Guidebook for Oxford
Food Scene
Nice place for a coffee, lunch or pint. A gentle 1 mile walk from us through Iffley Village. (Not open every day)
61 Einheimische empfehlen
Isis Farmhouse
The Towing PathNice place for a coffee, lunch or pint. A gentle 1 mile walk from us through Iffley Village. (Not open every day)
Some nice food, real ales, and nice place to sit out on a sunny day.
10 Einheimische empfehlen
The Prince Of Wales
Cashes Green RoadSome nice food, real ales, and nice place to sit out on a sunny day.
One of best Indian restaurants in Oxford - always a high standard. 1 mile walk away from us.
Aziz Restaurant @ The Tree
63 Church WayOne of best Indian restaurants in Oxford - always a high standard. 1 mile walk away from us.
Domino's
57 Between Towns Rd7 minutes walk away
8 minutes walk away. Always quiet and uncrowded, but good food. You can take your own alcohol. They serve non-alcoholic lager.
Cafe Spice
98A Rose Hill8 minutes walk away. Always quiet and uncrowded, but good food. You can take your own alcohol. They serve non-alcoholic lager.
One of our favourite restaurants. They do a fabulous vegetarian range of soy substitutes for their meat dishes that look and taste like the real thing.
The Pink Giraffe
43b St Clement's StOne of our favourite restaurants. They do a fabulous vegetarian range of soy substitutes for their meat dishes that look and taste like the real thing.
Gaf
39 Magdalen RdVery nice for a lunch.
Open from morning to late afternoon. Vegetarian food, freshly made on the premises. Very tasty, great value. Nice atmosphere. Bulletin board with ads for green and alternative lifestyle, workshops etc
110 Magdalen Rd
110 Magdalen RoadOpen from morning to late afternoon. Vegetarian food, freshly made on the premises. Very tasty, great value. Nice atmosphere. Bulletin board with ads for green and alternative lifestyle, workshops etc
Absolutely delicious, and very popular with the locals. You'll have to book ahead, maybe a week or two, to be sure of a table.
66 Einheimische empfehlen
Oli's Thai
38 Magdalen RoadAbsolutely delicious, and very popular with the locals. You'll have to book ahead, maybe a week or two, to be sure of a table.
The Rusty Bicycle
28 Magdalen RdNice food, beer and characterful space.
Atomic Burger
92 Cowley RdPopular with the students.
If you're going to a movie at the Phoenix, then this an excellent place to eat.
6 Einheimische empfehlen
Al-Shami Restaurant
25 Walton CresIf you're going to a movie at the Phoenix, then this an excellent place to eat.
The William Morris
59a Between Towns RdFood and drink at Wetherspoon pub.
Verde Pizzeria
212-214 Cowley RdSimple Italian food.
Yeti Restaurant
237 Cowley RdTasty, and not too far to walk to.
Busy and a bit noisy - open plan tables. All you can eat from a varied selection of foods from around the world. Good value for food, but not quiet.
Achaar Restaurant & Grill
158 Cowley RoadBusy and a bit noisy - open plan tables. All you can eat from a varied selection of foods from around the world. Good value for food, but not quiet.
Jin Jin Chinese Restaurant
179 Cowley RoadActually very nice food, but the space feels a little 'basic'.
Always busy. Good Italian food. Mario might even sing to you!
27 Einheimische empfehlen
Pizzeria Trattoria Mario
103 Cowley RdAlways busy. Good Italian food. Mario might even sing to you!
Red Star Noodle Bar
187 Cowley RdLong tables, open plan. Popular.
Atomic Burger
92 Cowley RdVery tasty burgers. Always busy, popular with students.
Cafe Loco
23 Cowley RdNice cafe to hang out in.
Hajduczek
84 Cowley RdPolish Restaurant - we have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area.
Greek Taverna
84 Cowley RdGreek Taverna - we have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area
Eccentric owner. I've never eaten there, but people say it's an interesting experience. Apparently Primse Minister David Cameron ate there often, and baby-sat for the owner.
Hi-Lo Jamaican Eating House
68-70 Cowley RdEccentric owner. I've never eaten there, but people say it's an interesting experience. Apparently Primse Minister David Cameron ate there often, and baby-sat for the owner.
