The best place for afternoon tea is the Pump Room & Roman Baths. Another choice, just a 1-minute walk from the Abbey Church and Roman Baths, is Sally Lunn's House, 4 N. Parade Passage (tel. 01225/461634; www.sallylunns.co.uk), where visitors have been eating for more than 1,700 years. For £6 ($12), you can get the Fantastic Sally Lunn Cream Tea, which includes toasted and buttered scones served with strawberry jam and clotted cream, along with your choice of tea or coffee.
Café Retro, York Street (tel. 01225/339347), serves a variety of teas and coffees. You can order a pot of tea for £1.30 ($2.60) or a large cappuccino for £1.90 ($3.80) and add a tea cake for £1.50 ($3).
