Waypoint in Harvard Square is Boston’s most interesting seafood restaurant.

Cafe Sushi is an excellent sushi place in Harvard Square.

Alden & Harlow in Harvard Square serves good, not great American small plates in a fun underground space with excellent cocktails.

Orinoco is a great Latin restaurant in Harvard Square with a nice patio.

Tatte is a huge cafe in Harvard Square with great pastries and Middle Eastern specialties.

Bartley's is a casual Harvard Square spot where you can eat a good burger in the same seat Al Pacino once sat in (and maybe also had a good burger).

Santouka is a great ramen spot in Harvard Square that kind of feels like a spaceship.

Charlie's Kitchen is a diner, beer garden, and punk bar all rolled into one in Harvard Square.

Le's is a casual Vietnamese place in Harvard Square.

Bonchon Chicken is a casual Korean restaurant in a Harvard Square basement.

The Red House is a farm-to-table-ish restaurant inside of a 200-year-old house.

Shay’s is an Irish pub in Harvard Square that also thinks it’s a wine bar, which is cute.

Falafel Corner is a counter-service, late-night falafel place in Harvard Square.

Cafe Pamplona in Harvard Square is a unique, old school coffee shop.

Longfellow bar is a high-end cocktail bar in Harvard Square with excellent food that you eat with your hands.

Felipe’s is a casual Mexican restaurant with a rooftop bar overlooking Harvard Square.