Restaurants, etc. near the Somerville Theatre

[fourish.livejournal.com]

I'm seeing a show at the Somerville Theatre soon, and I've only been to Davis Square once. I loved the area and would like to do a little exploring before the show. I know this comm is crawling with restaurant reviews, but can anyone recommend a good one within easy access to the theatre? Doesn't have to be fancy or expensive, but a nice ambience for a small group would be cool.

Anywhere else (cool shops, strange landmarks, awesome places to park) within easy access of the theatre you can tell me about would also be greatly appreciated. (Is that cupcake shop anywhere nearby, perchance?) Apologies if this is the sort of thing that gets asked too often, but I just don't know the area well enough to figure out what goes where.

Thanks!

ETA: This community is amazing. You make me want to move to Somerville. :D

Comments

[slinkr.livejournal.com]

If you like Indian food, Diva and Namaskar (both on Elm St.) are pretty good. Martsa on Elm across the street serves Tibetan food. All of those are nice sit-down places and not particularly expensive.

[elusiveat.livejournal.com]

I second the recommentation of Martsa. Very good food.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Thirded.

[fenicedautun.livejournal.com]

I'll second Namaskar and add Out of the Blue (further down the street from Martsa's) which serves italian seafood.

[emcicle.livejournal.com]

i'll third namaskar, i prefer them over Diva not because the food is particularly better (i think they are equally as good) but because i have always found the service to be better at namaskar.

(also, martsa is delicious, and has an awesome lunch buffet if you're in the area at the right time)

[tfarrell.livejournal.com]

A comment about Diva: if you order one of the pre-fixe dinners ("royal dinner for two" or somesuch), they will stuff you.

Diva a bit pricey

[zymurgist70.livejournal.com]

Just my two cents.