Cafe Rustica in Somerville

Superb coffees and roast beef sandwiches.

Wonderful place for breakfast! Friendly staff! I would recommend the sesame bagel and butter croissant! They are definitely are in good quality!

Lousy ice cream and sandwiches, ice cream feels like it’s made with cheap flavoring with pistachio. Alright latte but nothing to write home about.

Love this place and the employees who work there. Awesome customer service and they always greet you with a smile. Their menu is the bomb dot com. Want more details? Go visit!

Local joint, great way to get off of Mass Ave to something more homey. Fantastic service as well.

A very quiet, laid back experience. Handicap-accessible, it seems. Also a friendly staff, moderately priced, and literally the best breakfast food I've found in Cambridge. I love sitting down with a macchiato and just writing away. It's not crowded, it's in a quiet area, the ambience is nice. I really do recommend trying cafe rustica at least once. 😀

Super friendly people, great coffee, and yummy food! They’ve done a good job accommodating/modifying the space for social distancing purposes too. No inside seating obviously but they do have a back patio. They have also rearranged inside to only allow one customer in at a time while others wait outside where they’ve marked 6ft spaces. Will definitely be going here again!FYI hours have been adjusted to 7am-3pm for the time being!

Best sandwiches

Cafe Americano really really good...

Great food and coffee, very nice and low key ambiance, extremely nice people. I try to go here as often as possible.

Love this place, super friendly staff and great food and drinks. Try the Italian tuna sandwich!

This is the place. Very friendly proprietor. I happened to come in on his Birthday on Wednesday and everyone was so excited to wish him a happy birthday and chat him up. They are also very accommodating with their menu and were able to make me a vegan sandwich. HIGHLY recommend this place!

Great sandwiches at reasonable prices. Staff was also very friendly and accommodating.

Great small cafe with a lovely vibe. They offer sandwiches, ice cream and coffee amoungst other things. They also have WiFi if you ask.

Amazing sandwiches and coffees. Authentic Italian.

Living right around the corner this is a go to spot on a Saturday or Sunday morning for a quick bagel / breakfast sandwich and a coffee without breaking the bank. The staff is always so friendly and knows who you are and what your order is. They have a lot of seating including an outdoor area and a patio out back.

Great local cafe and lunch spot.There's a small outdoor seating area outside in the back.Excellent cappuccino; forget about Starbucks.The egg sandwich is really good too.Everything made fresh.Eat local.

The pastrami sandwich is excellent. The outdoor seating is really quaint. Would be wonderful on a spring or fall day.

Excellent food, wonderful atmosphere, and a staff that are gracious and kind. Highly recommend if you are in the area. We visited from Florida and these were the most customer service oriented people we have met in the Boston area.

Amazing food, excellent service. Owners are so nice. Get the roast beef and brie, you won't regret it!

One of the best sandwiches I've had in a while! The sandwich was flavorful, crusty, and fresh and the ingredient proportions were perfect. Prices are reasonable.(Got the salami-provolone sandwich on french bread, with tomatoes, lettuce, and balsamic vinagrette dressing)

Got a caprese sandwich here. They have very good bread.

Went here for the first time today, they had the best chicken salad, truly first class stuff.

Nice vibe, had the rustica special sandwich and it was very good, my espresso on the other hand was kind of burnt tasting, probably a dark roast combined with over extraction.

The people working at this cafe are the best! A few weeks ago I called them and asked if I could bring a bag of coffee beans I had to their cafe to get them ground and they were incredibly sweet about it. It's a great place to sit down for a cup of coffee, and when the weather is warm they have a lovely backyard.

Great service good food good ice cream!!

We've been going to this lovely little cafe for years. This place is definitely not a hipster type of joint, it has a truly European feel to it. The Guys who run the place are always incredibly friendly and sociable no matter how busy they are. The menu is not overly elaborate, mainly bagels, omeletes, and (excellent) sandwiches, but they obviously care a lot about the food. Don't miss out on this gem!

Authentic as heck, fun Italian guys behind the counter and delicious sandwiches.

Great small cafe with really friendly owners. Small building but has a lot of character.

Nice quiet neighborhood cafe. My everything bagel with cream cheese and tomato was delicious!

Friendly staff. Chill vibe. Lovely outdoor terrace. Delicious breakfast sandwiches. Reasonable prices. My new favorite spot for a quick breakfast bite.

Very friendly staff, wonderful sandwiches and decent coffee. Great sitting area out back and on the street on warm days. Love supporting this place.

Update 7/11: I can't say enough positive things about this place. It is rare to find a restaurant/cafe/pub that you can genuinely say makes you feel like you are at home. The staff are some of the kindest, hardworking people I've encountered. Now the food? Top notch sandwiches, salads, coffee, and pastries. I personally can't ask for a better ham sandwich, but all there food is amazing.I recommend giving them your business!First visit in fall of 2019: Walked in early on a weekend and got a very friendly greeting from the staff. Iced Coffee was generous size and the bagel egg sandwich was delicious. Will be a return customer

Absolutely wonderful place! Wicked nice people, fresh ground and brewed incredible coffee and asymmetrical (homemade) bagels! The courtyard patio, behind the cafe and under a towering Willow tree, is quirky, beautiful and totally unique. Wow! I’ll be frequenting this lovely cafe whenever I’m in town. Thank you!

Such a lovely experience every visit. They treat customers with genuine kindness and greet their regulars by name. And the food is great! This is my new favorite place.

Amazing breakfast place. Cozy, feels like home. Nobody's in a rush. Perfect place to escape the noise and hustle of other breakfast places which seem to be trying to turn over as many tables as possible. And they make a mean espresso. Definitely have one.

Great sandos and friendly service. I got the chicken salad sandwich and it was great.

Pretty much the best sandwiches I've ever had.

"Best Sandwich Ever" -girlfriendShe's not wrong.

Love their rustica special sandwiches. Cozy and friendly neighborhood spot, great place to recharge or metup with friends.

Been there twice. Nice and friendly guys. It was great for breakfast. Both the baegal and croissant were excellent with ham and cheese. Nice coffee too. Would definitely try and have a sandwich for lunch at some point

I was traveling through town and luckily stumbled upon this nice little cafe for a break. Like all the other reviews says, the staff here are very friendly. I sensed the homey atmosphere immediately - everyone at the cafe were so genuine and friendly! Everyone seemed to know each other and I felt so welcomedThe food is also delicious and fairly priced. So happy I visited, it’s perfect for a slow Sunday morning (or any morning really)

Stopped in on a whim.The bagel and cappuccino were great. Enjoyed everything a ton.

Delicious sandwiches & salad. Friendly service. Perfect for a relaxing or quick lunch.

Fantastic hole in the wall sandwich shop. I love their sandwiches (focaccia is fresh and delicious) and the staff is very friendly. It's got a homey vibe to it. Also, the prices are very reasonable (~$9 for a sandwich)! This has been my go-to local sandwich shop for a few years, and I'm surprised they're not more popular now.

Cozy, quiet and lovely staff. A hidden gem.

Food was great, service was excellent, espresso was tasty

As everyone says... Happy, friendly staff. Welcoming environment, good prices, great coffee and food.

My favorite little coffee shop. Great service, great food, delightful coffee. Makes you feel at home. And the caprese sandwich, my God! It's delicious.

One of my favorite places on earth