Writing about My Oxford top 10 from transversality
Feeling nostalgic now – I loved living in Oxford!
My Oxford top ten are as follows:
The Covered Market
– fantastic foodie treats – no visit to Oxford is complete without
going to the Cheese Shop for an Oxford Blue, Fellers for organic meat,
the veg stall opposite the cheese stall for some banter and a
surprising range of fresh veg, Palms & Fasta Pasta for Itialian and
East European deli goods and finally the pasty stall for an obligatory
pasty.
Baltic Food (formerly_Ruskaya
Skazka_ or Russian Fairytale) on the Cowley Road – for crates of Baltic
Number 3, khran, vinagaretki and tons of other Russian goodies.
The Lamb & Flag,
St Giles – far better than the Bird and Baby on the other side of the
road and great mulled wine in the winter. A very basic and functional
pub though – best for winter weekends withe the papers!
The Goat and Compasses
(known by me & Himself as the Giraffe and Cheese Sandwich) –
snuggly and very cheap. Gorgeous free house with unconventional beers
on tap.
(I could go on for a while about my favourite pubs
in Oxford so perhaps I’d better stop on the pubs – or write a seperate
entry!)
The Pitt Rivers Museum, Dodos, Trepanning and Shrunken Heads – what more could you want?!
Casbah,
Cowley Road – tapas and beers and sherry. Amazing food. Fantastic decor
without being cheesy – cool and peaceful you really could be lost in a
souk.
The Paddyfields, Hythe Bridge Street – our very favourite Chinese Restuarant ever! Just give it a go.
Lung Wah Chong,
Hythe Bridge Street – Chinese supermarket next door to the Paddyfields.
Everything you could want from foods, to kitchen utensils, to DVDs and
flights. But be warned: the most amazingly rude people work here!
Blackwells,
Broad Street – I could happily loose entire days in here – and often
did. The best bits include the subterranean room and the top–floor
second–hand section.
Walking in the Meadows – Christchurch Meadow, Port Meadow you name it.
Filed under: Day Tripping, Food, Oxford
