
Alex Rushmer’s relaxed Mill Road restaurant works directly with farmers, growers and producers on a seasonal, vegetable-focused tasting menu built around local and regeneratively grown ingredients.
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Alex Rushmer’s relaxed Mill Road restaurant works directly with farmers, growers and producers on a seasonal, vegetable-focused tasting menu built around local and regeneratively grown ingredients.
The original Fitzbillies brings its famous Chelsea buns, bakery counter, brunch and traditional afternoon tea together across three neighbouring Trumpington Street shopfronts.
Set at the Peas Hill, Bene’t Street and Wheeler Street junction, Pint Shop pairs an ever-changing line-up of more than 20 beer and cider taps with a full dining room, bar menu and garden.
Daniel Clifford’s two-Michelin-starred restaurant occupies a Victorian villa beside the River Cam, serving evolving modern British tasting menus from Wednesday to Saturday.

The Camtable guide
A considered route for eating and drinking well in a compact city: early coffee, a long lunch, something by the river and a final glass within walking distance.
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