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Whatever your taste in food and restaurant ambience, the chances are that you'll find it in Cambridge. With Cambridge restaurants and eateries ranging from burger bars to gourmet Cambridge restaurants with Michelin stars, Cambridge has recently expanded its variety of cuisine and now has an enormous selection of restaurants, serving food from all over the world.

Cambridge has some of the best cafés, coffee shops, bistros, pubs and restaurants in England and a world-class selection of restaurants, often with great views of Cambridge city centre and the River Cam. Restaurants in Cambridge are usually excellent value for money and most restaurants offer discounts on meals for both children and senior citizens eating in Cambridge.




Also, many of the wine and cocktail bars in central Cambridge offer their own unique brand of dining and often include restaurant areas and extensive menus. Traditional Cambridge public houses are widespread throughout Cambridge and many are highly regarded for their fine food. Cambridge hotel restaurants are highly regarded in the Cambridge area and many of these also provide live music and entertainment.

Cambridge Restaurants and Dining: Breakfast in Cambridge - Cambridge, England
If you plan to eat breakfast outside of your hotel, then Cambridge offers a variety of options in the central Cambridge area. One of the most popular places to eat breakfast in Cambridge is at the city's numerous coffee shops, which include popular brands like Starbucks, Caffe Nero and Costa Coffee. Most coffee shops in Cambridge open at around 07:30 and serve coffee, hot chocolate, teas and a wide choice of pastries. Other options include a number of central bars, which serve full-English breakfasts in their restaurant areas, including sausages, bacon and eggs, as well as other more continental choices.

Cambridge Restaurants and Dining: Lunch in Cambridge - Cambridge, England
Lunch in Cambridge is one of the most popular meals of the day and many Cambridge restaurants, brasseries, cafés and bars attract people by reducing their prices during lunchtime. Lunch is generally taken between 11:30 to 14:30 and a typical lunchtime menu in Cambridge restaurants is identical to the evening dinner menu, but at around half of the price. Cambridge restaurants are spread throughout central Cambridge, but are particularly concentrated in King Street, King's Parade, Market Hill, Free School Lane, Trinity Street, Midsummer Common, St. John's Street, Magdalene Street, Park Street, Prospect Row and Orchard Street. Also, there are a number of cafés in the centre of Cambridge with seating areas on the wide pavements outside and excellent Italian restaurants are plentiful, thanks to Cambridge's large Italian population.

Cambridge Restaurants and Dining: Fast-Food Outlets in Cambridge - Cambridge, England
Cambridge offers a number of fast-food restaurants and outlets in central Cambridge, and these provide a wide choice of food, which is ideal for picnics in Cambridge's nearby park areas and central squares. These fast-food restaurants and outlets include McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut, KFC and a number of smaller, local shops.

Other popular lunchtime snacks can be purchased from the countless bakeries, which provide a good selection of freshly made sandwiches, baguettes, salads, pasties, sausage rolls and cakes.

Cambridge Restaurants and Dining: Dinner in Cambridge - Cambridge, England
Cambridge restaurants generally open for dinner in Cambridge at around 18:00 and stay open until around 23:30 or later, although many Cambridge restaurants may open earlier or may actually be open throughout the day. There are so many Cambridge restaurants, brasseries and bistros to choose from that you are almost spoilt for choice. Cambridge restaurants range from fairly inexpensive bar food to the most luxurious food, in gourmet restaurants.

The city of Cambridge is too diverse to be known for one type of cuisine and there are many excellent restaurants situated throughout Cambridge, including:

• Cambridge American-style restaurants - serving barbecue to all-American diner food, including burgers, grilled food and salads
• Cambridge English and Irish restaurants - traditional English food available in restaurants, bars and wine bars
• Cambridge Chinese restaurants - Cambridge has numerous traditional Chinese restaurants, particularly concentrated in central Cambridge, and these all feature authentic Chinese cuisine, such as fried rice, noodles, egg foo young and many other popular Cantonese dishes
• Cambridge French restaurants - serving classic French haute cuisine, in bistros and brasseries
• Cambridge Greek restaurants - with traditional Greek Tavernas, serving large platefuls of Greek stews, grills and tasty authentic Greek dishes
• Cambridge Indian restaurants - there are a large number of Indian restaurants in Cambridge, many of which have an excellent reputation
• Cambridge Italian restaurants - serving classic Italian cuisine, including a variety of creamy pasta dishes, tomato-based pasta dishes, salads, vegetarian dishes and also some superb traditional pizzas. Cambridge is well-known for its large Italian community and authentic Italian restaurants
• Cambridge Mexican restaurants - serving tasty, spicy Mexican dishes, including chili based meals, salsas and guacamole
• Cambridge Seafood restaurants - Cambridge's seafood restaurants serve freshly caught fish, lobsters and oysters
• Cambridge Spanish and Mediterranean restaurants - including Tapas bars, serving an enormous range of small dishes and tasty salads
• Cambridge Organic restaurants - serving a range of cuisine, prepared from completely organic food only, much of which is local Cambridge produce
• Cambridge Thai and Asian restaurants - serving typical Thai curries, rice dishes and freshly prepared vegetable dishes, often large enough to share
• Cambridge Turkish restaurants - with chargrilled meats, kebabs and salads
• Cambridge Vegetarian restaurants - some vegetarian restaurants exist in Cambridge, but vegetarians should also consider Chinese, South-east Asian and Italian restaurants in Cambridge, where there are many tasty meat-free dishes

 
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