Java Jax is a family-run Cambridge cafe where locally roasted coffee, Italian-style pizzas, sandwiches, and a music-friendly Grand River room meet. Go for Prosciutto and Hot Honey, Grand Ave Turkey, and a relaxed daytime stay that can shift from coffee break to lunch.

A family-owned Cambridge creperie that grew from Nadia and Sebastian Dragusanu's 2012 food truck into a Leap Day cafe on Coronation Boulevard. Expect sweet and savoury crepes, waffles, desserts, coffee, and event-friendly hospitality with a handcrafted, local-ingredient bent.

Riverside cafe inside Cambridge's architecture-school building, with thin-crust pizzas, pressed croissants, coffee, daily soup, and weekly latte and pizza deals.