Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Oxford from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Oxford
These rooms lead on wine in Oxford, with exceptional programs or clearly wine lists.
Great Milton’s Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons is a French fine dining restaurant with garden produce, a tasting menu, and an exceptional wine program. The list is extensive and sommelier-led, and the restaurant holds 2 Michelin stars in our guide. It is temporarily closed for redevelopment, with reopening planned for 2027.
North Oxford’s Cherwell Boathouse pairs modern British fine dining with an exceptional wine program and an extensive wine list. The kitchen works in an English-French register that changes with the calendar. It is a Victorian boathouse with a riverside terrace overlooking the Cherwell.
Summertown’s Pompette is a modern French bistro with an extensive wine list. The wine runs strongly French, with a notable Alsatian contingent, and the kitchen leans on classics such as fish soup with rouille, onglet steak, and canelés de Bordeaux. It serves a la carte, prix fixe, and small plates.
These restaurants keep a clear format, with Michelin Plate recognition or tightly drawn menu styles that shape the experience.
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Great Milton centres on French fine dining with garden produce and a tasting menu. Its wine program is exceptional, with an extensive list and sommelier-led service. The restaurant holds 2 Michelin stars in our guide and is temporarily closed for redevelopment, with reopening planned for 2027.
Pompette in Summertown is a modern French bistro with Michelin Plate recognition. It offers a la carte, prix fixe, and small plates, and the menu moves from weekday specials to a fuller weekend carte. The list runs strongly French.
Arbequina on Cowley Road is a Michelin Plate-awarded tapas spot with a compact, confident menu. Its drinks list includes natural wine and craft cocktails, and the room centres on a vintage stainless steel counter. The cooking mixes Spanish classics with dishes shaped by Middle Eastern flavours.
Summertown, North Oxford, and Great Milton stand out in our guide. Summertown has Pompette, North Oxford has Cherwell Boathouse, and Great Milton has Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons. These are the clearest places to look for wine programs in Oxford.
Oxford has 1 Michelin-starred restaurant in our guide, with 2 stars in total. That restaurant is Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Great Milton, a French fine dining restaurant with garden produce and a tasting menu. It is temporarily closed for a major redevelopment, with reopening planned for 2027.
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Great Milton is the only venue in our guide that lists a tasting menu. It is a French fine dining restaurant with garden produce from a 2-acre kitchen garden, temporarily closed for a major redevelopment, with reopening planned for 2027.
Two Oxford restaurants in our guide have exceptional wine programs, Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons and Cherwell Boathouse. Pompette is the other clear reference point for an extensive wine list in the city, with a strong French focus and an Alsatian contingent.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons is temporarily closed for a major redevelopment, with reopening planned for 2027. Raymond Blanc's Oxfordshire country-house restaurant remains historically important and historically holder of the guide's two-star distinction, but current visit-planning copy should reflect the closure.
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A Michelin Plate brasserie in Oxford's Summertown neighbourhood, Pompette brings bourgeois French cooking to north Oxford with a menu anchored in classics: fish soup with rouille, onglet steak, and canelés de Bordeaux. The wine list runs patriotically French, with a strong Alsatian contingent, and the format shifts nightly from set weekday specials to a fuller weekend carte.
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A Michelin Plate tapas bar occupying a former chemist's on Cowley Road, Arbequina serves a concise menu of Spanish classics and Middle Eastern-inflected dishes at accessible prices. it represents Oxford's most consistent argument for the neighbourhood tapas format.
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On Jericho's sociable Walton Street, Branca operates as a full-service neighbourhood brasserie with Italian cooking at its centre. Pizzas, pastas, and a broader Mediterranean-leaning menu draw a regular crowd of academics, locals, and visitors. The bar, garden terrace, and adjacent café-deli make it one of Oxford's more versatile all-day addresses.
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A Victorian boathouse on the banks of the Cherwell, operating since 1904, Cherwell Boathouse has long occupied a particular place in Oxford dining: unhurried, seasonal, and anchored to a wine list whose mark-ups remain genuinely fair. The kitchen works in an English-French register that changes with the calendar, and in summer the decked terrace is among the more pleasant places to eat in the city.
