Granta

You'll find the Granta doing what it does best: being the kind of pub where you can nurse a pint for hours without anyone minding. It sits right on the Cam, which means in summer you're essentially drinking with your feet dangling over the water—or at least close enough to feel it. Inside, it's all dark wood and low ceilings, the sort of place that gets properly busy on match days and quiz nights. The Greene King range is solid, the food unpretentious, and the crowd is genuinely mixed: students, academics, local couples on a Saturday night. No faffing about with craft beer lists or Instagram-ready plates here.