Restaurants and Shops email facebook twitter A local guide to hot spots around campus. We asked the Lesley community for their top picks on where to dine in Boston and Cambridge. Here's our must-do list for new undergrads to help you make the most of your time here. Porter Square Home to one of our three tri-campuses and major open-air shopping center of the same name. Restaurants Bagelsaurus Ben and Jerry’s Caffé Nero Cambridge Common Changsho Chivo Taqueria Dunkin Donuts Dudley Café Harvard House of Pizza Honeycomb Creamery Little Bake (Bubble Tea) Montrose Spa (Deli) Nirvana Taste of India One Ramen and Sushi One Zo Panera Porter Square Books/Café Zing Simon’s Coffee Shop Stoked Pizza Company Sugar and Spice The Abbey The Halal Guys Violette Gluten Free Bakery Yume Ga Arukara Zoe Acai Bar Shopping CVS Henry's Bear's Park Michael's Mud Flat Gallery Porter Square Books Star Market Target Davis Square (1.0 mi) An eclectic mix of restaurants & nightlife. Restaurants Dave's Fresh Pasta The Painted Burro Rosebud Saloon Shopping Buffalo Exchange Comicazi Davis Squared Harvard Square (1.6 mi) How do you like them apples? Restaurants DIG | Seasonal, fresh, local food Dunkin Donuts El Jefe’s Taqueria Falafel Corner Felipe's Mexican Taqueria Flour Bakery + Cafe Grafton Street Pub & Grill IHOP Life Alive Organic Café Mother Juice Otto Pizza Pavement Coffeehouse Pete’s Coffee Pokeworks Sally Sandwiches Saloniki Greek Shake Shack Smoke Shop BBQ Starbucks Sweetgreen Tasty Burger Tatte Bakery & Café Veggie Grill WakuWaku Ramen Wholesome Fresh Zinneken’s Belgian Waffles Shopping CVS Moleskine Newbury Comics Patagonia Raven Used Books Central Square (2.2 mi) Where Cambridge locals go for food & fun. Restaurants 1369 Coffee House A4cade Life Alive Kendall Square (2.8 mi) An epicenter of technology & innovation. Restaurants Area Four Shopping The Garment District Cambridgeside Galleria Allston Village (3.0 mi) A young, diverse, food-centric area. Restaurants Roxy's Grilled Cheese & Burgers The Lone Star Taco Bar Lulu's Assembly Row (3.4 mi) Recently developed outdoor shopping district. Restaurants Earls Kitchen + Bar Southern Kin Cookhouse Lucky Strike Arcade Style Cafe Zo Greek Shopping Ashley Homestore TJ Maxx Trader Joes Back Bay (3.4 mi) A downtown hub of shopping & scenery and home of the Boston Common and Newbury Street. Restaurants Cheers Tavern and Gift Shop Deluca's Market Fire + Ice Parish Cafe Shopping '47 Brand Allbirds Fjällräven Lilly Pulitzer Niketown Trident Booksellers and Café Urban Outfitters Zara Union Square (3.4 mi) A hip, bustling hub of food, music, and culture. Restaurants Bloc Cafe Brass Union Ebi Sushi, The Neighborhood Union Square Donuts North End (4.3 mi) Pizza, pasta, & Italian fare. Restaurants The Daily Catch La Famiglia Giorgio's Restaurant Pizzeira Regina Trattoria Il Panino Strega Coolidge Corner (4.5 mi) A small-town, Main Street feel, right on Boston’s doorstep. Restaurants Curry House Grainne O’Malley Martin's Coffee Shop Knight Moves Cafe Kupel's Bakery Union Square Donuts Shopping Boston General Store Eureka Puzzles Fire Opal Fenway Park (4.8 mi) Home of the iconic Fenway Park, bustling restaurants, & shopping. Restaurants Bleacher Bar El Pelon Taqueria Loco Shah’s Halal Food Time Out Market Wahlburgers Yard House Shopping Blick Official Red Sox Team Store REI Sephora Target South End (6.2 mi) A corridor of quaint boutiques & fine dining in the heart of Boston. Restaurants South End Buttery Blunch Mike's City Diner The Elephant Walk Delux Cafe Hyde Square (6.4 mi) Diverse eateries and vibrant nature. Restaurants Miami Restaurant Blue Nile The Old Havana Cuban Restaurant Jamacia Plain - "JP" (6.8 mi) Suburban gem on the outskirts of Boston. Restaurants El Oriental De Cuba City Feed & Supply Monumental Market Soup Shack Mission Hill (7.1 mi) Small college neighborhood packed with character. Restaurants Milkweed Penguin Pizza Lilly's Gourmet Pasta Express The Squealing Pig Seaport (7.5 mi) A waterfront mecca of technology & dining. Restaurants Bartaco The Barking Crab Gather Rosa Mexicano Tuscan Kitchen South Boston "Southie" (8.2 mi) Historically Irish-American neighborhood with a vibrant nightlife. Restaurants Cafe Polonia Doughboy Donuts & Deli Lincoln Tavern & Restaurant email facebook twitter