Guidebook for Oxford

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Guidebook for Oxford

Arts & Culture

a cool arts centre in east oxford. cultural events, theatre, or a cup of tea or coffee by the glass-window in their nice cafe on the first floor. http://www.pegasustheatre.org.uk/
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Pegasus
Magdalen Road
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a cool arts centre in east oxford. cultural events, theatre, or a cup of tea or coffee by the glass-window in their nice cafe on the first floor. http://www.pegasustheatre.org.uk/
an amazing bookshop on magdalen road http://www.innerbookshop.com
The Inner Bookshop
111 Magdalen Road
an amazing bookshop on magdalen road http://www.innerbookshop.com
not just any kind of music store, you can hear some good bands playing there. check what's on. http://truckmusicstore.co.uk/
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Truck Store
101 Cowley Rd
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not just any kind of music store, you can hear some good bands playing there. check what's on. http://truckmusicstore.co.uk/
if you're up for a gig, check their programme. the place is a stone's throw away from our house! http://www.o2academyoxford.co.uk/
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O2 Academy, Oxford
190 Cowley Rd
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if you're up for a gig, check their programme. the place is a stone's throw away from our house! http://www.o2academyoxford.co.uk/
our favourite cinema!!! http://www.uppcinema.co.uk/
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The Ultimate Picture Palace
Cowley Road
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our favourite cinema!!! http://www.uppcinema.co.uk/
all about alice's adventures in wonderland!
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Alice’s Shop
83 St Aldate's
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all about alice's adventures in wonderland!
oxford's museum of art & archaeology
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Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont Street
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oxford's museum of art & archaeology

Food Scene

probably one of the coolest and prettiest cafe-restaurants in the hood. very stylish! http://oxfork.com/
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Gaf
39 Magdalen Rd
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probably one of the coolest and prettiest cafe-restaurants in the hood. very stylish! http://oxfork.com/
nice, moderately priced moroccan food, tasty tea with mint, fantastic interior. not just a restaurant, but also a store with some beautiful moroccan items for sale. don't miss it!
Cous Cous Cafe
19-20 Saint Clement's Street
nice, moderately priced moroccan food, tasty tea with mint, fantastic interior. not just a restaurant, but also a store with some beautiful moroccan items for sale. don't miss it!
our favourite, we're regulars! cheap but tasty food. abundant! try their "lahmacun" (pron. 'lahmajun')
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Bodrum Restaurant
242 Cowley Rd
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our favourite, we're regulars! cheap but tasty food. abundant! try their "lahmacun" (pron. 'lahmajun')
this is where we go when we feel like having some nepalese food. http://sherparestaurant.co.uk/
Sherpa
this is where we go when we feel like having some nepalese food. http://sherparestaurant.co.uk/
a nice italian place! http://www.marioxford.co.uk/
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Pizzeria Trattoria Mario
103 Cowley Rd
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a nice italian place! http://www.marioxford.co.uk/
another fine nepalese place! http://yetinepalese.co.uk/
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Yeti Restaurant
237 Cowley Rd
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another fine nepalese place! http://yetinepalese.co.uk/
fantastic burgers, funky & cool interior!!! totally recommended! http://atomicburger.co.uk/
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Atomic Burger
92 Cowley Rd
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fantastic burgers, funky & cool interior!!! totally recommended! http://atomicburger.co.uk/
atomic burger's sister ;) same range of burgers plus tasty pizzas, more seating than in atomic burger. closer to our house (a bit) ;) http://atomicpizzas.co.uk/
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Atomic Burger
92 Cowley Rd
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atomic burger's sister ;) same range of burgers plus tasty pizzas, more seating than in atomic burger. closer to our house (a bit) ;) http://atomicpizzas.co.uk/
these people know their coffee! a small cafe inside the "Truck Store" - only a few tables, but the atmosphere is amazing. did I mention great coffee? ;) https://www.facebook.com/thekeenbeanoxford
101 Cowley Rd
101 Cowley Road
these people know their coffee! a small cafe inside the "Truck Store" - only a few tables, but the atmosphere is amazing. did I mention great coffee? ;) https://www.facebook.com/thekeenbeanoxford
tasty sweets, free wifi, good coffee... http://chateaugateauoxford.com/ricks-cafe/
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Rick's Diner
88-90 Cowley Rd
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tasty sweets, free wifi, good coffee... http://chateaugateauoxford.com/ricks-cafe/
fantastic tabas bar!!! and really, really beautiful interior! http://www.kazbar.co.uk/
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Kazbar Restaurant
25-27 Cowley Rd
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fantastic tabas bar!!! and really, really beautiful interior! http://www.kazbar.co.uk/
great for breakfast, lunch or dinner! or, for a night out with cocktails. http://www.cafe-coco.co.uk/
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Cafe Loco
23 Cowley Rd
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great for breakfast, lunch or dinner! or, for a night out with cocktails. http://www.cafe-coco.co.uk/
excellent burritos!
Mission Burrito
8 St Michael's St
excellent burritos!
excellent burritos!
Mission Burrito
8 St Michael's St
excellent burritos!
if you feel like lebanese food
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Al-Shami Restaurant
25 Walton Cres
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if you feel like lebanese food
a small but fantastic japanese restaurant, no bookings, prepare to queue, and check their working hours beforehand http://www.edamame.freeserve.co.uk/
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Edamamé
15 Holywell St
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a small but fantastic japanese restaurant, no bookings, prepare to queue, and check their working hours beforehand http://www.edamame.freeserve.co.uk/
the best chinese place in town. you will also find the mongolian grill here
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Sojo
6-9 Hythe Bridge St
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the best chinese place in town. you will also find the mongolian grill here
enjoy their thai food!
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Chiang Mai Kitchen
130A High St
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enjoy their thai food!
a great pub and restaurant up north. it's worth going on a sunny day...
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The Trout Inn
195 Godstow Rd
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a great pub and restaurant up north. it's worth going on a sunny day...
posh, fancy and a bit pricey...
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Gee's Restaurant & Bar
61-63 Banbury Rd
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posh, fancy and a bit pricey...
a fabulous rooftop restaurant in the museum
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The Ashmolean Cafe
Beaumont Street
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a fabulous rooftop restaurant in the museum
the name is a bit dull, but the food (turkish & mediterranean) is excellent. they do really good and cheap lunch & dinner deals. http://www.oxfordsgrill.com/
Oxford's Grill
21 Cowley Rd
the name is a bit dull, but the food (turkish & mediterranean) is excellent. they do really good and cheap lunch & dinner deals. http://www.oxfordsgrill.com/
very hip! good coffee!!!
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The Missing Bean
14 Turl St
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very hip! good coffee!!!
excellent coffee nearby - start your day!
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Peloton Espresso
76 Cowley Rd
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excellent coffee nearby - start your day!
a beautiful, picturesque country pub in marston. splendid on a sunny day!
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The Victoria Arms
Mill Lane
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a beautiful, picturesque country pub in marston. splendid on a sunny day!
dine in style! this place is posh, elegant, expensive but it is a real treat whether for high tea or lunch/dinner... and yes, of course, the famous 'morse bar'!
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The Spa at The Randolph Hotel
Beaumont Street
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dine in style! this place is posh, elegant, expensive but it is a real treat whether for high tea or lunch/dinner... and yes, of course, the famous 'morse bar'!

