Downtown Waltham has tons of good food and drink. Here are some favorites. Check out our MAP for locations of the listings here, and keep your eye out for other options, because this is not even close to all the places you could try!
Close to workshop venues – quick walking distance
Peshawri Kebabs: Halal kebabs
Also easy walking distance if you have a little more time
Lizzy’s Homemade Ice Cream: cones, cups, sundaes, the works
Pho 1 Waltham: pan-Asian menu but you want the Vietnamese dishes
Shanghai Cuisine 上海小馆: our go-to delivery spot – the soup dumplings are good and so is the 5-spicy beef cold dish
Ponzu: good sushi, EXCELLENT Korean food (owner makes her own kimchi)
Peppino’s Dosa: delicious dosas and related vegetarian dishes
Deep Ellum: hipster bar with good cocktails, good beer list, and solid food choices
Rassa: haven’t tried this yet, it just opened and is upscale Indian cuisine
Little India Restaurant: stalwart local Indian with lunch buffet
Franco’s Pizzeria and Pub: the BEST pizza in town, plus steak tips, subs, salads, etc.
Guanachapi’s: excellent Guatemalan/Salvadoran food with some Mexican specialties too
Karibu: Ugandan cuisine, cafeteria style
Taste House: hipster-y Chinese spot, hit or miss but some dishes are solid
Brewer’s Tap & Table: reliable gastropub food, long list of local beers, big patio in the back
Angel Tea: locally-owned boba and Chinese homestyle takeout
Bonchon: addictive Korean chicken wings
Shiki Shabu Shabu: Japanese hot-pot
Fancier and/or a bit farther away
IL Capriccio: upscale Italian with a patio
The Chateau Restaurant: midrange Italian-American
Hakata Ramen & Sushi: ramen and sushi, shockingly
YUMCHA: more boba
Tree Top: good Thai food in a tiny space
Taqueria El Amigo: the best tacos in town, in a tiny dump of a room off a side street – get takeout if you’re a group of more than 2 people
Brelundi: midrange Italian-American with a lovely patio overlooking the river; open for BREakfast LUnch and DInner. In the Watch Factory building (worth a visit, look for the display cases in entryway).