The second network school and meeting
Oxford, UK
22 to 26 September 2008
MEETING INFORMATION
USEFUL INFORMATION
Eating out
University
College is located in the heart of Oxford, within easy walking distance of
most attractions. There are many cafés and restaurants nearby on High Street/St
Aldate's, and also near the Physics Department on Little Clarendon Street/Walton
Street. More ethnically diverse establishments can be found on Cowley Road/St
Clements, which is a ~10 min walk east along the High Street, passing over
Magdalen (pronounced "Maud-lin") Bridge. There are many bars and cafés near the
bus and train stations on Gloucester Green/George Street/Park End Street and a
new set of restaurants in the restored Oxford Castle/old gaol. If you wish to
venture further, there are additional concentrations of cafés and restaurants in
Headington (~5 min bus ride east from the High Street) and in Summertown (~5 min
bus ride north from the Physics Department). There are also several
`pubs' which serve food.
Here is a selective list ... my recommendations have a *,
while + indicates
vegetarian friendly (Prices for food only: £ - under £10; ££ - £10-20; £££ - can you afford it?!):
Near University College
High Street: Merton's
Brasserie #73 (Modern British ££), Quod*
#92-94 (Italian ££), Chiang
Mai Kitchen*+ #130a (Thai ££),
Café Zouk*+
#135 (Indian ££)
Adjoining/Nearby streets:
Pizza Express*+
8 Golden Cross (Italian ££), House of Spice+ 61 St Aldate's (Bangladeshi
££), Sahara 11 Wheatsheaf
Yard (Pan-European ££), Shanghai
30's* 82 St Aldate's (Chinese ££),
Maxwell's 36-37 Queen Street (American ££)
En-route to the Physics Department: Edamamé*
15 Holywell Street (Japanese £/££), Du Liban+, Broad Street
(Lebanese ££),
The Nosebag*+
6-8 St Michael's Street (Modern British £-££),
Randolph Hotel
Beaumont Street (Modern British ££-£££)
Near Physics Department
Little Clarendon Street:
Strada+* #1-2 (Italian £-££)
Pierre Victoire*+ #9 (French £-££), La Plaza
Tapas bar #10 (Spanish ££),
Café
Rouge* #11 (French £-££),
Walton Street: The
Big Bang #124 (Traditional English £-££), Freud*
#119 (Mediterranean £-££),
Loch Fyne* #55 (Seafood ££), Taste #102
(Modern British ££), Jamal's #108 (Indian ££),
Branca*
#111 (Italian ££), Jericho Café*+ #112
(Mediterranean £-££),
Brasserie Blanc* #71-72 (French ££-£££),
Bombay*+
#82 (Bangladeshi £-££, BYO beer/wine),
Jericho: Al-Shami*+
25 Walton Crescent (Lebanese ££), Radcliffe Arms*
67 Cranham Street (Pub grub £), Bookbinder's Arms 17 Victor Street (Pub
grub £),
Woodstock Road:
Browns*+
5-11 (Modern British ££), Wok 'n Roll+ 4-6 (Chinese £),
The Gardener's Arms*+
39 Plantation Road - off Woodstock Road (Vegetarian £-££),
Banbury Road: Old
Parsonage Hotel 1 (Modern British ££-£££),
Gee's*
61 (Modern British ££-£££)
North Parade (off Banbury Road): Jee Sahib+ #15 (Bangla ££).
