Food Scene
Yim Wah Express
2-4 Lensfield RdGood food, nice people, clean, reasonably priced
Seven Days
66 Regent StSpicier than Yim Wah, more Szechuan style.
Pretty good coffee, not a Starbucks or Costa, run by a local and full of locals like me. Croissants and pains au chocolat are quite respectable.
Cafe de Paris Sandwich Bar
Pretty good coffee, not a Starbucks or Costa, run by a local and full of locals like me. Croissants and pains au chocolat are quite respectable.
Super coffee, family-run, very Italian (Naples), good food too. Reasonable prices. Thursdays 9am Pitch&Mix Meetup upstairs if you're a visiting entrepreneur, start-up maven, techie, creative...
Clowns Coffee Bar
54 King StSuper coffee, family-run, very Italian (Naples), good food too. Reasonable prices. Thursdays 9am Pitch&Mix Meetup upstairs if you're a visiting entrepreneur, start-up maven, techie, creative...
Shopping
Vintage furniture and clothing shops, antiques, homeware, surprising little ateliers and stalls, including my shop called Fantasia.
Hope Street Yard
Hope Street YardVintage furniture and clothing shops, antiques, homeware, surprising little ateliers and stalls, including my shop called Fantasia.
Largest, most eccentric, and cheapest charity shop in Cambridge. I volunteer there one day a week.
Sally Ann's
44A Mill RdLargest, most eccentric, and cheapest charity shop in Cambridge. I volunteer there one day a week.
Lined with charity shops! - but generally more expensive than the Sally Ann's on Mill Road.
Burleigh St
Lined with charity shops! - but generally more expensive than the Sally Ann's on Mill Road.
Essentials
There are so many international grocery stores on Mill Road but Al AMin is the granddaddy of them. It has everything and super-friendly staff.
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Al-Amin
102A Mill RdThere are so many international grocery stores on Mill Road but Al AMin is the granddaddy of them. It has everything and super-friendly staff.
Super Italian deli. Not cheap, but pleasure guaranteed. Excellent handmade pizza.
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Limoncello
212 Mill RdSuper Italian deli. Not cheap, but pleasure guaranteed. Excellent handmade pizza.
Everything Else
World-class little art museum, always a good show plus permanent exhibits. Nice café.
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I-Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington StreetWorld-class little art museum, always a good show plus permanent exhibits. Nice café.
Series of nice little pricey shops and on the bridge is the tiny Children's Aid charity shop.
Bridge Street
Bridge StreetSeries of nice little pricey shops and on the bridge is the tiny Children's Aid charity shop.
Arts & Culture
You can bring a glass of wine into the theatre from the bar. Very civilized.
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Arts Picturehouse
38-39 St Andrew's StYou can bring a glass of wine into the theatre from the bar. Very civilized.
Drinks & Nightlife
Best cocktails in Cambridge. Drinks are costly but the cold plates of Spanish charcuterie or fish are a good deal and delicious.
196 Mill Rd
Best cocktails in Cambridge. Drinks are costly but the cold plates of Spanish charcuterie or fish are a good deal and delicious.