Eating Out in Oxford
Restaurants
Eating out in Oxford has improved dramatically over the years. There is now something for all tastes from small romantic restaurants to street eating. There are also a large range of food types available from the normal pizza, pasta, seafood, Chinese and Indian dishes to the slightly more unusual, Polish, Slovakian, Turkish and Jamaican restaurants found in the Cowley area of Oxford.
A few dinning establishments stand out from the crowd in Oxford and are always packed. If you like Thai food make sure you visit either Bangkok House or the Chang Mai Kitchens. For bistro style cooking try the great atmosphere in Quod, converted from an old bank or the famous French Chef, Raymond Blanc's Le Petit Blanc. When hunger strikes it is probably best to head to the area known as Jericho (centred around Walton Street), George Street (off the high street) or for ethnic food the Cowley Road to the East of Oxford.
Cafes and Coffee Bars
Like most cities Oxford has the chains of Coffee shops such as Starbucks, Costa Coffee, Café Rouge and Coffee Republic but if you fancy trying something a bit different there are a number of interesting alternatives. The grand cafe on the high street was made famous by Chelsea Clinton who allegedly loved this upmarket establishment during her stay at Oxford University. You might also like to try Café Loco opposite Christ church which has a cosy wooden interior and is always packed. Another Oxford café that is almost an institution is the Jericho café which is normally populated by hung over students on a Sunday morning catching up on the Sunday papers while they tuck in to a full English breakfast. Alternatively, if you just want a coffee shop where you can grab a coffee and run there are also a couple of coffee booths located on Cornmarket street and next to the Westgate Shopping centre on Queens Street serving latte and cappuccino to go.
Eating out in Oxford has improved dramatically over the years. There is now something for all tastes from small romantic restaurants to street eating. There are also a large range of food types available from the normal pizza, pasta, seafood, Chinese and Indian dishes to the slightly more unusual, Polish, Slovakian, Turkish and Jamaican restaurants found in the Cowley area of Oxford.
A few dinning establishments stand out from the crowd in Oxford and are always packed. If you like Thai food make sure you visit either Bangkok House or the Chang Mai Kitchens. For bistro style cooking try the great atmosphere in Quod, converted from an old bank or the famous French Chef, Raymond Blanc's Le Petit Blanc. When hunger strikes it is probably best to head to the area known as Jericho (centred around Walton Street), George Street (off the high street) or for ethnic food the Cowley Road to the East of Oxford.
Cafes and Coffee Bars
Like most cities Oxford has the chains of Coffee shops such as Starbucks, Costa Coffee, Café Rouge and Coffee Republic but if you fancy trying something a bit different there are a number of interesting alternatives. The grand cafe on the high street was made famous by Chelsea Clinton who allegedly loved this upmarket establishment during her stay at Oxford University. You might also like to try Café Loco opposite Christ church which has a cosy wooden interior and is always packed. Another Oxford café that is almost an institution is the Jericho café which is normally populated by hung over students on a Sunday morning catching up on the Sunday papers while they tuck in to a full English breakfast. Alternatively, if you just want a coffee shop where you can grab a coffee and run there are also a couple of coffee booths located on Cornmarket street and next to the Westgate Shopping centre on Queens Street serving latte and cappuccino to go.