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

[tfarrell.livejournal.com]

The Burren is Davis Square's popular Irish pub. It's a nice place to stop for drinks, and if you want a snack, order the curry fries. Several friends have opined to me recently that their food is not what it used to be, but I still enjoy their beef stew. Tends to get rather loud on weekend evenings.

Dragon Garden chinese, the place with the neon moon and bunny in the window, is my preferred chinese fast food place in Davis. It's not gourmet chinese food, but if you want chinese fast food, cheap-ish, and you're there, it's always respectable. The ambiance is kind of a zero however.

Taipei Tokyo, across the street from the theater, offers a mix of chinese, japanese, and thai food. The chinese food is very nice, somewhat better than Dragon Garden and somewhat more expensive to match. I am unimpressed with their sushi - it's edible, but not as good as the sushi from any of the nearby sushi restaurants. I haven't tried their thai dishes.

JP Licks ice cream is in the middle of the square and is always tasty.

Rosebud diner is... well, it's a diner. With full bar, for some reason. Order something you'd expect to order at a diner, and they'll probably do a really good job of delivering to you what you'd expect to get at a diner. They have really huge BLTs, and service with a smile. (Damn, now I want a BLT.)

[ron_newman]

I don't think there's any way to seat a group of more than 4 at Rosebud, though. It's just too small for that kind of thing.