Porter Square Shopping Center

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Category:	Shopping Mall
Address:	1 – 37 White St, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
Phone:	+1 781-334-4661
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Rating:	4.1
Working:	Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours

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Steven Gerard

The fact that there is Free Parking is worth 4 Stars. Other than 1 Co-Op Art Consignment Store (Great Shop, located on the side of the 24 CVS. TAGS Hardware is Fantastic but a bit pricey on certain items. TAGS does have "The Best Customer Service" when compared to ANY hardware store in a 50 mile radious. So paying a few more bucks is well worth going. Theres a great Art Supply Store in the basement of a storefront between Radio Shack and The Huge Star Market. Everything else is Corporate Niche. Stores that are desperatey trying to be "Hip" like the "Panera".

Mr Dave

No place to park. If you DO find a space, its 3" of door opening room...Bring your crappy car, theyll ding you. Jaywalkers make it a life death Frogger game. Stupid stupid people dont understand cars. Arrogant ignorant or just feeble minded? Star mkt is overpriced and the shoppers are 55iq zombies with the personality of a dead fish on a highway overpass. Coffee/book store is decent. Panera bread, if you have work and you want to avoid the wife and kids while you do it. The rest of the mall plaza is humdrum. I avoid this area as much as possible.

Melissa Kline

We call this the kitchen sink t stop - its not really a spot for going out (other than Cristophers across the way and other Mass Ave restaurants outside the main parking lot) - but it has everything you need - groceries, house repair stuff , pharmacy, craft supplies, Dunkin donuts. A mockingbird usually lives in the nearby trees and likes hanging out around the air currents of the vents above the grocery store, so thats good.

Kevin Inmassachusetts

Got everything you need for a real life plus one of the few remaining GREAT bookstores and TAGS best hardware / homegoods store save Masse in N. Camb. The at a glance is completely inaccurate-none except book signings were ever at the shopping center and Jennifer Convertibles is closed. Caution-Shaws has great food but is 30-40% more expensive than Market Basket down the street a mile.

Maddie Conway

Appreciate this as one of the only places in the Boston area with stress-free, free parking for all the stores. I have never had trouble finding a spot though it is almost always crowded. The Tags hardware store has lots of neat home/kitchen-related things on the first floor, the bookstore is great to browse, and I really like Cambridge Naturals too.

Christian Ternus

A strip mall, but the best of strip malls: 24-hour grocery and 24-hour CVS! Independent bookstore allegedly frequented by Neil Gaiman! Actually decent Panera with a basement space for working. Liquor store with great selection of beers. Hippie store, toy store, craft store, hardware store, a dentist (for some reason)... What more do you want?

Shivani Sheopory

Its a tiny universe of Japanese and south east Asian cuisines! I felt transported to the Tokyo station underground eating area when I visited. Sapporo Ramen has a long line typically, so both the places adjacent to it get crowds - and well deservedly so! Try chicken curry rice with egg at Tampopo.

Jordan Badvibe

Porter square is the largest square in the area with the least amount of heart. Its just not fun to be there. Recommend Davis, Harvard or Central in a pinch if the option exists. The best part and its saving grace is good parking options (read: wasteland of sprawling parking spaces).

Chi-Sun Chan

是目前唯一在城市裡最多日本店舖的商場，有好多日本餐廳和一間日本精品店，有付費(不過很便宜的)停車場和地鐵紅線可到，很方便。

Tammy Yeung

Right at the T stop and has a parking lot, but this I wouldnt purposefully drive here since theres not much selection for stores (as opposed to assembly). There are a lot of restaurants around this shopping center, so its good for dinner or lunch.

Michael Browne

Helpful and friendly service. Not the cheapest place, but thats the entire chain in general and if youre shopping there, you probably already knew that. But the prices are good when they are having a sale, and the quality is constantly good.

Ben Harris

Having a shopping center so close to the city is a great plus. However, if youre trying to drive here on a Saturday or Sunday...dont. The parking lot is very poorly laid out and there just arent enough spots. The selection of stores is good.

Brant Peterson

Might look like a bookstore in a strip mall, but dont be deceived, this place is great--very well layed out and great selection, plus tons of signings and a great (albeit cash only) coffee bar make for a great independent bookstore!

RB B

Convenient with 24 hr CVS and Star Market. Cambridge Naturals, Michaels and Ace Hardware. DD, Panera. Patrons and employees can be uppity and a bit rude, its worth ignoring due to convenience and interesting local businesses.

Chris Lahey

The stores here are fantastic. Star market: 24 hours… Fantastic. CVS: 24 hour pharmacy… Fantastic. Henry Bears Park: You can buy Lego… Fantastic. Tags: Too many stairs… Pretty good anyway. Michaels: Need I say more? 5 stars

Terran Lane

How do you evaluate a whole shopping center? It has really great places, like Porter Square Books, and really miserable places, like Dunkin Donuts, and a lot of good-enough-but-not-exciting places, like CVS or Star Market.

Jason Garrabrant

Small shopping plaza which includes a great beer/wine/liquor store, Grocery store, CVS, Crafts & Books stores and a great place to buy kids presents. Parking can be hard right after work (5-7) otherwise it is pretty good.

A Private User

Minute Clinic at CVS took a long time giving me flu shot, then went looking for Christmas presents, when I got back to car, it wasnt there. It had been towed....Dont go there if you want to shop for more than 2 hours

Ian Witherby

Has good neighborhood shops. Shaws is a bit expensive but convenient. Parking enforcement is touch-and-go. Ive never had a problem going over the limit, but I know others have. Make sure to check out the bookstore!

Julia Bravo

There are mostly restaurants but they serve really good food. The restaurants are mostly asian food and most are pretty much cash only but there is a bank of America ATM. There is also a cute Japanese import shop.

W Barber

Indie bookstore, hardware, craft store, natural goods store, liquor store, grocery DD, Panera, CVS, pottery artisans, nearby Asian, Indian, Mexican food. Ok, so no clothing store...but really, has everything else.

Alessandro V.

Good spot that has many businesses. I frequently go for last minute groceries, beer runs, hardware, and dry cleaning. Its tough to get a parking spot so be prepared to circle the lot a few times.

Alex Crumb

Porter Square Books is wonderful, check it out for a real-live bookstore and coffee joint. Other notable is the Ace Hardware, which had a surprising selection of stuff for apartment or dorm room.

A Private User

There are savings if you use coupons and if you have a card. It has a lot of natural food choices. produce is OK Small but nice. It is near Mass Ave bus line and near the T

Mark Sabalauskas

Has got the bases covered: grocery, pharmacy, and hardware store. All directly on a subway stop. A bookstore and premium ice cream parlour are icing on the cake.

David Haines

Good selection of stores. Overly crowded parking lot and they really need to reign in the number of cabs that they allow at the cab stand. It impedes traffic.

Nicholas Pankewytch

This place has a lot of shops which I like but the only issue is the parking, or lack thereof. Normally you gotta hunt for a space before you can find one.

Sarah F

Everything you could need (groceries, books, toys, hardware, craft supplies, beer/liquor/wine, pharmacy), all in one convenient location. With parking.

Nicholas Alunni

Good selection of shops but parking during busy hours can be a huge pain. Dont park here if youre not going to the shops, they will ticket and tow.

Yao Min

Good for grocery shopping: star market, csv. There are restaurants but not many. Sometimes parking lot is hot. Overall good for residents nearby.