Drinks & Nightlife

this is where we like to go for a drink sometimes. we're both academics so we like its name :) pleasant, free wifi and a nice, relatively spacious back garden. http://thelibrarypuboxford.com/
182 Cowley Rd
182 Cowley Road
this is where we like to go for a drink sometimes. we're both academics so we like its name :) pleasant, free wifi and a nice, relatively spacious back garden. http://thelibrarypuboxford.com/
a fantastic local pub! http://www.therustybicycle.com/
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The Rusty Bicycle
28 Magdalen Rd
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a fantastic local pub! http://www.therustybicycle.com/
so lovely and pleasant! see to believe. :) http://www.cafe-tarifa.co.uk/
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Cafe Tarifa
56-60 Cowley Rd
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so lovely and pleasant! see to believe. :) http://www.cafe-tarifa.co.uk/
The Jolly Farmers
20 Paradise St
a gay pub
24 Paradise St
gay pub.
the only gay club in oxford (friday & saturday, not sure about wednesdays) - check their facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/theplushlounge
The Plush Lounge
the only gay club in oxford (friday & saturday, not sure about wednesdays) - check their facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/theplushlounge
if you feel like clubbing. tuesday's tend to attract a gay crowd. http://www.baby-bar.co.uk/
Baby Love
3 King Edward Street
if you feel like clubbing. tuesday's tend to attract a gay crowd. http://www.baby-bar.co.uk/
good pub with tasty vegetarian food and back garden.
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The Gardener's Arms
39 Plantation Rd
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good pub with tasty vegetarian food and back garden.
c.s. lewis & j. r. r. tolkien used to drink here, why shouldn't you? http://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/theeagleandchildoxford/
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The Head of the River
Saint Aldate's
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c.s. lewis & j. r. r. tolkien used to drink here, why shouldn't you? http://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/theeagleandchildoxford/
a lovely pub on a lovely street with many other restaurants. if you are exploring north oxford...
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Rose & Crown
14 North Parade Avenue
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a lovely pub on a lovely street with many other restaurants. if you are exploring north oxford...
a nice pub in jericho, especially if you are going to go for a walk in port meadow. the front garden is great on a sunny day...
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The Anchor
2 Hayfield Rd
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a nice pub in jericho, especially if you are going to go for a walk in port meadow. the front garden is great on a sunny day...
on a sunny day, take a walk along the river isis (thames), and have a pint or lunch in the large garden of this popular venue
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Isis Farmhouse
The Towing Path
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on a sunny day, take a walk along the river isis (thames), and have a pint or lunch in the large garden of this popular venue
uniquely well positioned, with a fantastic garden and majestic view of the river
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The Head of the River
Saint Aldate's
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uniquely well positioned, with a fantastic garden and majestic view of the river
grand!... stop over for tea or meal during the day while on high street, or come by in the evening for half/price cocktails - http://www.thegrandcafe.co.uk/
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The Grand Café
84 High St
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grand!... stop over for tea or meal during the day while on high street, or come by in the evening for half/price cocktails - http://www.thegrandcafe.co.uk/
one of my favourite pubs! very popular. it's the place where bill clinton allegedly "did not inhale" when he did pott ;-) http://www.theturftavern.co.uk/
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Turf Tavern
Bath Place
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one of my favourite pubs! very popular. it's the place where bill clinton allegedly "did not inhale" when he did pott ;-) http://www.theturftavern.co.uk/
one of inspector morse's drinking dens
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The Old Bookbinders Ale House
17-18 Victor St
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one of inspector morse's drinking dens
excellent pub in the bohemian quarter of jericho
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The Rickety Press
67 Cranham St
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excellent pub in the bohemian quarter of jericho

