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Harvard University - Off-Campus Dining

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Best Pizza

  • Pinocchio's Pizza (on campus)

Best Breakfast

  • Henrietta's Table

Best Chinese

  • Hong Kong

Best Healthy

  • The Wrap and Smoothie Joint

Best Wings

  • Tommy's House of Pizza

Best Place to Take Your Parents

  • Harvest
  • Henrietta's Table

College Prowler Take

Though Harvard’s on-campus dining can lack the zest that most students find necessary to fill their appetites, the cities of Cambridge and Boston provide a rich, diverse environment to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Students especially praise the college-oriented Pinnochio’s Pizza, Tommy’s House of Pizza and a number of other local haunts, all within walking distance of most dorms. Undergraduates also enjoy the opportunity to indulge in the fine cuisine of a major cosmopolitan center such as Boston. Specifically, the authentic Italian cuisine found in the North End pleases even the most difficult critics.

The diversity of Harvard’s off-campus dining opportunities provides cuisine and price ranges that are certain to satisfy even the most picky appetites and wallets. The off-campus dining more than makes up for the slim pickings on campus. The off-campus dining experience at Harvard will never leave undergraduates without choices, but one too many nights out and you’ll quickly learn just how easy it is to pack on the Freshman 15 and a hefty credit card bill.

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Anonymous says:

The restaurants off-campus offer...

The restaurants off-campus offer an unmatched diversity, a smattering of price levels and a wide range of quality. The always-popular John Harvard’s offers a good variety of quality foods and really gets bumpin’ during its Monday night half-appetizer special hours. Offerings of other restaurants all within a five-minute walk range from sushi, Indian, and French to good ole’ American burgers and fries. If you can’t find something to eat in Cambridge, then you aren’t looking hard enough. But keep in mind, Cambridge tends to be a pretty expensive city, so eating out often can be a bit pricey. I learned that lesson the hard way freshman year.

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Anonymous says:

The off-campus stuff is good but...

The off-campus stuff is good but expensive, and not open late. There’s a lot of variety. For example, Hong Kong has edible Chinese. There are also chains like Uno Chicago Grill, Chili’s, and Au Bon Pain, and all kinds of smaller places everywhere.

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Anonymous says:

Food outside of the dining hall is...

Food outside of the dining hall is really good, but I find it hard to justify spending money out when the dining hall food is pretty good and already paid for.

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Anonymous says:

Cambridge offers a variety of...

Cambridge offers a variety of cuisines. If you want great pizza, go to Cambridge 1. If you want great Thai food, go to Spice.

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Anonymous says:

There are tons of restaurants in...

There are tons of restaurants in the Square, and several dozen within a few minutes of my dorm. I definitely recommend Mr. and Mrs. Bartley’s Burger Cottage, Iruña, Charlie’s Kitchen, Café of India, and Burdick’s Chocolate.

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Facts

Student Favorites

  • John Harvard's Brew House
  • Pho Pasteur
  • Tommy's House of Pizza

Other Places to Check Out

  • Aujord'hui
  • Burdick's Chocolate
  • Café of India
  • Chili's
  • Iruña
  • Redline
  • Uno Chicago Grill

24-Hour Dining

  • 7-Eleven on the corner of JFK and Mt. Auburn

Grocery Stores

Star Market
49 White St.
(617) 492-5566

Restaurant Listing

Au Bon Pain
Sandwiches and baked goods
1360 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
(617) 497-9797
www.aubonpain.com
Price: $5-$10
Its outdoor seating makes it great for people-watching and its quick service makes ABP a great between-class stop when you've got no time for lunch.

Bombay Club
Indian
57 JFK St., Cambridge
(617) 661-8100
Price: $8-$15
Cool view of JFK Street from upstairs and an all-you-can-eat weekday lunch buffet—great for large groups.

Cambridge 1
Pizza
27 Church St., Cambridge
(617) 576-1111
Price: $15-$20
Excellent gourmet pizza

Charlie's Kitchen
American bar and grill
10 Eliot St., Cambridge
(617) 492-9646
Price: $5-$10
Open until 2 a.m. on weekends; enormous selection of beers on tap.

Fire + Ice
All-you-can-eat variety
50 Church St., Cambridge
(617) 547-9007
www.fire-ice.com
Price: $10-$20
Cheap Date Night—they'll give you a $4 movie ticket good at any Boston area Loews Theatre when you buy dinner.

Harvest
American
44 Brattle St., Cambridge
(617) 868-2255
Price: $10-$25
Its sophisticated-yet-friendly ambience makes Harvest a great place to take the parents.

Henrietta's Table
American
1 Bennett St., in the Charles Hotel, Cambridge
(617) 661-5005
Price: $15-$25
Amazing Sunday brunch and the best breakfast in Boston—the classic venue for get-to-know-your-roommate meals with the family.

Hong Kon
Chinese
1236 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
(617) 864-5311
Price: $10-$20
Mostly known as a bar (for its Scorpion Bowls, a local specialty), Hong Kong still offers decent Chinese.

John Harvard's Brew House
American
33 Dunster St., Cambridge
(617) 868-3585
www.johnharvards.com
Price: $10-$20
TVs all around the bar area, stained glass of secular celebrities and half-priced appetizers on Monday nights.

Mr. and Mrs. Bartley's Burger Cottage
American
1246 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
(617) 354-6559
Price: $8-$15
Eclectic music and interior design creates a great atmosphere for a good time—and the biggest selection ever of burgers named after pop stars.

One Arrow Street Crepes
Crepes
1 Arrow St., Cambridge
(617) 661-2737
Price: $3-$15
Every type of dinner and dessert crepe imaginable, from chicken to fresh berries to whipped cream.

Pho Pasteur
Cambodian and Vietnamese
35 Dunster St., Cambridge
(617) 864-4100
Price: $5-$15
Authentic cuisine and speedy service.

Sandrine's
French
8 Holyoke St., Cambridge
(617) 497-5300
Price: $15-$35
An elegant bar and fancy entrees make this a great place to go before formal and semi-formal events.

Shilla
Japanese and Korean
57 JFK St. (downstairs), Cambridge
(617) 547-7971
Price: $5-$15
Fast and friendly service, with cool Christmas lights strung throughout the restaurant.

Spice
Thai
24 Holyoke St., Cambridge
(617) 868-9560
Price: $8-$15
Highly–praised authentic Thai food that is reasonably priced.

The Wrap and Smoothie Joint
Wraps and smoothies
71 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge
(617) 354-5838
Price: $5-$10
Nutella chocolate smoothie—it's to die for!

Tommy's House of Pizza
Pizza and subs
49 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge
(617) 497-4849
Price: $2-$10
Delivery until 2 a.m.

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