The best restaurants in Cambridge, according to critics

14 Cambridge, MA restaurants featured on published critics’ lists from 3 publications: Boston Magazine, Eater Boston, The New York Times. Ordered by how many of those lists agree.

• Fallow Kin — Central Square, Cambridge — on 2 critics’ lists
• La Royal — Huron Village, Cambridge — on 2 critics’ lists
• Sumiao Hunan Kitchen — Kendall Square, Cambridge — on 2 critics’ lists
• Bagelsaurus — Porter Square, Cambridge
• Brookline Lunch — Central Square, Cambridge
• Giulia — Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
• Gustazo Cuban Kitchen & Bar — Porter Square, Cambridge
• Jahunger — Cambridgeport, Cambridge
• Moëca — Cambridge
• Moona — Inman Square, Cambridge
• Pagu — Central Square, Cambridge
• Pammy's — Central Square, Cambridge
• Talulla — Huron Village, Cambridge
• Urban Hearth — North Cambridge, Cambridge

The Cambridge lists

• Boston Magazine Top 50 Restaurants 2025 — Boston Magazine
• The 38 Best Restaurants Around Boston — Eater Boston
• The 25 Best Restaurants in Boston (2025) — The New York Times

The Critic List — the critics’ “best restaurants” lists, in one place. We don’t write the lists; the critics do, and every one links back to the original.