Guidebook for Oxford

Alexander & Hilary
Alexander & Hilary
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 localnici recomandă
Isis Farmhouse
The Towing Path
61 localnici recomandă
Nice 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 localnici recomandă
The Prince Of Wales
Cashes Green Road
10 localnici recomandă
Some 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 Way
One of best Indian restaurants in Oxford - always a high standard. 1 mile walk away from us.
7 minutes walk away
Domino's
57 Between Towns Rd
7 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 Hill
8 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 St
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.
Very nice for a lunch.
24 localnici recomandă
Gaf
39 Magdalen Rd
24 localnici recomandă
Very 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 Road
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
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 localnici recomandă
Oli's Thai
38 Magdalen Road
66 localnici recomandă
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.
Nice food, beer and characterful space.
87 localnici recomandă
The Rusty Bicycle
28 Magdalen Rd
87 localnici recomandă
Nice food, beer and characterful space.
Popular with the students.
35 localnici recomandă
Atomic Burger
92 Cowley Rd
35 localnici recomandă
Popular with the students.
If you're going to a movie at the Phoenix, then this an excellent place to eat.
6 localnici recomandă
Al-Shami Restaurant
25 Walton Cres
6 localnici recomandă
If you're going to a movie at the Phoenix, then this an excellent place to eat.
Food and drink at Wetherspoon pub.
The William Morris
59a Between Towns Rd
Food and drink at Wetherspoon pub.
Simple Italian food.
Verde Pizzeria
212-214 Cowley Rd
Simple Italian food.
Tasty, and not too far to walk to.
17 localnici recomandă
Yeti Restaurant
237 Cowley Rd
17 localnici recomandă
Tasty, 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 Road
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.
Actually very nice food, but the space feels a little 'basic'.
Jin Jin Chinese Restaurant
179 Cowley Road
Actually very nice food, but the space feels a little 'basic'.
Always busy. Good Italian food. Mario might even sing to you!
27 localnici recomandă
Pizzeria Trattoria Mario
103 Cowley Rd
27 localnici recomandă
Always busy. Good Italian food. Mario might even sing to you!
Long tables, open plan. Popular.
23 localnici recomandă
Red Star Noodle Bar
187 Cowley Rd
23 localnici recomandă
Long tables, open plan. Popular.
Very tasty burgers. Always busy, popular with students.
35 localnici recomandă
Atomic Burger
92 Cowley Rd
35 localnici recomandă
Very tasty burgers. Always busy, popular with students.
Nice cafe to hang out in.
50 localnici recomandă
Cafe Loco
23 Cowley Rd
50 localnici recomandă
Nice cafe to hang out in.
Polish Restaurant - we have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area.
Hajduczek
84 Cowley Rd
Polish Restaurant - we have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area.
Greek Taverna - we have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area
Greek Taverna
84 Cowley Rd
Greek 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 Rd
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.
Handy for picking up a freshly made sandwich or pastry.
La Croissanterie
138 Cowley Rd
Handy for picking up a freshly made sandwich or pastry.
Reliable coffee chain.
7 localnici recomandă
Costa Coffee
141-145 Cowley Rd
7 localnici recomandă
Reliable coffee chain.
Lebanese food - we have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area
10 localnici recomandă
Pomegranate Restaurant
126 Cowley Rd
10 localnici recomandă
Lebanese food - we have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area
We have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area
Sushi Corner
94 Cowley Rd
We 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 Rd
Turkish / 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 localnici recomandă
Meli Deli
51A Cowley Rd
13 localnici recomandă
Greek 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 localnici recomandă
Templars Square Shopping Centre
33 Upper Barr
10 localnici recomandă
7 mins walk away: WH Smith, Co-op w/Post Office, Boots, Holland & Barrett, bakery, Dominos Pizza, Wetherspoons, Lloyds, Barclays, ATMs, pharmacy
Hire a bike - 25 minutes walk from us, or a bus ride away.
Cyclo Analysts
150 Cowley Rd
Hire a bike - 25 minutes walk from us, or a bus ride away.
Interesting boutiques, specialist food shops etc
126 localnici recomandă
Piața acoperită Oxford
Market Street
126 localnici recomandă
Interesting boutiques, specialist food shops etc
Freshly made Italian food, pastas and delicacies.
10 localnici recomandă
Il Principe
82 Cowley Rd
10 localnici recomandă
Freshly made Italian food, pastas and delicacies.

