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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.

LET’S GET COFFEE

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.

BITE

Bacon quiche at Flour

by Marc Levy September 2, 2026

Bacon makes a good argument for looking away from the pastry at Flour. This quiche will make you happy you did, even if the bacon doesn't stand out in the mix.

BUSINESS

Simon’s Coffee Shop regulars show up to say what may be a very short goodbye

by Marc Levy August 31, 2026

Simon’s Coffee Shop served its final customers at at 1736 Massachusetts Ave. on Monday, but that doesn’t mean the business is gone while its building is rebuilt.

NEWS

Somerville meetings, Aug. 31-Sept. 7: Student physical restraint and school discipline policies

by Marc Levy August 30, 2026

Take part in meetings on student restraint and discipline, apartment projects and Dunkin’ hours and expanding the Target at the Twin City Plaza.

FOOD

Spindler Confections is building a Harvard Square shop within a shop at the 143-year-old Leavitt & Pierce

by Marc Levy August 26, 2026

What is already among the most fascinating shops to browse in Cambridge will get a whole other category of delights to discover: Spindler handmade candy.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Frozen: Do as the Parisians do, but in Somerville, at Wildgrain Bakehouse

by Corky White August 26, 2026

Wildgrain Bakehouse is close by but feels like another planet. And there are very good croissants – surprisingly, previously frozen and then baked.

FOOD

You might not know you could have a 12-inch pita

by Marc Levy August 26, 2026

Giant pitas, the right size for wraps, are back at Foodland, the North Cambridge halal grocer. I’m dreading that this sensible but all-but-unknown option will disappear again.