Join your host, Terence Williams, for six wonderful stops across Cambridge (and nearby) exploring the city’s best brunch and breakfast cafés. From heritage settings to plant‑friendly menus to waterside charm, this episode features only places with full websites and active presence so you can check menus and opening times easily.
Places featured:
Michaelhouse Café
Website: michaelhousecafe.com
Address: St Michael’s Church, Trinity Street, Cambridge CB2 1SU
Highlights: This café sits inside St Michael’s Church in the city centre. Their breakfast and brunch menus include pastries, cakes, loaded scrambled eggs, sourdough toast, and seasonal brunch dishes. They pride themselves on locally sourced ingredients.
The Copper Kettle
Website: copperkettlecambridge.co.uk
Address: 4 Kings Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ
Highlights: A long‑running café that opens early (8 am) with a full breakfast menu and all‑day dining. They blend a traditional tea‑room feel with modern touches. Their full breakfast, waffles, and daily specials are big favourites.
The Sage of Cambridge
Website: sageofcambridge.com
Address: 33 Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1UZ
Highlights: A wellness‑inspired café with strong vegetarian, vegan and gluten‑free options. Great for people seeking nourishing, clean brunch fare — think avocado toast, plant bowls, healthy pastries, creative seasonal menus.
COFE!N
Website: cofeincambridge.com
Address: (in central Cambridge) — I didn’t find a full postal address publicly listed on their site, but their site states they are “in the heart of Cambridge.”
Highlights: All‑day brunch + brunch boards, artisan coffee, baked goods, vibrant menu including both hearty and lighter brunch dishes, plus creative drinks (wellness lattes etc.).
Thrive Café
Website: thrivecambridge.com
Address: 5‑7 Norfolk Street, Cambridge CB1 2LD
Highlights: A charitable/community café. Their kitchen serves breakfast through the day. It’s cozy, local, and a place with heart (supporting social enterprise).
Bill’s Cambridge
Website: bills-website.co.uk (Cambridge branch)
Address: (Cambridge restaurant) — they have a location in Cambridge (menu page shows “Cambridge Breakfast Menu”)
Highlights: A more polished brunch/restaurant setting. They offer classics: Eggs Benedict, pancakes, full breakfast choices. A good balance between local cafés and restaurant brunch.
