True Grounds

A chocolate chip cookie and cheesy pow bread on a rectangular plate A cross section of the chocolate chip cookie, with large chunks of melty chocolate and flaky salt on top

True Grounds is a beautiful cafe in Sommerville with some of the friendliest baristas, good pastries, and unique seasonal flavors.

This chocolate chip cookie is one for chocolate lovers. It was freshly baked and still warm from the oven, making it structurally unstable and a melt-on-your-hands delightful mess. This is the kind of cookie that reminds you what it's like to get chocolate all over yourself while not caring what the world thinks.

This is an elevated chocolate chip cookie with craters of dark chocolate. The bitterness of the chocolate chunks pairs well with the salt flakes and the buttery flavors. It has an ooey-gooey middle, while still maintaining a crispy edge. I'd love to have this cookie on a snowy morning before going on an adventure outside with friends.