With a colorful history as a Harvard Square fixture run by a Spanish expat, this wee coffeehouse is where Cantabrigians go to get closer to Europe.

Fusing the freshly scrubbed look of a small-town soda fountain with the vintage spirit of un bar italiano, this is one of the North End's quintessential coffeehouses. A...

A tiny, friendly, funky lesbian-owned café in the heart of Inman Square. Drop by for freshly made pizza, pasta, sandwiches and salads, and a decent cup of coffee. They also...

A sprawling bar/restaurant complex, and one of gay Boston's mainstays, Club Café hasn't changed much over the years. At the front lingers an older, professional crowd of...

There's always a sizeable lesbian contingent at the Diesel - drawn, no doubt, by the posse of cute, androgynous baristas (or is it the vegan cake?). Whatever the attraction,...

Some years back, Flour put this then-desolate stretch of Washington Street on the culinary map - and X still marks Joanne Chang's sweet spot for baked-treasure hunters. Pastel...

A casual hangout for posh South Enders, coffee purists and - most importantly - gossiping gay neighbours, with a fantastic streetside view. Service isn't fast, but it is...

The small but perfectly formed Franklin is a neighbourhood hangout for the whole city. What's it got that your average corner joint doesn't? The culinary talents - and the...

Noisy, boisterous and filled with memorabilia from the golden age of rock. Kids can be as raucous as they want in one of the most popular burger joints in town and nobody will...

Founded in 1870, the MFA moved from Copley Square to its current home, a neoclassical granite building on Huntington Avenue - the so-called 'Avenue of the Arts' - in 1909. The...

It's as sleek - indeed quasi-industrial - as bakery-cafés come: think exposed pipes, stone floors, pastel plastic chairs and black banquettes (not to mention a two-seat wine...

This two-storey tea sanctuary appeals to everyone from little old ladies to trucker-capped hipsters, who linger at copper topped tables over muffins, scones and freshly brewed...

A bohemian ambience permeates this bright, airy in-store café. It hops all day with Berklee students and writerly types, poring over glossies from an edgy, globe-spanning...

A sandwich constructed with care from fine ingredients ought to be the rule, not the exception to the glut of stale, mass-produced products. This quirky little shop sets things...