
Culture Spots:
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-Cambridge
Multicultural Arts Center, Short drive or bus ride, but
worth it for the concert series and gallery exhibitions. |
| -José
Mateo’s Ballet Theatre of Boston, One T stop away
in Harvard Square. Performances, as well as lessons. |
| -American
Repertory Theatre, One T stop away in Harvard Square.
Everything from Marcel Marceau to the Flying Karamazov Brothers. |
Where to Hang
Out : |
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-The
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub, Three-minute walk.
Two lively bars and dining rooms featuring nightly entertainment
and Middle Eastern (of course!) cuisine. See everything here
from jazz to local bands to national rock, punk, and hip-hop
acts on tour. Plus there’s a weekly belly-dancing night! |
| -T.T.
the Bear’s Place, XXX. Three-minute walk. Cozy,
legendary bar/nightclub with live music seven nights a week.
Low-key, relaxed atmosphere. Everyone from the Smashing Pumpkins
to Nelly Furtado has blessed this stage. |
| -The Enormous Room. Three-minute
walk. Features everything, you guessed it, enormous, from
the couches to the martinis. Exposed brick, loft-like décor.
Look for the glass door with the pink elephant on it. |
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-ManRay,
Why are you dressed like it's halloween? You look so absurd,
you look so obscene! I dress this way just to keep them at
bay, cos Halloween is everyday.Five minute walk. |
