Restaurant jobs near you in Cambridge
Kitchens and bars in Central Square, cafés around Harvard Square, bakeries and markets in Inman Square. Verify once on your phone for a free Work Passport, then say yes to the kitchen and bar shifts that suit you.
Covers: Central Square, Harvard Square, Inman Square, Kendall Square, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge Street.
Openings near Cambridge
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Example openings, written by AI for Cambridge to show the kind of work nearby. The employers are invented.
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Step 1: Build your Passport
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Step 2: Set your days
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Cambridge’s kitchens, square by square
Central Square is known for restaurants with food from all over the world, along with bars, live music and theatre venues, so its kitchens and bars stay open into the night. Harvard Square, up Massachusetts Avenue, is crowded with cafés, restaurants and takeout counters serving students, office workers and visitors.
Inman Square, where Cambridge Street meets Hampshire Street, has long been a place of bakeries, markets and small restaurants. Kendall Square’s restaurants and cafés feed the people who work in its lab and office buildings and stay in its hotels, with a lunch rush and an after-work crowd.
Restaurant work here covers line and prep cooks, dishwashers, servers, bartenders, baristas and counter staff. The Red Line stops at Kendall/MIT, Central and Harvard, bus 69 runs along Cambridge Street through Inman Square, and bus 83 links Central Square with Inman.
Getting around
- Red Line: Kendall/MIT, Central, Harvard
- Bus 1: Massachusetts Avenue between Harvard and Central Squares
- Bus 69: Harvard Square to Inman Square along Cambridge Street
- Bus 83: Central Square, Inman Square and Porter
Where the work is
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Restaurants and bars
Central Square, along Massachusetts Avenue.
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Cafés and takeout
Around Harvard Square.
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Bakeries and markets
Inman Square, at Cambridge and Hampshire Streets.
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Lunch and after-work spots
Kendall Square, among the lab buildings.
Jobs by type in Cambridge
Questions people in Cambridge ask
Where in Cambridge is the restaurant work?
Central Square and Harvard Square above all, then Inman Square and Kendall Square. Massachusetts Avenue links Central and Harvard, with places to eat along the way.
Can I get home from a late shift in Central Square?
The Red Line and bus 1 run late into the evening, but not all night. Check your last trip home before you say yes to a closing shift.
Do I need a résumé to apply for jobs in Cambridge?
No. Your Work Passport takes its place. You verify who you are once, in a short chat on your phone, and employers near you see that it’s verified.
Is the Work Passport free?
Yes. Workers never pay. Employers cover the cost of hiring.
Are the openings on this page real?
They’re examples, written by AI for Cambridge to show the kind of work nearby, and their employers are invented. Live openings are on the Passport jobs board, where you apply with your Passport.
Who sees my information?
Employers see results, not documents: that a check passed, never your ID or the report itself, and never your home address. You share by link, can switch it off any time, and can delete your Passport whenever you want.
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