Food Archives - Page 3 of 14 - Cambridge

What was once Clover’s kitchen near Inman Square could become open to all in Redevelopment Authority plan

by Marc Levy September 21, 2026

The former Clover fast food location near Inman Square could become Cambridge’s first commercial kitchen as part of a CRA mission to spark economic opportunity.

BUSINESS

The Half Shell closes in Porter Square, making way for a sandwich lover’s haven called The Sub Shop

by Marc Levy September 18, 2026

The Half Shell’s Greek-style pizzas, calzones, pastas and salads are gone, but The Sub Shop, a buzzy transplant from Boston, specializes in artist-level sandwiches.

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Follow your nose: Pavement Coffeehouse and its predecessors

by Corky White September 16, 2026

Memories of coffee in places sometimes layer over each other; there’s been a lot of movement and those of us who remember have followed the coffee aromas across town.

BITE

Pork belly bao at Noodle Lab

by Marc Levy September 16, 2026

A quick-serve bowl restaurant offers appetizers of two steamed baozi filled with anise soy-braised pork belly, green onion and vegetable slivers drizzled with hoisin sauce.

BUSINESS

Coffee shop in the making aims to bring together Salvadoran beans and Cuban cheese rolls

by Marc Levy September 15, 2026

Launch could come before the end of the year in a vote of confidence in, and expression of gratitude for, the community and business district south of Porter Square.

FOOD

Talking food: A conversation with Ana Sortun of Sofra, Sarma and Oleana

by Corky White September 9, 2026

At 14, Ana Sortun washed dishes at a Seattle restaurant. By 19 she was at La Varenne, the cooking school in Paris. Then she went to Turkey and found her culinary home.

FOOD

Revelations on taste: New thoughts on coffee and food at Sofra

by Corky White September 9, 2026

Almost never is a café visit only about coffee, and that is particularly true at Sofra, a café-deli-restaurant-destination. Its food, with a morning cup of coffee, offers a lesson in pairings.

BITE

Broissant at Bakey

by Marc Levy September 9, 2026

All together it’s very good, but the “broissant” hybrid of sweet babka crossed with a savory croissant is a terrible name on its own merits and as a promise.

FOOD

Curio in North Cambridge is the only place to get these four summertime (sp)ice creams

by Marc Levy September 3, 2026

Even though they’re made at Somerville’s Forge, there are four frozen treat flavors available only from a small freezer by the door of Cambridge’s Curio Spice shop.

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Work and play and then coffee at Triangle’s not-quite-coworking cafes

by Corky White September 2, 2026

In my Triangle visit, the space was crisscrossed with striding workers. The residents of café tables were bent over computers and phones. The coffee is just fine.