Essentials

the largest supermarket in the hood.
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Tesco Metro
159-161 Cowley Rd
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the largest supermarket in the hood.
a range of great stuff to choose from
Cowley Road
Cowley Road
a range of great stuff to choose from
if you want to buy some eastern european and russian food.
Baltic Food
88 Cowley Rd
if you want to buy some eastern european and russian food.
lovely italian deli store http://ilprincipedeli.co.uk/
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Il Principe
82 Cowley Rd
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lovely italian deli store http://ilprincipedeli.co.uk/

Shopping

pharmacy, health, beauty products, toiletries, fragrances, etc. - large!
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Boots
8-10 Cornmarket St
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pharmacy, health, beauty products, toiletries, fragrances, etc. - large!
Clarendon Centre
52 Cornmarket St
shopping!
Westgate Centre
shopping!
shopping!
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Cornmarket Street
Cornmarket Street
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shopping!
the biggest bookstore in oxford. make sure to visit "the norrington room" - the largest single display of books in the world... so they say
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Blackwell's Bookshop
48-51 Broad St
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the biggest bookstore in oxford. make sure to visit "the norrington room" - the largest single display of books in the world... so they say
fantastic store for beautiful household and functional items... even if you don't want to buy anything, take a look... http://www.objectsofuse.com/
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Objects of Use (Oxford)
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fantastic store for beautiful household and functional items... even if you don't want to buy anything, take a look... http://www.objectsofuse.com/

Sightseeing

next to the central bust station, quite a few cafes and restaurants (falafel, thai, noodles, etc.). check the regular market days: wednesday (farmers' market - food), thursday (antiques)
Gloucester Green
next to the central bust station, quite a few cafes and restaurants (falafel, thai, noodles, etc.). check the regular market days: wednesday (farmers' market - food), thursday (antiques)
probably the most beautiful of oxford colleges. great architecture, majestic gardens, famous for its deer park. if you have time to visit one college only, visit magdalen (pron. 'mawdlin')
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Magdalen College
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probably the most beautiful of oxford colleges. great architecture, majestic gardens, famous for its deer park. if you have time to visit one college only, visit magdalen (pron. 'mawdlin')
another beautiful college
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Worcester College
1 Walton St
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another beautiful college
not to be missed. it's where they filmed parts of "harry potter", it's the place of lewis carroll and alice in wonderland... ;)
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Christ Church
Saint Aldate's
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not to be missed. it's where they filmed parts of "harry potter", it's the place of lewis carroll and alice in wonderland... ;)
anthropological and archaeological museum - amazing! must-see... while there, visit the natural history museum too... http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/
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Pitt Rivers Museum
Parks Road
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anthropological and archaeological museum - amazing! must-see... while there, visit the natural history museum too... http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/
history & great food options! http://www.oxfordcastlequarter.com/
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Malmaison Oxford
3 New Rd
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history & great food options! http://www.oxfordcastlequarter.com/