CanalSide Food + Drink at CambridgeSide Welcomes Chilacates and Fresh

CanalSide Food + Drink at CambridgeSide

Welcomes Chilacates and Fresh

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS (May 2025) – CanalSide Food + Drink at CambridgeSide has announced the openings of Chilacates and Fresh at the center’s exciting new food hall. Featuring spectacular waterfront views, a collection of delicious eateries, and a centrally located bar serving craft cocktails, beer and wine, CanalSide is part of the transformed CambridgeSide offering a whole new shopping and dining experience to visitors. Visitors can enjoy a wide variety of free events at CanalSide including Musical Bingo, Trivia Nights, musical performances and more. Visit CambridgeSide.com for a full schedule of activities.

Chilacates focuses on the taste sensations of every meal, providing the most authentic Mexican street food experience with the freshest local and natural ingredients.

Fresh started on charming Nantucket Island, in a soulful abode affectionately called the "Tomato Shack". Fresh creates some of the best breakfast and lunch sandwiches, smoothies, and açaí bowls around became synonymous with high quality and good times.

Chilacates and Fresh join an exciting lineup of local fair with global flare, including anoush’ella, Beard Papa’s, Caffé Nero, DalMoros Fresh Pasta to Go, Far Out Ice Cream, InChu, Juicygreens, Lala's Neapolitan-ish Pizza, Nu Burger, Sapporo Ramen, and Teazzi Tea Shop. Situated in the hub of it all, C-Side Bar presents a carefully curated selection of craft cocktails, beer, and wine available to pair with CanalSide’s exciting new eatery options.

“We are thrilled to welcome Chilacates and Fresh to CanalSide Food + Drink. Each brings delicious new dining options which perfectly complements CanalSide’s eateries serving a diverse variety of cuisines for every palate,” says Melissa LaVita, Regional Marketing Director for CambridgeSide.

CambridgeSide 

The reimagined CambridgeSide is a place to shop, dine, work, indulge and relax in Cambridge, MA -- just steps from downtown Boston, Back Bay, West End, Charleston, and Beacon Hill. CambridgeSide features one great waterfront location with shops, restaurants and planned office, lab, residential and green spaces. CambridgeSide features Apple, Sephora, Mango, lululemon, Victoria’s Secret, T.J.Maxx, The Cheesecake Factory, and more. Zara will also be joining the center soon. CanalSide Food + Drink, a new global food and drink experience, is now open. CambridgeSide is located near top tourism attractions including the Museum of Science, Charles Riverboat, the TD Garden, MIT, Harvard, and more. The center is handicapped and MBTA accessible via the Green Line T to Lechmere Station or Red Line T to Kendall Square to the free EZ Ride Shuttle (starting late March) and offers attached, covered parking. For directions and information, call 617-621-8666 or visit CambridgeSide.com. CambridgeSide is a New England Development shopping and entertainment destination.

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