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    22 Things You Need To Eat In Durham

    Yes, we're actually a city, and we may have more cute coffee shops than actual people.

    1. A doughnut milkshake from Velvet Elvis café.

    2. A slice of cake and a coffee from Flat White.

    3. Fish and chips from Bells, ideally taken away and eaten on Palace Green looking at the Cathedral.

    4. The best cheesy chips in the world* at Stanton's.

    5. Literally everything at Zen.

    6. The special of the day at Golden Pearl.

    7. Pasta on a pizza at Spags, or La Spaghettata if you're not on a first name basis.

    8. A full afternoon tea at the Tealicious Tearoom.

    9. A vegan feast at the Jumping Bean Café.

    10. A hot chocolate with all the trimmings at Vennel's Café.

    11. The biggest pub roast you've ever seen at the Court Inn.

    12. The tasting menu at Restaurant DH1.

    13. A meze selection at Lebaneats.

    14. The full English at Café Continente.

    15. The gigantic afternoon tea at 9 Altars Café.

    16. Pulled pork nachos at the Head of Steam.

    17. The Tandoori at Rajpooth.

    18. A savoury and then a sweet crepe from The Pancake House.

    19. A burger and sweet potato fries from Tango.

    20. A peanut butter jelly milkshake from Split and Glory.

    21. A Caramac cupcake from Be Tempted.

    22. A Greggs sausage roll.