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Boston Globe
04-03-2025
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- Boston Globe
The wait is over. Check out the newly opened CSCA Cafe in Cambridge.
Advertisement A cappuccino from the new CSCA Cafe run by the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. CSCA Cafe Get Winter Soup Club A six-week series featuring soup recipes and cozy vibes, plus side dishes and toppings, to get us all through the winter. Enter Email Sign Up Stop by for a pastry and a coffee made with George Howell's roasts — an espresso or a cappuccino adorned with latte art by barista Carmen Diana. You might also be drawn to the café's small retail section featuring alums' products, like Chitarra Pasta from chef Thomas O'Hara and olive oils from chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz. There are goods, too, from local vendors, such as the fragrant spices from Cambridge's Curio Spice Co. and teas from Mem Tea in Somerville. Looking ahead, the owners plan to host book signings, tastings, and other events, bringing various opportunities to engage with the community. 'We have new energy, new direction, new eyes, a new passion,' Leonard says. 1995 Mass. Ave. Cambridge, 617-693-0798, . Ann Trieger Kurland can be reached at
Axios
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Boston-area bookstores to visit
Boston has seen a bookstore "boomlet" in recent years, says Beth Ineson of the New England Independent Booksellers Association. The intrigue: The region is home to bookstores that cater to nerds, romantics, cat lovers and all sorts of hobbyists who enjoy reading. Bookstores with cafes A Sanctuary Cafe: Seating is limited in this cat cafe that sells books, but their pastries are worth the wait. Beacon Hill Books & Cafe: Stop in for tea time and grab a book on Beacon Hill. Just Bookish: A bookstore in Fields Corner with a small cafe. Protip: Order an empanada. Lovestruck Books: A romance-themed bookstore in Harvard Square with George Howell, serving coffee, treats and wine. Trident Booksellers & Cafe: Back Bay's 40-year-old bookstore and cafe. The cafe serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as booze. Porter Square Books: The Cambridge bookstore recently expanded, moving into a larger space owned by Lesley University. The bookstore has a coffee shop, Page & Leaf Cafe. There's also a Porter Square Books in Boston's Seaport neighborhood, but no cafe. Specialty bookstores All She Wrote Books: The intersectional feminist queer bookstore in Somerville grew out of a pop-up, which first launched in 2019. Pandemonium Books and Games: This Central Square game store sells science fiction, fantasy, horror and other books. The store also hosts events, from beginner D&D sessions to Yu-Gi-Oh! weekly tournaments. Read My Lips: The diverse, romance pop-up bookstore sets up shop at breweries and other public-facing spaces, from the Charles River Speedway to Lovestruck Books. Side Quest Games & Books: What began as a pop-up is now a brick-and-mortar in Bow Market that sells indie games and a range of fantasy and sci fi books. Side Quest often hosts role-playing game events and book clubs. Other brick-and-mortars Brattle Book Shop: This Boston bookstore celebrates 200 years in 2025. Brattle carries used books, rare books, maps, prints, postcards and other items. Brookline Booksmith: Coolidge Corner's beloved independent bookstore. The bookstore has a used books collection and a section for gifts and accessories (great for holiday shopping). Bryn Mawr Bookstore: Cambridge's nonprofit bookstore has been around since 1971 and carries more than 30,000 books. Commonwealth Books: This Downtown Crossing spot carries books on arts, history, architecture, philosophy and other subjects, as well as antique prints and maps. The COOP: This cooperative bookstore serves the Harvard and MIT communities but is open to all. Locals also stop in to use their bathrooms. East End Books Boston: This Seaport shop is the sister store to the original East End Books in Provincetown. Frugal Bookstore: The Nubian Square shop sells a range of books, from children's titles to science fiction, graphic novels and African American studies. Harvard Book Store: The Harvard Square staple has been independently run for nearly a century. The business planned to open a section location in Boston's Prudential Center, but they halted the expansion. More Than Words: More Than Words, a nonprofit serving youth, sells books, clothing and gifts in its South End store. More Than Words opened a shop in Central Square recently, taking over the space once owned by Boomerangs. Over The Tunnel Books: Consider this more of a book nook than a store, but the basement bookstore below EBO & Co. Grocery has seats to peruse their collection. Papercuts Bookstore: This Jamaica Plain bookstore carries various genres of books and hosts author events. Parkside Bookshop: This South End bookstore also hosts book clubs, date nights and food pop-ups. Rodney's Bookstore: Rodney's is a beloved Harvard Square bookstore that sells used books and prints. Rozzie Bound: This Roslindale cooperative bookstore has a small, but diverse collection of books in terms of subject matter, race and gender. Customers often order books to have shipped directly to Rozzie Bound.
