No 5 Bistro

The main restaurant is only open from 12−2pm on a weekday, but the coffee shop is open throughout the day. A popular places for students to take a break, this was one place I frequented when I was in uni, if only for convenience because the philosophy building was nextdoor-​but-​one. Also handy for summer time when you can get drinks in plastic cups and sit out on the square itself, where many students decide to teach themselves fire poi or just make a nuisance of themselves with frisbees and DIY barbecues.
The food in the main restaurant is not to be faulted, and a main meal costs less than £5, so it’s not to be sniffed at. Due to being in an old building, you get the grand staircase and the lofty ceilings thrown in for free. However, going there after graduating may feel a little weird, as I found out last week, and was dreading bumping into any of my old tutors in case they started the whole «so, what are you doing with your life?» conversation…