Somerville Travel Guide

 sarahandgareth Says:  Like many places in the greater Boston area, Powder House Circle claims to be the place where the American Revolution all began. The Powder House was targeted by the British in the hopes of preventing war by destroying the American's ammunition supply. Clearly they weren't... 

 cymbaline77 Says:  A historic landmark of Davis Square, Mike's is a great place to hang out, have a big slice of pizza or a sub, look through the gigantic windows at the people and constant happenings in Davis Square, or watch the Red Sox game on one of the big flat screens. Locals and... 

 sarahandgareth Says:  Although we had lived in the neighborhood for a while, it wasn't until we received a gift certificate from a very generous friend that we made our first visit to Gargoyle's. After our first visit, we assumed we would be back regularly, but it actually took us a few years to... 

 Sara212 Says:  Having moved from Texas, I was desperate to find good, cheap tacos. And Tacos Lupita delivers. It's a small El Salvadorian restaurant that doesn't have much in the way of atmosphere, but delivers in the way of inexpensive, quality food. I absolutely adore this place as it... 

 Sara212 Says:  I find it shocking that this place always has a line out the door. One would think that that's the indication of a tasty restaurant, but it indeed is more of strange social phenomena indicating that the restaurant was probably once tasty, and people keep going out of habit... 

 sarahandgareth Says:  Tu Y Yo has won the Boston magazine award for best Mexican restaurant in the Boston area and it's not hard to see why.There's none of the usual Tex-Mex food (we like that, too, but this is great for something really different!) Instead, the restaurant offers home-style... 

 sarahandgareth Says:  We walked into this place a right after it opened and became absolutely hooked. The area was crying out for a good coffeehouse, and this has quickly become a favorite. The owners couldn't be more friendly, the decor is gorgeous, there's plenty of light, and the food and... 

 sarahandgareth Says:  The Somerville Theatre is the cheapest place in the Boston area to watch a movie, with evening shows at $7 and afternoon shows at just $5 on weekdays. They show a varied assortment of movies: mainstream flicks that are a month or two old, or more arty fare that may have just... 

 Cabana_Boy Says:  Wherever you go, whatever you do, sampling the local beer is definite must!!!What do the locals drink, what beer is most popular, which beer is hardest to find, does it come in a half pint glass just like grandma used to drink…or better still, a full pint glass like I... 

 sarahandgareth Says:  Scores of local artists open their homes and/or studios the first weekend of May each year for Somerville Open Studios. This is a great opportunity to explore the various (and off the beaten path) neighborhoods of Somerville while simultaneously enjoying and, maybe even,... 

 Cabana_Boy Says:  Porter Square, this square is probably technically in Cambridge, but seems to be split between Cambridge and Somerville...regardless, it's the Somerville people who really make Porter Square what it is today... If you're looking for another "last call" and you're not too...