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Glass, Light, and the Rhythm of a Long Lunch Globe lights suspended from a glass roof. Black-and-white tiled floors. The low murmur of a room that has been filling steadily since 1985. Arriving at Gees on Banbury Road, you are entering a space...
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Meal Plus Oxford occupies a corner of St Clement's Street, the eastern stretch that connects Oxford's city centre to the Cowley Road's more eclectic dining strip. The address places it within a neighbourhood where Chinese and East Asian restaurants have built a quiet but consistent following among students, academics, and local residents over several decades.
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Moya occupies a modest address on St Clement's Street, placing it squarely in east Oxford's neighbourhood dining circuit rather than the city-centre tourist corridor. The venue sits in a part of the city where restaurants earn loyalty through consistency rather than location, making it a reliable reference point for residents seeking something beyond the obvious. Check availability directly and visit early in the week for the easiest access.
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On a quiet residential stretch of Magdalen Road in east Oxford, Oli's Thai has built a following among residents who prioritise substance over spectacle. The kitchen works within the rhythms of Thai cooking tradition, and the room operates at a pace that suits the neighbourhood it serves. For those exploring Oxford's independent dining scene, it occupies a distinct position away from the city centre.
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Sasi's Thai is worth considering for a quick, low-cost Thai lunch inside Oxford Covered Market, especially if you care more about flavour and convenience than a polished room. Go for casual repeat visits: start with pad thai or green curry, then come back for chicken with cashew nuts, crispy pork, or spicy specials.
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A George Street fixture in central Oxford, Thaikhun sits within the casual end of a dining scene that stretches from neighbourhood tapas to Michelin-chased tasting menus. The kitchen works the Thai street-food register: bold aromatics, layered heat, and the kind of informality that suits a post-lecture crowd or a quick dinner before the theatre.
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Turtle Bay Oxford brings Caribbean cooking to Friars Entry, a pedestrian lane threading through central Oxford. The kitchen leans on spiced, slow-cooked food in a category that Oxford's dining scene has historically underserved. It sits at the accessible end of the city's restaurant spectrum, making it a practical option for groups who want something more characterful than pub fare.
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A 16th-century farmhouse in the village of South Leigh, positioned squarely between Oxford and the Cotswolds, Artist Residence Oxfordshire operates as a 15-room boutique inn where antique architecture sits alongside contemporary art and modern comfort. Rates from around $212 per night. The Mason Arms pub-restaurant anchors the ground floor with upscale English country cooking in a room hung with original artworks, including a neon piece by Andy Doig.
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A 17th-century boutique hotel on Banbury Road, the Old Parsonage occupies a quietly authoritative position in Oxford's accommodation options. Thirty-five rooms sit behind a weathered stone facade, while the Parsonage Grill and a well-regarded afternoon tea anchor the dining programme. Rates start around $301 per night, placing it in the mid-to-upper tier of the city's independent hotel market.
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Occupying a former Victorian bank on Oxford's High Street, Old Bank Hotel carries a MICHELIN Selected distinction for 2025 and a position at the centre of one of England's most architecturally layered cities. The conversion preserves the building's original grandeur while placing guests within walking distance of the Bodleian, the covered market, and the colleges that define Oxford's identity.
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The Randolph Hotel Oxford, a Graduate by Hilton, occupies among the more consequential addresses in central Oxford, directly opposite the Ashmolean Museum on Beaumont Street. Michelin-selected for 2025, the Victorian Gothic property sits at the upper end of Oxford's hotel tier, offering immediate access to the city's academic and cultural core in a way few addresses can match.
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Selected by the Michelin Guide Hotels 2025, The Store Oxford occupies a prime position on Broad Street, one of the city's most architecturally significant addresses. The hotel sits within Oxford's compact premium tier, where academic heritage and design-led hospitality converge. For visitors seeking a base that connects them directly to the university quarter, it represents a considered choice among the city's Michelin-recognised properties.
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On Iffley Road, south of Oxford's centre, The Magdalen Arms has become one of the city's more serious dining pubs without losing the ease of a proper local. The open kitchen sends out technically grounded plates, twice-baked four-cheese soufflé, slow-cooked lamb for three, whole grilled sea bass, alongside a concise, fairly priced wine list. Walk-ins are welcome, dogs too, and the partially sheltered outdoor seating fills quickly on warmer evenings.
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