La Croissanterie
138 Cowley RdHandy for picking up a freshly made sandwich or pastry.
Costa Coffee
141-145 Cowley RdReliable coffee chain.
Lebanese food - we have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area
10 Einheimische empfehlen
Pomegranate Restaurant
126 Cowley RdLebanese food - we have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area
Sushi Corner
94 Cowley RdWe have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area
Middle Eastern Restaurant - we have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area
Euphrates Middle Eastern Restaurant
Middle Eastern Restaurant - we have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area
Turkish / Meditarranean food - we have many different nationalities in the Cowley Rd area.
Oxford's Grill
21 Cowley RdTurkish / Meditarranean food - we have many different nationalities in the Cowley Rd area.
Greek cafe and deli - we have many different nationalities in the Cowley Rd area.
13 Einheimische empfehlen
Meli Deli
51A Cowley RdGreek cafe and deli - we have many different nationalities in the Cowley Rd area.
Shopping
7 mins walk away: WH Smith, Co-op w/Post Office, Boots, Holland & Barrett, bakery, Dominos Pizza, Wetherspoons, Lloyds, Barclays, ATMs, pharmacy
10 Einheimische empfehlen
Templars Square Shopping Centre
33 Upper Barr7 mins walk away: WH Smith, Co-op w/Post Office, Boots, Holland & Barrett, bakery, Dominos Pizza, Wetherspoons, Lloyds, Barclays, ATMs, pharmacy
Cyclo Analysts
150 Cowley RdHire a bike - 25 minutes walk from us, or a bus ride away.
Oxford Covered Market
Market StreetInteresting boutiques, specialist food shops etc
Il Principe
82 Cowley RdFreshly made Italian food, pastas and delicacies.
Everything Else
Giovanni's Barber Shop
89 Magdalen RdExcellent haircuts at modest prices. I've been going there for 20 years.
Just across the road from us, Sima does a good haircut, and a fabulous home-made Iranian recipe for henna treatment for your hair from her grandmother.
Persia Hair Design
Just across the road from us, Sima does a good haircut, and a fabulous home-made Iranian recipe for henna treatment for your hair from her grandmother.
East Oxford Health Centre Manzil Way
Nearest Health Centre
Thriving Jewish community. Kabbalat Shabbat service every Friday evening. 3 denominations share the centre - 1 Progressive & 1 Masorti Sat a.m. service per month, Orthodox every Saturday a.m.
Oxford Jewish Synagogue
21 Richmond RdThriving Jewish community. Kabbalat Shabbat service every Friday evening. 3 denominations share the centre - 1 Progressive & 1 Masorti Sat a.m. service per month, Orthodox every Saturday a.m.
The Asian Cultural Centre
Thriving Muslim community and mosque.
Uhuru Wholefoods
48 Cowley RdHealth foods, alternative teas, remedies etc
Eau de Vie
34 Cowley RdNatural Health and Float Centre
Oxford Natural Health Centre
3 Church Cowley RdA range of therapies, including Massage.
Excellent practitioner around the corner from us. Also trained in mindfulness, and cranio-sacral work.
Marguerite Wallis Physiotherapy
68 Lytton RdExcellent practitioner around the corner from us. Also trained in mindfulness, and cranio-sacral work.
Post Office
102-104 St Aldate's8 minutes walk from us
Holland & Barrett
100 London RdHealth food and natural remedies
If you're working at the Oxford Science Park, we are the right side of Oxford for it (6 minutes in a car.)
The Oxford Science Park
Robert Robinson AvenueIf you're working at the Oxford Science Park, we are the right side of Oxford for it (6 minutes in a car.)
A lovely place for walking, with views over Oxford. (11 minutes away in a car.)
41 Einheimische empfehlen
Shotover Country Park
Old RoadA lovely place for walking, with views over Oxford. (11 minutes away in a car.)
From here, you can punt a long way, and moor at the Victoria ('Vicky') Arms to have lunch. The restaurant at the Cherwell Boathouse is excellent.
52 Einheimische empfehlen
Cherwell Boathouse
Bardwell RoadFrom here, you can punt a long way, and moor at the Victoria ('Vicky') Arms to have lunch. The restaurant at the Cherwell Boathouse is excellent.
