The Coffee House

Best Cafes & Coffee Shops in Cambridge

Cambridge's essential cafes and coffee destinations

3Restaurants

About This Guide

In a city of scholars and innovators, great coffee is essential fuel. Cambridge's cafes range from specialty roasters to cozy neighborhood spots, each offering the perfect environment for work, study, or conversation.

The Recommendations

Tatte Bakery & Cafe

Bakery · Harvard Square

Popular

Israeli-inspired bakery and cafe. Beautiful pastries, shakshuka, fresh salads, and excellent coffee. Multiple Cambridge locations, Instagram-worthy.

ShakshukaPastriesCoffee

4.6

Flour Bakery + Cafe

Bakery · Multiple

Popular

Award-winning bakery with breakfast and lunch. Sticky buns, sandwiches, and pastries. Multiple Cambridge locations.

Sticky bunsSandwichesPastries

4.6

Dado Tea

Tea House/Cafe · Mid-Cambridge

Serving wholesome and healthy sandwiches, salads, multigrain rice bowls, and noodle dishes. High grade hot and iced teas, espresso and coffee. First in Cambridge to introduce bubble tea in 2002!

Bubble TeaAsian BowlsFresh Ingredients

4.4