The Alexandra Arms

You'll find The Alexandra Arms tucked away on Gwydir Street, in that stretch where Cambridge stops trying so hard and just gets on with being a real place. It's the kind of pub where undergrads rub shoulders with locals who've been coming here since before you were born, and nobody makes a fuss about it. The beer list is taken seriously—this is proper ale territory—and the food hits that sweet spot between unpretentious and actually decent. Walk in on a Friday evening and you'll understand why 780 people have bothered leaving reviews.