Everything Else

Excellent haircuts at modest prices. I've been going there for 20 years.
Giovanni's Barber Shop
89 Magdalen Rd
Excellent 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 Rd
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.
Thriving Muslim community and mosque.
The Asian Cultural Centre
Thriving Muslim community and mosque.
Health foods, alternative teas, remedies etc
Uhuru Wholefoods
48 Cowley Rd
Health foods, alternative teas, remedies etc
Natural Health and Float Centre
Eau de Vie
34 Cowley Rd
Natural Health and Float Centre
A range of therapies, including Massage.
Oxford Natural Health Centre
3 Church Cowley Rd
A 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 Rd
Excellent practitioner around the corner from us. Also trained in mindfulness, and cranio-sacral work.
8 minutes walk from us
7 localnici recomandă
Post Office
102-104 St Aldate's
7 localnici recomandă
8 minutes walk from us
Health food and natural remedies
Holland & Barrett
100 London Rd
Health 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 Avenue
If 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 localnici recomandă
Parcul Țării Shotover
Old Road
41 localnici recomandă
A 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 localnici recomandă
Cherwell Boathouse
Bardwell Road
52 localnici recomandă
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.
Art house movies - excellent programmes, including bar.
71 localnici recomandă
Phoenix Picturehouse
57 Walton St
71 localnici recomandă
Art house movies - excellent programmes, including bar.
A great way to spend a couple of hours.
19 localnici recomandă
Oxford Ice Rink
Oxpens Road
19 localnici recomandă
A great way to spend a couple of hours.
The number 5 bus stops at the shopping centre 7 minutes walk from us.
40 localnici recomandă
Oxford Railway Station
Park End Street
40 localnici recomandă
The 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 localnici recomandă
Parcul Florence
94 Cornwallis Rd
24 localnici recomandă
Lovely for short walks. Very well kept. 2 minutes walk away, at the end of our road.

Essentials

Well stocked, good quality, 7 minutes walk away.
66 localnici recomandă
The Co-operative Food
152 London Rd
66 localnici recomandă
Well 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 Rd
Corner shop with groceries, recently given a fantastic facelift, and well stocked with basics, just across the road from us.

Drinks & Nightlife

Music nights - 25 minutes walk from us.
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 localnici recomandă
The Half Moon
17 St Clement's St
8 localnici recomandă
Legendary 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 localnici recomandă
Turf Tavern
Bath Place
65 localnici recomandă
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.
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 localnici recomandă
The Head of the River
Saint Aldate's
47 localnici recomandă
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.

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 localnici recomandă
Oxford Playhouse
11-12 Beaumont St
55 localnici recomandă
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)!
Good range of productions and shows.
42 localnici recomandă
Teatrul Nou din Oxford
24-26 George St
42 localnici recomandă
Good range of productions and shows.
Tiny, tiny theatre space, but some great little shows.
Burton Taylor Studio
Gloucester Street
Tiny, tiny theatre space, but some great little shows.
Where the degree ceremonies take place, and also the big concerts.
36 localnici recomandă
Teatrul Sheldonian
Broad Street
36 localnici recomandă
Where the degree ceremonies take place, and also the big concerts.
Music venue
52 localnici recomandă
O2 Academy, Oxford
190 Cowley Rd
52 localnici recomandă
Music 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 localnici recomandă
The Ultimate Picture Palace
Cowley Road
77 localnici recomandă
25 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 Road
A great acoustic and varied programme of high quality musical events (jazz, world music, classical etc), at Saint John the Evangelist church.
High quality music events.
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
Cowley Place
High quality music events.
Multiplex cinema, also has a Franky and Benny's restaurant and a bowling alley.
14 localnici recomandă
Vue Cinema Oxford
Grenoble Road
14 localnici recomandă
Multiplex cinema, also has a Franky and Benny's restaurant and a bowling alley.