Luna Caprese+ #14 (Italian ££), Chez Gaston Creperie*
#6 (French £-££),
City Centre
Gloucester Green: Gino's+
#94 (Italian £-££), Noodle Bar*+
#100 (Chinese/Japanese £), Al Maaza*
(Indian/Lebanese £-££)
George Street:
A.S.K.+ #5
(Italian £-££), Bella Italia+
#14/16 (Italian £-££), Peninsula #21 (Chinese ££),
Old
Orleans+, #36 (American ££),
Caffé Uno*+ #41-47 (Italian ££),
Zizzi*+
#59 (Italian ££), Café Orient #77 (Chinese/Japanese £), Nando's+ #79
(Afro-Portuguese ££)
Oxford Castle:
Caffé Carluccio's (Italian ££)
The Living Room (Modern
British ££) Prezzo Italian
(££-£££)Park End Street:
Al-Salaam*+
#6 (Lebanese £-££),
Smollenskys* #17 (Modern British ££)
Hythe Bridge Street: Bar Risa #3-5 ((Mediterranean £-££), SoJo*
#8 (Chinese ££), Bangkok House*+ #42a (Thai ££)
Adjoining/nearby streets: White House, 2 Botley Road (Modern
British £-££), Liaison*+, 29 Castle Street
(Chinese ££), Chutneys Brasserie+, 36 New Inn Hall Street (Bangladeshi
££), Bar Med, 28 St Ebbe's (Mediterranean £-££),
Aziz
Pandesia+, Folly Bridge (Bangla/Indian/Thai ££)
East Oxford
Cowley Road:
Joe's Café-Bar*
#21 (Modern British ££), Café Coco*+ #23
(Mediterranean ££), Kazbar* #25-27
(Moroccan/Spanish ££), Moonlight #58 (Bangla £-££), Hi-Lo+ #68
(Jamaican £-££), Nando's #80 (Afro-Portuguese £),
Hajduczek #84
(Polish ££), The Globe #92 (Modern British ££), Gashi-Gashi #96
(Japanese ££), Mario's* #103 (Italian £-££),
Euphrates #126 (Kurdish ££), Mirch Masala #139 (Indian £), Oxford Thai*
#179 (Thai £-££), Dhaka Brasserie+ #186 (Bangla £-££), Red Star
Noodle bar* #187 (Chinese/Japanese/Thai £-££),
Aziz*+
#228-230 (Bangla ££), Dil Dunia* #209
(Indian ££), Café Baba #240 (Mediterranean ££)
Adjoining streets: The Magic Café+, 110 Magdalen Road (Vegetarian
£)
St Clements:
Fishers*, #36 (Seafood £-££),
La Cucina* #39-40 (Italian ££), Thai Orchid+
#58a (Thai ££), The Pink Giraffe+ #43b (Chinese/vegetarian ££), Qumin*
#86 (Indian ££),
Moya+ #97 (Slovak ££)
Headington
London Road: Mirabai #70 (Indian £-££), Café Bonjour #136 (Mediterranean £-££), Bar Meze* #146 (Turkish ££)Adjoining streets: Flame*, Windmill Road (Persian ££)
Summertown
Banbury Road: Xi'an* #197 (Chinese ££), Saffron+ #204 (French/Indian ££), La Dolce Vita #215 (Italian ££), Greek Taverna* #272 (Cypriot ££),South Parade: Cibo* #4 (Italian ££), Portobello #7 (Italian ££), Mama Mia Pizzeria #8 (Italian £-££), The Lemon Tree*, at the Woodstock Road end (Mediterranean ££),
A bit further (but worth seeking out)
Cherwell Boathouse Resturant*, off Bardwell Road - 15 min walk from Department (Modern British ££), The Trout Inn*, Wolvercote - 30 min walk along river via Port Meadow (pub grub ££), Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Church Road, Great Milton - 10 miles (French - Michelin ** £££)Reviews/locations of most of the places listed above are provided by Daily Information and the Oxford Restaurant Guide.
For reviews of Oxford pubs, see the Daily Information guide. Especially handy for the Physics Department are the Lamb & Flag (profits support needy graduate students at St John's College so drink up!) and the Eagle & Child (aka Bird & Baby) on St Giles, while the Turf Tavern (Bath Place), King's Arms (Parks Road/Hollywell Street corner), Head of the River (Folly Bridge) and the Rose & Crown (North Parade) are particularly worth a visit. Many pubs serve food - good vegetarian/vegan cuisine at the Gardener's Arms on Plantation Road and excellent value fish & chips etc at the Radcliffe Arms on Cranham Street. If you take a stroll across Port Meadow you will find the Perch in the village of Binsey close to the Thames ... keep walking by the river (~2 miles) to Wolvercote and you will reach the even more popular Trout inn.
This page is maintained by Subir Sarkar (updated by Ana Malhado/Subir Sarkar August 2008)
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