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Oxford Dining and Oxford Restaurants
(Oxford, England)



Oxford is home to a wealth of excellent restaurants, cafés, wine bars and places to eat. These Oxford eateries provide the perfect place for locals, visitors and tourists in Oxford to get everything from snack food to the most luxurious, gourmet meal. In recent years, Oxford has expanded its selection of restaurants and now serves food and cuisine from all over the world.

Oxford has some of the best cafés, coffee shops, bistros, pubs and restaurants in England, many with excellent views of Oxford's streets and city centre. Restaurants in Oxford are most concentrated around Cowley Road, Hythe Bridge Street, Bardwell Road, Banbury Road, Walton Street, Oxford's High Street and George Street. These Oxford restaurants vary greatly in price, but many provide excellent value for money and a number of restaurants offer discounts on meals for both children and senior citizens eating in Oxford.




Breakfast in Oxford - Oxford, England
If you plan to eat breakfast outside of your hotel, then Oxford offers a variety of options in the central Oxford area. One of the most popular places to eat breakfast in Oxford is at the city's numerous coffee shops, which include popular brands like Starbucks, Take a Break, The Coffee House, Riverside Café, Pret a Manger and Café Uno. Most coffee shops in Oxford open at around 07:30 and serve coffee, hot chocolate, teas and a wide choice of pastries. Other options include a number of central bars, which serve full-English breakfasts in their restaurant areas, including sausages, bacon, eggs, black pudding, fried bread, tomatoes, beans and toast, as well as other more continental choices.

Oxford Restaurants - Lunch in Oxford - Oxford, England
Lunch in Oxford is one of the most popular meals of the day and many Oxford restaurants, brasseries, cafés, bars and public houses attract people by reducing their prices during lunchtime. Lunch in Oxford is generally eaten between 11:30 to 14:30 and a typical lunchtime menu in Oxford restaurants is very similar to the evening dinner menu and often much cheaper. Many restaurants in Oxford also offer 'eat as much as you want' lunchtime specials at fixed prices, which provide exceptional value. These are spread throughout central Oxford, but are particularly concentrated at the top of the Podium Shopping Centre. Also, a number of cafés in the centre of Oxford have seating areas on the wide pavements outside and Oxford has a thriving street café culture.

Oxford has more than 30 public houses in Oxford city centre, not including the many college bars and pubs. These Oxford's public houses often offer an extensive lunchtime menus, ranging from snack food, such as toasted sandwiches and jacket potatoes, to more wholesome meals, including many traditional dishes, such as steak and kidney puddings, sausage and mash, fish and chips, roast chicken and carveries.

Oxford Restaurants - Fast-food Outlets in Oxford - Oxford, England
Oxford offers a number of fast-food restaurants and outlets in central Oxford, and these provide a wide choice of food, which is ideal for picnics in Oxford's nearby park areas and central squares. These fast-food restaurants and outlets include McDonalds, KFC, Fatty Arbuckles, Burger King, Pizza Express, and a number of smaller, local shops and takeaways. Oxford is particularly well-known for its excellent fish and chips and there are several shops in and around central Oxford.

Other lunchtime snacks can be purchased from the countless bakeries and sandwich shops, which provide a good selection of freshly made sandwiches, baguettes, salads, pasties, sausage rolls and cakes.

Oxford Restaurants - Dinner in Oxford - Oxford, England
Oxford restaurants generally open for dinner in Oxford at around 18:00 and stay open until around 23:30 or later, although many Oxford restaurants may open earlier or may actually be open throughout the day. There are so many Oxford restaurants, brasseries and bistros to choose from that you are almost spoilt for choice. Oxford restaurants range from fairly inexpensive bar food to the most luxurious food, in gourmet restaurants.

The city of Oxford is too diverse to be known for one type of cuisine and there are many excellent restaurants situated throughout Oxford, including:

• Oxford American-style restaurants - serving barbecue to all-American diner food, including burgers, grilled food and salads
• Oxford English restaurants - traditional English food available in restaurants, bars and wine bars
• Oxford Chinese restaurants - Oxford has numerous traditional Chinese restaurants, particularly concentrated in central Oxford, and these all feature authentic Chinese cuisine, such as fried rice, noodles, egg foo young and many other popular Cantonese dishes
• Oxford French restaurants - serving classic French haute cuisine, in bistros and brasseries
• Oxford Indian restaurants - there are a large number of Indian restaurants in Oxford, many of which have an excellent reputation
• Oxford Italian restaurants - serving classic Italian cuisine, including a variety of creamy pasta dishes, tomato-based pasta dishes, salads, vegetarian dishes and also some superb traditional pizzas
• Oxford Japanese restaurants - offering authentic Japanese menus overlooking traditional Japanese-style gardens
• Oxford Mexican restaurants - serving tasty, spicy Mexican dishes, including chili based meals, salsas and guacamole
• Oxford Seafood restaurants - Oxford's seafood restaurant has won a number of awards and is highly regarded in the area
• Oxford Thai and Asian restaurants - serving typical Thai curries, rice dishes and freshly prepared vegetable dishes, often large enough to share
• Oxford Vegetarian restaurants - some vegetarian restaurants exist in Oxford, but vegetarians should also consider Chinese, Southeast Asian and Italian restaurants in Oxford, where there are many tasty meat-free dishes

 
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