Since you asked...

----Boston----

Downtown/Back Bay

Krasi (Greek brunch, beautiful food and indoor seating)

Bakey (DIVINE chocolate babka)

Lobster rolls: Saltie Girl and Luke’s

Trident Booksellers and Cafe (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 - Natalie loves the Penne Gorgonzola)

Trattoria Il Panino (all the raviolis are delicious)

Mike’s (cannolis)

Galleria Umberto (Sicilian pizza)

South End

Coppa for pasta!!!

Banyan - Asian fusion, beautiful for sitting inside or outside

Kava (Greek)

Frenchie’s

Beehive (live music)

----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 - Diner; everything can be vegan! (Central Square)

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

Sarma - mediterranean small plates (Somerville)

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