Since you asked...

----Boston----

Downtown/Back Bay

Krasi - Back Bay (Greek brunch, beautiful food and indoor seating)

Bakey - DIVINE babka

Lobster rolls: Saltie Girl and Luke’s - Back Bay

Trident Booksellers and Cafe - Back Bay (lemon blueberry ricotta french toast, Monte Cristo sandwich)

North End for Italian - always ask which pasta they make in-house

Giacomo’s (no reservations)

Daily Catch on Haverford (seafood + amazing pasta, no reservations OR make reservations for the location on Atlantic Avenue which loses the ambience of Hanover St but has a water view)

Carmelina’s (pasta - I love the Penne Gorgonzola)

Trattoria Il Panino (all the raviolis are delicious)

Mike’s (cannolis)

Umberto’s (Sicilian pizza)

South End

Coppa for pasta!!!

Banyan - Asian fusion, beautiful for sitting inside or outside

Kava (Greek)

Frenchie’s

Beehive (live music)

Mixed

Dim sum/Chinese: Hei La Moon or Taiwan Cafe or Winsor (Chinatown)

Taqueria Jalisco - fish tacos + horchata (East Boston)

----Cambridge----

Toscanini’s ice cream - New York Times once described as the best ice cream in the world...and Natalie scooped here in college! Try the B3 (brown butter, brown sugar, and brownie) or Kulfi (Central Square or Kendall Square)

Alden and Harlow - small plates, amazing for brunch or dinner (Harvard Square)

L.A. Burdick’s - hot chocolate and chocolate desserts (Harvard Square -- and Back Bay!)

New City Microcreamery - unbelievable Cookies & Cream and Salted Oreo flavors, waffle cones (Central Square)

Mr. Bartley’s Burgers - get the apple pie milkshake!! (Harvard Square)

Oleana - Mediterranean (between Central and Kendall

Sofra - Middle Eastern bakery and cafe...visit Mount Auburn Cemetery while you're there (Cambridge/Belmont)

Waypoint - brunch: Benedict + blueberry pancakes + cinnamon rolls + $1 oysters (Harvard Square)

Cicada - Vietnamese coffee shop and restaurant - get salmon dishes and bahn mi; coconut brioche in morning (Central Square)

Veggie Galaxy - Fun diner where everything can be vegan (Central Square)

Felipe’s - Haim's favorite burritos (Harvard Square)

Naco Taco - fish tacos and elote (Central Square)

Sarma - mediterranean small plates (Somerville)

Sugidama - sushi, with star dish scallop hokkaiyaki (Davis Square)

N&H

Wedding Day