McDonald's

You know that slightly chaotic energy when the Princesshay shoppers meet the uni students meet the post-pub crowd? That's this McDonald's on High Street, and somehow it works. The weekend opening until nearly 5am makes it Exeter's unofficial late-night canteen, drawing everyone from Cathedral Close workers grabbing breakfast to groups stumbling out from the Quay. Sure, it's McDonald's – you know what you're getting food-wise. But this particular branch has carved out its own identity as a proper meeting point in the city centre. The staff handle the weekend madness with impressive efficiency, and there's something oddly comforting about knowing you can get a Big Mac at 3am when everywhere else has shut up shop.