Entries were put in half-a-dozen categories, such as bars and cafes, restaurants, hotels and shops, as listed below. I've added comments as I see fit, leaving their original comments in quotes.

Bars/Cafes

• Violet's Tea Room
  — tea as it should be served
• The Brewery Tap
  — "very well kept...relaxed atmosphere...staple pub grub"
• Berridges
  — have a refined lunch above the jewellers, if you can get a table
• Pickwicks
  — the original town coffee shop?
• Chicago Rock Cafe
  — "laid back popular bar-cum-eaterie"
• Manna's English Cafe
  — "classic no-nonsense English greasy spoon"
• The Ship Inn, Levington
  — hasn't this one burned down?
• Jacey's Coffee House
  — I go for the all-day ciabatta brunch
• Tolly Cobbold Brewery
  — "guided tours offer a fascinating glimpse"

Restaurants

• Scotts Brasserie
  — "robust, capable booking"
• Baipo Thai
  — "local reputation for authentic Thai cooking"
• Il Punto
  — classy French and Mediterranean dishes
• Le Detour
  — "a place to dress up and celebrate"
• Mortimer's Seafood Restaurant
  — simply-cooked fresh fish on the quayside
• The Galley Restaurant
  — you can't go wrong here: eat out back in the summertime

Hotels

• Hintlesham Hall
  — expensive: George Street, Hintlesham, 4 miles west of Ipswich
• Great White Horse
  — affordable: town centre location
• Marlborough Hotel
  — "tastefully designed; top restaurant": Henley Road
• Swallow Belstead Brook
  — peaceful setting: Belstead Road

Other Accommodation

• The Gables
  — 12 bedrooms in Victorian house: 17 Park Road
• Redholme Guest House
  — "spotlessly maintained", near Christchurch Park: 52 Ivry Street
• Burlington Lodge
  — "quiet, inexpensive, 10 minutes walk from town": 30 Burlington Road

Shops

• Sacred Earth
  — alternative health shop
• Rex's CDs
  — formerly Parrot Records, still going strong
• The Galley - La Charcuterie
  — upmarket ready-made meals and takeaways
• Memorable Cheeses
  — "stuffed with cheeses of every kind"
• Fruits Of The Earth
  — "fresh organic produce": great place for herbs & spices
• Claude Cox College Gateway Bookshop
  — "old and rare books"
• The 7th Chakra
  — "crystals, candles, incense": you get the idea
• Procter's
  — anyone for a quality sausage?
• Fluid
  — "if you have secretly yearned for a Hawaiian shirt..."

Clubs and Music

• Liquid Nightclub
  — Cardinal Park
• Opium Lounge
  — Tacket Street

Cultural

• Christchurch Mansion
• The New Wolsey Theatre
• Ipswich Museum
• Wolsey Art Gallery
• Ipswich Town Football Club
• John Russell Gallery
• Ipswich Transport Museum

Getaways

• Butt & Oyster
  — famous riverside pub at Pin Mill
• Swan Inn, Monks Eleigh
  — top pub food
• Gainsborough's House
  — Sudbury museum and art gallery
• Landguard Fort
  — Felixstowe oddity
• Angel Inn, Stoke by Nayland
  — need a reservation for the restaurant
• The Rose Inn, Thorrington Street
  — "classic English village pub"
• Snape Maltings
  — concert hall, Benjamin Britten, etc.
• Dedham Vale
  — Constable country
• The Crown And Castle, Orford
  — notable food in seaside village
• Angel at Lavenham
  — "good, homely food"

Hope that's been of use to you.

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