Guidebook for Cambridge
Food Scene
-Our favourite.
-Modern European Restaurant
-Located in the centre
-Better priced lunch/pre-theatre menu (three courses for £20) from Mon-Fri
-The lemon posset is to die for
-Reservation recommended
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Trinity Restaurant
15 Trinity St-Our favourite.
-Modern European Restaurant
-Located in the centre
-Better priced lunch/pre-theatre menu (three courses for £20) from Mon-Fri
-The lemon posset is to die for
-Reservation recommended
-Located in the centre
-Sister restaurant of Trinity, but we prefer Trinity
-Cambridge oldest restaurant
-Better priced lunch menu as well
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Varsity Restaurant
35 St Andrew's St-Located in the centre
-Sister restaurant of Trinity, but we prefer Trinity
-Cambridge oldest restaurant
-Better priced lunch menu as well
- The most renowned restaurant in Cambridge with a Michelin star, but with prices to match (so we haven’t eaten here)
- Eight course tasting menu Tuesday to Saturday priced at £145
-Five course lunch menu Wednesday to Friday priced at £68.50 per person
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Midsummer House
- The most renowned restaurant in Cambridge with a Michelin star, but with prices to match (so we haven’t eaten here)
- Eight course tasting menu Tuesday to Saturday priced at £145
-Five course lunch menu Wednesday to Friday priced at £68.50 per person
-Very exclusive restaurant and comes highly recommended (we haven’t eaten here though as very expensive)
-Three Courses (Minimum) Tuesday to Friday £70. Saturday - £75.00
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Cotto
-Very exclusive restaurant and comes highly recommended (we haven’t eaten here though as very expensive)
-Three Courses (Minimum) Tuesday to Friday £70. Saturday - £75.00
-Does great Posh kebabs!
-Good cocktails!
-Good for lunch and dinner
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The Old Bicycle Shop
104 Regent St-Does great Posh kebabs!
-Good cocktails!
-Good for lunch and dinner
-We love their brunch menu (if not vegetarian: go for the steak sandwich)
-Great cocktails and juices!
-Wonderful roof top terrace
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NOVI
12 Regent St-We love their brunch menu (if not vegetarian: go for the steak sandwich)
-Great cocktails and juices!
-Wonderful roof top terrace
-We have not had the chance to go, but it has great reviews offering classic modern European dishes
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The Oak Bistro
6 Lensfield Road-We have not had the chance to go, but it has great reviews offering classic modern European dishes
Another restaurant that we want to try, but haven’t managed to yet. It serves Greek classics with modern twists
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The Olive Grove
100 Regent StAnother restaurant that we want to try, but haven’t managed to yet. It serves Greek classics with modern twists
Butch Annies
23A Market Passage-Good burgers in the centre of the city!
-Located inside the Botanical Gardens (worth a visit, but you have to pay to get in!)
-Lovely little café for lunch or a snack (they do a good falafel wrap and brownie!)
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Cambridge University Botanic Garden
1 Brookside-Located inside the Botanical Gardens (worth a visit, but you have to pay to get in!)
-Lovely little café for lunch or a snack (they do a good falafel wrap and brownie!)
-Little cute Sicilian café perfect to grab a bite from and eat in the apartment or park
-Best cannoli’s in town
-Very good pizza
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Aromi
1 Bene't St-Little cute Sicilian café perfect to grab a bite from and eat in the apartment or park
-Best cannoli’s in town
-Very good pizza
Hot Numbers Coffee (Dale's Brewery)
5/6 Gwydir St-Super nice coffee and cakes
Bould Brothers Coffee
16 Round Church St-Very good coffee
-Cute little venue
-Good coffee
-On your way to the centre from the appartment
-Good place to work from!
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Espresso Library
210 East Rd-Good coffee
-On your way to the centre from the appartment
-Good place to work from!
Drinks & Nightlife
-The city’s only brewpub serves six cask ales including three of its own beers
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The Cambridge Brew House
1 King St-The city’s only brewpub serves six cask ales including three of its own beers
Petersfield
-Small pub near the apartment with a lovely beer garden and decent food
-A rather hip bar by Cambridge standards, specializing in cutting-edge craft beers.
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Pint Shop
10 Peas Hill-A rather hip bar by Cambridge standards, specializing in cutting-edge craft beers.
196A Mill Rd
196A Mill Road-Great cocktail bar!
-Very small place, so you might have to wait for a seat
-Great wine store that has a few tables where you can try some wine and have a nibble
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Cambridge Wine Merchants
32 Bridge St-Great wine store that has a few tables where you can try some wine and have a nibble
-Chain bar serving many different kinds of vodka.
-Has a great roof top beer-garden
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Revolution Cambridge
Downing Place-Chain bar serving many different kinds of vodka.
-Has a great roof top beer-garden
-A bar, live music and events venue with decent cocktails
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Hidden Rooms
7b Jesus Ln-A bar, live music and events venue with decent cocktails
-Cambridge is not renowned for its party scene, but if you are looking for a place after the pubs and bars close, this is the main place to go
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Lola Lo
1-6 Corn Exchange St-Cambridge is not renowned for its party scene, but if you are looking for a place after the pubs and bars close, this is the main place to go
-A Cambridge institution, but I’m not sure for the right reasons. It’s a pub with cheap drinks, sticky floors and a licence until 3am
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The Regal Wetherspoon with Arts Picture Cinema (above)
38-39 St Andrew's St-A Cambridge institution, but I’m not sure for the right reasons. It’s a pub with cheap drinks, sticky floors and a licence until 3am
Corn Exchange Street
Corn Exchange StreetCambridge Junction
Clifton WayShopping
Grafton Centre
Grafton CentreLion Yard
Saint Tibb's RowEssentials
Offers many places to shop and do groceries and is just a 5-minute walk from the apartment.
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Beehive Centre
Coldhams LaneOffers many places to shop and do groceries and is just a 5-minute walk from the apartment.
Sightseeing
I-Kings College Chapel
King's ParadeTrinity College
University of Cambridge, St John's College
Saint Johns StreetBridge of Sighs
Mathematical Bridge
Silver StreetParks & Nature
Parker's Piece
Jesus Green
Jesus GreenMidsummer Common
Arts & Culture
It is an arts antiquities museum and the admission is free!!
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I-Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington StreetIt is an arts antiquities museum and the admission is free!!