Oh Gosh id say Dunkin Donuts

I'd second the Dunkin Donuts!

This is easy. I LOVE these stores.
1. Waltham Paint and Paper
2. Nickerson & Hill (for my Benjamin Moore paint)
3. Ideal True Value - really great deals, good help, this is what a hardware store should be
4. Felton Street Studios for picture framing

Can't pick just one:
1) Tea Leaf
2) Gourmet Pottery
3) Back Page Books
4) Cafe on The Common
5) The artists at the Mills and independents in town!

Continuing...
5. Gordon's Liquors, Main Street - great selection and service

BF Pizza - at least once a week for over 38 years

Well...the Chateau is starting to turn into a chain, but I still love going to the Waltham location.

My new favorite is Charcoal Guido's on Moody Street. Best pizza I have ever eaten, and that includes trips to Italy.

Also appreciate the Agway "seed and feed" store on Emerson Rd. The guys who run it are very knowledgeable about lawn and pest problems.

And More than Words, the used bookstore on Moody Street that helps at-risk youth learn business skills.

Moody Spa on Moody St

1. John Brewer's. Not a regular, but it's great to go there just to "get away from everything", enjoy a beer, and watch sports.
2. I know it's a chain, but having Shaw's down the block is so awesomely convenient. Has the better and cheaper vegetarian/vegan variety than Stop & Shop and for a standard supermarket.
3. Watch City Brewing. I'll take my kid any time we're in the area & split an order. Nice people and environment.

I have 2 that sort of qualify:
The Paper Store on Lexington St. in N. Waltham
Fiorella's Restaurant (technically in Newton but right on the line)

Back Pages Books
Il Cappriccio
Embassey Cinema

Russo's Market - also technically in Watertown, but right on the line.
Johnson Paint on Warren St.
Cafe on the Common