Uplands Diner

You'll smell the bacon before you even spot this compact diner tucked along Uplands Crescent, where students from the nearby university mix with families and tradies getting their morning fuel. The formica tables and straightforward menu might not win design awards, but the full Welsh breakfasts are absolutely spot-on – proper thick-cut bacon, eggs cooked exactly how you asked, and chips that actually taste like potatoes. The portions are generous enough to keep you going until dinner, and at these prices, you'd be daft not to order the works. Service moves at a decent clip even when it's rammed on weekend mornings, and the staff clearly know most customers by their usual order.