Huffkins Burford

huffkins does pastries well, and that matters more than it sounds. burford's high street draws a certain kind of visitor, the kind who browses slowly and wants somewhere to sit that isn't a chain forecourt or a tearoom frozen in 1987. huffkins sits at number 98 and holds its own against both. the coffee is taken seriously here, which is what you want when you're already committed to a table and a pastry and half an afternoon. the local reputation is solid, built quietly rather than announced loudly. if you're passing through the cotswolds and the oxfordshire countryside has done its thing on your appetite, this is where you stop, order something baked, and let the high street slow down around you.