Cambridge

Café Blue Sage

Turkish brunch spot. High-quality coffee, sweet and savoury pastries, and a selection of freshly-cooked hot food. Menemen and shakshouka available every day, with sublime çılbır available on weekdays. Very attentive service, but prepare to wait for a table or sit outside on Saturday and Sunday mornings -- it's not a big place

Open Wed-Mon

Champion Of The Thames

Old style pub in the centre of town with a blazing fireplace in the winter. One of the few pubs to sell a local cider rather than the mass-produced stuff.

Old Ticket Office

Friendly bar with outdoor seating just next to the station, mostly commuters. Very comfortable seats, live train times on screen. City Pub Co. bought and renovated the former ticket office in 2018 and it's been very successful, with a handful of regulars despite being on the outskirts of town. Wide range of craft beers (more than 30!) and gins (more than 20), wines and cocktails. Extensive hot food menu and takeaway pastries.

Mon-Wed noon-11PM, Thu-Sat noon-midnight, Sun 10AM-11PM·Pint £4-9 (high abv)

The Cambridge Blue

A friendly pub with a large garden and good range of real ale.

The Castle Inn

One of the best and busiest, traditional pubs in Cambridge. With an eclectic mix of locals and visitors, it can get impossibly busy of Friday and Saturday nights, however, the beer is excellent (the wine less so) and the food is home cooked and good value - the "Castle Burger" is a popular choice.

The Devonshire Arms

Good selection of Milton Brewery beers. Good menu. Friendly, and handy for the station.

The Eagle

Franklin, Watson, and Crick were regulars here whilst in the process of unravelling the secrets of DNA. American airmen also burned their names into the roof of one of the bars during the Second World War.

The Fort St George

Been there for hundreds of years, overlooks the Cam and Midsummer Common. Also one of the best places in town for a pub lunch! (Think Sunday roast.)

Noon-11PM

The Free Press

Small, traditional and charming pub off a quiet street. Well-kept selection of real ales. Smoking terrace outside

The Granta

A large terrace looks out on the river and surrounding nature. Popular during the summer, this pub serves excellent food, and rents out punts and canoes.

The Kingston Arms

Underrated old-fashioned free house with friendly atmosphere, open later than other Cambridge bars (2AM weekends, drinking-up time generally half an hour).

The Live and Let Live

A small and very friendly place with an excellent selection of real ales.

The Maypole

A Cambridge institution, still independent and it's noticeable in its style and management. Smart pub, heated outdoor area. Enormous range of alcohol, perhaps slightly higher prices than the local average, but only slightly and it's worth it for the atmosphere. Late opening, last call's at 1 on weekends but boot-out's a good hour later.

The Mill

Cosy in the winter, bustling in the summer, this pub offers a refined selection of real ale.

The Regal

Formerly a cinema, the Regal is the largest pub in the city. Offers a broad range of drinks including cheap ales you'd expect from a Wetherspoon chain pub, plus music and a rowdy dance floor on Friday and Saturday nights

The Six Bells

Typical British country pub. Grade II-listed building with thatched roof and large beer garden. Beer festival and musical events in the summer months. Bar food and restaurant.

11:30AM-11PM

The Wrestlers

A bit of a walk from the City Centre, but great real ales and some of the best Thai food in town.

Vinyl

The Place

Affectionately known as 'Life' (its previous name) to students.

the Red Lion

and the Green Man are closest to the river bank, and the Rupert Brooke and Blue Ball are to the right (Cambridge direction) along the main street of the village.

Savinos

Italian coffee bar. The best place in town where you can relax drinking a true and delicious Italian coffee or if you are hungry you can try a tasty Italian baguette with ingredients imported from Italy. While you are chilling out with your drink you can read Italian newspapers or listening to Italian music.

Indigo Coffee House

A tiny cheerful place with excellent coffee and bagels!

Lola Lo

Three separate areas over four floors.

The Pickerel Inn

Claims to be the oldest pub in Cambridge, Has live music.

Noon-

The Pint Shop

Known for their selection of craft beer on tap.

Mon–Wed noon-11PM, Thu Fri noon-midnight, Sat 11AM-midnight, Sun 11AM-11PM

Caffè Nero

Costa

Mon-Sat 7:30AM-7PM, Sun 8AM-6PM

Pret à Manager

Starbucks