Here, you will find information and links on getting around, places to eat and socialize (both on and off campus), and living options.

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Getting around 

Maps

Public Transport

  • Joey schedule — shuttle from main campus to Davis Square (Red line) (free)
  • MBTA — Boston’s public transit system includes the subway (T), buses, and commuter rail
  • Boston Ave shuttle — shuttle from main campus to 200 Boston Ave (free)
  • Amtrak train from Boston to other East Coast cities. Buses (PeterpanMegabus ,  GoBusBolt bus, etc) are cheaper, but slower
  • Zipcar — $8-12/hr plus monthly or annual fees, includes gas and insurance
  • Campus Police will drive you home late at night, 617-627-3030

Parking

  • FREE: 200 Boston Ave, Packard Ave below Talbot Ave
  • Tufts commuter parking permits can be purchased and used for daytime parking at designated spots around campus

Where to Eat 

On-Campus

*Note: you need the Mobile Order app to order food on campus this year! Instructions for how to download and use the app here.

  • Kindlevan Café (Science and Engineering Complex) — snacks, breakfast, and lunch
  • Mugar Cafe in the Fletcher school — breakfast or lunch
  • Campus Center — sandwiches, paninis, snacks on Professor’s Row
  • GCS lounge — cheap coffee, tea, soda, snacks and ramen

Off-Campus

  • Whole Foods — (Mystic Ave) salad bar, sushi, soups, closest to 200 Boston Ave $$
  • Starbucks — (inside Whole Foods) coffee $$$
  • Tasty Gourmet — (Boston Ave & Winthrop) sandwiches $$
  • Danish Pastry — (Boston Ave & Winthrop) boutique coffee shop with pastries, crepes, sandwiches, and soups
  • Tenoch — (Medford Square and Davis Square) Mexican food
  • Go to the North End for some Italian food, or Cannoli at Mike’s or Modern Pastry
  • Picante — (Boston Ave) Mexican food $
  • Kelly’s Diner — (Broadway) diner food $
  • Tamper — (Boston Ave) coffee $
  • Mike’s — (Davis Square) Italian food $
  • Boston Burger — (Davis Square) great before Friday seminar! $$
  • Semolina — (Boston Ave) Italian $$$
  • Wegman’s — (Medford) grocery store $$
  • Tu y yo — (Broadway) $6 enchiladas
  • Masala — (Broadway) buffet Indian food lunch
  • Goldilocks bagels — (Winthrop St)
  • Pikaichi — (Boston Ave) ramen $

Free Food Possibilities

  • Seminars on Fridays — chips and cookies before; beer and chips after
  • Molecular Joint Meetings — breakfast/doughnuts every Thursday morning
  • Lunch with Seminar Speaker on Fridays, usually pizza or sandwiches/salads
  • GSC Meetings & Events — pizza during the GSC meeting on the first Monday of each month
  • BUGS Events!

Hanging out 

  • Find the latest Boston news and events at Boston.com
  • GSC lounge for cheap junk food, hang out space, etc

Outdoors & Sports

Educational

Theatre & Music

Nightlife & Bars

  • Paint Nite!
  • Salsa dancing and lessons at the Havana Club in Central Square
  • Check out Harpoon Brewery — tours cost $5 and include a beer tasting!
  • Davis Sq — Mike’s, The Burren, Joshua Tree, Sligo’s, Foundry
  • Porter Sq — Toad (live music nightly, no cover)
  • Union Sq — Bantam Cider
  • Harvard Sq — Grendel’s Den (half price food Sun-Thu w/ drink order)
  • Inman Sq/Kendall Sq — Lord Hobo, Mead Hall, Cambridge Brewing Company, Flat Top Johnny’s (pool)
  • Central Sq — Asgard (10 cent wings Mon)

Living Situation 

On-Campus

There are 36 single occupancy rooms that are available first come-first serve for FIRST YEAR graduate students. To apply for on-campus housing, visit the Office of Residential Life online or in South Hall.

Off-Campus

  • Tufts Off-Campus Housing — what to look for, neighborhoods nearby, cost, landlord issues, etc
  • Craigslist — apartment, room, and cheap furniture listings
  • Jumpoffcampus.com — contact landlords directly
  • Padmapper.com — Craigslist ads aggregated on a map
  • ApartmentList — pulls apartment listings from over 100 different sources
  • Zumper — map-based search for apartment rentals (with real-time updates)
  • Trulia — Tufts-specific rentals page with in-depth neighborhood information
  • Zillow — Medford apartments page with listings close to campus