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)
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Isis Farmhouse
The Towing Path
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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.
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The Prince Of Wales
Cashes Green Road
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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.
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Gaf
39 Magdalen Rd
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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.
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Oli's Thai
38 Magdalen Road
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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.
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The Rusty Bicycle
28 Magdalen Rd
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Nice food, beer and characterful space.
Popular with the students.
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Atomic Burger
92 Cowley Rd
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Popular with the students.
If you're going to a movie at the Phoenix, then this an excellent place to eat.
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Al-Shami Restaurant
25 Walton Cres
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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.
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Yeti Restaurant
237 Cowley Rd
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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!
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Pizzeria Trattoria Mario
103 Cowley Rd
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Always busy. Good Italian food. Mario might even sing to you!
Long tables, open plan. Popular.
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Red Star Noodle Bar
187 Cowley Rd
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Long tables, open plan. Popular.
Very tasty burgers. Always busy, popular with students.
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Atomic Burger
92 Cowley Rd
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Very tasty burgers. Always busy, popular with students.
Nice cafe to hang out in.
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Cafe Loco
23 Cowley Rd
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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.
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Costa Coffee
141-145 Cowley Rd
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Reliable coffee chain.
Lebanese food - we have many nationalities in the Cowley Rd area
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Pomegranate Restaurant
126 Cowley Rd
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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.
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Meli Deli
51A Cowley Rd
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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
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Templars Square Shopping Centre
33 Upper Barr
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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
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옥스포드 커버드 마켓
Market Street
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Interesting boutiques, specialist food shops etc
Freshly made Italian food, pastas and delicacies.
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Il Principe
82 Cowley Rd
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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
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Post Office
102-104 St Aldate's
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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.)
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Shotover Country Park
Old Road
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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.
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Cherwell Boathouse
Bardwell Road
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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.
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Phoenix Picturehouse
57 Walton St
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Art house movies - excellent programmes, including bar.
A great way to spend a couple of hours.
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Oxford Ice Rink
Oxpens Road
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A great way to spend a couple of hours.
The number 5 bus stops at the shopping centre 7 minutes walk from us.
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Oxford Railway Station
Park End Street
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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.
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플로렌스 공원
94 Cornwallis Rd
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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.
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The Co-operative Food
152 London Rd
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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!
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The Half Moon
17 St Clement's St
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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.
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Turf Tavern
Bath Place
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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.
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The Head of the River
Saint Aldate's
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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)!
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Oxford Playhouse
11-12 Beaumont St
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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.
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Oxford New Theatre
24-26 George St
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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.
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셸도니안 극장
Broad Street
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Where the degree ceremonies take place, and also the big concerts.
Music venue
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O2 Academy, Oxford
190 Cowley Rd
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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).
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The Ultimate Picture Palace
Cowley Road
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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.
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Vue Cinema Oxford
Grenoble Road
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Multiplex cinema, also has a Franky and Benny's restaurant and a bowling alley.