Lincoln Cathedral Cafe

You're walking through one of England's most impressive Gothic buildings and suddenly you need a sit-down—this is where the Cathedral Cafe slots in perfectly. It's got that calm, slightly hushed atmosphere you'd expect from being inside the Cathedral itself, but it doesn't feel sterile or unwelcoming. The coffee's respectable, the cakes are homemade-feeling, and you can actually relax without feeling like you're in a museum shop. It's the kind of place where locals pop in as much as tourists, which tells you everything about how unpretentious it manages to be.