Groceries and specialty foods
Groceries within walking distance: Brothers Market, 1 Broadway near the T stop.
A somewhat longer walk: Whole Foods on Cambridge Street, across the river and down a couple of block.
Really good ice cream: Toscanini’s 159 1st Steet
Really good baked goods and lunch stuff: Boulangerie 295 3rd Street
Cheese and other yummies: Formaggio Kendall 94 Hampshire Street. You can walk up Binney, then Bristol, to Hampshire.