Little Donkey
New American restaurant · Neighborhood Four
505 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Highlights
Global tapas & craft brews with eclectic, flavor-packed dishes.
Global tapas & craft brews with eclectic, flavor-packed dishes.
"How many luxe ingredients can one burger hold? According to Central Square mainstay Little Donkey, a bunch — and somehow, it all works out well in the end. The dry-aged beef patty is coated in cheese, onion soup mayo, buffalo pickles, with a few crispy jalapeño chips tucked in, too. It’s decadent, and it’s well worth the $17. Insider tip: This Central Square spot can get slammed on the weekend, but a weekday walk-in table is easier to score." - Erika Adams
"Little Donkey is a really fun tapas restaurant, although it stretches the definition of “tapas” away from its proper home in Spain and takes it all around the world. This Central Square eatery serves up everything from manti with red pepper butter to ramen cacio e pepe to burgers with foie gras." - Erika Adams
"Someone in the group wants Thai, another wants a burger, and someone’s new significant other says they’re “just having drinks.” You can satisfy everyone at this place in Central Square, which specializes in global tapas - meaning you can have a fried chicken sandwich, Bangkok street noodles, pupusa, and a caviar sandwich all in the same meal. Definitely check out the cocktails too - especially the one served inside a grapefruit, which is helpfully labeled on the menu as “The One in the Grapefruit.”" - dan secatore
"Little Donkey is a big place that hits the sweet spot between bar and restaurant. It’s also got a really broad menu of small plates that covers everything from Italian to Thai food, so it’s a great place to bring a group that can’t figure out what they want to eat before heading out for the night. The drinks are especially fun." - dan secatore
"A meal at Little Donkey is like booking a flight to every continent, except you don’t have to deal with extreme jetlag and you’ll be eating nonstop the whole way through. Start with hamachi sashimi and Filipino-style ceviche, move on to pupusas with honeynut squash and Turkish manti, and end on a high note with the cocoa-nib cookie dough and pandan brownie sundae. This place is laid-back and doesn’t take itself too seriously—you won’t be embarrassed about bringing your loudest friend who likes getting shots for the table, but you’ll be equally comfortable coming here with your second cousin you’ve only met twice." - tanya edwards, megan zhang, dan secatore
