Restaurants in Oxford
- Sort by:
- Popular
-
A
Jericho Café
Relaxed meals over the newspaper, long coffees with a crossword, and a choice of delectable meals with vaguely healthy ingredients make the quirky Jericho a favourite hang-out. Go for Moroccan lamb, fish pie, falafel, or wholesome salads; choose from the range of vegetarian dishes; or simply give in to those luscious cakes.
reviewed
-
B
Bangkok House
The food's delicious, the service impeccable, the prices affordable, and unsurprisingly, this little slice of Thailand is always packed. Elaborately carved tables, massive chairs and ornate wall hangings set the scene for the wonderfully aromatic Thai curries, sizzling meat dishes and delicately prepared dumplings.
reviewed
-
C
Café Coco
Chilled out, clued-in and serving a superb selection of Mediterranean food, Café Coco is a Cowley Rd institution, as popular for Sunday brunch as late-night cocktails. It's a sort of hip, bohemian hang-out, with classic posters on the walls and a bald clown in an ice-bath.
reviewed
-
D
Branca
Floor-to-ceiling glass, dark woods, moody lighting and exposed pipework set the scene at this slick Italian restaurant in Jericho. The food is rustic, though, with stone-baked pizzas, simple pastas and hearty meats pulling in the crowds every night of the week.
reviewed
-
E
Quod
Perennially popular for its smart surroundings, as well as for its grills, fish and pasta, this is the place Oxford students drag the rich uncle when he’s in town. Try its afternoon tea (£5.95 to £15.50; from 3pm to 5.30pm).
reviewed
-
F
G&D’s
One of three outlets of Oxford’s own mini ice cream chain, this branch will satisfy a craving for frozen lactose till the (almost) wee hours.
reviewed
-
G
Noodle Bar
For hearty fare try the Noodle Bar for bowls of steaming noodles and generous rice dishes.
reviewed
-
H
Chutneys
A mostly vegetarian south Indian brasserie a curry whiff away from the bus station, Chutneys attracts customers as much by its brightly coloured exterior as its affordable idlis (fermented rice cakes eaten with chutney) and dosas (filled rice-flour pancakes). Express lunch is just £7.50.
reviewed
-
I
Mortons
For a quick bite en route between colleges, look out for the ever-popular Covered Market (103 Covered Market); Broad St (22 Broad St); Little Clarendon St (36 Little Clarendon St); New Inn Hall St (22 New Inn Hall St) for its fine selection of innovatively filled baguettes.
reviewed
-
J
Aziz
Feted as Oxford's best curry house, this award-winning Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant attracts vegans, vegetarians and curry lovers in hoards. There's an extensive menu, chilled surroundings and portions generous enough to ensure you'll be rolling out the door.
reviewed
Advertisement
-
K
Georgina's
Hidden up a scruffy staircase in the covered market and plastered with old cinema posters, this funky little café serves up a bumper crop of bulging salads, hearty soups, doorsteps of bread and such goodies as goats cheese quesadillas and scrumptious cakes.
reviewed
-
L
Edamame
Small, simple and intimate, this tiny Japanese restaurant places a firm emphasis on the food rather than the fanfare and dishes up the best noodles, rice dishes and sushi (Thursday night only) in town. Don't let the queue put you off - it's well worth the wait.
reviewed
-
M
Big Bang
It's small, not much to look at and has a very simple menu, but deciding between the tasty sausages, choosing a speciality mash and selecting just the right gravy can be very difficult indeed. Come on a Wednesday and you'll even get live jazz thrown in.
reviewed
-
N
Fishers
Nautically themed and generally buzzing, Oxford's finest seafood restaurant serves up simple but heavenly plates of everything from traditional haddock and chips to Shetland mussels, yellow fin tuna and New England lobster.
reviewed
-
O
-
P
Grand Café
This museum piece of a cafe done up in the Regency style – it’s really more Brighton than Oxford – is on the site of England’s first coffee house (1650), with great cream teas in the afternoon.
reviewed
-
Q
Jamie’s Italian
The first of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s ever-expanding affordable Italian chain, this open-plan and very central restaurant serves rustic and unfussy dishes with ingredients sourced both in Italy and the UK.
reviewed
