December 16th 2017: Dinner with a Friend at Cafe Sushi, Cambridge

My friend was in town for the weekend, so I decided to meet up with him for dinner at Cafe Sushi in Cambridge, which apparently has the best sushi in town.

We were early though, so we decided to check out Zinneken's, a small waffle place nearby,

Getting the Liege Waffle (soft and chewy, made from a dough with caramelized Belgian Pearl sugar)

and the Brussels Waffle (light and crispy, made from delicate batter).

The only 2 types of waffles on the menu, the first being sweeter, while the second being airier and crispier. Simple menu, but delicious.

From here we headed to the Cafe Sushi, which was already crowded, but thankfully had a table available when my friend arrived. He got the Chiraishi (9 pieces assorted sashimi, japanese pickles over sushi rice),

while we got the Ceviche Maki (octopus, shrimp and avocado, topped with salmon, grape, tomato, lime juice, salt and cilantro),

the Spicy Citrus Roll (top, baked spicy salmon, shrimp and cucumber, topped with ao nori and thin sliced lemon) and Futomaki (eel, snow crab, egg, kanpyo, gobo, oshinko and cucumber).

I can see why this place is so popular now. Reasonable prices, innovative sushi and tasty too.

We decided to go elsewhere for dessert, choosing Tatte Bakery and Cafe, which was a little further down the road from Zinneken's. We headed up to the second floor, where thankfully we had space to sit.

My friend got the Raspberry Cheesecake Cup,

while we got the Pear Tart and Goat Cheese Panna Cotta.

I did not take to the almond taste in the tart, or the goat cheese, but I did not hate them either as neither was really strong. Overall, I think this place is worth coming back to to try other stuff. With that, our night of eating in Cambridge was at an end. Good catching up with my friend from Florida. Not sure why he came into the freezing cold here though.