Davis Square neighborhood


Clifton Bacon house across the street built 1885 Queen Anne           Corner of Mass. Ave and Chester Street

Davis Square  http://www.morrisonhousebnb.com/Davissq.htm  http://www.southofboston.net/specialreports/quincyrehab/pages/2d.shtml  Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Square 

Lots of interesting places to eat
Redbones BBQ https://www.redbones.com/Chester St. 
 

Anna's Taqueria, Elm St http://www.annastaqueria.com/      Burren  http://www.burren.com/Elm Street Live Irish music 

Diva Indian Bistro  Elm Street, just around the corner from Redbones just closed. Location now a Japanese restaurant.
      Johnny D's http://www.johnnyds.com/   Elm Street, Live jazz and blues closed in  2016. Much missed.

Martsa on Elm has Tibetan food.   https://www.yelp.com/biz/martsa-on-elm-somerville
Rosebud Kitchen and Bar http://www.rosebudkitchen.com/    Elm Street  1941 Worcester diner Now reopened wth an Indian twist.

Sacco's Bowl Haven Day Street  https://saccobowl.com/  serves flatbread pizza.
Snappy Kitchen https://www.yelp.com/biz/snappy-kitchen-somerville     Cafe Barada, Mass Ave http://www.cafebarada.net/ Lebanese

Dave's Fresh Pasta, Elm Street  http://www.davesfreshpasta.com/  Amazing varieties of pasta, hand-cut to order, sauces, cheeses and more.

Farmer's Market  Day and Herbert Streets http://www.localharvest.org/farmers-markets/M3626  Wednesdays noon- 6pm, late spring through Thanksgiving.  Heirloom tomatoes, baked goods, meat and all kinds of produce.

MacKinnons, Elm Street http://mckinnonsmeatmarket.com/  Meat, produce, deli

Pemberton's Farms and Garden Center http://www.pembertonfarms.com/ Mass Ave, plants, deli, gourmet food and produce. 

Sessa's, Highland Avenue now PepeBoca http://www.pepebocca.com/ bread, prosciutto, pasta and more.

When Pigs Fly Bakery, now on Elm St, has more types of their bread than supermarkets -- and all fantastic.https://sendbread.com/when-pigs-fly-stores/
Davis Square history http://bershad.com/gb/davis-square/DavisSq_moreinfo.html   

Attractions http://bershad.com/gb/davis-square/ 

A great Goodwill thrift store.  http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-goodwill-store-somerville

Somerville Theatre http://www.capitoltheatreonline.com/somerville-theatre/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Somerville-Theatre/131940086662#!/pages/Somerville-Theatre/131940086662?sk=wall
the Museum of Bad Art http://museumofbadart.org/  is no longer in the basement, but at Dorchester Brewing.  Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB6UhGbyXfE 

July hasArtBeat https://somervilleartscouncil.org/artbeat.  

Columbus day weekend-  the Honk Festival!  of activist street bands http://www.honkfest.org/  including the Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band http://secondlinebrassband.org/

and the Christmas Illuminations tourhttps://mommypoppins.com/kids/where-to-find-the-best-holiday-lights-in-somerville

Porter Square is nearby.
Elephant Walk, Cambodian Mass Ave, Cambridge has closed alas.  Now Gustavo, a Cuban restaurant. 

Lots of sushi and noodle shops in the Porter Exchange on Mass. Ave [but not as many as there used to be]

Porter Square Books http://www.portersquarebooks.com/  Independent, author readings and Cafe Zing.

Tags Hardware https://www.acehardware.com/store-details/ Housewares, hardware, garden things, air conditions and paint.

And Harvard Square is a mile and a half away from my house.

I've joined the Somerville Garden Club. http://www.somervillegardenclub.org/   Meetings the second Wednesday of every month, 167 Holland Street.
Monthly newsletter alone is worth the membership fee. Plant Sale every Sept in Davis Squarehttp://www.somervillegardenclub.org/plant-sale/

The Somervillle Arts Council http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/  and  Historic Preservation Somerville https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/ospcd/historic-preservation   are also of interest\

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/property/davis-square-neighborhood-guide/

Parking is a big issue around here.
Exiting Central Business district  Chester Place Private Way Parking for Residents Only  Violators will be towed at their own expense. Police take Note

Chang Sho, Mass Ave. Parking violators will be towed perfunctorily.  http://changshorestaurant.com/

A parking space was important to me.  I have two guest parking permits. You can also park at Alewife on the Red Linehttp://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/lines/stations/?stopId=10029  
I was glad to find a bike rack between the two condo buildings too.

The Minuteman bicycle path http://www.minutemanbikeway.org/ is just behind the Davis Square subway station. I got a Raleigh bicycle in Oct 2011.

And I really wanted access to public transportation -- the Red Line is very convenient http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_(MBTA_station) 

Kate's Mystery Books was just around the corner on Mass. Ave. and closed in August 2010.

back to my apartment

Last Updated March 2024