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Also, I witnessed something I couldn't believe. Two ladies sitting next me were leaving just as I was settling down, I guessed they were just having coffees and cakes and they left 50 euros for a tip, would you believe it!

I'd recommend going to Angelina instead, or Mariage Freres on the rue De Bourg-Tibourg for a nice cup of tea.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20345 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20242 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20242 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19780 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19780 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19697
I can recommend the ‘H.C. Anderson’, named after the famous author, which is a delicious mix of raspberry, lemon, nut and white chocolate.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19697 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18299 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18299 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16262
It's a traditional teahouse - with fin-de-siecle decor and mouth-watering cakes on display cabinets by the entrance that will have even the most die-hard savoury fans entranced. It's on Rue de Rivoli, opposite Tuileries, so you can have a wander round the gardens and over to the river when you've had your fill.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16262 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16234 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16234 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16046
Just down the hill from The Sheraton, is the St George Gallery, which has a wonderful display of quality goods, both antique and modern. Further down the hill were shops that sold jewellery by weight of silver. It was good quality and reasonably priced.

We did most of our gift shopping at a group of shops just off Churchill Avenue on the right up Nigeria Street.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16046 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16009 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16009 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15524
It serves great java and sells art, antiques and homewares making it really classy and very quirky.

There's something really special about Agnes Curran. It is full of character and a real find; not only that but it is renowned for the Kiwi delicacy Lamingtons: a wedge of sponge soaked in dark chocolate, coated in coconut and served with raspberry jam and cream. The staff are lovely too. What's not to love?]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15524 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13331 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13331 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13315
Set in the wooded Dartmoor village famed for its Cleave, Lustleigh avoids the worst of the tourist influxes suffered by Widecombe and Haytor. Its thatched cottages centre around the church and its neighbour Primrose Cottage. As well as astoundingly good cream teas (served since the 19th century) the tea rooms also have an incredible selection of homemade cakes.

Work it all off with a walk along Lustleigh Cleave, a steep wooded valley through which the River Bovey bubbles.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13315 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12365 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12365 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12253
That reason aside, the cakes are fabulous (like little pieces of art and totally delicious). Their signature dessert, chesnut-based Mont Blonc, is a delight. The coffee is great (cafe creme my personal favourite although I read about their
notoriously rich chocolat l’africain) and the beautiful decor makes for a lovely experience.

Ladies, don't leave without visiting the bathroom which is as lovely as the rest of the place!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12253 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12181
Cream cakes, cakes with marzipan icing, chocolate sponges and traditional jam and cream sponges - yum! Also a range of chocolates too!

Also offering a range of delicious food in the Tea Rooms. Take Betty's treats home with you from the shop!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12181 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11855 Coffee and cakes are excellent, but above all the service is great!

Coffee specialties from freshly roasted beans and tea for enjoying on the spot and for takeaway.
Fancy cakes & sandwiches.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11855 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11850
A traditional Portuguese period building tastefully restored in a rustic style. Choose from cushioned windowseats in the interior or sitting in the shade on the esplanade.

An excellent range of traditional pastries and cakes is available throughout the day, and at lunchtime, hot and cold meals are served with a selection of local wines. Don't miss it.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11850 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11681
It's heaven for cake lovers!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11681 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11550
A fabulously unpretentious, comfortable, welcoming cafe which wears its history, tradition and quality on its working sleeve and oh, to smell the coffees - roasted just next door, the smoke and steam bellowing out into the street before you!

Fine, local home-made food and a sweet counter to drool over with fabulous Cumbrian tray bakes.

Many of the Cumbrian market town dwellers look down on Carlisle and many areas have all the character and panache of a sodden sponge skewered on the branch of a wintry tree in a park in Ordsall but John Watts is to make any Carlisle visit worthwhile to the power of 100.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11550