Downtown Northampton has a variety of different dining and recreational options, on Main Street unless noted:
- T. Roots (Taiwanese street food and boba tea, opens at noon)
- Mosaic Cafe (salads, sandwiches, and crepes, Masonic Street off Main Street)
- Bombay Royale (lunch buffet, Roundhouse Plaza down the hill from City Hall, opens noon)
- Bueno y Sano (especially burritos)
- Yokohama Ramen
- Amanouz (Moroccan)
- Oriental Taste
- Local Burger (the wait can be long)
- Veracruzana
Coffee, pastries, and sweets:
- Woodstar (bakery and cafe, Masonic Street off Main Street)
- Tart (bakery with coffee, Main Street)
- Familiar’s (coffee and sandwiches, Strong Ave off Main Street)
- Roost (coffee and sandwiches, Main Street beyond the underpass)
- Dessert: Herrell’s ice cream (basement of Thornes Marketplace)
- More dessert: Sweetie’s candy store (Main Street)
Other things to do: If children/friends/family are with you, they may enjoy the math! And if they don’t, some other things in walking distance are:
- Smith College Botanic Garden and greenhouse
- Smith College Art Museum
- Paradise Pond and the Mill River walking path
- Art galleries downtown (R Michelson has an area featuring children’s artists)
- Bookstores downtown (including Broadside Books and Raven Used Books)
- Other shopping (knitters may particularly want to visit Webs and/or Northampton Wools)
Other things to do in close driving distance:
- Arcadia wildlife sanctuary (walking trails and bird sanctuary run by the Audubon Society)
- Dinosaur footprints (fossils of dinosaur footprints between the highway and the river, used to conclude that many dinosaurs were pack animals, 1099 US-5 parking area off the highway)
- Mount Tom hiking paths
- Historic Deerfield (restored 18th century New England village with museum and guided tours)