A student’s guide to Harvard Square hideaways
It is a one-of-a-kind experience to live and study in the heart of a place that doubles as a major sightseeing spot and commercial center. Fighting through busloads of camera-ready tourists past bustling storefronts on the way to class or a meeting, it’s easy to feel world-wearied and annoyed, somehow unnecessarily burdened by this extra level of chaos in our already overly chaotic lives. This is especially true given that the average Harvard student is almost always running to class or a meeting, fulfilling the myriad and incessant obligations that populate our Google calendars. But when a blank slot opens between commitments — on weekends especially — and our tourist friends are absent, deterred by dwindling daylight or inclement weather, Harvard Square becomes a playground, a space for diversion and release, however temporary. With its cornucopia of offerings, Harvard Square — or, colloquially, just “The Square” — and the establishments therein have different and...