Oxford Restaurant Guide

Edamame

And so the wonderful variety of cuisines available in Oxford rolls on. Edamame is clearly popular, as the lines outside at lunchtime bear witness to, but it does seem to be one of those places that you either love or don't.

• Address: 15 Holywell Street, Oxford, OX1 3SA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Japanese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £10.00, Dinner: £18.00

Elizabeth's

• Address: 82 St Aldgates, Oxford, OX1 1RA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £43.00

Fishers Restaurant - Oxford

Fishers is one of the places to be seen in Oxford and should you be fortunate enough to get a table there you might enjoy some celebrity-spotting to while away the time. Dons, film names, famous Professors and actors all regularly put in appearances.

• Address: 36-37 St Clements Street, Oxford, OX4 1AB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £37.00

Flame, The

• Address: 1 Parade, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7BL (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Persian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00

Frankie & Benny's New York Italian Restaurant & Bar - Oxford

Frankie and Benny's combine the best of classic American and Italian in both style and cuisine. They specialise in home style cooking 'just like Mamma used to make it'. This is a great place to take the entire family and represents excellent value for money.

• Address: Unit 7a, Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road, Oxford, OX4 4XP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): American, Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £18.00

Gee's Restaurant

Gee's grew out of a handsome Victorian conservatory, ten minutes out from the city centre, masterminded by the present owner Jeremy Mogford. Although the cuisine is essentially British there is a quite a pronounced Mediterranean influence at work, making for interest and occasionally, surprise.

• Address: 61 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6PE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £38.00

Gourmet Burger Kitchen - Oxford

Gourmet Burger Kitchen was the brainchild of three New Zealanders, who craved after the way that food tasted back home. The chain was instrumental in changing the perception of many people who saw the traditional burger purely as a fast food option; instead they are now seen as more sophisticated products, made using fresh, good quality ingredients.

• Address: 29-31 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2AY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): American
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £20.00

Gourmet Pizza Company - Oxford

• Address: 100-101 Gloucester Gardens, Oxford, OX1 2BU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £27.00

Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen - Oxford

Ha! Ha! Bar and Canteen presents diners with tasty fare in informal and comfortable surroundings. Their food is prepared using high quality, seasonal produce with a focus on sourcing British ingredients.

• Address: 40 Oxford Castle, Oxford, OX1 1AY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, Bar
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00

Jamals Restaurant

Jamals's biggest virtue is its consistency. There are probably better Indian restaurants in Oxford, but Jamals keeps a steady centre of the road pace with tasty, well-spiced food to which none but the pickiest would take exception.

• Address: 107-108 Walton Street, Oxford, OX2 6XJ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £25.00