This is a well known stop for locals, and its fantastic. You can find all sorts of great stuff here. Noodle soups and all sorts of great things. Open from lunchtime on, this is a delicious moderately priced find...great to browse through and always busy this is a great place for a weekend brunch or lunch during the weekday.

The local branch of this chain is in a nice location in the Porter Exchange. It boasts a pleasant staff and congenial workout atmosphere, and is open during construction.

Just off the end of the corridor this restaurant offers good sushi, pretty good services and some other things. Definitely worth it although it can be busy on weekend nights.

This well known stop in the Porter Exchange regulars boasts delicious delectables and can be found midway down through the common market. Serving contemporary Japanses cuisine, they server up delicous teriyaki chicken and is a great stop on a saturday or sunday after a night on the town.

Inexpensive and delicious Japanese bread treats...definitely worth a trip to the exchange building.

Though sushi fanatics might scoff at the idea of eating at a mall food stand, the authentic sushi at Kotobukiya gives diners a taste of Japan for a fraction of the cost of a plane ticket. Pick and choose from basic cuts ($1)—salmon, tuna, yellowtail, squid—as well as fancier options like salmon roe ($2). Sides include miso soup ($1) or a seaweed salad ($2.50). The neon makeup and hyperactive jewelry of the servers round out the sense of a Japanese experience. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

This is basicaly a noodle bar, and it offers pretty good soup for good prices. It can get busy.

Tavern in the Square is a neighborhood restaurant & bar focusing on great food & beverage, sports, entertainment, atmosphere and outstanding service. This is our Porter Square location, which opened in December 2007.

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Cambridge.MA:Template:Health Club Join the masses across the country in the latest fitness crazes: hopping on elliptical cross-trainers, working with the 200+ pieces of resistance training, or signing up for pilates and spinning classes. Pool, jacuzzi, sauna, and group exercise classes are included in a variety of “No Sweat Pricing Specials,” which start at $19 and tend to run $50-55/month. After your complimentary first session, you can work out with a personal trainer for $49/hr, though the price goes down if you buy in bulk. A “soft-circuit” exercise room for women provides special equipment and a comfortable environment for those who want to escape the barrage of testosterone outside. Access to over 360 Bally locations in the U.S. is included in most membership plans. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

Cambridge.MA:Template:Tanning Salon Get your fake bake here to stand out from all those pasty (and non-cancerous, we might add) Cantabrigians. Among the basic tanning beds at the Boston Beach Club, there are stand-up booths (for higher intensity), facial tanners, high pressure tanners, and the freakishly powerful “Omega Tanner.” If you must have a year-round tan, memberships are available (1 mo membership $30 with reduced rates for each visit, $6-7), as well as starting packages for the novices (5 sessions $45, 11 sessions $70). For one-time trips, the cost ranges from $9 (booth) to $12 (bed). This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

All sorts of running shoes and gear to completely outfit the serious runner.

Cambridge.MA:Template:Locksmith Commonwealth lock company is a family-owned business specializing in lock sales, repair, and replacement. They stock a huge selection of retail locks for as many applications as you can think of, and will custom order anything they don't have. Standard key-copying $1.25. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

You can find lots of great jewelry in this store, in the Porter Exchange.

Cambridge.MA:Template:Grocery A true Japanese supermarket, Kotobukiya supplies anything from rice candy and seaweed to Japanese books and magazines, rice cookers, teapots, cosmetics—even Japanese antifreeze. Most labels are in Japanese, but the staff will translate if asked. Video rentals (Japanese, no subtitles) are $1 for 2 nights/3 days, and $2 for 7 nights/8 days. No membership or annual fees. Around the corner is the “Common Market” where you'll find a fish market, a Japanese bakery, and a counter-style restaurant featuring ramen, rice, and sushi. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

Cambridge.MA:Template:Gift Store More than just a gift shop, Tokai offers both the items and the instructions for anyone looking beyond the course catalog for inspiration and fulfillment. Taking up tea ceremony? Cast iron teapots ($34-210) and ceremony bowls ($125) are authentic and quietly elegant. Always wanted to learn how to do origami? A wide selection of books and papers ($1.65-5.70) will give you a focused method of procrastination. And if you don't have the time to take up Japanese culture but want to look like you do, kimono ($75+) or wall-ready Yuzen paper ($12+) are available. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

This car is located behind the Porter Exchange mall, at the corner of Roseland St and Mass Ave.