Café Algiers (CLOSED)

Intricate lanterns, copper urns, swatches of Arabic calligraphy… if it weren't for the sweatshirted students monopolising the octagonal wooden tables, nose-deep in textbooks, you could easily forget you were in Harvard Square. The menu's Middle Eastern basics, supplemented by omelettes and sandwiches, are fine for study breaks, but it's the beverages that really suit the setting, particularly the house mint tea and coffee.