Guidebook for Amherst
Food Scene
Best coffee and atmosphere in Amherst. Usually play jazz in the background.
36 locals recommend
Amherst
Best coffee and atmosphere in Amherst. Usually play jazz in the background.
Homemade dim sum, friendly wait staff and great food. Best Chinese in the Valley. They open early on weekends for those who like dim sum for breakfast.
14 locals recommend
Oriental Flavor
25 S Pleasant StHomemade dim sum, friendly wait staff and great food. Best Chinese in the Valley. They open early on weekends for those who like dim sum for breakfast.
Rao's Cafe
150 Main StSome people prefer this cafe. They have good drinks, pastries and sandwiches. Free wifi.
The Lone Wolf
63 Main StBest breakfast in town.
The Black Sheep
79 Main StBest dessert cafe in town.
Miss Saigon
96 N Pleasant StGreat Vietnamese Restaurant.
Pita Pit
669 N Pleasant StDelicious and inexpensive!
Berkshire Dining
Dining commons at UMass #1 College food from Princeton review. open to the public.
The Taste Thai Cuisine
25 N Pleasant StDelicious food. Great service.
Incredible lunch buffet!
19 locals recommend
Bombay Royale - Healthy Restaurant in Northampton, Pioneer Valley, Western Massachusetts, MA
1 Roundhouse PlazaIncredible lunch buffet!
Best sushi around. Generous portions, great service and luncheon specials 7 days a week!
Ichiban Asian Bistro
104-106 North Pleasant StreetBest sushi around. Generous portions, great service and luncheon specials 7 days a week!
Everything Else
Norwottuck Rail Trail
Norwottuck Rail TrailBike trail from near our house to Northampton and beyond.
Wentworth Farm
Nature conservation area
Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It was opened in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges.
24 locals recommend
Hampshire College
893 West StHampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It was opened in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges.
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters.
31 locals recommend
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters.
Arts & Culture
Amherst Cinema Arts Center
28 Amity StNice Theaters, mostly Independent and foreign films.
Amherst College's wide-ranging art collection, with free entry to all exhibitions & events.
23 locals recommend
Mead Art Museum
41 Quadrangle DrAmherst College's wide-ranging art collection, with free entry to all exhibitions & events.
The mission of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, a non-profit organization in Amherst, Massachusetts, is to inspire a love of art and reading through picture books. The only full-scale museum
49 locals recommend
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125 W Bay RdThe mission of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, a non-profit organization in Amherst, Massachusetts, is to inspire a love of art and reading through picture books. The only full-scale museum
Bustling college town, right down the road. Great boutiques, restaurants, bars and entertainment venues.
94 locals recommend
Northampton
Bustling college town, right down the road. Great boutiques, restaurants, bars and entertainment venues.
Cinemark at Hampshire Mall and XD
367 Russell StLarge movie complex.
Essentials
Mom's House Chinese Market
318 College StInexpensive Chinese takeout.
Sightseeing
Museum with over 1,700 species tracing the history of life on earth, from bacteria to giant mammals
15 locals recommend
Beneski Museum of Natural History
11 Barrett Hill DrMuseum with over 1,700 species tracing the history of life on earth, from bacteria to giant mammals
The Yiddish Book Center works to tell the whole Jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating Yiddish books and presents innovative educational programs.
13 locals recommend
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West StThe Yiddish Book Center works to tell the whole Jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating Yiddish books and presents innovative educational programs.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (otherwise known as UMass, or UMass Amherst) is the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system with over 27,000 students.
30 locals recommend
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (otherwise known as UMass, or UMass Amherst) is the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system with over 27,000 students.
EMILY DICKINSON (1830-1886.) The Museum includes The Homestead, where poet Emily Dickinson was born and lived most of her life, and The Evergreens, home of the poet’s brother and his family. Historic!
49 locals recommend
Emily Dickinson Museum
280 Main StEMILY DICKINSON (1830-1886.) The Museum includes The Homestead, where poet Emily Dickinson was born and lived most of her life, and The Evergreens, home of the poet’s brother and his family. Historic!
Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its President, Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts. Ranked in the top 10.
26 locals recommend
Amherst College
Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its President, Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts. Ranked in the top 10.
Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the ot
17 locals recommend
Mount Holyoke College
50 College StMount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the ot
An authentic 18th-century New England village in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts.
14 locals recommend
Deerfield
An authentic 18th-century New England village in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts.