The Mushroom Shop, open in a new location as of Saturday, is not just for fungus. It’s also where to get these seasonal lesser-known fruits grown in Central Massachusetts.
Pawpaws at The Mushroom Shop
Is everyone hanging out at Pronto without me? This friendly hotel cafe has delicious meals and its own pastry chef
Harvard Square’s best-kept café secret is in an out-of-the-way space in the Charles Hotel, run by the generous Yazid Berbiche by way of Algiers and Marseilles.
Fruit pastes at Le Macaron French Pastries
I was lured by the visual appeal of these colorful, sugar-encrusted cubes of unusual size and imagined there was something secretly special about them.
Looking over a Clover
Clover and its chickpea fritter sandwich will remain at the Science Center, where there's a separate coffee bar giving local roasters' beans the attention they deserve.
Some savory surprises from Food Nation in Davis Square
Most of the eateries serving Saturday in Davis Square Plaza, in an annual event led by The Somerville Foundation, overturned expectations.
Taiwanese doughnut at Café+ by Pagu
People are excited to have a home for this twice-fried Taiwanese doughnut. The flow of customers is sometimes “doughnut, doughnut, doughnut,” a cafe manager says.
Where there are books, there should be coffee: Page & Leaf
Page & Leaf serves Porter Square denizens and Lesley University and is within Porter Square Books, but on the day I visited the sound was laptops clicking.
The newest kid on the block is Café+ by Pagu, where global fare includes Enso’s dusted Taiwanese doughnut
Tracy Chang, chef-owner of Pagu has opened a small café with a global menu within the new home of MIT's School of Architecture and Planning.
Spicy chicken sandwich at bb.q
$8 The quest for a great spicy chicken sandwich goes on, having not ended at the bb.q franchise opening in Davis Square this past month. That inspired a chance at redemption from 2023, when I ate at...
Yafa Bakery & Café looks to convert empty space in Davis Square into its second location
The Yafa Bakery & Café plans an expansion within Somerville, taking over the old Posto restaurant site in Davis Square after a vacancy of 1.8 years.