Cambridge Restaurants & Cafes

A King's Parade tea room turned café and Mediterranean restaurant, facing King's College Chapel.

A family-run Mill Road restaurant serving North African and Levantine food since 1997.

A Sicilian pizzeria, bakery and gelateria on Bene't Street.

A dessert cafe in Lion Yard built around bubble waffles and bubble tea.

An independent Bene't Street eatery built around roast meats, sourdough and poutine.

A burger and steak restaurant a few steps from Market Square.

An independent riverside cafe bar on Quayside, from morning coffee to evening cocktails.

A daytime cafe attached to a Cambridge cookery and wine school, open Wednesday to Sunday.

A rescue cat cafe on Mill Road, visited by booked one-hour session.

Szechuan and Cantonese food in a listed building on Bridge Street, between St John's and Magdalene.

An all-day brunch and coffee cafe on Chesterton Road, open seven days.

An independent modern Italian restaurant on Regent Street, with a piano bar and rooftop terrace.

A small French-influenced bistro on Mill Road working to a seasonal prix fixe menu.

A Mill Road restaurant and fish butchery built on fish from independent day boats.

A Cambridge bakery-cafe since 1920, known for its Chelsea buns.

A Bengal cafe and restaurant on Hills Road that tells its food through stories.

A pie restaurant on Trinity Street, rebranded from its earlier name as Trinity.

A South Indian restaurant on Cherry Hinton High Street.

A small gelato counter in a lane just off the middle of town.

A Japanese sushi restaurant and takeaway on Saxon Street.

A Lebanese and Middle Eastern restaurant on Mill Road with a modern take on the feast.

A Korean restaurant on King Street, with pancakes, stews and Seoul-style grilled dishes.

An independent, family-owned steakhouse on Hills Road, open since 2013.

A basement tapas bar under the cobbles of Rose Crescent.

A weekday café inside the Bradfield Centre, open to the public.

A traditional Jordanian restaurant on Hills Road, with food made for sharing.

A music café and music shop on Mill Road with a tea-house feel.

A modern British bistro with a seasonal, shared menu, and the younger sibling of Restaurant 22.

A sandwich-led cafe on Mill Road, with a second branch on Green Street.

An independent, produce-driven restaurant with Spanish-influenced menus, in a townhouse on Green Street.

A Victorian riverside house on Midsummer Common, serving surprise set menus.

A riverside restaurant in The Watermill, with a restored mill wheel and a charcoal oven.

Indian fine dining on Newmarket Road, open since 2014.

Aged Argentine steaks and seafood opposite the Fitzwilliam Museum.

A pub and restaurant on Regent Street in a building that began as a bicycle shop.

A coffee house on Trumpington Street with set laptop-friendly hours.

An Indian restaurant and takeaway on King Street, run by a family with roots in Scottish Highland restaurants.

A halal, alcohol-free Kurdish and Persian restaurant on Chesterton Road.

A set-menu restaurant on Chesterton Road, open Wednesday to Saturday.

A fully halal Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant and takeaway on Chesterton Road.

A Thai restaurant on Newnham Road, serving since 2008.

An Italian caffetteria and pizzeria on Marleigh's Jubilee Square.

A neighbourhood restaurant on Mill Road serving brunch, pizza and cocktails.

A family-run modern British restaurant in Trumpington's former Coach and Horses.

A no-bookings burger restaurant at The Broadway on Mill Road, plus vans that tour local pubs.

A family-run Vietnamese restaurant opposite Magdalene College.

A café and events space devoted to Cambridge's Syd Barrett.

A Chinese restaurant on Chesterton Road built around hotpot and handmade dumplings.

A board game café on Regent Street with a library of over 700 games.

A British steakhouse in a listed corner building opposite King's College Chapel.

A sweet pie and vinyl café on King Street.

Handmade dumplings, Yunnan dishes and cocktails on Perne Road.

A family-run Thai restaurant on Regent Street with lunch and set menus.

A tea garden in an orchard at Grantchester, serving students and visitors since 1897.

A brunch and afternoon-tea café in the renovated Histon Station.

An Indian market-food bar and restaurant on Regent Street.

A tapas restaurant on Mill Road, with house-made sangria.

The refreshment room in the North Wing of the University Library.

A small Mill Road restaurant serving a plant-led tasting menu.

A casual Asian noodle bar with an open kitchen on King Street.

A small King Street restaurant serving grilled dumplings.