The York Roast Co.

You'll smell the slow-roasted beef, pork, and turkey before you spot the queue snaking down Stonegate. This isn't your typical café – it's a Yorkshire institution doing one thing brilliantly: proper roast dinners served fast. Whether you're after a massive roast beef sandwich dripping with gravy or a full Sunday dinner in a box, they've got the tourist crowds and locals sussed. The location couldn't be better for fuelling up between the Minster and the Shambles, though you'll be eating standing up or finding a perch elsewhere. What sets them apart is staying open until the early hours at weekends – perfect for soaking up those Stonegate pub crawls. The crackling's always spot-on, and at under a tenner for a feast, it's honest Yorkshire fare without the faffing about.