Art house movies - excellent programmes, including bar.
71 Einheimische empfehlen
Phoenix Picturehouse
57 Walton StArt house movies - excellent programmes, including bar.
Oxford Ice Rink
Oxpens RoadA great way to spend a couple of hours.
The number 5 bus stops at the shopping centre 7 minutes walk from us.
40 Einheimische empfehlen
Oxford Railway Station
Park End StreetThe number 5 bus stops at the shopping centre 7 minutes walk from us.
Entertainment & Activities
Lovely for short walks. Very well kept. 2 minutes walk away, at the end of our road.
24 Einheimische empfehlen
Florenz Park
94 Cornwallis RdLovely for short walks. Very well kept. 2 minutes walk away, at the end of our road.
Essentials
The Co-operative Food
152 London RdWell stocked, good quality, 7 minutes walk away.
Corner shop with groceries, recently given a fantastic facelift, and well stocked with basics, just across the road from us.
Park Stores
16 Florence Park RdCorner shop with groceries, recently given a fantastic facelift, and well stocked with basics, just across the road from us.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bullingdon Arms
Music nights - 25 minutes walk from us.
Legendary open folk nights on Sunday nights 8pm til late - arrive in time to get a seat!
8 Einheimische empfehlen
The Half Moon
17 St Clement's StLegendary open folk nights on Sunday nights 8pm til late - arrive in time to get a seat!
Excellent beer, reasonable food. Most interesting pub in the centre, next to the oldest remaining walls of Oxford. Where Bill Clinton "didn't inhale" and Bob Hawke downed a yard of ale.
65 Einheimische empfehlen
Turf Tavern
Bath PlaceExcellent beer, reasonable food. Most interesting pub in the centre, next to the oldest remaining walls of Oxford. Where Bill Clinton "didn't inhale" and Bob Hawke downed a yard of ale.
Known by the locals as the 'Bird and Baby', this pub was where CS Lewis (Narnia stories) and JRR Tolkien (Hobbit and Lord of the Rings) met, drank and chatted with their literary friends.
47 Einheimische empfehlen
The Head of the River
Saint Aldate'sKnown by the locals as the 'Bird and Baby', this pub was where CS Lewis (Narnia stories) and JRR Tolkien (Hobbit and Lord of the Rings) met, drank and chatted with their literary friends.
Arts & Culture
Good spread of productions all year round. I performed there in a production with Martin Freeman (Hobbit), David Tenant (Dr Who) and Ron Moody (Fagin in Oliver Twist)!
55 Einheimische empfehlen
Oxford Playhouse
11-12 Beaumont StGood spread of productions all year round. I performed there in a production with Martin Freeman (Hobbit), David Tenant (Dr Who) and Ron Moody (Fagin in Oliver Twist)!
Oxford New Theatre
24-26 George StGood range of productions and shows.
Burton Taylor Studio
Gloucester StreetTiny, tiny theatre space, but some great little shows.
Where the degree ceremonies take place, and also the big concerts.
36 Einheimische empfehlen
Sheldonian Theatre
Broad StreetWhere the degree ceremonies take place, and also the big concerts.
O2 Academy, Oxford
190 Cowley RdMusic venue
25 minutes walk from us. Excellent art house films in an old fashioned grade II listed cinema. Oxford's first purpose built cinema (1911).
77 Einheimische empfehlen
The Ultimate Picture Palace
Cowley Road25 minutes walk from us. Excellent art house films in an old fashioned grade II listed cinema. Oxford's first purpose built cinema (1911).
A great acoustic and varied programme of high quality musical events (jazz, world music, classical etc), at Saint John the Evangelist church.
St John The Evangelist Church
Iffley RoadA great acoustic and varied programme of high quality musical events (jazz, world music, classical etc), at Saint John the Evangelist church.
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
Cowley PlaceHigh quality music events.
Multiplex cinema, also has a Franky and Benny's restaurant and a bowling alley.
14 Einheimische empfehlen
Vue Cinema Oxford
Grenoble RoadMultiplex cinema, also has a Franky and Benny's restaurant and a bowling alley.