Cafe of India is precisely what a cosmopolitan restaurant in firm contact with its origins should be: self-assured enough to serve both the basics and new and improved versions. While the restaurant is softly-lit and welcoming, the food is what you should come here for. Cafe of India has tandoori ovens and knows how to use them well: the lamb and chicken appetizers are moist, aromatic and perfectly-cooked ($6-8). Main dishes range $13-20, and are delicately spiced. Flavors are carefully blended and balanced, and the chefs will moderate spice levels to your request. The seafoods are the real prize. The sauce-based cooking allows seafood to be cooked precisely to the point of doneness, preserving its essential flavor and tenderness. Also be sure to try the peshawary naan, a flatbread stuffed with almonds and raisins ($6). For a more affordable stab at this fine restaurant, stop by for their daily lunch buffet ($10-14). This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

This small, unassuming store carries an impressive selection of contemporary women's clothing and fine lingerie. Clothware prides itself on its focus on New England designers, and much of the store's collection can't be found elsewhere. Dresses begin around $80 and sweaters range $60-250. Hats, sunglasses, and other fun accessories are sold in the front of the store; swimwear ($70+) and lingerie (bras $20-60) are in the back. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

Template:Grocery Located in the historic Blacksmith House, Hi-Rise Pie Co. is a little-known bread and sandwich store extraordinaire which offers sumptuous sweets and pastries baked daily. Tons of fresh bread makes Hi-Rise a gluten heaven, from the standby sourdough and Italian white to the more taste-bud tantalizing potato and cheddar pepper varieties (small loaves $3, large $5). Tasty soups, amazingly overstuffed and whimsically-named sandwiches (try the Mr. and Ms. Snob, $8.75), and freshly prepared salads ($5-9.50) can be enjoyed in their outdoor seating area or indoor seating upstairs. No credit cards accepted. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

This delicious bakery offers outdoor seating and expensive, but tasty lemonade to accompany its humorously named sandwiches. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

Clinical studies have shown that chocolate promotes the same congenial cocktail of brain chemicals as does sex. Aha! Perhaps now we understand why Burdick opened his pricey chocolate wonder store but a few paces from a community of undersexed students. Patrons demurely sip the legendary hot and heavy chocolate drinks ($3-5), sample orgasmically dense pastries ($2-3.50; try the Harvard Square, a brownie-like concoction with chocolate ganache), nibble handmade dark chocolates filled with fresh raspberry or smooth cognac cream, lavender, espresso, orange or (Lord have mercy) PISTACHIO!, all the while gasping (and rightly so) that Burdick makes the best chocolate in the Boston area. The store also serves those who have already found love with immaculately presented wooden gift boxes ($13-57), including the too-cute-to-eat chocolate mice and penguins. Don't have a date to share a steamy cocoa beverage with in the cozy interior? Take home a 2 lb. bag of hot chocolate mix ($30) and attempt to replicate the indulgence solo in the comfort of your own dorm room. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. With just nine tables and little standing-room, the cafe's usually crowded at night. Tables are first-come, first-serve, so prepare to be aggressive or to take your order to go.

Elegant imported fashions line the walls of this exorbitant women's boutique, where stylish shoppers can choose from a varied and beautiful mix of women's European designs. Most items are not available anywhere else in the US, and the prices show: clothes run from $300-$3000, shoes $150-300. With sweaters and suits worthy of a 40-year-old executive, Settebello also stocks funkier styles to complement a 20-something's wardrobe, like unusual, stylish jackets and well-made pants and skirts. Those fortunate enough to walk in on one of Settebello's seasonal sales (try coming in Jan. and July) can often walk out with a substantial “bargain.” This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.