Dishoom Permit Room Cambridge

You're walking into one of Cambridge's most ambitious dining spaces—a converted Victorian building that somehow feels both grand and genuinely welcoming. The menu pulls from Dishoom's acclaimed London restaurants but with a confident local swagger; the Bombay-style breakfast is genuinely worth skipping your usual coffee run for, and the biryanis are the kind that make you question why you ever order takeaway. The Permit Room bar runs the full length of the ground floor, and whether you're tucking into a table with mates or perching at the counter with a cocktail, there's a real sense that something interesting is always happening.