Fitzbillies

You'll find yourself on King's Parade watching tourists queue outside while locals slip in knowing exactly what they're after. Fitzbillies has that rare quality of feeling both proper old-school and genuinely welcoming—exposed beams, a worn wooden counter, the smell of butter and sugar doing its thing. It's the kind of place where you can nurse a flat white for an hour and no one minds, or grab a Chelsea bun to eat while walking along the Backs. The cakes are the real draw here; they're made daily and they sell out. Fair warning: it gets rammed during summer and around exam season.