Guidebook for Cambridge

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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
6 locals recommend
Trinity Restaurant
15 Trinity St
6 locals recommend
-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
9 locals recommend
Varsity Restaurant
35 St Andrew's St
9 locals recommend
-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
46 locals recommend
Midsummer House
46 locals recommend
- 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
8 locals recommend
Cotto
8 locals recommend
-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
23 locals recommend
The Old Bicycle Shop
104 Regent St
23 locals recommend
-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
16 locals recommend
NOVI
12 Regent St
16 locals recommend
-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
12 locals recommend
The Oak Bistro
6 Lensfield Road
12 locals recommend
-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
11 locals recommend
The Olive Grove
100 Regent St
11 locals recommend
Another restaurant that we want to try, but haven’t managed to yet. It serves Greek classics with modern twists
-Good burgers in the centre of the city!
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!)
123 locals recommend
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
1 Brookside
123 locals recommend
-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
56 locals recommend
Aromi
1 Bene't St
56 locals recommend
-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
-Super nice coffee and cakes
50 locals recommend
Hot Numbers Coffee (Dale's Brewery)
5/6 Gwydir St
50 locals recommend
-Super nice coffee and cakes
-Very good coffee -Cute little venue
12 locals recommend
Bould Brothers Coffee
16 Round Church St
12 locals recommend
-Very good coffee -Cute little venue
-Good coffee -On your way to the centre from the appartment -Good place to work from!
21 locals recommend
Espresso Library
210 East Rd
21 locals recommend
-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
17 locals recommend
The Cambridge Brew House
1 King St
17 locals recommend
-The city’s only brewpub serves six cask ales including three of its own beers
-Small pub near the apartment with a lovely beer garden and decent food
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.
35 locals recommend
Pint Shop
10 Peas Hill
35 locals recommend
-A rather hip bar by Cambridge standards, specializing in cutting-edge craft beers.
-Great cocktail bar! -Very small place, so you might have to wait for a seat
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
28 locals recommend
Cambridge Wine Merchants
32 Bridge St
28 locals recommend
-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
8 locals recommend
Revolution Cambridge
Downing Place
8 locals recommend
-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
7 locals recommend
Hidden Rooms
7b Jesus Ln
7 locals recommend
-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
8 locals recommend
Lola Lo
1-6 Corn Exchange St
8 locals recommend
-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
6 locals recommend
The Regal Wetherspoon with Arts Picture Cinema (above)
38-39 St Andrew's St
6 locals recommend
-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 Street
41 locals recommend
Cambridge Junction
Clifton Way
41 locals recommend

Shopping

48 locals recommend
Grafton Centre
Grafton Centre
48 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Lion Yard
Saint Tibb's Row
9 locals recommend

Essentials

Offers many places to shop and do groceries and is just a 5-minute walk from the apartment.
11 locals recommend
Beehive Centre
Coldhams Lane
11 locals recommend
Offers many places to shop and do groceries and is just a 5-minute walk from the apartment.

Sightseeing

202 locals recommend
King's College Chapel
King's Parade
202 locals recommend
39 locals recommend
Trinity College
39 locals recommend
University of Cambridge, St John's College
Saint Johns Street
12 locals recommend
Bridge of Sighs
12 locals recommend
30 locals recommend
Mathematical Bridge
Silver Street
30 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

42 locals recommend
Parker's Piece
42 locals recommend
95 locals recommend
Jesus Green
Jesus Green
95 locals recommend
54 locals recommend
Midsummer Common
54 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

It is an arts antiquities museum and the admission is free!!
235 locals recommend
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street
235 locals recommend
It is an arts antiquities museum and the admission is free!!