Dave's Fish and Chips (Sheringham)

Y (££) *** For a set price, you get chips, mushy peas, milky tea, tartar sauce and more fried fish than you can shake a stick at at Dave's Fish and Chips in Sheringham, a typical North Norfolk seaside town an hour's drive from Cambridge (also accessible by train via Norwich). It doesn't get any more traditional and full-fat than this, and, although the menu features a la carte items, the majority of patrons, almost exclusively local families, order the set meal. Come on a Sunday afternoon to see North Norfolk coastal society out in full force.

Cambridge Union Bar

(£) *** Entrance to the Cambridge Union Bar (Bridge Street), open every night, is technically restricted to members and their guests. The bar is atmospheric and grandly old-fashioned, and in the evenings after a debate or lecture, you’re more likely than not to run into someone famous there, or at least mix with future cabinet members and MPs. The Union often throws parties here, and on certain nights the bar will remain open until 1 AM. Coming here and watching the slightly obnoxious Tory undergraduates that run the society in action is always an edifying experience.

Savino's

(£££) * Savino's has the look and feel of an authentic provincial Italian cafe, although the sort one would avoid if one actually was in Italy. It serves tasty but very overpriced panini and decent coffee. However, the nasty, superior macho staff alone make this cafe one to avoid. It's location at the heart of the bus station means that the cafe is generally filled with exhaust fumes and the experience of sitting on the street at one of its two outdoor tables is dismally coloured grey fumes and revving motors.